Daman and Diu

Union Territory

Vrinda kunda

Seal of Daman and Diu

History

St. Paul's Church in Diu

For over 450 years, the coastal exclaves of Daman and Diu on theArabian Sea coast were part ofPortuguese India, along with Goa andDadra and Nagar Haveli. Goa, Daman, and Diu were incorporated into the Republic of India on 19 December 1961 by military conquest. Portugal did not recognise the Indian annexation of these territories until 1974.

The territory of "Goa, Daman, and Diu" were administered as a single union territory until 1987, when Goa was granted statehood, leaving Daman and Diu as a separate union territory. Each enclave constitutes one of the union territory's two districts. Daman and Diu are approximately 198 kilometres away from each other.

Economy

Daman and Diu's gross state domestic product for 2005 is estimated at US$156 million in current prices.

Languages

English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi are the official languages to be used in the territory.^[3] English is increasingly accepted for official purposes. As well, the Warli and Agri dialects of Konkani are also used.

The use of Portuguese is in decline and relegated to home use or as a liturgical language as it is no longer taught in schools, no longer used by the media and not endorsed by the government. Standard Portuguese existing in a post-creole continuum with Daman and Diu Portuguese is spoken by about 10–12,000 people in Daman.

Administration

According to the Constitution of India, Administration of Daman and Diu is carried out by an Administrator appointed by President of India. An Administrator is an agent of the President not the head of state like a governor. Previously this post was held by Shri B. S. Bhalla, 1990 batch IAS Officer. He was assisted by a number of other officers in carrying out his duty.Currently this post is held by Ashish Kundra.

Districts

• Diu District, an area of 40 km². The main settlement is the town of Diu.
• Daman District, an area of 28 sq mi or 72 km². The main settlement is the city of Daman.

International Relations

Daman is twin town of the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. And Diu Island is twinned with the city of Loures, also in Portugal.

Education

In Daman the most popular schools are: Institute of Our Lady of Fátima located in Moti Daman; Coast Guard Public School in Nani Daman; Sarvajanik Vidyalaya in Nani Daman; Shri Macchi Mahajan High School in Nani Daman; and other government institutions. There is also Daman College which has most of the educational facilities.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, the lowest female to male ratio in India (618 females per thousand males) was recorded in Daman and Diu. The Daman district, with a female to male ratio of 533, is among the lowest of all the districts in India.

Transportation

Daman & Diu are well connected by roads and railways. Diu Airport has a commercial air services, while Daman has an Indian Navy air base.

Media and communications

Print media

Gujarati

• Gujarat Samachar
• Gujarat Today
• Praja Samachar
• Gujarat Mitra
• Divya Bhaskar
• Akila Daily

English

• Gujarat Chitra
• Deccan Chronicle
• The Times of India
• Hindustan Times
• The Hindu
• The Business Line
• The Economic Times
• The New Indian Express
• The Hans India

Marathi

• Loksatta
• Lokmat
• Pudhari
• Sakal

Hindi

• The Territory Times
• Savera India
• Dainik Jagran
• Nava Bharat
• Nai Dunia
• Jansatta
• Sanmarg

Telecommunications[edit]

• Airtel, Aircel, BSNL, Idea Cellular, Reliance Mobile, Tata Docomo, Vodafone etc.
• Satellite Television:
• Airtel digital TV, Dish TV, Reliance Digital TV, TATA Sky.
• Radio:
• All India Radio, FM.

SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman_and_Diu