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Statehood Day of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh – February 20
February 22 , 2020
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- On 20th February 1987 two new States of Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh came into being as the 23rd and 24th states of the Indian Union respectively.
Mizoram
- Mizoram became a Union Territory with the implementation of North-Eastern Reorganization Act, 1972.
- Mizoram was granted statehood by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986.
- Capital: Aizawl
- Sex Ratio: 975 females per 1000 male (National: 943/1000)
- Literacy: 91.58 % (National: 74.04%)
- Mizoram shares the International Border with Myanmar and Bangladesh.
- According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019, Mizoram has the maximum forest cover as a percentage of their own geographical area at (85.4%).
Arunachal Pradesh
- The area was upgraded to the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh in 1972.
- It was granted statehood by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986 in 1987.
- Capital: Itanagar
- Sex Ratio: 938 females per 1000 male (National: 943/1000)
- Literacy: 65.38 % (National: 74.04%)
- Arunachal Pradesh shares an international border with Bhutan, China and Myanmar.
- It is the largest state area wise in the north-eastern region, even larger than Assam.
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