--- title: "Via which among the following amendments of the Constitution of India, Delhi was designated as National Capital Territory (NCT)?" description: "Via which among the following amendments of the Constitution of India, Delhi was designated as National Capital Territory (NCT)?" author: "Rahul Roi" published: 2019-05-07 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52075/via-which-among-the-following-amendments-of-the-constitution-of-india-delhi-was-designated-as-national-capital-territory-nct category: "indian polity and constitution" tags: ["constitution of india", "amendment"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Via which among the following amendments of the Constitution of India, Delhi was designated as National Capital Territory (NCT)? Via which among the following amendments of the Constitution of India, [Delhi](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23164/guru-gobind-singh-indraprastha-university-ggsipu-new-delhi-affiliated-colleges) was [designated as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38228/what-is-the-name-of-national-park-of-sikkim-which-has-been-designated-as-india-s-first-mixed-site-on-the-unesco-world-heritage-list-by-fulfilling-the-criteria-under-both-natural-and-cultural-heritage) National Capital Territory (NCT)? ## Answers ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka > **69th Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution designated Delhi as [National Capital Territory](https://www.india.gov.in/official-website-national-capital-territory-delhi) (NCT) in 1991.** **\** ![Via which among the following amendments of the Constitution of India, Delhi was designated as National Capital Territory (NCT)?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8d101c1f-1a5a-49a4-a346-294539883584/images/e6d4713c-9b40-46d1-b17e-107d378bbbb3.jpeg) **\** **\** **\** **Read More: [The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary power in the?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39400/the-government-of-india-act-1935-vested-the-residuary-power-in-the)** **\** **Overview** In India, almost **105 amendments** have been made in the constitution of India with the lawmakers and parliamentary bodies. Some of them are included in the historical means and some are accepted simply. \ Every amendment has brought some changes in the ruling and structure of the constitution as the **Amendment Act of 1976** was enacted during the ruling of Indian **[Prime Minister Indira Gandhi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi)** which has been the controversial point of the Indian constitution. Hereunder the amendment of the Indian Constitution of 1991, taken some changes including the change in the Delhi ruling and 1991 under the amendment act the Delhi was changed into the Union Territory of the Country. \ **69th Amendment Act 1991** \ As per the provision given by the constitution under clause 3(a) of the article 239AA, the Legislative Assembly can make the amendments in the constitution. And also it was added in the Provisions that matters related to the state and concurrent lists like law and order and all such will be governed under the ruling of the **Lieutenant Governor of the state**. \ Also, there shall be a council of the ministers that will be constituted by the Chief Minister of the state which will give the aid and help the LG of the state as provided in clause 4 of the article. \ Including this, the LG has to be directly connected with the president of the country and in any matter of conflicts between the LG and ministers are to be sent directly to the presidents of the country. \ **Read More: [Which Directive of Principles was not included in the Original Constitution, but was added by the 42nd Amendment?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39397/which-directive-of-principles-was-not-included-in-the-original-constitution-but-was-added-by-the-42nd-amendment)** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52075/via-which-among-the-following-amendments-of-the-constitution-of-india-delhi-was-designated-as-national-capital-territory-nct Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.