State governments of India
Remaining members are nominated by the Governor from among those who have distinguished themselves in literature, science, art, cooperative movement and social service.
The Legislative Assembly of a state consists of not more than 500 and not fewer than 60 members (Legislative Assembly of Sikkim has 32 members, while Puducherry has 33, Goa and Mizoram have 40 seats each vide Article 371F of the Constitution) chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the state.
Financial powers of legislature include authorization of all expenditure, taxation and borrowing by the state government.
Bills relating to subjects like the compulsory acquisition of property, measures affecting powers and position of High Courts, and the imposition of taxes on storage, distribution, and sale of water or electricity in Inter-state River or river valley development projects should necessarily be so reserved.
No Bills seeking to impose restrictions on inter-state trade can be introduced in a state legislature without the previous sanction of the President.
State legislatures, apart from exercising the usual power of financial control, use all normal parliamentary devices like questions, discussions, debates, adjournments, and no-confidence motions and resolutions to keep a watch over the day-to-day work of the executive.
They also have their own committees on estimates and public accounts to ensure that grants sanctioned by the legislature are properly utilized.
The Governor of a state is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years and holds office during their pleasure.
The Sixth Schedule vests additional discretionary powers in the Governors of Mizoram and Tripura in almost all their functions (except approving regulations for levy of taxes and money lending by non-tribal district councils) since December 1998.
In Sikkim, the Governor has been given special responsibility for peace and social and economic advancement of different sections of population.
This complex of buildings houses the offices of the Chief Minister, cabinet ministers, and Secretaries, who are senior civil servants (typically Indian Administrative Service officers) responsible for the administrative oversight of various government departments.
[13] The Secretariat is the top most echelon of the State administration and its main function is to assist the political executive – the Chief Minister and other Ministers - in maintaining peace and law and order and designing policies for the socio-economic development of the State as well as in carrying out legislative responsibilities of the government.The political executive is elected for a fixed tenure, but the Secretariat consists of civil servants and others who are permanent employees of the government.
