Overview
- The four-page section appears in Part II of Class 10 Social Science under the chapter ‘Democracy: An Indian Experience’.
- The text states that executive authority rests with the Council of Ministers led by the Chief Minister, with the Governor acting on their advice.
- The module explains that the Governor is appointed by the President on the Union government’s recommendation rather than elected.
- On bills passed by the assembly, the Governor may sign, return, or refer them to the President, and must sign if a returned bill is passed again.
- The chapter cites the Sarkaria Commission’s call to avoid appointing active politicians as governors and notes recent Kerala flashpoints involving Governors Rajendra Arlekar and Arif Mohammed Khan.