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Union Territories. Each State has

a government called the State
Government and each Union

Territory is run by the Central
Government. Delhi is called the

National Capital Territory.

Central Government

The Central Government in India

is also called the Government
of India. People of India elect

this government. The President, Amaravati
the Vice-President, the Prime

Minister, the council of ministers
Sri Vijaya Puram
and officers run the government.
The offices of the Central
Government are located in New

Delhi. New Delhi, therefore,
is the Capital of India. The Political Map of India

President, the Vice-President, the ministers
and many officers stay in Delhi. The Knowledge Zone

Central Government takes care of the whole   India has 28 States.
  India has 8 Union Territories.
country. It also helps the States in need.

• Critical thinking

Write True or False.
1. India is our motherland.
2. India’s population is less than one hundred crore.
3. India became independent in 1947.

4. The Union Government is called the Central Government.

State Government

Each State of India has a government of its own. This government is called

the State Government. A State Government is elected by the people of

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