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The concept of Union Territories (UTs) was introduced through the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, and it was formally incorporated into the Constitution through the Seventh Amendment Act of 1956.
The establishment of Union Territories was driven by various factors, including the small size of certain regions, their distinctiveness in terms of economics, culture, and geography compared to neighboring states, financial weakness, or political instability. These circumstances made it impractical for them to function as independent administrative entities, necessitating governance by the Central Government. Some UTs were designated as such due to their unique geographical locations or special statuses.
For instance, Daman and Diu were under Portuguese rule, while Puducherry was under French control, and they possessed distinct cultural identities that required preservation and effective governance. Additionally, islands like Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, due to their remote locations and strategic significance, warranted control by the Union government from a national security perspective.
Delhi serves as the administrative capital of India, and Chandigarh is jointly administered by both Haryana and Punjab. Given Delhi's pivotal role in India's governance, it was essential for the Union government to have authority over it.
Initially, in 1956, India had 14 states and six UTs. However, over time, the number of states increased to 28, and the number of UTs grew to eight. Some UTs, such as Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram, have transitioned into full-fledged states since the 1960s.
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The concept of Union Territories (UTs) was introduced through the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, and it was formally incorporated into the Constitution through the Seventh Amendment Act of 1956.
The establishment of Union Territories was driven by various factors, including the small size of certain regions, their distinctiveness in terms of economics, culture, and geography compared to neighboring states, financial weakness, or political instability. These circumstances made it impractical for them to function as independent administrative entities, necessitating governance by the Central Government. Some UTs were designated as such due to their unique geographical locations or special statuses.
For instance, Daman and Diu were under Portuguese rule, while Puducherry was under French control, and they possessed distinct cultural identities that required preservation and effective governance. Additionally, islands like Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, due to their remote locations and strategic significance, warranted control by the Union government from a national security perspective.
Delhi serves as the administrative capital of India, and Chandigarh is jointly administered by both Haryana and Punjab. Given Delhi's pivotal role in India's governance, it was essential for the Union government to have authority over it.
Initially, in 1956, India had 14 states and six UTs. However, over time, the number of states increased to 28, and the number of UTs grew to eight. Some UTs, such as Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Sikkim, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram, have transitioned into full-fledged states since the 1960s.
#UnionTerritory #Delhi #Ladakh #JammuKashmir #DadraNagarHaveli #DamanDiu #Chandigarh #Puducherry #AndamandNicobar #Lakshadweep #President #HWNews
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00:00 Delhi was a union territory.
00:02 Now, from union territory, it was given partial statehood.
00:08 So before I get into the bill and what the bill is all about, which is not very complicated,
00:12 it is a very simple way, we will always as usual explain in a very simple way.
00:16 Let us first try and understand what a union territory is in India.
00:22 Unlike the states of India, which have their own government, union territories are federal
00:29 territories administered by the Union Government of India.
00:33 In UTs, the central government appoints the left-hand governor who is the administrator
00:40 and the representative of the President of India.
00:43 However, there are exceptions given to Puducherry and Delhi.
00:47 They have elected legislative governments and they are granted partial statehood under
00:52 the special constitutional amendment.
00:55 Currently, India has 8 union territories, which includes Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar,
01:01 Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Deu, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep
01:09 and Puducherry.
01:11 So we understood what is union territory.
01:14 Union territory are territories which are controlled by the central government.
01:18 Delhi is partially controlled by the, supposedly to be partially controlled by the central
01:24 government, so is Puducherry.
01:27 Now why do you necessarily have a union territory?
01:31 Let us get into that.
01:35 See there are various reasons for formation of union territory.
01:40 Included such territories being too small to be independent or too different economically,
01:45 culturally and geographically to be merged with the surrounding states or financially
01:51 very weak or politically very unstable.
01:56 These are the reasons why you have union territory.
01:58 So they could not survive as a separate administrative unit and needed to be administered by the
02:04 union government.
02:05 Some were made union territories given the location and or the special status.
02:10 I will try and explain this.
02:12 You see, if a state is too, if a territory is too small to be a state, too small to be
02:17 a state or too unstable to be a state or too strategically located in such places where
02:24 it is important that the union government keeps an eye on that particular territory,
02:28 in such cases or it is different to any of the states that it can align with, these territories
02:36 are seen as union territories, UTs as they call.
02:41 So that is why the government, the central government, the union government takes care
02:45 of the administration directly.
02:47 So there is a left hand governor and the left hand governor here reports to the President
02:52 of India.
02:53 That is what it is said.
02:54 So it technically reports to the union government.
02:56 This is what it happens.
02:57 So now we understood what is union territories.
03:00 Now we understood why do we have union territories.
03:03 Teeke, isko side me rakhte hain.
03:05 Now let us get into what is this Delhi Service Bill or the Government of National Capital
03:12 Territory of Delhi Amendment Bill 2023.
03:18 According to the government order, in view of its special status as national capital,
03:24 a scheme of administration has to be formulated by law to balance both local and national
03:31 democratic interest, which are at stake, which would reflect the aspiration of the people
03:37 through joint and collective responsibility of both the governments of India and the government
03:43 of National Capital Territory of Delhi, that is GNCTD.
03:49 This is what the government says.
03:50 See what the government is saying is that, "Baba listen, what is Delhi?
03:54 Delhi is the national capital.
03:56 National capital matlab it is going to affect the larger democratic scope of the country.
04:01 So Delhi is important for the larger democratic scope of the country because it is the national
04:05 capital of the country.
04:07 So since it is the national capital of the country, there has to be a balance of power
04:10 between the local government and the central government.
04:14 The central government has to have enough power to ensure that nothing goes wrong in
04:17 Delhi.
04:18 Because something goes wrong in Delhi, something goes wrong in the country.
04:21 Correct, this is what the government says.
04:24 It further went on to add that a permanent authority headed by the Delhi Chief Minister
04:29 is introduced to make recommendations to the left hand governor regarding matters concerning
04:34 transfer, posting, vigilance and other incidental matters.
04:39 This is where the problem starts.
04:43 Now let us understand the problem in a simple way.
04:46 See kya hota hai ki a Chief Minister technically is not the person who runs the country, who
04:53 actually executes the decisions, policies, is not the Chief Minister.
04:59 It is the Chief Secretary and his team, bureaucracy, which is Chief Secretary, Additional Chief
05:04 Secretary so on and so forth.
05:05 These are the people who actually executes the policies of the government.
05:11 Now what the union government is saying that listen, you know what, ye jo secretaries on
05:16 a secretaries, those IAS officers, those administrators, that the state government will not control
05:22 baba.
05:23 The state government under the Chief Ministership will advise the left hand governor to transfer,
05:30 vigilance, promotion, etc. etc. etc.
05:35 So the advisor here becomes the Chief Minister.
05:39 The Chief Minister can go and recommend to the left hand governor that baba listen ye
05:45 aadmi ko na tura transfer karo.
05:47 This man is not listening to me, he is not doing my job, so please transfer him.
05:51 Or this man know he is very good at it, so kindly transfer him to this particular department
05:55 because I want him with me.
05:57 This is what the government is saying.
06:00 Now who appoints the left hand governor?
06:04 The union government appoints the left hand governor.
06:07 Who does the left hand governor report to?
06:10 Technically the left hand governor reports to the President of India.
06:13 Technically President of India but actually the government of India, the union government
06:16 of India.
06:18 The left hand governor is the person who finally takes all the calls as far as transfers, promotions,
06:25 vigilance etc. is concerned for the administrative staff.
06:28 So now what the government is saying?
06:30 Government is saying baba listen, you have larger democratic interest of the country.
06:36 Delhi is the capital of the country.
06:38 For the larger democratic interest of the country, we need to have some kind of control
06:42 in Delhi.
06:43 Aisa thodi hai ki we will just let it go.
06:45 Fir union government baith ke hum kya karna hai yaha par?
06:48 What are we doing here as union government?
06:50 We have to have some kind of control in Delhi because that will affect the country.
06:54 This is what the union government says.
06:56 Now let us look at it from Arvind Kejriwal's point of view, the CM of Delhi's point of
07:01 view.
07:03 The CM of Delhi fights elections, goes to people, gets their mandate and says that I
07:12 will govern Delhi, I will give you a better Delhi.
07:17 This is what the CM says.
07:20 Now like I told you before my editorial, for a CM, for him to implement his policies, he
07:26 has to depend on his secretaries.
07:28 When I say secretaries, I mean IAS officers, administrative officers.
07:32 He has to depend on them.
07:34 If the CM says baba yeh karo, the administrative officers hai time nahi hai, that's it, that
07:40 will not happen.
07:41 If the CM says that listen, you know what, I need this done in 24 hours, the administrative
07:46 officer says chodo yaar, we will talk after one month.
07:49 CM, if he doesn't have the power to transfer that administrative officer, suspend that
07:54 administrative officer, book that administrative officer, CM is what power then?
08:02 The administrative officer, for him, the CM does not matter anymore.
08:06 Why?
08:07 Because his promotion is done by the LG.
08:09 His transfer done by the LG.
08:13 His vigilance and other things, you know, if at all corruption, corruption and all,
08:17 done by the LG.
08:18 Who can suspend him?
08:20 The LG can suspend him.
08:22 So technically speaking, the CM of Delhi cannot harm him, cannot do anything to him.
08:30 Like me and you, when we go to these government officers and we fall at their feet of this
08:34 administrative officer saying that sir, please kar do, main tax ka paisa deta ho, sab deta
08:39 ho, phir bhi aap bhagwan ho, mera kaam kar do, please do my work, you are God, the way
08:43 we do it, the Chief Minister will also have to do it.
08:46 What difference?
08:47 Administrative secretary will say, fagad hai, humko kya hai, who is he to command me?
08:52 Kuchh kar to nahi sakte.
08:55 Okay.
08:56 I have not once but several times told you, I will speak when I spoke about police, that
09:02 the reason why police crawl on when they are asked to bend by these political masters is
09:07 because ultimately everything about police is controlled by them.
09:11 If you don't listen to your political masters, they will transfer you to a corner where the
09:16 nearest water supply is 1500 kilometers, they will transfer you there.
09:20 If you don't listen to these political masters, they will ensure that you never get an executive
09:25 position.
09:26 You will be in position where there is no job, you will be just sitting there.
09:29 If you don't listen to these political masters, your promotion and all, it will take its own
09:33 sweet time.
09:34 So the police has no other option but to listen to the political masters.
09:39 So what is the power?
09:40 The power of making police listen to the political masters are these promotions, transfers, suspension
09:45 and all that.
09:46 You take it away.
09:47 This is what Arvind Kejriwal is saying.
09:50 Thank you.
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