State Governor power to entrust executive functions to the Union permits transfer of state duties with central consent. The Constitution is amended to allow the Governor of a State, with the consent of the Government of India, to entrust to that Government or to its officers functions relating to any matter within the executive power of the State. Such entrustment may be made conditionally or unconditionally and operates notwithstanding other provisions of the Constitution, creating a mechanism for transfer of specified executive responsibilities from the State to the Union subject to central consent.
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State Governor power to entrust executive functions to the Union permits transfer of state duties with central consent.
The Constitution is amended to allow the Governor of a State, with the consent of the Government of India, to entrust to that Government or to its officers functions relating to any matter within the executive power of the State. Such entrustment may be made conditionally or unconditionally and operates notwithstanding other provisions of the Constitution, creating a mechanism for transfer of specified executive responsibilities from the State to the Union subject to central consent.
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