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The org chart of India

One simple chart of who answers to whom — from you, the voter, down to your local office. Tap any level to explore the real people in it.

The top of the chart

You — the citizen and voter

In a democracy the chart starts with you. Every elected person below works for you, and every appointed officer works under someone you elected.

Union (national) level

Parliament of India

Makes national laws. You directly elect your Lok Sabha MP; state legislators choose Rajya Sabha MPs.

540 Lok Sabha MPs245 Rajya Sabha MPs

Union (national) level

Prime Minister & Union Ministers

Run the country day to day — defence, railways, highways, taxes, telecom. Each minister heads a national department.

71 ministers

Prime Minister

Narendra Modi

State level

Your State Government

You elect your MLA; the majority picks the Chief Minister. States run police, schools, hospitals, state roads and water.

4,100 MLAs378 MLCs36 States & UTs

District level

District Administration

The Collector / District Magistrate (DM) and the Superintendent of Police (SP) — appointed officers who deliver services and safety in each district.

598 DistrictsAppointed, not elected

Local level

Municipality / Panchayat

Your councillor, sarpanch and ward officers — garbage, drains, local roads, street lights and certificates.

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The Judiciary — separate on purpose

Courts (Supreme Court → High Courts → district courts) are independent of everyone above. They answer to the Constitution, not to ministers — that is what keeps the chart honest.

How to use this chart

  • Local problem (garbage, drains, streetlight)? Start at the bottom — your local body or ward office.
  • State subject (police, government school or hospital, state road)? Your MLA and the state government.
  • National subject (railways, highways, income tax, passports)? Your MP and the Union ministry.
  • Not solved? Move ONE level up the chart — that is exactly what escalation means.
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