The Government of India or the Central Government is the governing authority of the country which governs the nation as per the Constitution of India. The official name of the Government of India is the Federal Government. The government does all its work from the country's capital Delhi. The entire Republic of India comes under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. The Republic of India consists of 29 states and seven union territories. The quality of Indian government is democratic.
Indian Government Branches
The central government of India has three distinct branches:
- executive
- legislative
- Judiciary
Executive
This branch of the central government includes the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers of India and all of them are completely responsible for the day-to-day functioning of the bureaucracy of various states and union territories.
Being the head of the state, the President of India is the head of the government of the country. According to Article (1) of the Constitution of India, the President of India has executive and constitutional powers which he exercises directly or through officers subordinate to him. Article 74 of the Constitution of India states that the President of the country acts as per the advice of the Prime Minister of the country, the head of the government. However, the Prime Minister is appointed by the President only. Apart from appointing the Prime Minister, the President also appoints the Council of Ministers and several senior officials in the government on the advice of the Prime Minister.
The President is also the de jure commander in chief of the Indian Armed Forces.
The Vice President ranks second in the government after the President and has the legislative powers to act as the Speaker of the Rajya Sabha. In the event of the resignation, removal or death of the President, the Vice President can act as the acting President of India. However, the tenure of the acting President cannot exceed six months.
Legislative
This branch of the Government of India, commonly called the Parliament, consists of the President of India, the Rajya Sabha, also known as the Upper House, and the Lok Sabha. This parliamentary form of government is also called bicameral because it has two houses. Members in Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected and members in Lok Sabha are directly elected. This form of government is based primarily on the Westminster system prevalent in the United Kingdom, but its laws can be judicially reviewed by the Supreme Court of India. The members of the Cabinet, including the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, are either members of Parliament or elected within six months of assuming office.
Members of the legislative government have two responsibilities, collective and individual. As a form of collective responsibility, the Cabinet Ministers and the Prime Minister are accountable for the failure of any policy of the government.
As a matter of personal responsibility, each member of the Council has to look after one or more ministries assigned to him.
Judiciary
The judiciary, headed by the Supreme Court of India, consists of 24 high courts and a number of district civil, family and criminal courts. The judicial aspect is taken care of by the criminal and civil laws given in the Code of Civil Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Penal Code. The legal system applicable to the central and state governments is based entirely on statutory law and common law.
Apart from the advisory, appellate and substantive judicial powers exercised by the Supreme Court of India, Article 32 of the Constitution of India provides other fundamental and comprehensive powers for the implementation of the fundamental rights.
Indian Civil Service as part of the Central Government
Being a permanent bureaucracy of the country's government, the Indian Civil Service is a part of the Government of India. The decisions taken by the government and the executive policies are carried out by the civil servants holding high positions in the Government of India. These civil servants are appointed only after passing the Civil Services Examination.
Current Constitutional Officers of the Government of India
President
The current President of India is Droupadi Murmu. Droupadi Murmu assumed the office of President of India on 25 July 2022.
Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar is the current Vice President of India. He was appointed to the post of Vice President of India on 11 August 2022, and he still holds this honorable post.
Prime Minister
The current Prime Minister of India is Honorable Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi took charge as the Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014.
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