Power of Governors of Indian States Governors of Indian States and Lieutenant Governors of the territories of India have analogous powers and functions at the state level as that of the Indian President at Union level. The Constitution gives executive powers of the state to the Governor. Different types of powers including the Executive Powers, Legislative Powers and also the Discretionary Powers are also given to the Governors. In the appointment of the Chief Minister of Indian State, the Governors perform as the main person. In the appointment of the Council of Ministers, the instrumental role player is the Governor. The Governor also plays a cardinal role in the appointment of the Judges of the District Courts. In contrast, the Governor writes the sessions of both Houses of the State Legislature and holds over them. The Governors are entrusted with the power to dissolve the State Legislature or the Vidhan Sabha. The Governor has the power to earmark certain bills for the President. At certain situations the Governor can act according to own judgment. It is very important on the part of the Governors to act in accordance with the recommendation of the Council of Ministers that is headed by the Chief Minister, and thereby to take decisions. These are enforced at the critical situations, and are called the Discretionary Powers of the Governor. Governors of North Indian States The present Governors of North Indian States are discussed below: • Jammu and Kashmir - Satya Pal Malik • Himachal Pradesh - Acharya Dev Vrat • Punjab - V. P. Singh Badnore • Uttarakhand - Baby Rani Maurya • Haryana- Satyadev Narayan Arya • Rajasthan - Kalyan Singh • Uttar Pradesh - Ram Naik Governors of South Indian States The present Governors of South Indian States are discussed below: • Andhra Pradesh - E. S. L. Narasimhan • Karnataka - Vajubhai Vala • Kerala - P. Sathasivam • Tamil Nadu - Banwarilal Purohit • Telangana - E. S. L. Narasimhan Governors of East Indian States The present Governors of East Indian States are discussed below: • West Bengal - Keshari Nath Tripathi • Bihar - Lalji Tandon • Jharkhand - Draupadi Murmu • Odisha - Ganeshi Lal Governors of West Indian States The present Governors of West Indian Statesare discussed below: • Goa - Mridula Sinha • Gujarat - Om Prakash Kohli • Maharashtra - C. Vidyasagar Rao Governors of Central Indian States The present Governors of Central Indian States are discussed below: • Chhattisgarh - Anandiben Patel • Madhya Pradesh - Anandiben Patel Governors of North-East Indian States The present Governors of North-East Indian States are discussed below: • Arunachal Pradesh - B. D. Mishra • Assam - Jagdish Mukhi • Manipur - Najma Heptulla • Meghalaya - Tathagata Roy • Mizoram - Kummanam Rajasekharan • Nagaland - Padmanabha Acharya • Sikkim - Ganga Prasad • Tripura - Kaptan Singh Solanki Governors of Union Territories The present Governors of Union Territories are discussed below: • Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Devendra Kumar Joshi • Chandigarh - V. P. Singh Badnore • Dadra and Nagar Haveli - Praful Khoda Patel • Daman and Diu - Praful Khoda Patel • Delhi - Anil Baijal • Lakshadweep - Farooq Khan • Puducherry - Kiran Bedi Difference between State Governor and Lieutenant Governor A governor is the head of the state while a Lieutenant Governor is the head of a union territory. The union territories are administered by the President through an administrator, who is appointed by him with a suitable designation - called Lieutenant Governor, Chief Commissioner, or Administrator. In Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Delhi, the administrator is called ‘Lt Governor’, while in Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep, he/ she is known as an ‘Administrator’. A Governor has a strong role during the breakdown of the administrative affairs of state. Like the President of India who resides in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi, each state has a Raj Bhavan, which is allotted to the Governor and his family. |
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