Indian Polity & Governance·Amendments

Hyderabad and Awadh — Amendments

Updated 5 Mar 2026
AmendmentYearDescriptionImpact
7th Amendment1956Reorganized states and territories, including the integration of Hyderabad state into the Indian Union and its subsequent division among different linguistic statesCompleted the integration of princely states into the Indian federal structure and established the linguistic basis for state reorganization