In which year Puducherry was integrated to India?

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Puducherry (then known as Pondicherry) was a former French colony in India. Although a de facto transfer of power took place earlier, the de jure integration of Puducherry into the Indian Union was completed in 1963.

Here's the sequence of key events:
1954: The de facto (practical) transfer of administration took place on 1st November 1954, when France agreed to transfer the four enclaves—Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam—to India.
1962: The French Parliament ratified the treaty.
1963: Puducherry officially became a Union Territory of India on 16th August 1963 through a constitutional amendment.

This year marks the formal legal integration of Puducherry with India, and the beginning of its governance under the Indian Constitution.

The other years mentioned:
1965, 1968, and 1973 are not relevant to the legal integration of Puducherry and do not represent key milestones in this process.

Therefore, the correct year of Puducherry's integration into India is 1963.