describe the major functions and power of the president
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The president of India is de jure head of the state however the real powers lies with the prime minister.
The president is by fact not free to take decision on his own,he works on the advice given by the union cabinet.
Here are the following powers of the president of India.
He appoints the prime minister and council of ministersNo bill can become an act without the president's signatureHe may summon the house for joint sitting.He can promulgate ordinance when parliament is not in sessionHe appoints judges of supreme Court and High Courts.He appoints Cheif election commissioner, comptroller and auditor general, members of the Union public service commission.He also appoints ambassadors and other diplomatic officers.He is the supreme Commander of Indian Defence forces.The president of India is ex officio visitor of 126 central Institutions.He summons, prorogues and addresses the parliament and also can dissolve it.Above all,he can grant pardons, reprieves,and punishment of convicts.
In Relation to Council of Ministers
Since the prime minister stands at the head of the council of ministers, the other ministers cannot function when the prime minister resigns or dies. In other words, the resignation or death of an incumbent prime minister automatically dissolves the council of ministers and thereby generates a vacuum. The resignation or death of any other minister, on the other hand, merely creates a vacancy. The prime minister enjoys the following powers as head of the Union council of ministers:
He recommends persons who can be appointed as ministers by the president. The president can appoint only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the prime minister.He presides over the meeting of council of ministers and influences its decisions.He can ask a minister to resign or advise the president to dismiss him in case of difference of opinion.He allocates and reshuffles various portfolios among the ministers.He guides, directs, controls, and coordinates the activities of all the ministers.
He can bring about the collapse of the council of ministers by resigning from office.
In Relation to the President
The prime minister enjoys the following powers in relation to the president:
He is the principal channel of communication between the president and the council of ministers.He advises the president with regard to the appointment of important officials like attorney general of India, comptroller and auditor general of India, chairman and members of the UPSC, election commissioners, chairman and members of the finance commission and so on.
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