Which of the following statements about a State under the President's

Which of the following statements about a State under the President’s rule is/are correct?

1. The budget of a State under the President’s rule is approved by the Governor of the State.
2. The procedure to pass the budget of a State under the President’s rule is same as that of the budget of the Union Government.

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

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UPSC CBI DSP LDCE – 2023

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Statement 1 is incorrect because when a State is under President’s rule, the functions of the State Legislature, including the approval of the budget, are exercised by or under the authority of the Parliament. The Governor acts as the representative of the President, but the budgetary approval is done by the Union Parliament. Statement 2 is correct as the procedure followed by the Parliament in approving the State’s budget under President’s rule is the same as that followed for the Union budget.

Under President’s rule (Article 356), the legislative power of the State is exercised by or under the authority of Parliament (Article 357). This includes passing the State’s budget.

Article 357(1)(b) of the Constitution specifically allows Parliament to confer on the President the power of the State Legislature to make laws, or to authorize any other authority to exercise such power. This includes the power to pass the state budget. The procedure for passing the state budget in Parliament mirrors that of the Union budget, typically involving presentation, general discussion, scrutiny by departmental standing committees (though this may vary depending on the specific context), voting on demands for grants, and passing of appropriation bill and finance bill.

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