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• It is the responsibility of the Council of Ministers to maintain law and order and
ensure security of life and property of the people in the state.
• It formulates and decides the policies of the state and implements them effectively.
• All major appointments of the state are made by the Governor on the advice of the
Council of Ministers.
• Majority of the bills are introduced in the legislature by the Council of Ministers.
• It prepares the budget and decides the financial policy and tax structure of the state.
• It discusses on disputes with other states.
• The executive is a part of the legislature. So, some MLAs have dual responsibilities―
one as an MLA and other as a minister.
sTaTe secreTariaT
There are several departments in the government, each placed under the charge of a
minister. Every department or Ministry has a Secretary who advises the minister to all the
policy and administrative matters of the department. The Secretary is a senior officer
from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). He carries out all the Policies and decisions
made by the government. To assist the Secretary in the execution of work, there are many
other officers. The office of these Secretaries is called Secretariat. The Ministers’ offices
are also generally located in the Secretariat. There are different departments setup in
hierarchical system and orders flow down from the Minister to the Secretary and to other
official concerned. This system of government is called bureaucracy.
Now I Know :
The constitution of India is federal in form, but unitary in spirit.
The legislative council is a permanent house like the council of states.
The election of the members of the Legislative council is held by the principle of proportional representation by the
single transferrable vote.
The number of Vidhan Sabha members can not be more than 500 and not less than 60.
The State Executive consists of the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers of State.
No Money Bill can be introduced in the Vidhan Sabha without the prior approval of the Governor.
(Assessment of Learning Outcome)
A. Tick () the correct option :
1. How many union territories are in India?
(a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 7 (d) 10
2. Which state has not legislative council?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Jharkahnad (d) none of these
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