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Article 201

Part VI — The States · Constitution of India

Article 201

Bills reserved for consideration. When a Bill is reserved by a Governor for the consideration of the President, the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom: Provided that, where the Bill is not a Money Bill, the President may direct the Governor to return the Bill to the House or, as the case may be, the Houses of the Legislature of the State together with such a ​message as is mentioned in the first proviso to article 200 and, when a Bill is so returned, the House or Houses shall reconsider it accordingly within a period of six months from the date of receipt of such message and, if it is again passed by the House or Houses with or without amendment, it shall be presented again to the President for his consideration.

In plain wordsA bill the Governor sends up to the President can be signed or refused by the President. For a non-money bill the President can order it returned to the state legislature, which must reconsider it within six months, and even after repassage the bill goes back to the President rather than becoming law automatically.
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