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Governor: Executive, Legislative, Judicial and Discretionary Powers

Being a constitutional head in the state, the Governors have executive, legislative, financial, judicial and discretionary powers. Executive Powers All the executive actions of the state are taken...

February 24, 2016

Governor of Indian State: Eligibility, Appointment, Tenure and Conditions of Office

The provisions related to state executive are in articles 153 to 167. The state executive is made of Governor, Chief Minister, Council of Ministers and Advocate General. The...

February 24, 2016

What Union Executive and Union Legislature in India are comprised of?

Most of the modern democracies follow the Montesquieu Model of Separation of Powers in which government is divided into three estates viz. executive, legislature and judiciary. Further, the...

February 24, 2016

Committees which are separate for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Business Advisory Committee There are two Business Advisory Committees in the Parliament of India, one each for Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. These committees regulate the programme and...

February 24, 2016

Parliamentary Committee with Members from Both Houses

Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs The Committee on welfare of SCs and STs is a standing Committee of the Parliament which has 30 members {20 from...

February 24, 2016

Committee on Public Undertakings

Committee on Public Undertakings examines the reports and accounts of the PSUs and the CAG audit reports related to PSUs. This committee was established in 1964 on recommendations...

February 24, 2016

Estimates Committee

Estimates Committee was first established during British Era in 1920s but Independent India’s first Estimates Committee was established in 1950. This committee examines the estimates included in the...

February 24, 2016

Public Accounts Committee

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is one of the standing parliamentary committees, which was first established in 1921 under the Government of India Act 1919 provisions. This committee examines...

February 24, 2016

Difference between Standing Committee and Ad hoc Committee in Parliament

The committees of the parliament are considered to be a necessary adjunct of the complex and voluminous work of the parliament as they make the parliamentary work smooth,...

February 24, 2016

How a Bill becomes a Law or Act in India?

The primary function of parliament is to make new laws, amend existing laws and repeal old laws. For every such procedure, a bill needs to be passed in...

February 24, 2016

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