Part XI · General

Article 256 Obligation of States and the Union.

This article states the States' basic duty in the federal scheme. The executive power of every State is exercised to ensure compliance with Parliament's laws and existing laws in force. This is the enforcement side of the division of powers. A State does not just obey Union law; it administers it within its territory.

1. The executive power of every State shall be so exercised as to ensure compliance with the laws made by Parliament and any existing laws which apply in that State, and the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose:

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