The west bengal government issued a gazette notification for the gta act on 14 march 2012, signalling. The gorkhaland territorial administration is an autonomous district council for the darjeeling. The people here have always everywhere asked me whether i belong to nepal, may be because of my features but i always used to answer them that i am assamese. Autonomy, selfrule and community in darjeeling hills. A bill for this purpose will be introduced in the west bengal legislative assembly. Gorkhaland is a proposed state long demanded by the people of the darjeeling hills and the people of indian gorkha ethnic origin on the northern part of. Ali a 2015 38 killed, 23 missing as landslides rock darjeeling. Gta tourism is tourism section of gta gorkhaland territorial. Yet, it is significantly weaker than other autonomous regions such as the bodoland territorial council, which even has the power to make news laws.
The recent tripartite agreement on the gorkha land territorial administration gta held between the central government, state government and the gorkha janmukti morcha gjm to usher in normalcy, peace and development in the hill region of the district of darjeeling, west bengal has set in motion the potentialities for controversies and politics. O of section 2 of the gorkhaland territorial administration act, 2011. I belong to assam but pune, maharashtra is my home now. Five reasons why a separate state of gorkhaland is not a. Gorkha territorial administration latest breaking news, pictures, photos and video news. The undersigned is directed to refer to this ministrys 0. Over 80 rounds of peace talks from 1999 onwards led to little until the signing of the naga peace accord in 2015. Find gorkha territorial administration news headlines, photos, videos, comments, blog posts and opinion at the indian express. The article was originally written on 22nd july 17 for and hasnt been updated with the current situation. The fouryear long movement comes to an end after the state government in 2011 declared the formation of gorkhaland territorial administration gta, a semiautonomous administrative body for the darjeeling, and gurung is made its leader. Process has started to appoint a successor to bimal gurung, who had quit as chief executive of gorkhaland territorial administration gta after the creation of telangana state was announced. Find gorkhaland territorial administration news headlines, photos, videos, comments, blog posts and opinion at the indian express. Proposed states and union territories of india wikipedia. Gorkhaland territorial administration act, 2011 wbxpress.
Cm mamata orders special audit of funds given to gorkhaland territorial administration west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee has ordered a special audit of funds given to gorkhaland territorial administration gta since its inception on july 18, 2011. There are several tourist or visitors information centers that exist in darjeeling and other places in india, and provide information about darjeeling as well as lodge booking assistance. The kolkata gazette 2012 the gorkhaland territorial administration act, 2011. Assembly elections why gorkhaland is still a hot issue in darjeeling when azadi from west bengal is a nonstarter delhi and kolkata have both effectively shut the door on a separate hill state for. In the last week of september, the gorkha janmukti morcha gjm had called off its over 100day old indefinite shutdown in darjeeling after the home minister made an appeal. Darjeelings mla on the statehood demand the gorkha janmukti morchas amar singh rai claims that unlike previous. It was the nebula who demanded separate administrative province in 1907 from the britishers and till date it is the nebula who has been demanding gorkhaland. Article information, pdf download for disaster risk creation in the darjeeling himalayas.
What was lost in the din of the ongoing agitation led by bimal gurungs gorkha janmukti morcha gjm is the concern of an estimated 5,000. The mamata banerjee government today directed the state finance department to submit the special audit report of the gorkha janmukti morchaled gorkhaland territorial administrations gta. The demand for a separate state of gorkhaland has often been weighed by reason and also by emotion. Unlike the erstwhile arrangement of the dghc which was formed under the state act or the bodoland territorial council btc was constituted under the sixth schedule of the indian constitution, it is proposed that the gorkhaland territorial administration gta would be formed through direct election subject to a bill to be introduced in the state legislative assembly for this purpose. Gorkhaland territorial administration latest breaking news, pictures, photos and video news.
Several new states and union territories have been created out of existing states since 1956. Gorkhaland administration bill passed by bengal assembly. The gta is a semiautonomous administrative body for the darjeeling and kalimpong hills in west bengal. The west bengal legislative assembly on friday passed the gorkhaland territorial administration bill overruling a demand by the opposition to send it. The agreement established the darjeeling gorkha hill council dghc and legislation empowered it with selected administrative. Gorkhaland movement news and updates from the economic.
The gorkhaland territorial administration controls 54 subjects including the lucrative tea plantation sector. How bengali language derailed peace in darjeeling the mamata banerjee government provoked the gokha janmukti morcha by announcing that bengali should be a. Gorkhaland territorial administration act darjeeling. Department of tourism, gorkhaland territorial administration. Binay tamang warns darjeeling mp, state bjp chief not to visit hills. The present secretary of gorkhaland territorial administration gta has been replaced by c murugan, who till the time of taking the position was the managing director of west bengal tourism. The darjeeling himalayas is a rapidly urbanizing region in. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Who will run the gorkhaland territorial administration. Demand for gorkhaland is not new but dated back to 1907 that was initiated with an objective of giving identity to gorkhas by the people belonging to. Request pdf autonomy, selfrule and community in darjeeling hills. Memorandum of agreement on the gorkha territorial administration.
In the wake of the gorkha unrest in the darjeeling hills, at least 43 members belonging to the gorkha janmukti morcha gjm in the gorkhaland territorial administration gta have resigned. With the formation of telangana on july 20, 20, the movement for gorkhaland state again intensifies. The state government released the gorkhaland territorial administration gta draft on saturday, listing 17 new constituencies. S so qoo i president, gorkhaland territorial administration, office of the district school board, robertson road, near alice villa, darjeeling, pin 734101 1. The colonial system of administration continued until 1956 when the states reorganisation act abolished the provinces and princely states in favour of new states which were based on language and ethnicity. Pact signed for gorkhaland territorial administration. Mamata banerjee government seeks special audit report of. A tripartite agreement paving the way for the setting up of the gorkhaland territorial administration gta, an elected body for the darjeeling hills. Gorkhaland is not only demanded by nepali speaking population, it is the demand of the nebula nepali bhutia lepcha. Gjm, which rules the gorkhaland territorial administration gta, have been on an indefinite strike.
Gorkhaland territorial administration begins process to elect bimal gurungs successor. An act to provide for the establishment of a gorkhaland territorial administration for the region comprising the three subdivisions darjeeling, kalimpong, kurseong and some mouzas of siliguri subdivision in the district of darjeeling and for certain matters incidental. The area claimed for a putative gorkhaland is home to several other ethnic minorities, who settled there during the british rule and even earlier. Gorkhaland is a region in the north of the indian state of west bengal that is administered by the gorkhaland territorial administration, an autonomous district council for the darjeeling and kalimpong areas. Clarification in regard to according approval to gorkhaland territorial administration or the district magistrate, darjeeling as competent authority in regard to forest rights act, 2006 regarding. Gorkhaland territorial administration draft lists 17 new. Eephekdenit03 2015 16 on behalf of the principal secretary gorkhaland territorial administration, the executive engineer, kurseong division.
The more serious challenge to the gorkhaland movement is the presence of minorities in the darjeeling hills. To justify or nullify the demand for gorkhaland as something black or white is a difficult. Gorkhaland demand raise again by the gorkha janmukti. An act to provide for the establishment of a gorkhaland territorial administration for the region comprising the three subdivisions darjeeling. Clarification regarding approval of gorakhaland territorial. Is the demand for the separate state of gorkhaland. Gorkhaland issue everything you need to know clear ias.
As the indefinite strike called by gorkha janmukti morcha gjm entered its 19th day, supporters were seen burning the gorkhaland territorial administration gta agreement reiterating their. She said the election to morchacontrolled gorkhaland territorial administration gta would be held and the new board will assume office by august 2. Gorkha territorial administrative latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. There are ones that are run by gta gorkhaland territorial administration, erstwhile dghc. The gta was formed in 2012 to replace the darjeeling gorkha hill council, which was formed in 1988 and administered the darjeeling hills for 23 years. Bimal gurung resurfaces, says gorkhaland movement will continue 23 jun, 2017, 09. Department of tourism, gorkhaland territorial administration, darjeeling. Printed by the government printer, dar es salaam by order of government.
The gorkhaland territorial administration is an autonomous district council for the darjeeling and kalimpong areas in west bengal, india. In 2011, this gave way to the gorkhaland territorial administration with expanded powers. Administration act 2011 hereafter 2011 act and the west bengal. What is the abbreviation for gorkhaland territorial administration. On september 20, in a major setback for gjm chief bimal gurung, mamata banerjee formed a new administrative body called the board of administrators for darjeeling hills till the scheduled election of gorkhaland territorial administration gta and appointed binay tamang as its chairman.
In the context of the gorkhaland territorial administration gta area, which is governed by the gorkhaland territorial administration act 2011 hereafter 2011 act and the west bengal panchayat act, 1973 hereafter 1973 act, the ministry issued a clarification on 8. The gorkhaland territorial administration act, 2011. Government of west bengal law department legislative. Disaster risk creation in the darjeeling himalayas. Gta abbreviation stands for gorkhaland territorial administration.
Gta act, 2011 home and hill affairs government of west bengal. After three years of agitation for gorkhaland, the gjm. Gorkhaland territorial administration act, 2011 3 draft note for the cabinet to increase of seats in sikkim legislative assembly sea from 32 to 40 and reservation of no. The darjeeling gorkha hill council act, 1988 west bengal act xiii of 1988 was enacted by the west bengal legislature which was assented to by the president of india and was first published in the calcutta gazette, extraordinary of 15 october 1988. It is the poverty, neglect and outright discrimination in nepal against tamangs that makes them even more vulnerable to disasters like earthquakes, landslides and floodsanthropologist mukta singh lama. The gorkhaland territorial administration or gta agreement, signed in 2011 by the morcha, the upa and mamata banerjees government, had set up.
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