9. Amendment of first Schedule to the Constitution.-
On and from the appointed day, in the First Schedule to the Constitution,-
(a) under the heading "I. THE STATES",-
(i) in the paragraph relating to the territories of the State of Assam, the following shall be added at the end, namely:-
"and the territories specified in sections 5, 6 and 7 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971";
(ii) after entry 18 the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-
"19. Manipur | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner's Province under the name of Manipur. |
20. Tripura | The territory which immediately before the commencement of this Constitution was being administered as if it were a Chief Commissioner's Province under the name of Tripura. |
21. Meghalaya | The territories specified in section 5 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971."; |
(b) under the heading "II. THE UNION TERRITORIES".-
(i) entries 2 and 3 shall be omitted and entries 4 to 9 shall be re-numbered as entries 2 to 7 respectively;
(ii) after entry 7 as so re-numbered, the following entries shall be inserted, namely:-
"8. Mizoram | The territories specified in section 6 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. |
9. Arunachal | The territories specified in section 7 of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.". |