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The transformation of the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) from a politically sensitive borderland under external affairs oversight to an integrated democratic state of the Indian Union involved which of the following complex administrative transitions?

A. Immediate conversion into a zamindari estate managed by the Government of Bengal

B. A phased transition involving the replacement of specialized frontier regulations with constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule, establishment of local self-governing bodies, and progressive political enfranchisement culminating in the 1987 Statehood Act✓ Correct Answer

C. The complete abolition of all customary tribal councils in favor of centralized bureaucratic centralization

D. The transfer of administrative sovereignty to neighboring provincial governments in Assam

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The evolution of NEFA into Arunachal Pradesh required a meticulous, phased legal and administrative transition that respected indigenous tribal institutions while incorporating them into India's constitutional framework through advisory councils, the creation of the Union Territory in 1972, and eventual statehood in 1987 under the 53rd Constitutional Amendment Act. Customary laws were preserved rather than abolished, and local governance was nurtured through Panchayati Raj adaptations. This unique trajectory ensured stability and democratic participation in a culturally diverse border region.

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