Consider the following statements. 1. Assam and Meghalaya have disputes over 12 stretches along the inter-state boundary. 2. The tribal areas in these states have been constituted as autonomous districts. 3. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) was completely removed from the state of Assam and Meghalaya. Which of the above statements are correct?

The correct answer is 1 and 2 only. In News Six killed in firing; Meghalaya, Assam differ on details of clash. Key Points The boundary dispute between Assam and Meghalaya The inter-state boundary between Assam and Meghalaya is based on the agreement signed by the chief ministers of the two states to resolve the inter-state boundary disputes in March 2022 Assam and Meghalaya have disputes over 12 stretches along the inter-state boundary. Hence, statement 1 is correct. In six of the 12 disputed stretches, the two states reached a consensus that led to the signing of an agreement between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K Sangma in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 29, 2022 Administration of Tribal Areas ​The Constitution, under Sixth Schedule, contains special provisions for the administration of tribal areas in the four northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. The various features of administration contained in the Sixth Schedule are as follows: Th e tribal areas in the four states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram have been constituted as autonomous districts . Hence, statement 2 is correct. But, they do not fall outside the executive authority of the state concerned. The governor is empowered to organize and re-organize the autonomous districts. Thus, he can increase or decrease their areas or change their names or define their boundaries, and so on. If there are different tribes in an autonomous district, the governor can divide the district into several autonomous regions. Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 The Central Government or the Governor of the State or administrator of the Union Territory can declare the whole or part of the State or Union Territory as a disturbed area. A suitable notification would have to be made in the Official Gazette. Under Article 355, it shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) was completely removed from Tripura in 2015 and Meghalaya in 2018 . It is effective in the whole of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur (excluding seven assembly constituencies of Imphal), and parts of Arunachal Pradesh. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.