The document summarizes the structure and functions of state government in India. It discusses that states have their own elected governments with powers limited by the central government. It then describes the three branches of state government - the legislature, executive, and judiciary. The legislature is bicameral, composed of the legislative assembly and legislative council. The executive branch is headed by a governor and chief minister. The judiciary begins with the high court in each state and includes lower district courts.
4. •The state have their own governments.
Though, their extent of power is limited,
they have autonomy in their matters.
The states are formed on the basis of
languages. The state of language of
Karnataka is Kannada.
5. •Our constitution has laid down
uniform system of administration in
all states. The state governments
have similar government structure of
the Union Government of India.
8. •The three organs of the State
Government are the Legislature,
Executive and Judiciary. The State
Legislature is composed of the
Governor and the legislature. The
Legislature makes the laws.
11. Legislative Assembly (Lower House)
•Composition:
• The Legislative Assembly (Lower House)
is the House of the elected
representatives of the people. There are
224 seats in the Karnataka Legislative
Assembly.
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14. •The qualifications of the Members of the
Assembly are as follows:
Should be a citizen of India.
Should not be less than 25 years of age.
Should not hold any office of profit under
the
Government.
Should not be an insolvent.
18. The powers and functions of the Legislative
Assembly are:
The Legislative Assembly is, in reality, the Legislature of the
State.
In all financial matters, the decision of the Assembly is
final.
The Council of Ministers is responsible to the Assembly.
When the majority of the Members of the
19. The Council of Ministers is responsible to the
Assembly. When the majority of the Members of the
Assembly find the Government policies
unsatisfactory, they may, through a No-confidence
motion, make the Council of Ministers resign.
The Members participate in the election of the
President of India
20. Legislative Council (Upper House)
•Composition:
• The membership of the Legislative Council is not more
than one-third of the membership of the Legislative
Assembly.
• The number of Members in the Karnataka Legislative
Council is 75. A few Members are nominated by the
Governor. Others are elected by the Members of the
Legislative Assembly, Local Bodies, Registered Graduates
and Teachers.
21. The M.L.Cs are elected for a term of six years.
They should not be less than 30 years of age.
23. •The State Executive consists of the
Governor of the State, the Chief
Minister and his Council of Ministers.
Generally, its composition and
functions are similar to the Union
Executive.
24. The Governor
•The Governor is the Constitutional
Head of the State Executive. But in
actual working, the Chief Minister is
the chief executive. The President
nominates the Governor whose term
of office is five years.
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26. •Qualifications of the Governor:
• • Should be a citizen of India.
• •Should have completed 35 years of age.
• • Should not be a Member of either Parliament or
State Legislature.
27. •Powers of the Governor:
•• The Governor appoints the Chief Minister and,
on his advice, appoints the rest of the Ministers.
• • The bill approved by the legislative houses
needs
•the Assent of the Governor to become a Law.
28. When the President dissolves the State Government
and imposes the President’s rule in the State, and
the Governor takes charge of the administration of
the State.
30. •The Chief Minister is the Head of
the State Government. The
Governor appoints the leader of
the party or the group that gains
majority in the election for
legislative assembly as the Chief
Minister.
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32. The Governor appoints the Ministers on the advice of the
Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister has the power to allocate the
Departments to the Ministers, or change the Departments.
The Chief Minister has the power to drop the Ministers.
He plays an important role in maintaining good relationship
between the Centre and the State.
The Chief Minister’s powers and functions
45. •The independent system that
interprets law and passes its
judgment is called Judiciary. Law
and Judiciary play an important role
in administration of the state.
46. The functions of the courts:
The courts interpret the laws framed by the Legislature.
They give judgments relating to disputes between individuals; and between
individuals and the Government.
They perform the important task of protecting the life, property, dignity and
rights of the citizens.
The courts are not controlled by either the Legislature or the Executive; they
function impartially and independently.
50. •Under our Constitution, we have a common
judicial system for the entire country. This
promotes national unity.
• The highest court of law in India is the Supreme
Court.
•It consists of the Chief Justice of India and 25
other Judges. They are all appointed by the
President of India. The Supreme Court is in New
Delhi.
53. The High Court is
the highest court
of law in a State.
The High Court of
Karnataka is in
Bengaluru.
It consists of the
Chief Justice and
other Judges.
There are 24 High
Courts in our
country.
55. Qualifications of a High Court Judge
•Must be a citizen of India;
• Must have served under the Indian
Judiciary for at least ten years; or
• Must have served as an advocate of
the High Court for ten years.
56. The Courts at various levels
Supreme Court ... National level (New Delhi)
High Courts ... State level
Subordinate Courts ... District Court, Magistrate's Court,
Sub-Magistrate's Court,
Lok Adalats.
