North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
Parliament of India
  • An Act to provide for the establishment of the States of Manipur and Tripura and to provide for the formation of the State of Meghalaya and of the Union territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh by reorganisation of the existing State of Assam and for matters connected therewith.
Citation[1]
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted30 December 1971
Status: In force
Map of Northeast India after the passage of the act

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.

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.
  • Creation of separate High Courts for Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura.
  • Creation of a new, common High Court for the rest of the modified territories

Later Territorial changes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971". www.liiofindia.org. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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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