Salient Features of the Constitution: Independent Bodies and Emergency Provisions

Independent Bodies

  • The constitution provides constitutional backing to independent bodies like  Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, Union Public Service Commission, State Public Service Commission.
  • The Constitution ensures the independence of these bodies through various provisions like security of tenure, fixed service conditions, expenses being charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

Emergency Provisions

  • The rationality behind the incorporation of these provisions is to safeguard the sovereignty, unity, integrity and security of the country, the democratic political system and the Constitution.
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