Mizoram celebrates 31st state day

Mizoram celebrated its 31st state day today with all the government offices and educational institutions remaining closed on the occasion.
While no official functions were held to celebrate the day, it was declared as a public holiday by the state government.
Mizoram was elevated to a full-fledged state and was inaugurated at Aizawl by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on February 20, 1987.
Mizoram became a state after the erstwhile underground Mizo National Front (MNF) and the centre signed the historic Mizo peace accord on June 30, 1986.
The state was given a special status under article 371G of the Indian constitution.