Every year on January 21, the Statehood Day of Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura is celebrated.
PM Narendra Modi congratulated the people of Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur on their 53rd Statehood Day.
The three states that attained statehood under the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971 celebrated their 53rd anniversary of statehood this year.
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 by the North Eastern Reorganization Act, 1972.
