Introduction
• The Constitution of India envisages for
a federal government, having separate
systems of administration for the
union and the states.
• There are 28 states, 9 union
territories and one national capital
territory known as Delhi in India.
• It lays down a uniform structure for
the State Government, in part VI of
the constitution from Article 152 to
237, which is applicable to all the
states.
The Governor
• The Governor is the constitutional head of the state executive.
• The Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President.
• His usual term of office is five years.
• He can also resign any time by addressing his resignation to the
President.
Qualification
• He should be a citizen of India.
• He must have completed 35 years of age.
• He should not be a member of Parliament or of any State Legislature.
If he is a member of any of Legislature, he automatically vacates his
seat on assuming the office.
• He should not hold any other profitable occupation.
Powers and Functions of the Governor
The Governor is the head of the state executive and he has enormous
powers.
Executive Powers
• He appoints the leader of the majority party in the State Legislative
Assembly as the Chief Minister of the State.
• He appoints other members of the Council of Ministers on the
recommendation of the Chief Minister.
• He appoints the Chairman and Members of the State Public Service
Commission.
• He acts as the chancellor of universities in the state.
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dissolve the State Legislative Assembly.
• He can address the state legislature at the commencement of the first
session after each general election and the first session of each year.
• He can send messages to the houses of the state legislature relating
to a bill pending in the legislature.
• He can appoint any member of the Legislative Assembly to preside
over its proceedings when the offices of both the Speaker and the
Deputy Speaker fall vacan
Financial Powers
• Money Bills can be introduced in the Legislative Assembly only with
his prior recommendation.
• He can make advances out of the state Contingency Fund to meet any
unforeseen expenditure.
Judicial Powers
• He appoints the Attorney-General of the State.
• He makes appointment, postings and promotions of the District
Judges in consultation with the State High Court.
• He can pardon, commute or reprieve punishment on receipt of
appeals for mercy except death sentence.
Privileges of the Governor
• The Governor of a State, is not be answerable to any court for the
exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office or for
any act done or purporting to be done by him in the exercise and
performance of those powers and duties.
• No process for the arrest or imprisonment of the Governor of a State,
shall issue from any court during his term of office
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