Northeast Flashcards
what are the three main tribes of the 19 notified scheduled tribes
- tripuris or tipras/tiprasas (5.92l)
- Reangs (1.8l)
- Jamatias (83k)
the demand for greater tipraland a state for the indigenous people of the northeast is made on the basis of articles _________ of the constitution
Article 2 says: “Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.” However, Parliament cannot establish a new union territory by passing a law; that can only be done through a constitutional amendment.
Article 3: Parliament can increase or diminish the area of a State.
tribal demographic in tripura
1881 -
2011 -
1881 - 63.77%
2011 - 31.8%
displacement of bengalis from east pak. between 1947-1971 is the cause of this change
length of bangladesh - reipura border
Tripura (856 km)
TIPRA - Tipraha Indigenous People’s Regional Alliance is a merger of erstwhile political parties (led by pradyot manikya debburman)
Tipraland State Party + Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura-Tipraha
Tripura merged with India on 15 October 1949 at which point 184 kings had ruled over the prior princely state. What was the last dynasty of rulers?
Manikya Dynasty. (had reserved land for the indigenous people from which they have been now displaced)
tripura was designated as a union territory on november 1, 1956. on 26 january 1950, it was stated as a ______ state
c category state
The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 gave tripura full statehood on 21 january 1972
was a major reform of the boundaries of India’s North-East region into States and union territories.
Enacted: 30 December 1971
the tripura tribal areas ADC was set up in 1982 under the 7th schedule, when was it brought under the 6th schedule
1985
how many members of the Tripura tribal areas ADC are nominated
2/30
the tripura tribal areas adc covers ____ of area and and _ of population of tripura
68.10% of area
1/3rd popuplation
how many state legislature seats are reserved for tribal people
20/60
the cases of the village courts (set up under the judicial power of the autonomous councils) come under the jurisdiction of
the respective high court
unlike the fifth schedule where the central government has jurisdiction over the areas under the 5th schedule, the 6th schedule areas are under the authority of state government exclusively. what us the 5th schedule
The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the administration and control of Scheduled Areas as well as of Scheduled Tribes residing in any State other than the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
what is the name of the royal scion of the manikya dynasty who leads the tipra motha (not the party) and the demand for a new state
pradyot manikya debburman
TIPRA Motha - tipraha indigenous progressive regional alliance
