Constitution Section 258A — Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union

Part XI — RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE STATES — CHAPTER II.—ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONS

Constitutional

Summary

The Governor of a State can give the central government or its officers the job of carrying out certain tasks that fall under the State's own executive powers. This can only happen if the central government agrees, and the Governor may set conditions or leave it open-ended. This rule applies even if other parts of the Constitution say something different.

Official Text

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.