Puducherry

Puducherry is a union territory which comprises the former French colonies Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, situated in tiny enclaves on both of India’s Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal coasts. Puducherry’s small size and fractured terrain mean that it lacks a unified economy, and its various enclaves are more likely to take on the characteristics of the states around them.

State Summary

  • Size
    190 sq. miles
  • Population
    1.2 million
  • State GDP
    $3.26 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    30
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    1
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    1
  • Party Affiliation
    All India NR Congress (AINRC)
    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
View of Puducherry beach from light house. (Karthik Easvur, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)
Immaculate Conception Cathedral. (BishkekRocks, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)
Left: View of Puducherry beach from light house. (Karthik Easvur, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)
Right: Immaculate Conception Cathedral. (BishkekRocks, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Puducherry releases guidelines allowing property owners to install grid-connected ground mounted and rooftop solar power projects

Puducherry releases guidelines allowing property owners to install grid-connected ground mounted and rooftop solar power projects of capacities ranging from 5 KWp to 500 KWp under net-metering regulations.


Source: The Hindu Go to
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India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.

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Puducherry releases guidelines allowing property owners to install grid-connected ground mounted and rooftop solar power projects

Puducherry releases guidelines allowing property owners to install grid-connected ground mounted and rooftop solar power projects of capacities ranging from 5 KWp to 500 KWp under net-metering regulations.


Source: The Hindu Go to

Puducherry releases the draft Puducherry City Gas Distribution Policy 2023

Puducherry releases the draft Puducherry City Gas Distribution Policy 2023 (PCGDP), aimed at providing piped gas to households and commercial units in the area. The government has invited suggestions on this draft.


Source: New Indian Express Go to
In Detail: Puducherry City Gas Distribution Policy – 2023 Go to

Related National Goals

U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project TrackerThere is currently no data available for Puducherry. (updated July 3, 2019)

Solar Performance Tracker — Puducherry reaches 35.53MW (updated March 31, 2021)

Wind Performance Tracker — Puducherry achieves 0MW (updated March 30, 2021)

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While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.

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