Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India

The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962
Parliament of India
Long title An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
Citation	14th Amendment
Territorial extent	India
Passed by	Lok Sabha
Passed	4 September 1962
Passed by	Rajya Sabha
Passed	7 September 1962
Assented to	28 December 1962
Commenced	28 December 1962
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill title	Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Bill, 1962
Introduced by	Lal Bahadur Shastri
Introduced	30 August 1962
Summary
Incorporated Pondicherry as the ninth Union territory of India. Also empowered Parliament to create by law, Legislatures and Councils of Ministers for the Union territories of Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Daman and Diu and Pondicherry.
Status: In force

The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Fourteenth Amendment) Act, 1962, incorporated Pondicherry (now Puducherry) as the ninth Union territory of India, and also gave Parliament the authority to create by law, Legislatures and Councils of Ministers for the Union territories of Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Goa, Daman and Diu and Puducherry.

The French establishments of Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahé and Yanam became territories of the Indian Union on 16 August 1962, with the ratification of the Treaty of Cession by India and France. The 14th Amendment came into effect on 28 December 1962.