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Current affairsLakshadweep Becomes India's First 100% Literate Union Territory Under ULLAS SchemeLakshadweep was declared India's first 100% literate Union Territory on October 11, 2026, under the ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) — Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram. All 1,113 identified adult non-literates in the island territory passed the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT), completing a landmark in India's adult education mission aligned with the National Education Policy 2020. Current affairsProposed Article 371-K for Ladakh: MHA's Sui Generis Constitutional Safeguard for the Union TerritoryThe Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed inserting a new Article 371-K in the Constitution to provide Ladakh with an elected legislative body empowered over land, culture, language, forests, and natural resources — a constitutionally unprecedented move that would extend Article 371-type safeguards to a Union Territory for the first time. Current affairsMission Rangeen Machhli 2031: VP Radhakrishnan Launches Ornamental Fisheries Roadmap in Lakshadweep, Anchoring India's Blue EconomyVice President C.P. Radhakrishnan released 'Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031' in Agatti, Lakshadweep on 31 August 2026 — a strategic roadmap to develop India's ornamental fisheries (colourful fish for aquariums and ornamental ponds) into a globally competitive, organised industry. Lakshadweep, with over 300 ornamental fish species and a 4-lakh sq km EEZ, is the mission's focus island territory.
In previous-year questions
- Lakshadweep, where Mission Rangeen Machhli 2031 was launched, is a Union Territory without a legislature. Under which Article of the Constitution is the President empowered to make regulations for such Union Territories?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Under which Article of the Constitution of India can Parliament create a local legislature or Council of Ministers for certain Union Territories? (Note: This is the existing provision used for Puducherry and Delhi — distinct from the proposed Article 371-K for Ladakh.)UPSC · Current Affairs
- Consider the following statements about Lakshadweep: 1. Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory of India by both area and population. 2. It is a Union Territory with a Legislature, like Delhi and Puducherry. 3. The administrative capital of Lakshadweep is Kavaratti. Which of the above statements is/are correct?UPSC · Current Affairs