North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
Parliament of India
	Long title 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. ;
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Enacted by	Parliament of India
Enacted	30 December 1971
	Status: In force

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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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[edit | edit source]

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]

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↑ "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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Text of the Act

[lii-nearAct1971-1] "North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971". www.liiofindia.org. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[indiacode.nic.in-2] "The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971" (PDF). www.indiacode.nic.in. 30 December 1971. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[hazarika-3] Hazarika, S. (30 September 2016). "'There is Peace in Mizoram Because of Its Brutal Past'". The Wire. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[lii-4] "State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986". liiofindia.org. 24 December 1986. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

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North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

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North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

Parliament of India
Long title 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 by	Parliament of India
Enacted	30 December 1971
Status: In force

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