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Article 258A

Part XI — Relations between the Union and the States · Constitution of India

Article 258A

Power of the States to entrust functions to the Union. 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.

In plain wordsThe reverse of Article 258: a Governor can, with the central government's consent, entrust state functions to the Union government or its officers.
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