The powers of Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.

The powers of Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers.

(i) Formulation of Policies:

Chief Minister

Governor

Council of Ministers

The Governor of a State shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the State extends.

The chief minister generally selects the State Chief Secretary and also can allot departments as per his own wish to the Cabinet Ministers of his state and Ministers of State. He also directs the Chief Secretary to transfer, suspend, or promote officers of his state.

There is a Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister to aid and advise the President in exercise of his functions. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, who also appoints other ministers on the advice of Prime Minister. The Council is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.

(i) Formulation of Policies:

(ii) Administration and Maintenance of Public Order:

(iii) Appointments:

(iv) Guiding the Legislature:

(v) Control over the State Exchequer:

(vi) Execution of Central Laws and Decisions of the Union Government:

The chief minister is the head of the council of ministers. He is also the link between the governor and the council of Ministers in the following ways: 1. He communicates all the decisions of the council of ministers to the governor.

Approval of State Budgets and Appropriations.

Enactment of Legislation.

Veto Power.

Confirmation of Appointments.

Legislative Oversight.

The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor.

The constitutional and statutory duties of the Governor include: Signing or vetoing bills passed by the Legislature. Serving as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. Convening special sessions of the Legislature for specific purposes.

The Council of Ministers is a traditional name given to the supreme executive organ in some governments. The term is usually equivalent to the word "cabinet" (Council of State is a similar term that also may refer to a Cabinet.

A chief minister heads a state government's council of ministers and can be deputized in that role by a deputy chief minister. The chief minister generally selects the State Chief Secretary and also can allot departments as per his own wish to the Cabinet Ministers of his state and Ministers of State.

A governor is, in most cases, a public official with the power to govern the executive branch of a non-sovereign or sub-national level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, governor may be the title of a politician who governs a constituent state and may be either appointed or elected.

The main function of the Council of the Ministers is to aid and advice the President. 2. The Council of Ministers determines the legislative programme of the Union and uses its initiative in the introduction and passage of Government legislation.

The governor's primary responsibilities are to: Serve as the state's chief executive officer and oversees the functions of the executive branch of government. ... Issue executive orders on matters important to the state. Serve as commander-in-chief of the state's armed forces.

Article 74 of the Constitution of India provides for the real executive i.e. the Union Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head. Theoretically the Council of Ministers and Prime Minister are to aid and advise the President in the exercise of his powers.

The governor of the state is appointed by the president of the country. The governor is generally the head of one state; however, sometimes he/she can head more than one state.