Union Government

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The Union Government is the central authority that governs the Republic of India at the national level, encompassing the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf central government
federal government
sovereign state authority
budgetPreparedBy Ministry of Finance
surface form: Ministry of Finance (India)
budgetPresentedBy Finance Minister of India
capitalCity New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
constitutionalArticleDefines Article 124 of the Constitution of India
Article 53 of the Constitution of India
Article 74 of the Constitution of India
Article 79 of the Constitution of India
constitutionalDocument Constitution of India
controls Reserve Bank of India
surface form: Reserve Bank of India (through statute)
country India
surface form: Republic of India
executiveBody Cabinet of India
Prime Minister's Office of India
surface form: Prime Minister’s Office (India)

Union Council of Ministers
formed 26 January 1950
governmentType federal parliamentary constitutional republic
parliamentary democratic republic
governs Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
hasBranch executive branch of India
judicial branch of India
legislative branch of India
hasJurisdictionOver all states of India
all union territories of India
hasMinistry Ministry of Defence (India)
Ministry of Education, Government of India
surface form: Ministry of Education (India)

Ministry of External Affairs of India
surface form: Ministry of External Affairs (India)

Ministry of Finance
surface form: Ministry of Finance (India)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
surface form: Ministry of Home Affairs (India)

Ministry of Railways (India)
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of India
headOfState President of India
judiciary Supreme Court of India
legalSystem common law system
legislature Parliament of India
lowerHouse Lok Sabha
responsibleFor atomic energy in India
communications in India
defence of India
foreign affairs of India
inter‑state trade and commerce
monetary policy of India
national security
railways in India
space programme of India
union taxation
seatOfGovernment New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
sovereignty Indian people
upperHouse Rajya Sabha

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Government of India alsoKnownAs Union Government
All India Services Act, 1951 appliesTo Union Government
this entity surface form: Union Government of India
UGC governmentBranch Union Government
subject surface form: University Grants Commission
this entity surface form: Union government of India
this entity surface form: Union government of India
this entity surface form: Union Government of India
this entity surface form: Union government
this entity surface form: Union Government of India
Secretary to Government of India partOf Union Government
subject surface form: Secretary to the Government of India
this entity surface form: Union Government of India
this entity surface form: Union Government of India
this entity surface form: Union government of India