Article 239 deals with the ______________.

Question

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Answer 1

The correct answer is the administration of union territories by the President.

Key Points

Article 239
- Administration of union territories.
- The president may appoint the governor of the state as the administrator, where he exercises his functions as such administrative independently of his council of ministers

Confusion Points

Article 239AA. Special provisions concerning Delhi
- From the date of commencement of the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991.
- The Union Territory of Delhi shall be called the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Additional Information

Part-8 of the Indian Constitution deals with the Union Territory.
The Union Territory of India is described between articles 239 to 242 in our constitution.
There were 9 union territories in India but from 26th January 2020, Dadra and Nager Haveli and Daman and Diu are to be combined into a single territory, thus resulting in 8 Union Territories in India now.