- A UNION TERRITORY is a type of administrative division,which is ruled directly by the “UNION GOVERNMENT”
- UNION TERRITORIES have special rights and status.
- there are “8 UNION TERRITORIES IN INDIA” from 26th JANUARY 2020.
- “DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU” was merged on 26th JANUARY 2020 to from a single UNION TERRITORY.
- “JAMMU&KASHMIR AND LADAKH” were categorized as UNION TERRITORY from OCTOBER 31st 2019.
| NUMBER | UNION TERRITORY | CAPITAL | LANGUAGE | FESTIVAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLAND | PORT BLAIR | BENGALI,HINDI,TAMIL | ISLAND TOURISM FESTIVAL |
| 2 | CHANDIGARH | CHANDIGARH | HINDI,PUNJABI | PLAZA CARNIVAL,TEEJ,ROSE FESTIVAL |
| 3 | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | DAAMAN | HINDI,GUJARATI,MARATHI | BARASH FESTIVAL AND GARBA FESTIVAL |
| 4 | JAMMU&KASHMIR | SRINAGAR[SUMMER] JAMMU[WINTER] |
KASHMIRI,URDU | EID-UL-FITR,MUHARAM |
| 5 | LADAKH | LEH | LADAKI | LOSAR |
| 6 | LAKSHADWEEP | PORT BLAIR | MALAYALAM | EID-UL-FITR,MUHARAM |
| 7 | NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI | NEW DELHI | HINDI,ENGLISH | DIWALI,HOLI,EID |
| 8 | PUDUCHERRY | PONDICHERRY | MALAYALAM,TAMIL,TELUGU | INTERNATIONAL YOGA FESTIVAL,MASQUERADE FESTIVAL |