Year 2023 marks the 51st foundation year for which of the following three states which attained statehood under the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971?

The correct answer is Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura . Year 2023 marks 51st foundation year for the three states which attained statehood under the North Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971. While Manipur and Tripura were princely states which were absorbed into India in October 1949, Meghalaya was part of Assam after Independence. The states came into being in 1972 after North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, of 1971, was enacted.