INDIAN HISTORY

Table of contents

01 Introduction India background

Government
02 system
Kind of government

03 Branches
Branches of government
system

Indian states and citizen

04 Indian states participation.
 01
Introduction
 History of India
The history of independent India began when the country became an
independent nation within the British Commonwealth on August 15,
1957. Direct administration by the British, which began in 1858,
affected a political and economic unification of the subcontinent.
When British rule came to an end in 1947, the subcontinent was
partitioned along religious lines into two separate countries- India,
with a majority of Hindus, and Pakistan, with a majority of Muslims.

Indian National Congress leader Jawaharlal Nerhu became the first

Prime Minister of India. The constitution adopted in 1950 made India
a democratic country and this democracy has been sustained since
then.
 History of India
Beginning in 1991, economic liberalization in
India has transformed India into the third
largest and one of the fastest-growing
economies in the world. From being relatively
struggling country in its formative years, the
Republic of India has emerged as a fast
growing major economy. India has sometimes
been referred to as a great power and a
potential superpower given its large and
growing economy, military and population.
 02
Government System
 Government System
• The government of India is a federal parliamentary
democratic republic.
• Citizens elect representatives to make decisions on
their behalf.
• The central or national government has three
branches;
1. Executive
2. Legislative
3. Judicial
 03
Branches of
Government system
The three branches of government system
1. Executive Branch
• The executive branch is composed of the president,
vice president, prime minister and the Council of
Ministers.
• The president is the chief of state.
• The president appoints state governors, members of
the Council of Ministers band the prime minister.
• Most of the president’s duties are ceremonial.
• Which implements the laws
The three branches of government system
2. Legislative Branch
• The legislative branch is called the Federal
Parliament.
• Members of India’s parliament are elected by the
people of India.
• The federal parliament creates India’s laws or
makes laws.
• India’s president and vice-president are both elected
by members of India’s parliament.
The three branches of government system
3. Judicial Branch

• The judicial branch is composed of India’s Supreme

Court.
• 26 judges make up the Supreme Court. One of those
judges is known as the Chief Justice.
• The judges make sure that the members of the legislative
and executive branches follow India’s constitution.
• Judges are appointed by the president at the
recommendation of the prime minister.
 04
Indian States
 INDIAN STATES
 India is made up of 28 states.
 Each state has a governor who is
appointed by the President of India.
 The governors are the chief
executive of each of his or her state.
 Each state also has a parliament
which is elected by the residents of
that state.
 Thye national government has power
over the state’s government.
 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

Indian citizens India has

18 and older can numerous
vote. political parties.

Indians vote in Parties are based on

both national and religious, caste, and
local elections. language affiliation.
“Live as if you were die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live
forever.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
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