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In India, a governor is the constitutional head of a state in India that has similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. A governor acts as the constitutional head and takes all their decisions based on the advice of chief minister and their council of ministers. [1]
Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; Executive Director of World Bank; Chairperson and Members of the Railway Board; Chief Vigilance Officers and directors of the board in Public Sector Undertakings. Secretariat posts of and above the rank of Joint secretary to the Government of India. [4]
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. [1] In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions. [2]
The lieutenant governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure. Since the union territories of Delhi , Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry have a measure of self-government with an elected legislature and council of ministers , the role of the lieutenant governor there is ...
State election commissioner is appointed by Governor. [3] [4] To ensure the autonomy of the position the state election commissioner cannot be removed from office except on the grounds and manner specified for judge of High Court.
Governor-General (birth–death) Term of office Notable events Prime Minister Governors-General of the Dominion of India, 1947–1950 Appointed by King George VI (1947–1950) (as King of India) Louis Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma [nb 11] (1900–1979) 15 August 1947 21 June 1948 First Governor-General of the Union of India ...
Several governors, lieutenant governors and administrators pose with the President of India at the ‘2024 Governors Conference’, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi in August 2024. In the Republic of India, according to the Article 154 of Constitution of India, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the twenty-eight states.
The Central Civil Services (CCS) encompass the various Civil Services of India that are exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Government of India.This is in contrast to the All India Services, which are common to both the central and state governments, or the state civil services, which fall under the purview of individual states.