Question

The salary and allowances of the Governor relates to _________.
A. As per second schedule of Constitution of India
B. Consolidated fund of India
C. Contingency fund of India
D. (A) and (B) in equal proportion.

Answer 1

Hint: The Governor is neither Elected by the direct vote of the people nor by an indirect vote by a specially constituted Electoral college as in the case with the President. He is a candidate of the central government.

Complete answer:
The salary and allowances of the Governor, Speaker, and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, Chairman, and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Judges of Supreme court, and High court, etc all mentioned in Second schedule of Constitution of India.
A consolidated fund of State is constituted under the article 266(1) of the Constitution of India. Salaries and allowances of the Governor of Indian states are charged from Consolidated Fund of India. The Governor is the Constitutional Director of the Indian Constitution, which established the office of Governor in accordance with Section 153. No bill can become law without the assent of the President. He has the right to serve certain bills for the assent of the President (Article 200).
Article 233 of our Constitution provides the Ordinance making power to the Governor. You cannot open a cash account in the state legislature without the recommendation of the governor. Grants can only be requested on the recommendation of the Governor (paragraph 3 of Article 203).
Under the constitution, there are several categories of actions which the Governor may take in his/her discretion:-
- To reserve any other bill
- To appoint the chief minister of the state Governor's report under Act 356
- Dissolving the state legislature

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
The Governor can from time to time summon or prorogue either house of the state legislature and dissolve the state assembly. The Governor can address the state legislature at the commencement of the first session after each general election and first session of each year.