
The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's
North-East
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region into
States and union territories.
Effect of the changes
Source:
* Establishment of the states of
Manipur
Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...
and
Tripura
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. They were union territories before.
* Establishment of the state of
Meghalaya
Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...
. It was an autonomous part of
Assam
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before.
* Establishment of the union territories of
Mizoram
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and
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ...
.
* Reduction of the area of the state of
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
due to the above changes.
* Allocation of
Lok Sabha
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and
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...
seats for the newly created territories.
* Allocation of seats to the
Legislative Assemblies of the newly created territories.
* While the 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
* Following the
Mizoram Peace Accord in 1986,
Mizoram
Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar t ...
was made an Indian state in 1987.
*
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ...
was given full statehood in by the ''State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986''.
See also
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Administrative divisions of India
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Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level ...
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Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
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Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000
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Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India, legal document of India, and the longest written national constitution in the world. The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures ...
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Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 is an act of the parliament of India containing provisions to split the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories: Ladakh and the residuary Jammu and Kashmir, and becoming effective ...
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Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
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Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
The Punjab Reorganisation Act was passed by the Indian Parliament on 18 September 1966, separating territory from the state of Punjab, most of which formed the new state of Haryana. Some was transferred to Himachal Pradesh, then a Union territor ...
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States and union territories of India
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States Reorganisation Act, 1956
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines.
Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States ...
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Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000
Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 2000 for creation of the state of Uttarakhand, then tentatively named Uttaranchal, out of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union ...
References
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Text of the Act
Acts of the Parliament of India 1971
Indira Gandhi administration
Reorganisation of Indian states
Indian legislation
1971 in Indian law