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Gorkhaland Territorial Administration takes over in Darjeeling hills | | The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA)
took over the reins of the hilly region from the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council
here on Saturday, marking a major step forward in the regional administration.
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Gurung will head the first elected
body of the GTA. Members of the new hill council took oath in presence of Home
Minister Sushil Shinde, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Railway
Minister Mukul Roy. West Bengal Governor M. K. Narayanan administered the oath
to Gurung, while state Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee administered oath to all
other elected members. The GTA has a 50-member seat, 45 elected and five nominated
members. Meanwhile Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde assured the GTA of all possible
assistance from the Centre and the West Bengal government. Extending her support
to the new administration, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that
tourism will be promoted in the region and a university will also be established.
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