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Samyukta Maharashtra Movement(orSanyukta Maharashtra Chalavala) was an organisation that, starting in 1956, demanded the creation of a separateMarathi-speaking state out of the (then-bilingual)State of Bombayin westernIndia, with the city of Bombay as its capital.Similarly, in 1956 theMahagujarat Movementstarted agitation for creation of separateGujarati-speaking State out of Bombay State, which became the state ofGujarat.

The Samyukta Maharashtra Movement achieved its aim when the present state of Maharashtra was created on 1 May 1960. The state reorganization left Marathi-speaking areas in NorthernKarnataka, such asBelgaon, outside Maharashtra. The newly annexed people ofGoain a1967 referendumrejected merger with Maharashtra.

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