Introduction to Government The Structure of a State Government
is as follows Legislature consists of Governor, the Legislative
Council and Legislative Assembly. The Governor assents to the
bills passed by both houses. In certain cases, he may return a
bill to the Legislature, giving his reason; however, if the two
houses pass the bill with or without accepting his
recommendations, he has to assent to it. He may refer certain
bills to the President for consideration and assent. The
Governor also has powers to promulgate ordinances, when the
houses of the Legislature are not in session. The ordinances
are, however, required to be laid before the houses and cease to
operate after six weeks from the reassembly unless, before the
expiry of that period, a resolution disapproving the ordinance
is passed by the Legislative Assembly and agreed to by the
Council. The Governor summons and prorogues the two houses and
dissolves the Vidhan Sabha. He addresses the two houses
assembled together at the beginning of every yea