Which subjects are controlled by India’s central government rather than Delhi’s elected government?

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Delhi Delhi, India, designated a World Heritage site.

Delhi is a union territory with a unique administrative structure that features two power centers: an elected legislative assembly and a lieutenant governor appointed by the president of India.12

While the elected government of Delhi has the authority to legislate on many subjects, the central government of India retains direct control over three specific areas:

Public order
Police
Land

These responsibilities fall under the purview of the central government rather than the local elected administration. Additionally, the lieutenant governor holds wide discretionary powers and may refer disagreements with the elected government to the president, whose decision is final.23