Governor (India)

Governor of Indian States
StyleHis/Her Excellency
The Honourable
Residence
AppointerPresident of India
DeputyLieutenant Governor
Salary500,000 (US$6,300)
(incl. allowances) per month

In India, a governor is the constitutional head of a state of India that has similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. Governors exist in the states, while lieutenant governors and administrators exist in union territories of Delhi[1] and Puducherry[2] and other union territories. A governor acts as the constitutional head and takes all their decisions based on the advice of chief minister and their council of ministers.[3]

In India, a lieutenant governor (LG) and administrator is a constitutional head of a union territory. However, the LG rank is present only in the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands,[4] Ladakh,[5] Jammu and Kashmir,[6] Delhi[7] and Puducherry.[8]

  1. ^ "Constitution of India - Art. 239AA" (PDF). Legislative Dept., Govt. of India. May 2022. p. 113. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Constitution of India - Art. 239AA (8)" (PDF). Legislative Dept., Govt. of India. May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Constitution of India - Art. 163" (PDF). Legislative Dept., Govt. of India. May 2022. p. 72. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Lt. Governor - Andaman and Nicobar Islands". Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Govt. of India. 14 June 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Who is who? - Ladakh Administration". Ladakh Administration - Govt. of India. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Raj Bhawan - Govt. of J&K". Raj Bhawan - Govt. of J&K, India. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Lt. Governor of Delhi". The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi - Govt. of India. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  8. ^ "LG Secretariat of Puducherry". LG Secretariat of Puducherry - Govt. of India. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.

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