21st January
¨
Statehood day of Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya is observed on 21st
January.
¨
Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya were granted statehood in 1972.
¨The three states attained statehood under the North-Eastern Areas
(Reorganisation) Act of 1971.
¨
North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971 became effective on
January 21, 1972.
¨
Manipur and Tripura were princely states, which were included in India
in October 1949. Then the states were given the status of union territories.
¨ In 1970, Meghalaya became an autonomous state within Assam.
¨ In 1972, Tripura, Meghalaya, and Manipur were given full statehood.
