Under Article 258A, what power is granted to States?
State Government can, with Union's consent, assign Union functions to its officers
Article 258A of the Constitution of India (inserted by the 7th Amendment, 1956) deals with the Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union.
It provides that the Governor of a State, acting on behalf of the State Government, may entrust functions to the Union Government or its officers, subject to the following conditions:
1. Such entrustment can be made only with the consent of the Government of India.
2. The entrustment may be conditional or unconditional.
3. The functions entrusted must relate to matters falling within the executive power of the State.
This article is the State-to-Union counterpart of Article 258 (which is Union-to-State). Examples include entrusting the implementation of certain State activities such as surveys, census operations, or disaster management at the central level for administrative efficiency and uniformity.
Among the given options, option D correctly reflects this provision: the State Government, with the Union's consent, can assign functions to officers of the Union.
Why other options are wrong:
(A) Article 258A requires the consent of the Government of India, not the President's assent.
(B) The Governor entrusts functions to the Union (not to the State Legislature), and the consent comes from the Government of India, not the President.
(C) The power under Article 258A is exercised by the Governor (executive head of the State), not by the State Legislature.
Hence the correct answer is option D.
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