At present ,INDIA has “28 STATES “and”8 UNION TERRITORIES”
| STATE | UNION TERRITORY |
|---|---|
| A STATE is an “ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION” which has its own elected GOVERNMENT | A UNION TERRITORY is an “ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT” which is ruled by union [CENTRAL] GOVERNMENT |
| The HEAD of the state is the “GOVERNOR” of the state | The HEAD of the UNION TERRITORY is the “PRESIDENT” of the country |
| STATES are administrated by “CHIEF MINISTER”,elected by the people | UNION TERRITORIES are administrated by “ADMINISTRATOR”,appointed by the “PRESIDENT OF INDIA” |
| STATES have “FEDARAL RELATIONSHIP”with CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ie,the POWERS are distributed between “state and union”[CENTRAL] | UNION TERRITORIES have “UNITARY RELATIONSHIP with CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ie,all the power lies in the hands of UNION [CENTRAL] |
| The AREA of the STATE is larger compared to the UNION TERRITORY | UNION TERRITORY have smaller AREAS |
| The STATE has the “RIGHT TO FRAMES ITS LAWS” | THE UNION TERRITORY’S LAWS are framed by UNION [CENTRAL]GOVERNMENT |