How many states and Union Territories are there in... more India?a)28 ...
The total number of states in the country is 28. J&K and Ladakh were made two Union Territories, according to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 Complete list of 28 States of India:
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assam
4. Chhattisgarh
5. Goa
6. Gujarat
7. Haryana
8. Himachal Pradesh
9. Jharkhand
10. Karnataka
11. Kerala
12. Madhya Pradesh
13. Maharashtra
14. Manipur
15. Meghalaya
16. Mizoram
17. Nagaland
18. Odisha
19. Punjab
20. Rajasthan
21. Sikkim
22. Tamil Nadu
23. Telangana
24. Tripura
25. Uttar Pradesh
26. Uttarakhand
27. West Bengal
28. Bihar
The Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli have become a single union territory since January 26 through a Bill passed by the Parliament in the winter session. With the merger of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the number of UT’s have come down to eight. Complete list of 8 Union Territories of India:
1. Andaman and Nicobar Island
2. Chandigarh
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
4. Delhi
5. Ladakh
6. Lakshadweep
7. Jammu and Kashmir
8. Puducherry
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How many states and Union Territories are there in... more India?a)28 ...
It was right in ncert...B'cause the present syllabus of ncert is not updated...
In present situation,there are 28 states and 8 union territories...
The changes happened in current (2020)are as follows:
1)Removal of article 370, so J&K and Ladakh became two union territories...
2) Dadra nagar haveli and Daman&Deew are merged together and made a single UT...
Therefore,There now 28 states and 8 UT's...
How many states and Union Territories are there in... more India?a)28 ...
Ans. (a) before 2 june 2014 there are 28 states and 7 union territories but after formed telangana as a new state, at 2 june, 2014,there are 29 states and 7 union territories in our country.but now there are 28 states and 8 union territories including ( jammu and kashmir).but as per Parliament said from 31st Oct 2019 there are 28 states and 9 Union Territories.
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