Statehood Day Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura:
On January 21, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura celebrated the anniversary of their Day of Statehood.
Highlights:
♦ The 49th anniversary of the creation of the north-eastern states of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura is on January 21, 2021.
♦ The former princely states of Tripura and Prince Manipur merged into the Federation of India in October 1949 and, on January 21, 1972, became official states.
♦ Under the Northeast Region (Reorganization) Act of 1971, Meghalaya is part of Assam and has obtained absolute statehood.
♦ Before the north-eastern area was converted into seven state-owned sisters of Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Assam plains from the Old Assam Province, hill regions, and the North Eastern Frontier Tracts (NEFT) of North-Eastern border land were involved in the territorial development of the North East.
♦ In 1949, Manipur and Tripura were incorporated into India (as states of Part C) and were granted joint status in 1956 as Union Territories.
♦ In Assam, Meghalaya received the status of an independent state through the Assam State Reorganization (Meghalaya) Act 1969, in accordance with the sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution.
♦ Finally, Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur were granted full statehood in 1972 by the Northeast Reorganization Act of 1971.