PRIME MINISTER & COUNCIL OF

MINISTERS

- HEAD OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

- AIDS & ADVICES THE PRESIDENT

- P.M & THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS IS THE

MOST POWERFUL INSTITUTION

- PARLIAMENTARIAN FORM OF GOVT.

THE PRIME MINISTER

- BY THE PRESIDENT

- LEADER OF THE MAJORITY PARTY

- PRESIDENT HAS OPTIONS IF NO

ONE IS IN MAJORITY

APPOINTMENT

- APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE ADVICE OF THE P.M

- ONLY MEMBERS OF THE PARLIAMENT CAN BECOME MINISTERS

- IF A NON-MEMBER IS APPOINTED, HE MUST

BE ELECTED OR NOMINATED WITHIN 6

MONTHS.

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

CABINET MINISTERS

DEPUTY MINISTERS

MINISTERS OF STATE

TYPES OF MINISTERS

MOST IMPORTANT

IMPORTANT PORTFOLIOS

INCHARGE OF ONE OR MORE

MINISTARY

HOLD CABINET

MEETINGS

GOVERNMENT POLICIES &

PROGRAMME

CABINET MINISTERS

SECOND CATEGORY MAY OR MAY NOT HOLD A MINISTRY

P.M MAY OR MAY NOT CONSULT THEM

NOT PART OF CABINET MEETINGS

MAY BE PART OF THE MEETINGS WHERE

THE MATTER IS RELATED TO THERE

MINISTRY

MINISTER OF STATE

- 3RD CATEGORY

ASSIST CABINET &

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

NOT PART OF THE CABINET

MEETINGS

DEPUTY MINISTERS

- STRENGTH TO BE 15% OF THE LOK SABHA & STATE LEGISLATURE

- SMALLER SYATES NUMBER OF MINISTERS HAVE TO BE 12.

THE CABINET

SMALL BUT IMPORTANT LEADERS

DECIDE MAJOR POLICIES

CLOSE TO THE P.M

NUCLEUS OF THE ADMINISTRATION

THEIR DECISION OTHER

MINISTERS HAVE TO FOLLOW

FORMATION

- SENIOR LEADERS

- TRUSTWORTH

Y

- PRESIDENT APPOINTS

- ON THE ADVICE OF

THE P.M

APPOINTMENT OF THE CABINET

- USUALLY 5 YRS- OATH IS GIVEN BY

THE PRESIDENT

TILL THEY ARE IN MAJORITY

IF NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION IS PASSED

- EVERY MINISTER HAS TO BE THE

MEMBER OF THE LOK SABHA OR RAJYA

SABHA

- MUST BECOME ONE WITHIN 6 MONTHS

TERM OF OFFICE

1. POLICY MAKING- EXTERNAL & INTERNAL- DEFENCE, ECONOMY, RULE IN STATE, FORMATION OF STATE

2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICIES- CABINET MINISTERS DECIDES & THE MINISTERS OF STATE & DEPUTY MINISTERS FOLLOW. -THE FURTHR PASS ON TO THE CIVIL SERVANTS

POWERS & FUNCTIONS OF THE CABINET- ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS

CABINET MINISTERS

MINISTER OF STATE & DEPUTY MINISTER

CIVIL SERVANTS

3. COORDINATES THE FUNCTIONING OF VARIOUS MINISTERS-- CABINET COORDINATES BETWEEN VARIOUS GOVT. DEPARTMENT FOR THE SMOOTH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICIES.

4. APPOINTMENT- MADE BY THE PRESIDENT ARE DECIDED UPON BY THE CABINET.

1. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS- CABINET INITIATES 95% OF THE BILLSCALLED ‘OFFICIAL BILLS’, GIVEN PRIORITY OVER ‘PRIVATE BILLS’-FORMULATE, INTRODUCES & PASSES

2. SOURCE OF INFORMATION- MINISTERS ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS PUT TO THEM BY THE OPPOSITION.

LEGISLATIVE POWERS

3. AMENDMANT TO THE CONSTITUTION- PLANS & MOVES THE AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION

4. SUMMOING THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT- DONE BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE ADVICE OF THE MINISTERS

5. PRESIDENT’S SPECIAL ADDRESS- CABINET PREPARES

6. ISSUING ORDINANCES- CABINET ADVICES

1. BUDGET-PREPARED BY THE FINANCE MINISTER.- ESTIMATE OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE.- CABINET MINISTERS DISCUSS & PASS IT FIRST.

2. FINANCE OF THE GOVT.- CABINET’S RESPONSIBILITY.- PRESENTING DEMANDS FOR GRANTS.- RAISING GOVT’S INCOME = TAXATION

FINANCIAL POWERS

3. INTRODUCTION OF MONEY BILL- ONLY IN THE LOK SABHA.

- PRESIDENT IMPLEMENTS ONLY AFTER GETTING WRITTEN APPROVAL FROM THE CABINET.

SAME FOR FINANCIAL & STATE EMERGENCY.

EMERGENCY POWERS

-P.M= REAL EXECUTIVE- SUMMON &

PROROGUES THE SESSION

- P.M CHOOSES THE MINISTERS

- VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS

- P.M HAS TO KEEP THE PRESIDENT INFORMED.

- LINK BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT & THE

CABINET

POSITION & POWERS OF THE PRIME MINISTERP.M & THE PRESIDENT

- LEADER OF THE CABINET

- ALLOCATES PORTFOLIO & RESHUFFELS

IT

- SELECT & DISMISS

MINISTERS

- DIRECTS & COORDINATES

POLICY

- RESIGNATION OF THE P.M

P.M AND THE CABINET

- LEADER OF THE LOK SABHA

- SPOKESPERSON OF THE GOVT.

- DEFENDER OF GOVT. POLICIES

- INTERVENES IN CASE OF

CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

P.M & THE PARLIAMENT

- HE REPRESENTS THE NATION

- NATIONAL CRISES=OPPOSITIO

N SUPPORTS

P.M AS THE LEADER OF THE NATION