Article 18 - Insertion of new Article 258-A - Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956

Insertion of new Article 258-A . 18. After Article 258 of the Constitution, the following article shall be inserted , namely: Power of States to entrust functions to the Union. 258-A. Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the Governor of a State may, with the consent of the Government of India, entrust either conditionally or unconditionally to that Government or to its officers functions in relation to any matter to which the executive power of the State extends. .