New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- As many as 238 Acts enacted by Punjab and seven Acts enacted by Haryana are presently applicable in the Union Territory of Chandigarh, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Rai said that the information was provided based on details furnished by the Chandigarh Administration in response to a question in the Lok Sabha.

According to the Union territory of Chandigarh, Section 87 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, empowers the Central Government to extend to Chandigarh any enactment that is in force in a state at the time of notification. The provision allows such extensions with restrictions or modifications as considered necessary.

Rai said that proposals for ...