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| Established | 26 January 1950 (in its current form, see Constitution of India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State |  Republic of India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | President of India
(Droupadi Murmu  ) (de jure) Prime Minister of India (Narendra Modi) (de facto) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Main organ | Union Council of Ministers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ministries | 54 ministries and 93 subordinate departments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible to | Lok Sabha[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annual budget | ₹45.03 trillion (equivalent to ₹53 trillion or US$610 billion in 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headquarters | Secretariat Building, New Delhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Government of India (ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India[2] and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of 36 states and union territories. The government is led by the president of India (currently Droupadi Murmu since 25 July 2022) who exercises the most executive power and selects the prime minister of India and other ministers for aid and advice.[3] The country is being legislated by a National Democratic Alliance-led legislature since 2014.[4] The prime minister and their senior ministers belong to the Union Council of Ministers—its executive decision-making committee being the cabinet.[5][need quotation to verify]
The government, seated in New Delhi, has three primary branches: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in bicameral Parliament of India,[6] Union Council of Ministers (headed by prime minister),[7] and the Supreme Court of India[8] respectively, with a president as head of state.[5]
The Union Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lower House of parliament.[9] As is the case in most parliamentary systems, the government is dependent on Parliament to legislate, and general elections are held every five years to elect a new Lok Sabha. The most recent election was in 2024.
After an election, the president generally selects as Prime Minister the leader of the party or alliance most likely to command the confidence of the majority of the Lok Sabha. In the event that the prime minister is not a member of either House of Parliament upon appointment, he/she is given six months to be elected or appointed to either House of Parliament.[a]
- ^ Article 75(3) of Constitution of India
- ^ "Constitution of India » 300. Suits and proceedings". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Article 53 & 75 of Constitution of India.
- ^ Shanthie Mariet D'Souza (10 July 2024). "Narendra Modi | Biography & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b Sharma, B. K. (1 August 2007). Introduction to the Constitution of India. Prentice Hall. p. 31.
- ^ Gledhill, Alan (1970). The Republic of India: The Development of its Laws and Constitution. Greenwood. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-8371-2813-9.
- ^ Sharma, Ram (1 January 1950). Cabinet Government in India. Parliamentary Affairs. pp. 116–126.
- ^ Burt, Neuborne (2003). The Supreme Court of India. International Journal of Constitutional Law. p. 478.
- ^ Article 75(3) of Constitution of India.
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