What led to the creation of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand in 2000?

Regional cultural demands or imbalance in development.

On the basis of a separate regional culture or complaints of regional imbalance in development, the states of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand, were created in the year 2000.

Chhattisgarh was carved out of eastern Madhya Pradesh.

Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar.

Uttranchal was carved out of Uttar Pradesh.