Government of India
The Government of India is the main authority that runs the country. It is based in New Delhi, the capital of India. The president of India (currently Droupadi Murmu since July 25, 2022) is the official head and has the power to appoint the prime minister and other ministers after elections. The current government was formed by a group called the National Democratic Alliance in 2014. The prime minister and other ministers are also members of parliament and part of the top decision-making group called the Union Council of Ministers, which includes the Indian cabinet.[2]
| Government of India | |
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| भारत सरकार | |
 Government of India's Logo with wordmark crested with the emblem of India on the left. | |
| Overview | |
| Established | Current form: 26 January 1950 (see: Constitution of India) |
| State | Republic of India |
| Leader | President of India
() (de jure) Prime Minister of India (Narendra Modi) (de facto) |
| Main organ | Union Council of Ministers |
| Ministries | 54 ministries and 94 subordinate departments |
| Responsible to | Lok Sabha[1] |
| Annual budget |  45.03 trillion (US$770 billion) |
| Headquarters | Secretariat Building, New Delhi |
The Government of India has its main office at Parliament House in New Delhi. It is made up of three main branches: the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. Each branch has its own role in running the country. The legislature is responsible for making laws, the executive carries out those laws, and the judiciary interprets and applies the laws.[3]
According to the Constitution of India, the power to make laws is given to the Parliament, which has two houses. The executive power is held by the President and the Union Council of Ministers, which includes the prime minister and other ministers. The judicial power is held by the Supreme Court of India. The President is the official head of the country and plays a key role in all three branches.[4]
India’s government system is based on the British Westminster model. It also has a federal structure, which means that power is shared between the central government and the individual states.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Article 75(3) of Constitution of India
- ↑
Government Of India Media
Council House in New Delhi, the seat of the former Imperial Legislative Council and home to the Parliament of India till 2023
Governor-General of India C. Rajagopalachari declaring India a republic at Government House on 26 January 1950
Parliament House in New Delhi
President Droupadi Murmu (center), Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan (left), and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
North and South Blocks of the Central Secretariat housing various ministries of the Government of India, with the Rashtrapati Bhavan visible in the distance
The organizational structure of a department of the Government of India.
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, an Indian Administrative Service officer meets with trainee officers of the Indian Police Service; both arms of the All India Services
Complex of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi
Reserve Bank of India's headquarters in Mumbai, India's financial capital
"Constitution of India » 300. Suits and proceedings". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ↑ Gledhill, Alan (1970). The Republic of India: The Development of its Laws and Constitution. Greenwood. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-8371-2813-9.
- ↑ Burt, Neuborne (2003). The Supreme Court of India. International Journal of Constitutional Law. p. 478.
- ↑ https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9780755621224
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