Part C state

noun

A state from 1947 to 1956 that was formed from a chief commissioner's province and placed under direct control of the Union Government. Most of them were merged with other states or converted to union territories.

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Meanings

nounPart C state (plural Part C states)

plural Part C states

  1. IndiahistoricalA state from 1947 to 1956 that was formed from a chief commissioner's province and placed under direct control of the Union Government. Most of them were merged with other states or converted to union territories.

Origin

So named because they are listed in Part C, First Schedule of the Constitution of India.

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