THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF INDIA

Introduction

Our country India with a population of around a billion people is the largest democracy in the world.

Our country adopted democracy after we got independence from the British in 1947.The constitution that we have adopted does not date back very long and it gives equal liberty and equality to all the citizens. Our constitution have been one of the most amended documents in the world with more than 80 changes since it came into force from 26^th January 1950.

Powers of the President

The President is the Head of the State of Republic India. He is elected by the members of the Parliament of India. The President is elected on a term of five years and elections are held regularly to change the President if he is not able to satisfy the needs of the people. The current president of India is Mrs.Pratibha Patil.

 Powers of the Prime Minister

Though the head of the country is the President but the real power lies in the hand of the Prime Minister. He heads the Executive Branch. The current Prime Minister of India is Dr. Manmohan Singh.

 Now let me tell you how our government works.

The political powers are divided in three different  independent branches in our country.

THEY ARE:

1) The Legislative Branch

  It comprises of the two houses which are commonly called the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. These two houses are responsible for making laws in our country.

2) The Executive Branch

The day to day administration is carried out by the Executive Branch. It is the government which is headed by the Prime Minister that forms the Executive Branch. There are Ministers appointed who help the Prime Minister in doing his work. This branch is responsible for executing the laws safely that are made by the Legislature.

3) The Judicial Branch

This Branch is responsible for protecting the laws if they are violated by someone. It consists of one Supreme court which is also known as the Apex court, 21 High Courts and many district courts which solve minor problems between fellow citizens. This Branch is headed by the Chief Justice of India who is the most experienced judge in the whole country. 

This is a photo of the supreme court of our country.

 The young Indian leaders are taking care of these issues and I believe that in the coming  years India will definitely emerge as one of the best democracies in the world.