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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5250
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24TH MARCH, 2026/ CHAITRA 3, 1948 (SAKA)
STATE HOOD STATUS
5250. SHRI T R BAALU:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) Whether Government has been contemplating to accord full State -hood
status to Puducherry in pursuance of the demand from the people of
Puducherry; and
(b) if so, details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) to (b): As per Article 239A of the Constitution, Puducherry is a Union
Territory with legislature. It has a robust governance and administrative
setup within the existing constitutional and legal framework to deliver
public goods efficiently.
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