Prez Murmu delegates fresh powers to administrator, LGs of six UTs

President Droupadi Murmu has delegated two fresh powers to administrators and Lieutenant Governor of six Union Territories (UTs) under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 to formulate the rules where required. As per two separate notifications issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, administrators and the Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Chandigarh, Puducherry and Lakshadweep have been delegated these powers. It is directed that the administrator and LGs of the six UTs will exercise the powers and discharge the functions of the appropriate government or state government under these rules until further order, said the notifications issued on January 16.