query: which are the 7 union territories in india

pos: Union territory Union territory A union territory is a type of administrative division in the Republic of India. Unlike the states of India, which have their own governments, union territories are federal territories ruled directly by the union government (central government), hence the name "union territory". When the Indian Constitution was adopted in 1949, there was only one union territory: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The National Capital Territory of Delhi, Chandigarh and Lakshadweep were formed by separating the territory from pre-existing states. Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman, Diu and Puducherry were formed from acquired territories that formerly belonged to Portuguese India or French

pos: Administrative divisions of India an Advisory Council "to develop the habit of cooperative working" among these States. Zonal Councils were set up vide Part-III of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. The North Eastern States' special problems are addressed by another statutory body - The North Eastern Council, created by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. The present composition of each of these Zonal Councils is as under: India is composed of 29 states and 7 union territories (including a national capital territory). The union territories are governed by administrators, appointed by the President of India. Two of the territories (Delhi and Puducherry) have been

pos: India abides by constitutional checks and balances. The Constitution of India, which came into effect on 26 January 1950, states in its preamble that India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. India's form of government, traditionally described as "quasi-federal" with a strong centre and weak states, has grown increasingly federal since the late 1990s as a result of political, economic, and social changes. The Government of India comprises three branches: India is a federal union comprising 29 states and 7 union territories. All states, as well in addition to the union territories of Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of

pos: Union territory the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, Delhi and Puducherry which are also exceptional among union territories in that each has its own locally elected legislative assembly. Union territory A union territory is a type of administrative division in the Republic of India. Unlike the states of India, which have their own governments, union territories are federal territories ruled directly by the union government (central government), hence the name "union territory". When the Indian Constitution was adopted in 1949, there was only one union territory: Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The National Capital Territory of Delhi, Chandigarh and

pos: Chief secretary (India) officers in the rank of full General and its equivalents in the Indian Armed Forces, and are listed as such in the Order of Precedence. In the union territories, which are governed by Administrators, Chief Secretaries are absent. In these territories an Adviser to the Administrator is appointed by the Union Government. However, the union territories of Delhi and Puducherry, which have been granted partial statehood, do have Chief Secretaries. In Delhi and Puducherry, the Chief Minister chooses the Chief Secretary and is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. Chief Secretaries and Advisers to Administrators of Union Territories, in general, are

pos: Union territory specifically to Territories of India. The executive power of Union (i.e. union of states only) rests with President of India. President of India is also chief administrator of union territories per . Union public service commission role is not applicable to all territories of India as it refers to India only in . Per , supreme power is accorded to the President in regulating the affairs of the all the union territories except Chandigarh, NCT and Puducherry, including powers to override the laws made by Parliament and the constitution of India. Just two of the union territories have representation in

pos: Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service The acronym DANIPS stands for "NCT of Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service". It is a federal police service in India, administering Delhi and the Union Territories of India. It was earlier called the Union Territories Police Service. It is a civil service of the Government of India. Officers of the service are recruited directly through the Civil Services Examination and are responsible for the law & order and policing functions of the National Capital, Delhi and the Union Territories. They form a

pos: Union territory known as the National Capital Region (NCR). Delhi and Puducherry have an elected legislative assembly and an executive council of ministers with partially state-like function. The seven union territories are: Due to existence of union territories, many critics have resolved India into a semi-federal nation, as the central and state governments each have their own domains and territories of legislation. Union territories of India have special rights and status due to their constitutional formation and development. The status of "union territory" may be assigned to an Indian sub-jurisdiction for reasons such as safeguarding the rights of indigenous cultures, averting political

pos: Member of the Legislative Assembly the 29 states and 7 Union Territories of India, there is a legislature in all the 29 states and 2 Union Territories (Delhi and Puducherry). A person, provided he is qualified, is elected as an MLA on the basis of universal adult suffrage by an electorate consisting of all citizens above the age of 18 of that state or UT. In some states, the Governor may appoint 1 member to represent minorities, e.g. the Anglo-Indian community, if he finds that minority inadequately represented in the Legislative Assembly. Those elected or nominated (by the Governors) to Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) are

pos: Government of India Government of India The Government of India (IAST: ), often abbreviated as GoI, is the union government created by the constitution of India as the legislative, executive and judicial authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a constitutionally democratic republic. It is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. Modelled after the Westminster system for governing the state, the union government is mainly composed of the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary, in which all powers are vested by the constitution in the prime minister, parliament and the supreme court. The President of India

pos: Governor (India) Governor (India) The governors and lieutenant-governors/administrators of the states and union territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Governors exist in the states while lieutenant-governors exist in union territories and in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief ministers of the states and his/her councils of ministers. In India, a lieutenant governor is in charge of a union territory. However, the rank is present only in the union territories of Andaman

pos: Geography of India the Eurasian Plate to deform, and the Indian Plate to compress at a rate of 4 cm/yr (1.6 in/yr). India is divided into 29 states (further subdivided into districts) and 7 union territories including The National capital territory (I.e., Delhi). India's borders run a total length of . Its borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh were delineated according to the Radcliffe Line, which was created in 1947 during Partition of India. Its western border with Pakistan extends up to , dividing the Punjab region and running along the boundaries of the Thar Desert and the Rann of Kutch. This border runs

pos: Alcohol prohibition in India Alcohol prohibition in India Alcohol prohibition in India is in force in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, and Nagaland as well as in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. All other Indian states and union territories permit the sale of alcohol. The directive principles of state policy (DPSP) in the constitution of India (article 47) state that "...the State shall endeavor to bring about prohibition of the consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to health". Though the Directive Principles are not-justiciable rights of the people but fundamental in the governance of the country.

pos: Bharat Broadband Network BharatNet at various locations to provide the high speed last mile wireless broadband connectivity. There are 36 states and union territories of India, including 29 states and 7 UTs. BSNL was awarded work for 18 of these, RailTel received work in 8 and Power Grid Corporation of India in 5. BSNL was awarded work for 18+ states and UTs, namely Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh (divided into two projects, UP East and UP West), Uttarakhand and West Bengal. RailTel was awarded work

pos: Indian states and territories ranked by incidents of human trafficking on crime rates are West Bengal, Daman and Diu and Goa. Indian states and territories ranked by incidents of human trafficking This is a list of States and Union Territories of India ranked by incidents of Human trafficking as of 2016, and is based on the number of convicted cases. The list is compiled from the 2016 Crime in India Report published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Government of India According to the report, the top three states with highest number of Human trafficking incidents based on number of cases reported are West Bengal, Rajasthan and Gujarat and the

pos: Amendment of the Constitution of India Puducherry are two union territories that are entitled, by special constitutional amendments, to have an elected Legislative Assembly and a Cabinet of ministers, thereby enjoying partial statehood powers. Both of these territories can participate in the ratification process. The Constitution can be amended any number of times by the Parliament; but only in the manner provided. There is no such limit provided in the constitution of India which allows it to enact only certain number of amendments in a year. In other words, Parliament is free to enact any number of constitutional amendment in any given year. Although Parliament must

pos: Chandigarh and 26 Police Lines; Volleyball Courts, Sector 7 and so on. Many personalities from this region have excelled in sports. Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a city and a union territory in India that serves as the capital of the two neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab. The city is unique as it is not a part of either of the two states but is governed directly by the Union Government, which administers all such territories in the country. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the north, the west and the south, and to the state of Haryana

pos: Central university (India) these award diplomas, not degrees), the National Law Schools, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and other autonomous institutes. The region with the most central universities in India is Uttar Pradesh with six universities, namely Aligarh Muslim University, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Banaras Hindu University, Allahabad University, Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University and Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University. There are central universities in all of the states of India except Goa and Andhra Pradesh. Of the union territories, there are central universities in Delhi and Puducherry. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Central university (India) Central universities or union universities in India are

pos: Delhi Legislative Assembly Delhi Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Delhi, also known as Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, one of the 7 union territories in India. It is situated at Delhi, the state capital of Delhi, with 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of assembly is the Old Secretariat building, which is also the seat of the Delhi Government. The Delhi Legislative Assembly was first constituted on 7 March 1952 under the Government of Part C States Act, 1951; it was inaugurated by Home Minister K. N. Katju.

pos: Government of Puducherry Government of Puducherry Government of Puducherry is a democratically elected body that governs the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is headed by the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry as its nominal head, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. Its capital is located at Pondicherry. (Other union territories doesn't have an elected government and legislative assembly. Puducherry and National Capital Territory of Delhi are the two territories which have democratically elected governments like Indian states.) The Lt. Governor is appointed by the President for a term of five years. The executive and legislative powers lie

pos: Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 on the recommendations of the Fazal Ali-headed States Reorganisation Commission, however, states were reorganised; tier-classification of states was abandoned and top-level subdivisions of India were categorised as either states or union territories (UT). Delhi was classified a UT; its council of ministers and legislative assembly were dissolved. To give Delhi some elected leadership, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Act, 1957 was passed by the parliament, establishing the now-trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Delhi, however, did not come under the Government of Union Territories Act, 1961, which allowed for legislative assemblies and councils of ministers in

pos: Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, incorporated Pondicherry (now Puducherry) as the ninth Union territory of India, and also gave Parliament the authority to create by law, Legislatures and Councils of Ministers for the Union territories of Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Daman and Diu and Puducherry. The French establishments of Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahé and Yanam became territories of the Indian Union on 16 August 1962, with the ratification of the Treaty of Cession by India and France. The 14th Amendment came

pos: Governor (India) centre, has been sacked by the president after the Supreme Court has quashed his unconstitutional acts. Lt Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung resigned taking moral responsibility for his unconstitutional role when Supreme Court observed that the elected local government is not an unconstitutional institution without any powers. Governor (India) The governors and lieutenant-governors/administrators of the states and union territories of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Governors exist in the states while lieutenant-governors exist in union territories and in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The

pos: Law of Portugal is becoming increasingly influenced by the law resulting from the Treaty of Harmonization of the Commercial Law in Africa of 1993, which follows French law. Historically, the former Portuguese India contributed to Portuguese legal science with a number of important jurists and legislators, including the goan Luiz da Cunha Gonçalves. The Portuguese civil law system still prevails in the last territories of the former Portuguese India (corresponding to the present State of Goa, the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu). At the time of the Indian occupation of those territories (1954

pos: Goa Portuguesa or "State of Portuguese India", of which Goa was the largest territory. After India gained independence from the British in 1947, India requested that Portuguese territories on the Indian subcontinent be ceded to India. Portugal refused to negotiate on the sovereignty of its Indian enclaves. On 19 December 1961, the Indian Army invaded with Operation Vijay resulting in the annexation of Goa, and of Daman and Diu islands into the Indian union. Goa, along with Daman and Diu, was organised as a centrally administered union territory of India. On 30 May 1987, the union territory was split, and Goa

pos: Culture of India many as 2.5 or 2.6 billion followers. Followers of Indian religions – Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists make up around 80–82% population of India. India is one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse nations in the world, with some of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. Religion plays a central and definitive role in the life of many of its people. Although India is a secular Hindu-majority country, it has a large Muslim population. Except for Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram and Lakshadweep, Hindus form the predominant population in all 29 states and 7 union territories.

pos: States and union territories of India districts of Bidar, Raichur and Gulbarga from Hyderabad State and the province of Coorg. The Laccadive Islands which were divided between South Canara and Malabar districts of Madras State were united and organised into the union territory of Lakshadweep. Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh and Marathwada region of Hyderabad State. Rajasthan and Punjab gained territories from Ajmer and Patiala and East Punjab States Union respectively and certain territories of Bihar was transferred to West Bengal. Bombay State was split into the linguistic states

pos: Federalism in India is asymmetric in that the devolved powers of the constituent units are not all the same. The state of Jammu and Kashmir was accorded a higher degree of autonomy than other States under Article 370. Union Territories are unitary type, directly governed by the Union government. of the constitution stipulates two tier-governance with an additional local elected government. Delhi and Puducherry were accorded legislatures under Article 239AA and 239A, respectively. The divsion of powers are defined by the constitution and the legislative powers are divided into three lists: Union List consists of 100 items (earlier 97) on which the parliament

pos: North India North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indus-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia. The term North India has varying definitions—the Ministry of Home Affairs in its Northern Zonal Council Administrative division included the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan and Union Territories of Delhi, Chandigarh. while the Ministry of Culture in its "North Culture Zone" includes the state of Uttarakhand but excludes Delhi whereas the Geological Survey

pos: North India Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indus-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia. The term North India has varying definitions—the Ministry of Home Affairs in its Northern Zonal Council Administrative division included the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan and Union Territories of Delhi, Chandigarh. while the Ministry of Culture in its "North Culture Zone" includes the state of Uttarakhand but excludes

pos: Luso-Indian Luso-Indian Luso-Indian is a subgroup ethnicity from Luso-Asians and are people who have mixed varied Indian subcontinent and Portuguese ancestry or people of Portuguese descent born or living in the Republic of India and the world. Most of them live in former Portuguese overseas territories of the Estado da India which are currently a part of the newly formed independent nation as a Union in 1947 called the Republic of India from British raj. Luso-Asians of the Indian subcontinent are primarily from Goa, Daman and Diu, Korlai, Silvassa, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. In the 16th Century, a thousand years after

pos: Government of Puducherry out of which 30 are elected by the people. The Indian National Congress has 15 seats and its alliance partner Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has 2 seats, thus taking the government's majority to 17 seats. All India N. R. Congress is the main opposition party with 8 seats. Government of Puducherry Government of Puducherry is a democratically elected body that governs the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is headed by the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry as its nominal head, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as real head of the executive. Its capital is located at Pondicherry. (Other union territories

pos: Union territory India. The Parliament of India can pass a law to amend the Constitution and provide a Legislature with elected Members and a Chief Minister for a union territory, as it has done for Delhi and Puducherry. In general, the President of India appoints an administrator or lieutenant-governor for each UT. There are seven union territories, including Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. Delhi and Puducherry (Pondicherry) operate somewhat differently from the other five. Delhi and Puducherry were given partial statehood and Delhi was redefined as the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) and incorporated into a larger area

pos: Portuguese India and naval support. The Governor of Portuguese India signed the Instrument of Surrender on 19 December 1961, ending 450 years of Portuguese rule in India. Dadra and Nagar Haveli existed as a "de facto" independent entity from its independence in 1954 until its merger with the Republic of India in 1961. Following the annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu, the new territories became Union Territories within the Indian Union as Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Goa, Daman and Diu. Maj. Gen. K. P. Candeth was declared as military governor of Goa, Daman and Diu. Goa's first general elections were held

pos: Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli The Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, also known as the Invasion of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, was the conflict in which the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli passed from Portuguese rule to Indian Union rule in 1954. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were small Portuguese overseas territories, part of Portuguese India from 1779 until 1954. The territories were enclaves, without any access to the sea, administered by the Portuguese Governor of the Daman district. After India attained independence in 1947, some residents, with the help of volunteers of organisations such as the United

pos: Delhi Legislative Assembly 1912, it functioned as the Secretariat for another decade, before the offices shifted to the present Secretariat Building on Raisina Hill. Delhi Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Delhi, also known as Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, one of the 7 union territories in India. It is situated at Delhi, the state capital of Delhi, with 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of assembly is the Old Secretariat building, which is also the seat of the Delhi Government. The Delhi Legislative Assembly was first constituted on

pos: North India monuments, Qutb Minar, Red Fort, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal. The languages that have official status in one or more of the states and union territories located in North India are Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English. Different authorities and sources define North India differently. The Northern Zonal Council is one of the advisory councils, created in 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act to foster interstate cooperation under the Ministry of Home Affairs, which included the states of Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Rajasthan. The Ministry of Culture established the "North Culture Zone"

pos: States and union territories of India The new Constitution of India, which came into force on 26 January 1950, made India a sovereign democratic republic. The new republic was also declared to be a "Union of States". The constitution of 1950 distinguished between three main types of states: The Union Territory of Puducherry was created in 1954 comprising the previous French enclaves of Pondichéry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahé. Andhra State was created on 1 October 1953 from the Telugu-speaking northern districts of Madras State. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 reorganised the states based on linguistic lines resulting in the creation of the new states. As

pos: India Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments following on the Westminster system of governance. The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the centre through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis. Since then, their structure has remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts. The districts are further divided into tehsils and ultimately into villages. Since its independence in 1947, India has maintained cordial relations with most nations. In the 1950s, it strongly supported decolonisation in Africa and Asia and played a lead role

neg: States and union territories of India States and union territories of India India is a federal union comprising 29 states and 7 union territories, for a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. The Constitution of India distributes the sovereign executive and legislative powers exercisable with respect to the territory of any State between the Union and that State. The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. During the British Raj, the original administrative structure was mostly kept,

neg: Part I of the Constitution of India Part I of the Constitution of India Part I—The Union and Its territories is a compilation of laws pertaining to the constitution of India as a country and the union of states that it is made of. This part of the constitution contains the law in the establishment, renaming, merging or altering the borders of the states or union territories. It also physically defines the words union / central government / government of India, states, territory of India, territory of a state, union territories and acquired territories which are used frequently in the constitution. This part contains four articles. These

neg: Federalism in India can establish an interstate council to coordinate/resolve disputes between states and the Union. says that India is a Union of States as elaborated under Parts and of the Constitution. Article 1 (3) says territories of India constitute states, union territories and other acquired territories. The concept of union territory was established by the Seventh Amendment. References to Territories of India, are applicable to the whole country including union territories. References to only India, are applicable to states, but not to union territories. The state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has a separate set of applicable laws under Article 370 read

neg: Union territory get more funds from the union government than entitled on per capita and backwardness basis when compared to states. After the introduction of GST, UT-GST is applicable in union territories which are not having legislative assembly. UT-GST is levied at par with the applicable state GST in rest of the country which would eliminate the previous lower taxation in the union territories. of the Indian constitution says that India shall be a "Union of States", which are elaborated under Parts and of the constitution. Article 1 (3) says the territory of India comprises the territories of the states, the union

neg: Federalism over various matters, has been a longstanding and evolving issue. Areas of contest include legislation with respect to regulation of the economy, taxation, and natural resources. The Government of India (referred to as the "Union Government") was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a "federal union" of 29 states and 7 union territories. The government of India is based on a 3 tiered system, in which the Constitution of India delineates the subjects on which each tier of government has executive powers. The Constitution originally provided for a two-tier system of government, the Union

neg: Union territory territories and other territories that may be acquired. The concept of union territories was not in the original version of the constitution, but was added by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956. In the constitution wherever it refers to Territories of India, it is applicable to whole country including union territories. Where it refers to only India, it is applicable to all states only but not to union territories. Thus, citizenship (part II), fundamental rights , Directive Principles of State Policy (part IV), Judiciary role, the Union Territories (part VIII), , etc. are applicable to union territories as it refers

neg: Part I of the Constitution of India and any acquired territories. Presently, there is no other area forming territory of India excluding its states and union territories. The acquired territories can be converted in to a state/states as per Article 2. Per Article 2, Sikkim was admitted as a state in Indian union on 26 April 1975. With the seventh amendment to the constitution in 1956, the concept of Union territory is brought in to administer areas which are very small in area or governed by international agreements or politically not evolved for locally elected governance. The representation of seats in the council of states (Rajya Sabha)

neg: ISO 3166-2:IN ISO 3166-2:IN ISO 3166-2:IN is the entry for India in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. Currently for India, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 29 states and 7 Union territories. Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of India. The second part is two letters, currently used in vehicle registration plates, with some exceptions. Subdivision

neg: Part I of the Constitution of India the word federation has not been used even once in the constitution. Instead, the term union is used. This is done on purpose as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar preferred the use of word union in place of federation to emphasise that India is not a result of an agreement between different states and hence no state has right to secede from it. The details of union, states, union territories are further given in Parts V, VI and VIII of the constitution respectively. Article 1 mandates a federal structure in which all the citizens of states which are collectively called India (Bharat)

neg: Administrator of the government in the [[Australian Capital Territory]] and the [[Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory|chief minister]] is elected by the [[Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory|legislative assembly]]. In the [[Union territory|Union territories of India]], which are ruled directly by the [[Government of India|Union government]], the [[President of India]] appoints an administrator. Administrators differ from the [[List of current Indian governors|governors of the states of India]] in that they are an agent of the president and not a head of state. The president may also appoint the governor of a neighbouring state to be the administrator of a union territory. Since

neg: Proposed states and territories of India Proposed states and territories of India The creation of new states and territories in India is a power reserved solely for the Parliament of India. Parliament can do so by announcing new states, separating territory from an existing state or by merging two or more states or parts thereof. In addition to the existing twenty nine states and seven union territories some new states and territories of India have been proposed to be established over time. Before independence, India was divided into British-administered provinces and nominally autonomous princely states, which were governed by the British administration. After the partition of

neg: Part I of the Constitution of India shall have at least two tier governance with second tier as locally elected state government. When a union territory is listed in Schedule 1 of the constitution it is part of 'territory of India' but not union of states (i.e. India/ Bharat) and will be governed by the president as per of Part VIII. When the word India or Bharat or union of India is used in the constitution, it is applicable to the territories of states only. When the word 'territory of India' is used in the constitution, it is applicable to all the territories including the union territories

neg: Asymmetric federalism English-speaking provinces, where there is fear that Quebec is enjoying favouritism in the federal system. It, however, provides a useful lever for those who want to decentralize the structure as a whole, transferring more powers from the centre to the provinces overall, a trend that dominated Canadian politics for decades. The Government of India (referred to as the "Union Government" or "Central Government") was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a "federal union" of 29 states and 7 union territories. The governance of India is based on a tiered system, wherein the Constitution of

neg: Administrative units of Pakistan Administrative units of Pakistan The administrative units of Pakistan () consist of four provinces (Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh), two autonomous territories (Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan) and one federal territory (Islamabad Capital Territory). Each province and territory is subdivided into divisions, which are further subdivided into districts, which are further subdivided into tehsils, or taluka, which are further subdivided into union councils. Pakistan's provinces and territories were inherited from British India at independence on 14 August 1947. 2 days after independence, the Muslim-majority district of Murshidabad in Bengal moved from Pakistan to India due to an award by

neg: Vidhan Sabha Vidhan Sabha The Vidhan Sabha or the State Legislative Assembly is a house of a state legislature in the States & Union Territories of India. In the 29 states & 2 union territories with a unicameral state legislature it is the sole legislative house. In 9 states it is the lower house of their bicameral state legislatures with the upper house being Vidhan Parishad or Legislative Council. 5 Union Territories are governed directly by the Union Government and have no legislative body. Members of a Vidhan Sabha are referred to as MLAs and are directly elected to serve 5 year

neg: Federalism in India Union Territories of India are designed as administrators and are appointed by the President on the advice of the Union government. Lieutenant Governors can override local government policies. States are at liberty to manage their finances as long as that does not lead to financial emergency as per Article 360. The Government of India is trying to impose uniform taxation throughout India and to take over states' tax collection mechanisms without regard to the impacts on individual states. Recently the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right of states to impose an Entry Tax which is against the principle of a

neg: Jana Gana Mana in its rhythm. India has 29 states, 7 union territories. In 2005, there were calls to delete the word "Sindh" and substitute it with the word Kashmir. The argument was that Sindh was no longer a part of India, having become part of Pakistan as a result of the Partition of 1947. Opponents of this proposal hold that the word "Sindh" refers to the Indus and to Sindhi culture, and that Sindhi people are an integral part of India's cultural fabric. The Supreme Court of India declined to change the national anthem and the wording remains unchanged. On 17 December

neg: Rajya Sabha The union government cannot make a law on a matter reserved for states without any authorisation from Rajya Sabha. The Rajya Sabha, by a two-thirds supermajority can pass a resolution empowering the Government of India to create more All-India Services common to both Union and States, including a judicial service. Seats are allotted in degressive proportion to the population of each state or union territory, meaning that smaller states have a slight advantage over more populous states. As the members are elected by the state legislature, smaller Union Territories which are not States and do not have legislatures cannot have

neg: Territories of Catholic dioceses in India subdivision of a diocese. All Catholics in India are under the authority of the respective Syro-Malankara, Syro-Malabar or Latin bishop. Only in the Syro-Malabar dioceses of Adilabad, Bijnor, Chanda, Gorakhpur, Jagdalpur, Rajkot, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain, the authority of the Syro-Malabar bishop is over both, Syro-Malabar and Latin rite Catholics. In the following, the names listed after the name of the state or union territory are the names of civil districts, unless otherwise mentioned. Territories of Catholic dioceses in India This page gives a list of the territories of the dioceses of the Catholic Church in India. Each diocese is

neg: Member of parliament the post method in each of the 29 Indian states and 7 union territories, while the President of India may appoint 2 representatives of the Anglo-Indian community. As of 2018, Rajya Sabha can have 245 members, 233 of which are elected indirectly by the state legislatures using Single transferable vote method of proportional representation, and 12 are appointed by the President for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services (Art. 80 of the Constitution). Each state is allocated a fixed number of representatives in each chamber, in order of their respective population. As of 2018, state of Uttar

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Languages with official status in India the Supreme Court. In 2006, the law ministry said that it would not object to Tamil Nadu state's desire to conduct Madras High Court proceedings in Tamil. In 2010, the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court allowed lawyers to argue cases in Tamil. List of official languages of states of India
 List of official languages of Union Territories of India
 The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages. At

neg: National Police Memorial (India) galleries over 1600 square meters. There are sections dedicated for various central and state police forces in India including Central Industrial Security Force, Special Protection Group, National Security Guard, Rapid Protection Force, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Central Reserve Police Force and Intelligence Bureau. Police forces from all 29 states and 7 Union territories are presented, including special mention for women squads, police bands and animal squads (camel, dog and pigeon post). The role of police research organisations have also been mentioned such as the Bureau of Police Research and Development, the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science and

neg: Judiciary of India that they are bound by the judgements and orders of the Supreme Court of India by precedence. These courts have jurisdiction over a state, a union territory or a group of states and union territories. Below the High Courts are a hierarchy of subordinate courts such as the civil courts, family courts, criminal courts and various other district courts. High courts are instituted as constitutional courts under , Article 214 of the Indian Constitution. The High Courts are the principal civil courts of original jurisdiction in the state along with District Courts which are subordinate to the High courts. However,

neg: Pardon court has retained the power of judicial review even on a matter which has been vested by the Constitution solely in the Executive. However, it is important to note that India has a unitary legal system and there is no separate body of state law. All crimes are crimes against the Union of India. Therefore, a convention has developed that the Governor's powers are exercised for only minor offenses, while requests for pardons and reprieves for major offenses and offenses committed in the Union Territories are deferred to the President. Both the President and Governor are bound by the advice

neg: Law enforcement by country which is called the Viking Squad ("Víkingasveitin"). India has numerous law enforcement agencies. At the federal Union level, the agencies are part of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, and support the states in their duties. Since the federal nature of the Constitution of India mandates law and order as a subject of the state, therefore the bulk of the police lies with respective States and union territories. Bigger cities also operate metropolitan police, also under the state. All senior police officers in the police as well as in the federal agencies are members of the Indian Police Service. The

neg: Part I of the Constitution of India articles were invoked when West Bengal was renamed, and for formation of relatively new states such as Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, etc. says that India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states and the territory of India is composed of territories of states, the union territories and any acquired territories as listed in Schedule 1 per . There was widespread disagreement in the constituent assembly on whether to use India or Bharat as the official name of the country. As a compromise, 'India, that is Bharat' was used. Though India is defined as a 'federation with strong centralising tendency',

neg: Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the 15 states and union territories of India, and fielded its candidates on 64 seats. The party had won 37 seats in total. It won 28 seats in West Bengal, 7 in Kerala, and 2 seats in Tripura. The party emerged out as the whole sole representative of the people of Tripura in this election. In the 2002 Presidential elections, Left Front announced Captain Lakshmi Sehgal as its presidential candidate. Against her was the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. CPIM's Leadership has announced that in form of Captain Lakshmi, they are fielding an 'Alternative

neg: Part I of the Constitution of India have been in use for enacting laws for not contesting their validity in the court of law. Supreme court verdict on Non-obstante clause Part I of the Constitution of India Part I—The Union and Its territories is a compilation of laws pertaining to the constitution of India as a country and the union of states that it is made of. This part of the constitution contains the law in the establishment, renaming, merging or altering the borders of the states or union territories. It also physically defines the words union / central government / government of India, states, territory of

neg: Indian states and territories ranked by incidents of human trafficking Indian states and territories ranked by incidents of human trafficking This is a list of States and Union Territories of India ranked by incidents of Human trafficking as of 2016, and is based on the number of convicted cases. The list is compiled from the 2016 Crime in India Report published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Government of India According to the report, the top three states with highest number of Human trafficking incidents based on number of cases reported are West Bengal, Rajasthan and Gujarat and the top three states with highest number of Human trafficking incidents based

neg: All India Services as they continue to be a member of the respective Service. Twenty-four states have their own cadre, but there are also two joint cadres: Assam-Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT). The Manipur-Tripura joint cadre was separated into Manipur and Tripura in 2014. There are State Cadres and the Officers of All India Services (AIS) - Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Forest Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), - are divided into State cadres. When on probation the All India Service officers are allocated to their States. Officers of All India Services working with the Union Government are posted on

neg: Bharat Broadband Network passive optical network broadband equipment, made to account for the dust and power outage issues in the rural areas, are made in India by C-DOT with no involvement of foreign companies. There are 245,000 villages across 36 states and union territories of India. Phase-I, which connected 100,000 villages, was completed in December 2017. Remaining villages will be connected under Phase-II by December 2018. BharatNet Phase-I, across 13 states and UTs was completed in December 2017 with the Phase-I union government funding share of . It connected 100,000 Gram panchayat, covering 300,000 villages by laying 300,000 km of optical fiber network.

neg: Regional Cancer Centre Regional Cancer Centre Regional Cancer Centres (RCCs) are cancer care hospitals and research institutes operating in India under the joint control and funding of the Government of India and the respective state governments. The name 'regional' because each of these institutions cater to a designated region, usually a number of districts in the country. There are presently 25 such centres spanning all the states and union territories of India. This system works under the "National Cancer Control Programme" which started in 1975 under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India). The scheme originally started with 5 RCCs for 5

neg: States and union territories of India and India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies) that were directly governed by the British and princely states which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held "de facto" sovereignty (suzerainty) over the princely states. Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian Union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into new provinces, such as Rajputana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Bharat, and Vindhya Pradesh, made up of multiple princely states; a few, including Mysore, Hyderabad, Bhopal, and Bilaspur, became separate provinces.

neg: Cross Roads India Assistance Cross Roads India Assistance Cross Roads India Assistance, known as "'CRIA", 'roadside assistance service provider in India. CRIA has a fleet of self owned and managed service staff and vans/tow trucks, supported by an associate network of 6238 workshops, covering 3840 towns, across 490 districts of 28 Indian States and 7 union territories. The company attends to over 1,100 roadside repairs daily. CRIA supplies businesses and consumers. CRIA guarantees 180 minutes response. Services include on-road minor repair, towing for vehicles that cannot be repaired on-road, assistance with obtaining fuel, replacement of punctured tyres, lock-out assistance, jump-start service, maps and route

neg: European Union Customs Union dependencies of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Jersey are integral parts of the EU's customs territory. Andorra, San Marino and Turkey, a candidate for EU membership, are each in a customs union with the EU. While all EU member states are part of the customs union, not all of their respective territories participate. Territories of member states which have remained outside of the EU (overseas territories of the European Union) generally do not participate in the customs union. However, there are seven EU member territories that do not participate in the customs union: The following are

neg: Special member state territories and the European Union member states which do not have special-status territories, and participate in all EU provisions: Special member state territories and the European Union The special territories of the European Union are 31 territories of EU member states which, for historical, geographical, or political reasons, enjoy special status within or outside the European Union. The special territories divided themselves in two categories: 9 Outermost Regions (OMR) that form part of the European Union, though they benefit from derogations from some EU laws due to their geographical remoteness from mainland Europe; and 22 Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) that do not form part

neg: States of India by Urdu speakers Bihar, Telangana, and Jammu and Kashmir. Following is a list of States and Union Territories of India by speakers of Urdu census data with estimated 2001 speakers. For census data of 1991:GOI census 1991: DISTRIBUTION OF 10,000 PERSONS BY LANGUAGE - INDIA, STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES - 1991 Following is speaker's strength data of Urdu language for decades of 1971, 1981, 1991 & 2001: Following is ranking data of Urdu language for decades of 1971, 1981, 1991 & 2001: States of India by Urdu speakers As per Government of India census data of 2001, the total number of Urdu speakers

neg: India purchasing power parity. Following market-based economic reforms in 1991, India became one of the fastest-growing major economies and is considered a newly industrialised country. However, it continues to face the challenges of poverty, corruption, malnutrition, and inadequate public healthcare. A nuclear weapons state and regional power, it has the second largest standing army in the world and ranks fifth in military expenditure among nations. India is a federal republic governed under a parliamentary system and consists of 29 states and 7 union territories. A pluralistic, multilingual and multi-ethnic society, it is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a

neg: Proposed states and territories of India Territory. In early October 2015, the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifesto for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh election included a promise for Union Territory status. The BJP went on to get 18 out of the 24 seats it contested, a clear majority. Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after the independence of India, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs through the center

neg: Part I of the Constitution of India these territories. States are not debarred from imposing taxes or royalty on the minerals extracted from the territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone (which are under states jurisdiction) as per serial no. 50 of state list in seventh schedule of the constitution. Article 3 provision says that the views of the state assembly shall be taken by the president before recommending for changing the boundary of a state. The original provision of Article 3 was amended by Constitution (fifth amendment) Act, 1955 on 24 December 1955. In case of union territories the provision for finding the views of the

neg: Goa Opinion Poll Goa voted against the merger and Goa continued to be a union territory. Subsequently, in 1987, Goa became a full-fledged state within the Indian Union. India gained its independence from the British in 1947. Goa was the largest part of the Portuguese possession in India, the other territories being small enclaves. In 1961, India incorporated these territories after a military invasion. At the time of Goa’s accession into India, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had promised that Goa would retain its distinct identity. Even prior to the annexation of Goa, Nehru had promised that the people of Goa would be consulted

neg: India sex ratio, it was estimated that there were 50 million more males than females in the nation. However a report from 2011 has shown improvement in the gender ratio. The payment of dowry, although illegal, remains widespread across class lines. Deaths resulting from dowry, mostly from bride burning, are on the rise, despite stringent anti-dowry laws. Many Indian festivals are religious in origin. The best known include Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Thai Pongal, Holi, Durga Puja, Eid ul-Fitr, Bakr-Id, Christmas, and Vaisakhi. India has three national holidays which are observed in all states and union territories – Republic Day, Independence Day

neg: Federal territory Federal territory A federal territory is an area under the direct and usually exclusive jurisdiction of a federation's central or national government. A federal territory is an area that is part of a federation but not part of any federated state. The federated states constitute the federation itself and share sovereignty with the federal government, while a territory does not have sovereign status. Unlike a federal district, a territory may have some degree of self-rule, but the terms are used somewhat differently in different federations. Federal territories include: In India, the federal territories are formally called union territories. There are

neg: Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems and was allocated a fund of Rs. 2,000 crore. A pilot phase of the project was launched on 4 January 2013 by the then Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. CCTNS aims to integrate all the data and records of crime into a Core Application Software (CAS), which is presently spreading across 29 states and 7 union territories of India. CAS was developed by the Bangalore based IT firm, Wipro. It needs to integrate different software and platforms followed by different states and to digitise records of those states which have not digitised their police records. The project also involves training of

neg: Modern Hindu law courts in India, as it is a secular nation. Rather religious personal laws are adjudicated by the state on a case by case basis. The court system of India is essentially divided into three tiers, the Supreme Court of India at the apex of the hierarchy for the entire country, twenty-one High Courts at the top of the hierarchy in each State, and subsequent district courts that govern family, criminal and civil laws within the states. The High Courts have jurisdiction over a state, a union territory or a group of states and union territories. District courts are the courts

neg: Special member state territories and the European Union Special member state territories and the European Union The special territories of the European Union are 31 territories of EU member states which, for historical, geographical, or political reasons, enjoy special status within or outside the European Union. The special territories divided themselves in two categories: 9 Outermost Regions (OMR) that form part of the European Union, though they benefit from derogations from some EU laws due to their geographical remoteness from mainland Europe; and 22 Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) that do not form part of the European Union, though they cooperate with the EU via the Overseas Countries

neg: Jainism in India Jainism in India Jainism is India's sixth-largest religion and is practiced throughout India. As per the 2011 census, there are only 4,451,753 Jains in the 1.21 billion population of India, the majority living in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, however, the influence of Jainism has been far greater on the Indian population than these numbers suggest. Jains can be found in 34 out of 35 states and union territories, with Lakshdweep being the only union territory without Jains. The state of Jharkhand, with a population of 16,301 Jains also contains the holy pilgrimage centre of Shikharji. Jain doctrine teaches

neg: Union territory turmoil related to matters of governance, and so on. These union territories could be changed to states in the future for more efficient administrative control. The Constitution does not stipulate how tax revenue is to be devolved to the union territories, unlike for the states. The funds devolution to union territories by the union government have no criteria where all the revenue goes to the union government. Some union territories are provided more funds, while others are given less, in an arbitrary manner by the union government. As union territories are directly ruled by the union government, some union territories

neg: Proposed states and territories of India India, some of these administrative divisions became part of the Dominion of Pakistan, whilst the remaining states and provinces formed the Dominion of India. The colonial system of administration continued until 1956 when the States Reorganisation Act abolished the provinces and princely states in favour of new states which were based on language and ethnicity. Several new states and union territories have been created out of existing states since 1956. The Bombay Reorganisation Act split the Bombay State into the present day states of Gujarat and Maharashtra on 1 May 1960 on linguistic basis. The state of Nagaland was created

neg: European Union Netherlands, at 7 m (23 ft) below sea level. The landscape, climate, and economy of the EU are influenced by its coastline, which is long. Including the overseas territories of France which are located outside the continent of Europe, but which are members of the union, the EU experiences most types of climate from Arctic (North-East Europe) to tropical (French Guiana), rendering meteorological averages for the EU as a whole meaningless. The majority of the population lives in areas with a temperate maritime climate (North-Western Europe and Central Europe), a Mediterranean climate (Southern Europe), or a warm summer continental or

neg: Irredentism in wars such as the Thirty Years' War and Second Northern War. Kresy ("Borderlands") are the eastern lands that formerly belonged to Poland. In 1921, Polish troops crossed the Curzon Line, the border between ethnic Polish and ethnic Ukrainian and Belorussian territories, and seized large Ukrainian and Belorussian territories, and also seized 7 percent of Lithuania's territory in 1920. These territories were re-annexed by the Soviet Union in 1939 under the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, and include major cities, like Lviv (Ukraine), Vilnius (the capital of Lithuania), and Hrodna (Belarus). Even though "Kresy", or the "Eastern Borderlands", are no longer Polish territories,

neg: Ashoka Kumar Thakur v. Union of India the State Governments and Union Territories. Such Notification is open to challenge on the ground of wrongful exclusion or inclusion. Norms must be fixed keeping in view the peculiar features in different States and Union Territories. There has to be proper identification of Other Backward Classes (OBCs.). For identifying backward classes, the Commission set up pursuant to the directions of this Court in Indra Sawhney 1 has to work more effectively and not merely decide applications for inclusion or exclusion of castes. 8. The Parliament should fix a deadline by which time free and compulsory education will have reached every

neg: States Reorganisation Act, 1956 to West Bengal. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 was a major step towards dividing India into states and Union Territories.The following list sets out the states and union territories of India as reorganised on 1 November 1956: States Reorganisation Act, 1956 The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, organising them along linguistic lines. Although additional changes to India's state boundaries have been made since 1956, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 remains the single most extensive change in state boundaries since the independence of India in 1947. The Act

neg: Drug policy of India the government. It creates a class of medicines called Essential Narcotic Drugs (ENDs). Power for legislation on ENDs has been shifted from the state governments to the central governments so that the whole country now can have a uniform law covering these medicines which are needed for pain relief. Subsequently, NDPS rules which would be applicable to all states and union territories has been announced by the government of India in May 2015. It also has included 6 drugs namely Morphine, Fentanyl, Methadone, Oxycodone, Codeine and Hydrocodone. According to these rules, there is a single agency - the state drug

neg: Lion Dates Lion Dates Lion Dates Impex Pvt Ltd is India's largest date processing and trading company. The company has factories located in the city of Tiruchirapalli and nearby villages in India. The company also markets dates as a product to improve health. The company also manufactures honey, jam and oats. The Lion Dates brand is available across 28 states and 7 union territories in India. Lion Dates is an ISO 9001:2008 company. The company adheres to principles of corporate social responsibility, and provides employment to rural women and employment to differently-abled people helping them gain socioeconomic mobility in society. Today Lion

neg: Finance Act (India) Finance Act (India) The Finance Act is an important Act in India and the Central Government, through this Act, gives effect to financial proposals at the beginning of every Financial Year. The Act applies to all the States and Union Territories of India unless specified otherwise. Finance Act thus making this Act one that renews itself each year. All the Governmental financial policies are included in this Act. The existing policies, new policies, as well as changes made to existing policies are all included here. Every Finance Act is assented by the President of India. All the elements included in

neg: Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India a new article 239A in the Constitution, which would empower Parliament to create by law, Legislatures and Councils of Ministers for certain Union territories. Hari Vishnu Kamath moved an amendment to Clause 4 in the Lok Sabha, which sought to omit the words "nominated or" after the word "whether" in clause 1(a) of the new article 239A, be omitted. The amended Clause 4 was adopted by the Lok Sabha, and later by the Rajya Sabha. The effect of the amendment was that the Legislatures of the Union territories could not be wholly nominated bodies. The bill received assent from then

neg: Home Guard (India) The policies of State Civil Defence Committee were based on the directives issued by Government of India. This Home Guard organisation is also active in Bengal, Rajasthan, Tamil-Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The functions to be performed by Home Guards are listed below: The total strength of Home Guards in the country is 573,793 against which the present raised strength is 486,401 Home Guards in 25 state and the union territories. It doesn't exist in Kerala as its duties are performed by other organisations. Central Civil Defence training centres were established in various states to impart training to both Civil

neg: Trade Union Centre of India Secretary, Aravind Nayar, (Maharashtra), Secretary and Govinda (Maharashtra), Treasurer. Trade Union Centre of India Trade Union Centre of India is a national central trade union organization in India. Trade union Centre of India believes in uncompromising struggle and aims in uniting the working class as a revolutionary class.The 8th All India Conference of TUCI was held in Raichur, Karnataka 20-22 March 2016. The Conference elected a 53-member General Counsil, a 31-member Central Committee and 7 office-bearers: are in the Central Committee, of whom the seven office-bearers are: Amrish Patel (Gujarat), President, Bharat Bhushan Pandey (Chhattisgarh), Vice-President, R. Manasaya (Karnataka), Vice-President,

neg: Trade Union Centre of India Trade Union Centre of India Trade Union Centre of India is a national central trade union organization in India. Trade union Centre of India believes in uncompromising struggle and aims in uniting the working class as a revolutionary class.The 8th All India Conference of TUCI was held in Raichur, Karnataka 20-22 March 2016. The Conference elected a 53-member General Counsil, a 31-member Central Committee and 7 office-bearers: are in the Central Committee, of whom the seven office-bearers are: Amrish Patel (Gujarat), President, Bharat Bhushan Pandey (Chhattisgarh), Vice-President, R. Manasaya (Karnataka), Vice-President, Sanjay Singhvi (Maharashtra), General Secretary, Alik Chakraborty (W. Bengal),