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Learning unit: States of India and Union Territories. Syllabus:

- States of India.
- Economic profile of the 28 states and 7 Union Territories.

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Course summary (States of India and Union Territories):

India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of government in States closely resembles that of the Union. There are 28 states and 7 Union territories in India. Union Territories are managed by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. From the biggest to the smallest, each State or Union Territory of India has a sole demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc.

Several world-renowned companies/ industries exists in these states which promote large investments into India. They are mostly confined to iron and steel, cement, textiles, agro-processing, mineral-based industries, drugs and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, electronics, automobiles, etc.

Various State Governments have also recognized Information technology (IT) industry as an integral part of the economy, thereby attracting new players into the market. Information technology (IT) revolution is committed to provide good governance that guarantees transparency, reduction in transaction costs, efficiency and citizen centric delivery of public services. Therefore, the Government is making all efforts to make easy the growth of such industries and promote total development of the economy.

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Profile of the 28 states and 7 Union territories.
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Tripura
- Uttarakhand
- Uttar Pradesh
- West Bengal

Union Territories
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Chandigarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Lakshadweep
- Puducherry

Top Indian States / Union Territory by Gross domestic product (GDP) (in USD Millions)
India (total): 1,315,660
Maharashtra: 190,310
Uttar Pradesh: 109,770
Andhra Pradesh: 100,350
Tamil Nadu: 97,970
Gujarat: 90,650
West Bengal: 84,570
Karnataka: 70,890
Rajasthan: 53,930
Kerala: 48,630
Delhi Territory: 46,000
Madhya Pradesh: 45,810
Haryana: 45,670

Top Indian cities by Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 (in billions of USD)
Mumbai, Maharashtra: 209
Delhi, National Capital Territory: 167
Kolkata, West Bengal: 150
Bangalore, Karnataka: 83
Chennai, Tamil Nadu: 67
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh: 60
Ahmedabad, Gujarat: 59
Pune, Maharashtra: 30
Surat, Gujarat: 22
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh: 17

Top Indian State or union territory by Population (2011 Census)
Uttar Pradesh: 199,581,477
Maharashtra: 112,372,972
Bihar: 103,804,637
West Bengal: 91,347,736
Andhra Pradesh: 84,665,533
Madhya Pradesh: 72,597,565
Tamil Nadu: 72,138,958
Rajasthan: 68,621,012
Karnataka: 61,130,704
Gujarat: 60,383,628
Orissa: 41,947,358
Kerala: 33,387,677
Jharkhand: 32,966,238
Assam: 31,169,272
Punjab: 27,704,236
Haryana: 25,353,081

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