North-Eastern_Areas_(Reorganisation)_Act,_1971

North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

Act of the Parliament of India

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.

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Map of Northeast India after the passage of the act

Effect of the changes

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  • 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.
  • While original 1971 act provided for common High Courts for Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura, the 2012 amendment led to creation of separate High Courts for Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura in March, 2013.
  • Creation of a new, common High Court for the rest of the modified territories

Later Territorial changes

See also

References

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    "North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971". www.liiofindia.org. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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    "The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971" (PDF). www.indiacode.nic.in. 30 December 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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    Hazarika, S. (30 September 2016). "'There is Peace in Mizoram Because of Its Brutal Past'". The Wire. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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    "State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986". liiofindia.org. 24 December 1986. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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