Question

Name the two Union Territories formed out of the State of Jammu and Kashmir after repealing the special status granted by the Indian Constitution.

• A. Union Territories of Kashmir and Jammu
• B. Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
• C. Union Territories of Kashmir and Ladakh
• D. Union Territories of Jammu and Srinagar

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

On August 5, 2019, the Government of India repealed the special status granted to the state of Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. This significant legal development led to the reorganization of the region. In this process, the former state was bifurcated into two separate Union Territories. These newly formed Union Territories are:

• Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
• Union Territory of Ladakh

This structural change was formalized by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which aimed to provide administrative efficiency and political integration of the region with the rest of India.