Question

Difference between political executive and permanent executive in tabular form

Answer 1

Political executive

1)The ministers are political executives.

2)They are elected by the electorate, as per the mandate of the people.

3)They serve for a span of five years and then again go for seeking mandate.

4)The political executives are directly accountable to the people.

Permanent executive

1)The civil servants are the permanent executives.

2)They are selected on the basis of merit, as per the examinations taken by the Union Service Public Commission.

3)They serve till the retirement age.

4)The permanent executives are not directly accountable to the people but to the political ministers.