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When did Telangana become a separate state of India?

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Map highlighting the Indian state of Telangana in orange, with its capital Hyderabad marked, set within the broader context of India and neighboring countries in South Asia. Surrounding countries and bodies of water, such as the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, are also labeled. — Telangana Telangana.

Telangana officially became a separate state of India on June 2, 2014.12

Following years of advocacy by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and subsequent parliamentary approval in February 2014, the region was carved out of the state of Andhra Pradesh to become the 29th state of the Indian union.12