The Governor may recommend the imposition of the President’srule in the State if he is convinced that the government of the Statecannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of theConstitution of India. Article 355 imposes a duty on the Centre toensure that the government of every state is carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. It is this duty in the performance of which the Centre takes over the government of a state under Article 356 in case of failure of constitutional machinery in state. This is popularly known as 'President’s Rule’. While imposing it, the President can act either on report of the Governor of the state or otherwise too (i.e. even without the governor’s report).