from 1948 to October 10, 1956. On November 1, 1956 when Madhya Pradesh was organized as a new State under union of India, Jashpur became a part of it. Till May 25, 1998 this region remained a part of Raigarh District. Owing to extensive area of several districts in Madhya Pradesh, a district reorganization commission, headed by Justice G.K. Dubey, was constituted by the then Chief Minister Mr. Arjun Singh in 1982. The commission submitted its report in 1989. In 1992, the Chief Minister of M.P. Mr. Sundarlal Patwa declared the constitution of 16 new districts in the State, Jashpur being one of them. On account of judicial interests they said declaration could not be executed at that time. Bowing to the people’s aspirations, mr. digvijay Singh, the Chief Minister of M.P., redeclared the creation of 16 districts on May 22, 1998. In a public ceremony the Minister-in-Charge of the district Mr. Chanesh Ram Rathia formally announced the creation of Jashpur District. On May 25, 1998 Mr. Ramanand Shukla took over the charge of collector of this newly constituted district. On organization of Chhattisgart as a new State, Jashpur is a part of this province.
Situated in the north-east of Chhattisgarh, Jashpur is rich with dense and green flora. Northern region of the district has a long series of hills and mountains, sometimes running parallel to each other or criss-crossing somewhere. Lush green terrain and vallegs present elegant natural beauty. Having an average altitude from 2500 to 3500 meters above sea-level, the district is situated between 220 17’ N to 230 15’ N latitude and to 830 30’ E to ------‘ E longitude. It is surrounded by Gumla district of Jharkhand in the east, sarguja in the west, some parts of Jharkhand and Sarguja in the north and the districts of Raigarh and Sundargarh (Orissa) in the south
