States and Capitals of India 2020

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States and Capitals of India is a sovereign, secular, democratic, republic country with a parliamentary system of government. Hon'ble President of India is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. India is a union of states and in the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of state government closely resembles that of the Union. There are currently 28 states and 8 Union Territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through the administrators that are appointed by him/her.

The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949 and it was implemented on 26 January 1950. The boundaries of states of India are reorganized on the linguistic basis by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956

What is a State?

A state is an independent unit that consists of its own Legislative Assembly and elected representatives. It is a territory that has its own Chief Minister. A state has its own separate government. Functions of the state are handled by the State Government such as security, healthcare, governance, revenue generation etc.

List of the Indian States and their Capitals

S.no	States Name	Capital	Founded on
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati)	1 Nov. 1956
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	20 Feb. 1987
3	Assam	Dispur	26 Jan. 1950
4	Bihar	Patna	26 Jan. 1950
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	1 Nov. 2000
6	Goa	Panaji	30 May. 1987
7	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	1 May. 1960
8	Haryana	Chandigarh	1 Nov. 1966
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	25 Jan. 1971
10	Jharkhand	Ranchi	15 Nov. 2000
11	Karnataka	Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore)	1 Nov. 1956
12	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	1 Nov. 1956
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	1 Nov. 1956
14	Maharashtra	Mumbai	1 May. 1960
15	Manipur	Imphal	21 Jan. 1972
16	Meghalaya	Shillong	21 Jan. 1972
17	Mizoram	Aizawl	20 Feb. 1987
18	Nagaland	Kohima	1 Dec. 1963
19	Odisha	Bhubaneswar	26 Jan. 1950
20	Punjab	Chandigarh	1 Nov. 1956
21	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1 Nov. 1956
22	Sikkim	Gangtok	16 May. 1975
23	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	26 Jan. 1950
24	Telangana	Hyderabad	2 Jun. 2014
25	Tripura	Agartala	21 Jan. 1972
26	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	26 Jan. 1950
27	Uttarakhand	Dehradun (Winter) Gairsain (Summer)	9 Nov. 2000
28	West Bengal	Kolkata	1 Nov. 1956

What is a Union Territory?

A Union Territory is a type of administrative division that is directly controlled by the Central Government.  Union Territories are ruled directly by the Central Government and have a Lieutenant Governor as an administrator, who is the representative of the President of India and appointed by the Central government.

Note: Union Territories Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir do not operate in the same manner as the other five Union Territories of India since they have partial statehood status and have their own elected legislative assemblies.

List of Union Territories and Capitals

Union territories	Capital	Founded on
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	1 Nov. 1956
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1 Nov. 1966
Dadra and Nagar Haveli,	Daman	26 Jan. 2020
Delhi	New Delhi	9 May. 1905
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	1 Nov. 1956
Puducherry	Pondicherry	1 Nov. 1954
Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)	31 Oct 2019
Ladakh	Leh	31 Oct 2019

Difference Between State and Union Territory

State	Union Territories
The state has its own administrative units with their own elected government.	Union Territories are constituent units which are controlled and administered by the Central Government.
Executive Head is the Governor	Executive Head is the President
The relationship with the Centre is Federal.	Unitary with the Centre. i.e. all the powers rest in the hands of Union.
Administered by the Chief Minister and elected by the people.	Administered by the Administrator which is appointed by the President. ( except Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir)
Chief Minister is the real head.	Lieutenant is the real head.

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