Goa is a STATE of India, not a Union Territory. It was a Union Territory from 1961 to 1987, but became India's 25th state on May 30, 1987. This is a common misconception - Delhi, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh are the current Union Territories.