Question

what do we mean by union territories ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Union Territories (UTs) in India are those areas that are delineated from the States as separate administrative entities by virtue of their Demography or History or Geography apart from other Constitutional or Political purposes and administered directly by the Central/ Union Government.

“The concept of union territory was not there from the beginning in the constitution and it was incorporated by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956

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Answer 2

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 governed directly by the union government (central government), hence it is named as union territory.