Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNHDD) is a union territory in western India.[1][2] The population of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is 585,764 (2011 census), and the union territory covers an area of 603 sq km. It was created through the merger of the erstwhile union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Plans for the proposed merger were announced by the Government of India in July 2019. The necessary legislation was passed in the Parliament of India in December 2019 and came into effect on 26 January 2020.[3][4]
The territory is made up of four separate geographical entities: Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and the island of Diu.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli was occupied by the Portuguese in June, 1783. Residents of Dadra and Nagar Haveli got themselves liberated from Portuguese rule on August 2, 1954. From, 1954 to 1961, the territory was administered by a citizen’s council called the Varishta Panchayat of Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli. In 1961, it was merged with the Republic of India and made a Union Territory.[5]
References
- ↑ Dutta, Amrita Nayak (10 July 2019). "There will be one UT less as Modi govt plans to merge Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu". Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Data" (PDF). egazette.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ "Govt plans to merge 2 UTs -- Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli".
- ↑ "Data" (PDF). 164.100.47.4. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ↑ "Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to be one Union Territory from January 26". The Hindu. PTI. 2019-12-19. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
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