1Name and territory of the Union
Article 1 · Part I
(1)India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
(2)1[The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule.]
(3)The territory of India shall comprise—
(a)the territories of the States;
(b)2[the Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and]
(c)such other territories as may be acquired.
1 Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 2, for cl. (2) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
2 Subs. by s. 2 ibid. for sub-clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).