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The provisions relating to the administration of the Union Territories are contained in which Part of the Constitution?

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Answer: Option D — Part VIII

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Part VIII of the Constitution deals with the Union Territories.

What Part VIII contains:

  • The administration of Union Territories by the President, acting through an administrator.
  • The creation of local legislatures or councils of ministers for certain Union Territories.
  • Special provisions with respect to Delhi, including its Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers.
  • The power of the President to make regulations for certain Union Territories.
  • High Courts for Union Territories.

The Union Territories at present:

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi (National Capital Territory), Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry; there are now eight Union Territories.
  • Union Territories with legislatures: Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir.

Why Union Territories exist:

  • Some areas are small, or strategically located, or have a distinct culture, or were former colonies of other European powers, or are capitals of more than one state; so they are governed directly by the Centre.
  • Examples: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep (strategic island territories), Chandigarh (joint capital of Punjab and Haryana), and the former French and Portuguese territories.

Delhi:

  • Delhi is a Union Territory with a special status, called the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
  • It has a Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers headed by a Chief Minister, but police, public order and land are under the control of the Centre.

Union Territories and Parliament:

  • Parliament can make laws on any subject for the Union Territories, including state subjects.
  • The President can make regulations for some Union Territories without a legislature.

History:

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956, created the category of Union Territories, replacing the earlier Part C and Part D states.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Part VI deals with the States; Part VII has been repealed; Part IX deals with the Panchayats.

Quick tip

Remember: Part VIII = Union Territories (administered by the President through an administrator); now eight UTs.

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This topic covers the important articles of the Constitution that exams test most often, the parts of the Constitution, and the twelve schedules, such as the Seventh Schedule (Union, State and Concurrent Lists), the Eighth Schedule (languages) and the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law). Questions directly ask which article or schedule deals with a subject, so make a table and revise it often. High-frequency examples include Article 112 (annual financial statement), Article 280 (Finance Commission), Article 324 (Election Commission) and Article 368 (amendment procedure). Remember that the Ninth Schedule was added by the 1st Amendment in 1951. Practise the important articles and schedules questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

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