And we were given to understand that the gorkhaland territorial administration would be some sort of an interim arrangement. Aug 11, 2016 the west bengal legislative assembly on friday passed the gorkhaland territorial administration bill overruling a demand by the opposition to send it to a select committee for further discussions. Administration act 2011 hereafter 2011 act and the west bengal panchayat act. Gorkhaland territorial administration act darjeeling. My study identified the gjms construction and reference to the imaginative geography of. Department of tourism, gorkhaland territorial administration. Is the demand for the separate state of gorkhaland justified.
This ministry has also examined the provisions of the gorkhaland territorial. Department of tourism, gorkhaland territorial administration, darjeeling. Gorkha janmukti morcha bandh in darjeeling, government claims normal attendance. On behalf of the principal secretary gorkhaland territorial administration, the executive engineer, kurseong division p. In 2011, gjm signed an agreement with the state and central governments for the formation of gorkhaland territorial administration, a semiautonomous body that replaced the dghc in the darjeeling.
Gta funeral held today, only gorkhaland now, say protesters. The signing of the gorkhaland territorial administration accord. Giving more powers to gorkhaland territorial administration, creating a transparent and open election process. Gorkhaland territorial administration act, 2011 updated on january 8, 2019 an act to provide for the establishment of a gorkhaland territorial administration for the region comprising darjeeling, kalimpong, kurseong and some mouzas of siliguri subdivision.
Why gorkhaland is still a hot issue in darjeeling when azadi. 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. Jul 18, 2011 a tripartite agreement paving the way for the setting up of the gorkhaland territorial administration gta, an elected body for the darjeeling hills, was signed at pintail village here on monday. Gorkhaland territorial administration latest breaking news, pictures, photos and video news. Request pdf autonomy, selfrule and community in darjeeling hills. Supreme court described the dispute over section 9aa of the income tax act, 1961. Mamata banerjee on wednesday sought to breathe life into the comatose gorkhaland territorial administration to complement her efforts to get back tea gardens in working. Gorkhaland territorial administration gta would be. Territorial administration gta at a time when all eyes. Find gorkhaland territorial administration news headlines, photos, videos, comments, blog posts and opinion at the indian express. Sustainable urban development in tightly constrained areas. In 2011, the west bengal assembly passed resolution to set up gorkhaland territorial administration gta to calm down the demands.
Clarification regarding approval of gorakhaland territorial. The west bengal official language act of 1961 made nepali the official. But the gorkhas opposed this sixth schedule and demand statehood gains pace. Gorkha territorial administration latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The items of work and offices as per schedule a below, in the region as stated in section 2 clause o of the act stand transferred to the gorkhaland territorial administration with immediate effect. The apex court had agreed to hear the plea and asked the gorkhaland territorial administration to place on record the notification issued by the west bengal government in 2011. Pdf sustainable urban development in tightly constrained. Apr 17, 2016 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. Here, in this article, we are discussing in detail about the gorkhaland movement, its background, causes, the current situation, etc. What is the abbreviation for gorkhaland territorial administration. The gorkhaland territorial administration is an autonomous district council for the darjeeling. 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. Memorandum of agreement on the gorkha territorial administration. Who will run the gorkhaland territorial administration.
The gorkhaland territorial administration is an autonomous district council for the darjeeling and kalimpong areas in west bengal, india. Pact signed for gorkhaland territorial administration the hindu. The agitation had popular support and finally resulted in the creation of gorkhaland territorial administration in 20 that promised greater autonomy. 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.
Gorkhaland consists of nepalispeaking people of darjeeling, kalimpong. Constitution amendment act effectively dispossessed the three darjeeling hill. 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 thereto and connected. Gorkhaland issue everything you need to know clear ias. 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 agitation had popular support and finally resulted in the creation of gorkhaland territorial administration in 20 that promised greater autonomy to the darjeeling hill district. However, this was termed as a betrayal to gorkhaland and to protest, the local leader bimal gurung launched gorkha janmukti morcha gjm in 2007. The area of the gorkhaland territorial administration shall comprise the areas of the. Gta abbreviation stands for gorkhaland territorial administration. The crisis in gorkhaland westbengal has been brewing for many decades and the stems from language nepali speaking people vs bengali speaking people. The gorkhaland territorial administration in west bengal has already warned the centre of renewing its stir for a separate state.
For this you first need to ask who are the gorkhas. Pact signed for gorkhaland territorial administration. Gorkhaland territorial administration is a semiautonomous administrative. The tripartite agreement on the gorkhaland territorial administration. Earlier, during the west bengal assembly election 2011 campaign, mamata banerjee had told that the darjeeling is integrated part of bengal. The memorandum of agreement for the formation of a gorkhaland territorial administration gta, a semiautonomous administrative body for the darjeeling hills, was signed on 18 july 2011.
Jul 23, 2011 this is an appeal to the subscribers, contributors, advertisers and wellwishers of economic and political weekly epw, published by sameeksha trust, a public charitable trust registered with the office of the charity commissioner, mumbai, india. A tripartite agreement paving the way for the setting up of the gorkhaland territorial administration gta, an elected body for the darjeeling hills, was. 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. Gorkhaland territorial administration act, 2011 wbxpress. Supreme court asks west bengal to file hc orders on pleas. Cm mamata orders special audit of funds given to gorkhaland. Gorkha territorial administration blogs, comments and archive news on.
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. Gorkhaland administration bill passed by bengal assembly. Aug 25, 20 gorkhaland territorial administration begins process to elect bimal gurungs successor. Pdf on jul 4, 2012, aritra ghosh and others published ethnic identity. The fouryear long movement comes to an end after new cm mamata banerjees declaration of gorkhaland territorial administration gta and gurung is made its leader. An act to provide for the establishment of a gorkhaland territorial administration for the region. Gorkhaland is a proposed state demanded by the people of the darjeeling hills and the people of indian gorkhas ethnic origin in the northern part of west bengal.
Gta presently has three hill subdivisions darjeeling, kurseong and mirik and some areas of siliguri subdivision of darjeeling district and the whole of kalimpong district under its authority. The west bengal government issued a gazette notification for the gta act on 14 march 2012, signalling. To justify or nullify the demand for gorkhaland as something black or white is a difficult. A case study of darjeeling, india article pdf available january 2014 with 408 reads how we measure reads. How language identity and ethnic strife is driving violence in darjeeling the trinamools aggressive wooing of minority groups in the hills is further. The tripartite agreement on the gorkhaland territorial administration gta.
I belong to assam but pune, maharashtra is my home now. 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. It must be realised that gjm rose due to the failure of the government to conduct 4 th dghc elections. Occassional paper vi autonomy, selfrule and community in darjeeling hills. Five reasons why a separate state of gorkhaland is not a. Department invites etender for the work detailed in the table below for submission of bid through online 1. Gorkhaland territorial administration draft lists 17 new. Jun 27, 2017 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. 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. That the centre would seriously look into our demand for a.
The state government released the gorkhaland territorial administration gta draft on saturday, listing 17 new constituencies. The demand for a separate state of gorkhaland has often been weighed by reason and also by emotion. The gorkhaland territorial administration act, 2011. Gorkhaland territorial administration gta wbxpress. 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. In 20, the demand again rose with the creation of telangana. 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. With the formation of telangana on july 20, 20, the movement for gorkhaland state again intensifies. Gta tourism is tourism section of gta gorkhaland territorial. Home search pax gender pax local pax research publications about acknowledgements portal psrp the university of. Autonomy, selfrule and community in darjeeling hills. Jun, 2017 west bengal politics reviving gorkhaland.