Draft Annual Plan 1989-90 Part - I: Summary of Sectoral Outlay and Statistical Statements Union Territory of Daman and Diu

Abstract

'Daman & Diu’ are the two separate isolated land blocks situated at a distance of about 792 Kms. away from one another on the West coast of Arabian sea and on the border of Gujarat State. Both these pockets, formerly each comprising a dock cum district of erstwhile Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu have been formed into a separate Union Territory after de-linking of Goa, which attained a state hood on 30th May ’87. Earlier they were Portuguese colonies until 19th December, 1961 when they got liberated along with Goa.