State administration can be clarified on the following grounds :

i. Federal control over states :

The Central Government has complete control over the state government during a crisis. Although in ordinary period, the state governments generally have full autonomy in their area yet the central government controls them to some extent. Thus, the center has considerable control over the state administration.

ii. Assigning federal work to state governments : 

According to the conditions laid down in Article 258, the union can transfer some of its administrative functions to states and the state can delegate some administrative functions to the union. When the federal government delegates its administrative work to the state Governments, the federal government will bear the expenses incurred in completing these tasks.

iii. Subsidy Grant : 

According to article 275, Parliament can also provide assistance and grant, to the states. Parliament can also control its expenditure by imposing certain conditions on states.

iv. Indicator of Development : 

State Administration is an indicator of development administration in which the emphasis is on the all round development of the citizens. Welfare schemes are implemented for citizens.

v. Emergency : 

When the President announces an emergency under article 325, then the federal government has absolute control over the states. 

vi. Other base of state administration :

• State administration has an independent existence in itself. 
•  State administration is based on public participation. 
•  Secretariat is an important pivot of state administration. 
• The Chief administrators of the state administration are selected from All India Services. 
• In the state administration, the Governor is the representative of the President.