North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's North-East region into States and union territories.
| North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 | |
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| Citation | [1] |
| Enacted by | Parliament of India |
| Enacted | 1971-12-30 |
| Status: In force | |
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| History of India |
 Satavahana gateway at Sanchi, 1st century CE |
Effect of the changes
Source: [2]
- Establishment of the states of Manipur and Tripura. They were Union Territories before.
- Establishment of the state of Meghalaya. It was an autonomous part of Assam before.
- Establishment of the Union Territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
- Reduction of the area of the state of Assam due to the above changes.
- Allocation of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha seats for the newly created territories.
- Allocation of seats to the Legislative Assemblies of the newly created territories.
- Creation of separate High Courts for Meghalya, Manipur and Tripura.
- Creation of a new, common High Court for the rest of the modified territories
Later Territorial changes
- Following the Mizoram Peace Accord in 1986, Mizoram was given full-statehood in 1987.[3]
- Arunachal Pradesh was given full statehood in by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986.[4]
See also
- States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
- Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
- Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
- Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
- Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
- Administrative divisions of India
- States and union territories of India
- Indian Constitution
- Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
References
- "North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971". www.liiofindia.org. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- "The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971" (PDF). www.indiacode.nic.in. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- Hazarika, S. (30 September 2016). "'There is Peace in Mizoram Because of Its Brutal Past'". The Wire. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- "State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986". liiofindia.org. 24 December 1986. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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