Haryana completed 60 years of statehood on November 1, 2026, a milestone rooted in the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 and the linguistic reorganisation of the old Punjab.

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• President Droupadi Murmu attended the Hirak Jayanti celebration marking the 60th year of Haryana's formation at Kurukshetra on November 1, 2026.
• Haryana came into being on November 1, 1966, when it was carved out of the composite Punjab.
• The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 received Presidential assent on September 18, 1966, and was brought into effect from November 1 that year.
• The Act created Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, added territory to Himachal Pradesh and made the Punjab High Court the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
• The reorganisation followed the Punjabi Suba movement and a parliamentary committee's recommendation to form a Punjabi-speaking state.
• The Sardar Hukam Singh Committee, announced on September 23, 1965, recommended the linguistic division.
• The Shah Commission, headed by Justice J.C. Shah, worked out the boundaries between Punjab and Haryana.
• Hissar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Karnal and Mahendragarh districts, along with parts of other districts, formed the new Hindi-speaking state.
• Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma became Haryana's first Chief Minister.
• The President said Haryana's people have contributed to the freedom struggle, social change, democracy, literature and science.
• She cited the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign, launched from Panipat in January 2015, and welcomed the improved sex ratio at birth in the state in 2025.
• November 1 is also the formation date of Kerala, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, which were reorganised in 1956 and are marking 70 years.