Part XI · General
Article 258A Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union.
In force
This article lets a State entrust functions to the Union. The Governor may, with the consent of the Government of India, entrust functions to the Union. The flow of functions can go both ways between the two levels. This article was added by the 7th Amendment in 1956.
- Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the Governor of a State may, with the consent of the Government of India, entrust either conditionally or unconditionally to that Government or to its officers functions in relation to any matter to which the executive power of the State extends.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article lets a State entrust functions to the Union. The Governor may, with the consent of the Government of India, entrust functions to the Union. The flow of functions can go both ways between the two levels. This article was added by the 7th Amendment in 1956.