Institution

Government of India

1947 · 20th century · Also known as Union Government of India

The Government of India is the union government of the Republic of India, seated in New Delhi and constituted since 1950 under the Constitution of India. Its executive consists of the president and the council of ministers headed by the prime minister, responsible to Parliament; after independence in 1947 it integrated the princely states into the Indian Union.

Government of India
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Government of India. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/government-of-india
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