The demand for a separate state of Chhattisgarh originated formally in the pre-independence era, first raised on political platforms by prominent leaders in which decade?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The institutional demand for a distinct administrative and political identity for Chhattisgarh was first formally raised during the Raipur session of the Pandrit Sabha in the 1940s, and notably proposed by leader Dr. Khubchand Baghel in subsequent years. The movement gained institutional momentum after independence through the formation of the Chhattisgarh Mahasabha and later political bodies until statehood was finally achieved in November 2000. Cultural distinctiveness and perceived economic neglect under undivided Madhya Pradesh fueled the statehood aspirations.