 bill no lu of 1978 the constitution (forty -seventh amendment) bill, 1978 a bill further to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the twenty-ninth year of the republit! ()f india as follows:-short title 1 this act may be called the constitution (forty-seven~h amendment) act, 1978 5 2 in article 239a of the constitution, in clause (1), in the openhig paragraph, after the words "union terll'itories of" the word "delhi," shau be inserted amendment of article 2sia   statement of objects and reasonsthe union territory of delhi is at present administered through an admmistril~, 4esipated as lt gover~or under the delhi administration act, 1966, it has a metropolitan council, which functions as an advisory body on important matters relating to the administration of the union territory, and an executive council consisting of not more than 4 members, who are appointed by the president from among the members of the metropolitan council, to assist and advise the administrator in the exercise of his functions, other than those which he has to exercise in his discretion it is proposed that the union territory of delhi should instead have a legislative assembly and a council of ministers, as in certain other union ten'itories specified in article 239a of the constitution the bill, therefore, seeks to amend the constitution to include delhi in that article s d patil new delhi; the 29th july 1978 - - - - - - ~ua (1) parliament may by law create for any of the union territories of goa, daman and diu, pondicherry, mizoram and arunachal pradesh-(a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly elected, to function as a legislature for the union territory, or (b) a council of ministers, creatiod ot local leais-iatures or council of mmisters or both for certain union territories or both with such constitution, powers and functions, in each case, as may be specified in the law - - - - - - / / - , v i  a billfurther to amend the constitution of india   ·re  i (sh:n s d patii, 14 inister of state in tlut ministry of henne aflaira) 