As per J & K Reorganisation Act, 2019, UT created without legislature is:

Question

As per J & K Reorganisation Act, 2019, UT created without legislature is:

1. A. Jammu
2. B. Jammu and Kashmir
3. C. Kargil
4. D. Ladakh (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — Ladakh

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Ladakh.

Key Points

• Under the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019, Jammu & Kashmir became a UT with a legislature (Vidhan Sabha), while Ladakh became a UT WITHOUT a legislature — governed directly by the Centre.

Additional Information

• The J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 took effect on 31 October 2019, creating Jammu & Kashmir with a legislature and Ladakh without one.
• The same asymmetry exists elsewhere: Delhi and Puducherry have legislatures; Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu do not.
• A UT without a legislature is administered by the President through a Lieutenant Governor, so its laws are made by Parliament.
• Ladakh comprises the Leh and Kargil districts and is India's largest UT by area but among the smallest by population.