Government of India
Legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Government of India (ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra; often abbreviated as GoI), also known as the Central Government or union government, is the national authority of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, consisting of 28 union states and eight union territories.
Formation | 28 August 1833; 190 years ago (1833-08-28) |
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Current constitution | Indian Constitution of 1950 |
Country | Republic of India |
Website | india |
Legislative branch | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Meeting place | Parliament House |
Executive branch | |
Leader | President of India along with Union Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister of India |
Headquarters | Central Secretariat |
Departments | Union Council of Ministers, Union Government ministries of India |
Judicial branch | |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Chief Justice | Chief Justice of India |
The government, seated in New Delhi, has three primary branches: the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, whose powers are vested in a bicameral Parliament, a prime minister, and the Supreme Court respectively, with a president as head of state. Through judicial evolution, the Parliament has lost its sovereignty as its amendments to the Constitution are subject to judicial intervention.[citation needed] Judicial appointments are made with negligible say from the executive or legislature.[citation needed]