In 1903, it became part of the newly constituted province of Central Provinces and Berar. In 1956, Amravati district became part of Bombay State and after its bifurcation in 1960, it became part of Maharashtra state.
First in Amravati – who & what
*The first Public (Sarvajanik) Ganesh Festival was celebrated under the leadership of Shri Dadasaheb Khaparde in 1900 at Indrabhavan Theatre.
*The first Commissioner of Amravati was T.H.Bullok.
*The first march (Morcha) was arranged under the leadership of Shri Dada Jog.
*The first Police Station was established in the year 1877, it was inside the walled city then and place was near the Laxmi – Narayan Temple.
*The first person to get re-married was Shri Bhaskar Thatte, at the hands of Shri Balasaheb Bedekar.
*The first Circus visited Amravati in the year 1905–06. It was camped at Neharu Ground.
*The first person to be jailed for singing Vande Mataram was Shri. Jairam Patil, in the year 1907.
*Shri Jainarayan Vyas, in the year 1925, started the first Ice Factory at Ramvilas Garden.
*The Amravati – Narkhed Railway was sanctioned for at Shimla on 12 May 1928 and commissioned on 29 Oct 2012 after 84 years. 09307 Indore-Yashwantpur Holiday Special was the first train to run on it.
*The first woman to face a political arrest was Mrs. Parvatibai Patwardhan in 1930.
*Shri Hambarde arranged the first wrestling championship. The famous Gama Pahelwan had come to take part. Hordes of people had come to watch him. But his opponent Ganga Singh Pahelwan did not turn up.
*Electric Supply to Amravati was started by the Amravati Electric Company. The Company was formed in 1928. This company first started the streetlights.
*The Varhad Untouchable's Convention was held in 1927 at Saban Pura, Amravati. Its Chairperson was Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
*The Amravati
