The Kurukshetra and Jind districts were re-organised after the mid of 1989. By taking the Kaithal and Guhla tahsils from Kurukshetra district and a part of Rajaund block and Kalayat sub-tahsil from Jind, new district of Kaithal was created as on November 1, 1989. By the beginning of 1991, the district had 2 sub-divisions (Kaithal and Guhla); 2 tahsils (Kaithal and Guhla) and two sub-tahsils (Fatehpur-Pundri and Kalayat).