CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -De Jure Transfer Day is a regional public holiday that is observed in Puducherry on 16 August of every year. On 16 August 1962, Puducherry merged with the Indian Union. As the day is observed right after Indian Independence Day, a two-day holiday is observed in Puducherry.

Detailed explanation-2: -De Jure Transfer Day is a regional public holiday that is observed in Puducherry on 16 August of every year. On 16 August 1962, Puducherry merged with the Indian Union. As the day is observed right after Indian Independence Day, a two-day holiday is observed in Puducherry. Other Holidays in August 2023.

Detailed explanation-3: -Later the Indian government effected the de-jure transferring the territory to its union on 16th August 1962. Since then, Puducherry has been celebrating Independence Day on August 16.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was on 1st November 1954 the union territory was liberated from French colonialism following a referendum in which all elected members from Puducherry voted against the French and preferred to join India. Subsequently, the French effected the de-facto merger on this day, 1st November 1954.

Detailed explanation-5: -The de jure union of French India with the Indian Union did not take place until 1962. On a de facto basis, the bureaucracy had been united with India’s on 1 November 1954. It was organized as a Union Territory in 1963. Puducherry is now a part of India.