Government of india

Government

Government of India

The full name of the country is the Republic of India also called Bharat or India and often abbreviated as GOI, a federal republic in South Asia created by the constitution of India as a federation of 28 states and 9 union territories, the capital of the country is New Delhi.

Facts to Know
Formation26 Jan 1950
Websiteindia.gov.in
Upper HouseRajya Sabha
Lower HouseLok Sabha
Meeting placeSansad Bhavan
Head of statePresident Ramnath Kovind
Head of governmentPrime Minister Narendra Modi

Expenditure of the Government of India 2019 – 20

During 2017-18, the total expenditure of government of India INR 2141975 crores and now it’s being increased by 14.72% to INR 2457235 crores during 2018-19’s Revised Estimates. Annual growth has been recorded in the total expenditure of 13.31%. This latest data provided by (https://data.gov.in/resources/expenditure-government-india-2019-20-interim)

Total expenditure INR 2784200 crores during 2019-20  break up

Centre’s Expenditure was INR 2179521 crores (78.28%) which include INR541345 crores for Establishment Expenditure, INR860180 crores for Central Sector Schemes/Projects and INR 777996 crores for Other Central Sector Expenditure.

Transfers Expenditure was INR 604678 crores (21.72%) which include INR 327679 crores for Centrally Sponsored Schemes, INR131902 crores for Finance Commission Grants and INR145097 crores for Other Grants/Loans/Transfers.

Organizational Structure of a Department in the Government of India

Government of india organizational structure

Executives

Let us understand the role and responsibility of government executives.

President:

President is the head of the nation and he has all the constitutional power and executes them through their subordinate officers or directly. In most of the situation, the president act accordingly the advice tendered by the prime minister of India.

President is also responsible for appointing the higher officials in the state such as governors, chief Justice of the supreme court and high court, election commissioner,  the comptroller and auditor general. And the president of India can reduce the sentence of a convicted person, especially  in cases involving punishment of death

Vice President:

After the president, the vice president has the second highest constitutional power. In absence of the president, the vice president represents the nation and take charge only in case if the current president tenders his resignation during his running term. The vice president is elected indirectly by a member of both houses of parliament and voting of the same conducted by election commission by secret ballot.

Prime Minister:

Prime minister of India is the chief of government, head of the council of ministers and advisor of the president of India. Prime minister is the senior member of the cabinet so he can select or dismiss other members of the cabinet and allocates posts to the member within the government and also responsible for bringing a proposal of legislation. The death and resignation of the prime minister can dissolve the cabinet. And appointed by President of India.

Cabinet Ministries:

The cabinet is supervised by the prime minister and advised by the cabinet secretary, who is the head of the IAS (Indian Administrative Services) and other civil services. From lower junior clerk to secretary all are working under the cabinet ministries.

Ministries and Department of the Indian Government

S.No.Ministry NameWeb Site
1Cabinet Secretariathttp://cabsec.nic.in/
2Comptroller & Auditor Generalhttp://www.cag.gov.in/
3Department of Atomic Energyhttp://dae.nic.in/
4Department of Spacehttp://www.isro.gov.in
5Election Commission of Indiahttp://eci.nic.in
6HIGH COURT OF DELHIhttp://delhihighcourt.nic.in/
7Ministry of Agriculturehttp://agriculture.gov.in
8Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizershttps://chemicals.nic.in
9Ministry of Civil Aviationhttp://www.civilaviation.gov.in/
10Ministry of Coalhttps://www.coal.nic.in/
11Ministry of Commerce & Industryhttp://commerce.gov.in/
12Ministry of Communications & Information Tech.http://meity.gov.in/
13Ministry of Consumer Aff., Food, & Public Dist.http://fcamin.nic.in/
14Ministry of Corporate Affairshttp://www.mca.gov.in/
15Ministry of Culturehttp://www.indiaculture.nic.in/
16Ministry of Defencehttp://mod.nic.in/
17Ministry of Development of North Eastern Regionhttp://www.mdoner.gov.in/
18Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitationhttps://mdws.gov.in/
19Ministry of Earth Scienceshttp://www.moes.gov.in/
20Ministry of Environment & Forestshttp://www.envfor.nic.in/
21Ministry of External Affairshttp://www.mea.gov.in/
22Ministry of Financehttp://finmin.nic.in/
23Ministry of Food Processing Industrieshttp://mofpi.nic.in/
24Ministry of Health & Family Welfarehttps://www.mohfw.nic.in/
25Ministry of Heavy Industry & Public Enterpriseshttp://dhi.nic.in/
26Ministry of Home Affairshttps://mha.gov.in
27Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviationhttp://mohua.gov.in/cms/mhupa.php
28Ministry of Human Resource Developmenthttp://www.education.nic.in/
29Ministry of Information & Broadcastinghttp://www.mib.gov.in/
30Ministry of Labour & Employmenthttps://labour.gov.in/
31Ministry of Law & Justicehttp://lawmin.gov.in/
32Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterpriseshttp://msme.gov.in/
33Ministry of Mineshttps://mines.gov.in/Home/Index
34Ministry of Minority Affairs
35Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
36Ministry of Panchayati Rajhttp://www.panchayat.gov.in/
37Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
38Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensionshttp://persmin.gov.in
39Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gashttp://www.petroleum.nic.in
40Ministry of Powerhttp://powermin.gov.in
41Ministry of Railwayshttp://www.indianrailways.gov.in
42Ministry of Road Transport & Highwayshttp://morth.nic.in
43Ministry of Rural Developmenthttp://rural.nic.in/
44Ministry of Science & Technologyhttp://dst.gov.in/
45Ministry of Shippinghttp://shipmin.gov.in/
46Ministry of Social Justice & Empowermenthttp://socialjustice.nic.in/
47Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementationhttp://mospi.gov.in/
48Ministry of Steelhttp://steel.gov.in/
49Ministry of Textileshttp://www.texmin.nic.in/
50Ministry of Tourismhttp://tourism.gov.in/
51Ministry of Tribal Affairshttp://tribal.nic.in/
52Ministry of Urban Developmenthttp://mohua.gov.in/
53Ministry of Water Resourceshttp://mowr.gov.in
54Ministry of Women & Child Developmenthttp://wcd.nic.in/
55Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sportshttp://yas.nic.in
56Planning Commissionhttp://planningcommission.gov.in/
57Presidenthttp://www.rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in/
58Prime Minister's Officehttp://www.pmindia.gov.in/
59Vice-Presidenthttp://vicepresidentofindia.nic.in

Legislature System in India

A bicameral legislature consists of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.  The Lok Sabha is considered the house of people or the lower house and Lok Sabha member is elected by people of India  The Rajya Sabha is considered to be the council of states or known as the upper house, the members are elected by state legislatures and appointed by the president of India. The parliament of India has the power, as its laws are subject to Judicial review by the Supreme Court. Lok Sabha can be dissolved when the party start losing the majority of the house, it is a temporary house. Rajya Sabha member are elected for a six-year term and it is a permanent house.

Judiciary System in India:

The Indian judiciary system consists of a unitary system at both state and union level. The judiciary consists of the supreme court, high court at the state level, sessions courts at the district levels. The supreme court of India consists of the chief justice, 30 associate justices and all appointed on the advice of the chief justice by the president of India.

Elections In India:

India is the largest democracy in the world with more than 900 million registered voters, as of 2019. The members of the Lok Sabha are directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a term of five years. Rajya Sabha member elected by the members of State legislative assemblies except for 12 members that are nominated by the president. Know more about the election in India.

State and Local Government in India:

At the state level, chief minister of the state is responsible for all administrations in the state and they are elected through Assembly election, then at the local level,  panchayats in rural areas and municipalities in urban areas works and thy are elected directly or indirectly by the people.

Source: (rti.gov.in, wikipedia, india.gov.in)