UNION TERRITORIES#
Union Territories (UTs) are a type of administrative division in the Republic of India. A Union Territory is directly governed by the Central Government through a Lieutenant Governor who is the representative of the Indian President. Whereas a State is a unit under an Indian constituency with a separate government. In India, there are currently eight union territories. The eight Union Territories of India are Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 established the UTs. The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act of 1956 introduced the notion of the UT. Reasons Of The Formation Of UT's Small population and land area In comparison to a state, the union territories (excluding Delhi) have very small populations and land areas, therefore running a legislative assembly and a council of min...