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Government and administration
Puducherry Legislative Assembly
See also: List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry, List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry, andList of districts of Puducherry
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Puducherry is a Union Territory of India, and a not a separate state, which
implies that the governance and administration of the territory falls directly
under the federal authority in New Delhi. However,
along with Delhi, Puducherry is one of the two union
territories in India which is entitled by special constitutional amendments to
have an elected legislative
assembly and a cabinet of
ministers, thereby enjoying partial statehood powers. Under the special
provision, the government is permitted to make laws with respect to specific
matters. In many cases, such legislation may require the ratification from the
federal government or the assent of the President
of India.
The Centre is represented by the lieutenant governor, who resides at the Raj
Nivas (Le Palais du Gouverneur) at the Park, the former palace of the French
governor. The central government is more directly involved in the financial
well-being of the territory, as against the states where financial
administration, given a budgeted central grant is the responsibility to the
state governments. Consequently, Puducherry has at various times, enjoyed lower
taxes, especially in the indirect category.
Special administration status
The territory changed its name to Puducherry in
2006.
According to the Treaty of Cession of 1956, the four territories of former
French India were guaranteed to
retain their special administrative status. That is why Puducherry is the only
Union Territory with some special provisions like a Legislative Assembly and French as an official language.
Article II of the Treaty states that
"The Establishments
will keep the benefit of the special administrative status which was in force
prior to 1 November 1954. Any constitutional changes in this status which may
be made subsequently shall be made after ascertaining the wishes of the
people."
In Indian philosophy
Puducherry was the residence of Sri
Aurobindo. The Sri
Aurobindo Ashram still operates from
Puducherry.
Puducherry in literature
·
Puducherry was the
setting for the first third of the Booker prize-winning novel Life
of Pi by Yann Martel. A portion
of the subsequent movie version was filmed there.[7]
·
"Prince
Pondicherry" is an Indian character from Roald
Dahl's novel Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. The prince orders Willy Wonka to build a palace of chocolate in India,
which then melts in the hot sun.
Economy
Macro-economic trend
Mahé beach
This is a chart of trend of gross state domestic product of
Puducherry at market prices estimated by Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation with figures in millions ofIndian rupees.
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Year
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Gross State Domestic Product
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1980
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1,840
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1985
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3,420
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1990
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6,030
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1995
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13,200
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2000
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37,810
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Puducherry's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at
$2 billion in current prices. The potential for fisheries is substantial in the
Union Territory. The four regions of the Union Territory have a coastline of
45 km with 675 km2 of inshore waters, 1.347 ha of inland water and 800 ha of brackish
water. There are 27 marine fishing villages and 23 inland fishing villages with
fishermen population of about 65,000 of which 13,000 are actively engaged in
fishing. Irrigation tanks and ponds are also tapped for commercial fish
rearing.
The Railways play a vital role for speedy economic growth. The
entire cost towards execution of the new broad gauge line for 10.7 km from
Karaikal to Nagore would now be funded by the Ministry of Railways and work has
already been awarded on turn key basis for laying the new railway line in a
period of 18 months.
The present availability of power is about 400 MW. The demand is
likely to increase with the development of Port, Special Economic Zone, other
industrial development, trade, commerce etc. The Government has decided to
expand the Pondicherry
Airport so that air services can
be improved gradually over the years, to land aircraft like ATR-42 and Boeing
737NG, in order to meet the growing demand for air travel. A MoU has
already been signed with Airports Authority of India for expansion of Pondicherry Airport in two
phases.[8]
Tourism
Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry
Puducherry is one of the most popular tourist spots for national
and international tourists. There are several beaches here. There is also Sri
Aurobindo Ashram, where Sri
Aurobindo spent his last years.
There are several temples, monuments, parks and mosques which attract tourists.
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