Chitmahal enclaves - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   What is ‘Chitmahal’?

a. Enclaves
b. Palace
c. A palace for leopards and cheetahs
d. Land given to Brahmins
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Enclaves

Explanation:

  • The India–Bangladesh enclaves, also known as the chitmahals and sometimes called pasha enclaves, were the enclaves along the Bangladesh–India border, in Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya.
  • There were a total of 111 Indian enclaves and 51 Bangladeshi Enclaves.
  • In implementing the 2011 Protocol to the Land Boundary Agreement of 1974, 111 Indian enclaves with a total area of 17,160.63 acres in Bangladesh are to be transferred to Bangladesh, while 51 Bangladesh enclaves with an area of 7,110.02 acres in India are to be transferred to India.