Which legislative enactment passed by Parliament altered the name of the North-East Frontier Agency to Arunachal Pradesh and established it as a Union Territory in 1972?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971 reorganized the north-eastern areas of the country, converting the North-East Frontier Agency into the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh and upgrading Manipur and Tripura to statehood. The State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 later elevated the territory to statehood in 1987. The North-Eastern Council Act established a regional advisory body for economic and social planning.