INDIAN POLITY (PART-8)

• The administration of the state is carried out in the name of Governor.
• The Governor of the State is appointed by the President of India.
• A person must possess the following qualifications to be appointed as Governor. He shall be a citizen of India. He shall have 35 years of age. He shall not be a Member of Parliament or State Legislature and shall not hold any office of profit.
• The Governor holds in his office during the pleasure of the President of India.
• The Pay and Allowances of the Governor are determined by the Act of the Parliament.
• The Governor appoints- the chief Minister; Minister on the advice of the Chief Minister; the Vice-Chancellors of the Universities; Chairman and members of the State Public Service Commission; the Chief Secretary and Advocate General for the State.
• The Governor promulgates ordinances during the recess of the State Legislature.
• The Governor summons and prorogues the both houses of the State Legislature and dissolves the lower house of the State Legislature.
• Governor nominates 1/6 of the members to the State Legislative Council.
• Governor opens the first session after the general elections and the first session of the assembly every year.
• Governor nominates one Anglo-Indian member to the Legislative Assembly.
• Governor has the power to grant pardons, suspend or cancel the sentence of any convicted person.
• The financial powers of the Governor include causing the budget to be laid before the State Legislative Assembly, permitting the members to introduce money bills, maintaining the Contingency Fund etc.
• The discretionary powers of the Governor include- the selection of the Chief Minister; dissolution of the Legislative Assembly, dismissal of the Ministers, Advising the President to impose the President`s Rule etc.
• The State Legislature consist governor and both the Houses of the Legislature.