highlight the function of The council of minister that makes it important in the Parliament system of India
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Answer:India has a parliamentary system of Government. Article 74 and Article 75 deal with the parliamentary system at the centre and Articles 163 and 164 deals with the states. There are multiple features of the Parliamentary system and various advantages over the Presidential system.
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India has a parliamentary system of Government. Article 74 and Article 75 deal with the parliamentary system at the centre and Articles 163 and 164 deals with the states. There are multiple features of the Parliamentary system and various advantages over the Presidential system.
The democratic system of government can be divided into the parliamentary and the presidential system based on the relationship between the executive and the legislature. In a parliamentary system, executive is a part of legislature, which implements the law and plays an active role in framing it as well.HOME
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Features and Advantages of Parliamentary System in India
India has a parliamentary system of Government. Article 74 and Article 75 deal with the parliamentary system at the centre and Articles 163 and 164 deals with the states. There are multiple features of the Parliamentary system and various advantages over the Presidential system.
HEMANT SINGH
MAR 30, 2019 13:25 IST
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Parliamentary System in India
The democratic system of government can be divided into the parliamentary and the presidential system based on the relationship between the executive and the legislature. In a parliamentary system, executive is a part of legislature, which implements the law and plays an active role in framing it as well.In a parliamentary system, the head of the state may be a monarch or a president, but both of these positions are ceremonial. The head of the government, who is generally called as the Prime Minister, is the real head. Thus, all the real executive powers are vested in the Prime Minister.The parliamentary government is also called as the Cabinet government due to concentration of executive powers in the cabinet. Articles 74 and 75 deals with the parliamentary system at the centre and Article 163 and article 164 deals with the Parliamentary system at the states.
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Constitution of Council of Ministers:
1. As per provisions in the Constitution, there must be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head to aid and advice the President who shall in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice.
2. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and other Ministers are also appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Minister hold office during the pleasure of the President.
3. The Council of Ministers is formed as soon as the Prime Minister is sworn in.
4. A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either house of Parliament shall at the expiration of the period cease to be a Minister.
5. Although the Constitution provides that the President appoints the Prime Minister, his choice is limited. A person cannot be a Prime Minister who does not command majority in the House of the People (Lok Sabha). Thus, the President has to appoint a person as Prime Minister who commands majority in the House of the People.
6. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the House of the People (Lok Sabha).
7. A member of the Rajya Sabha can also be appointed the Prime Minister.
8. At Present there are three types of Minister- (i) Cabinet Minister (ii) Minister of State, and (iii) Deputy Minister.[Article 76]
Powers and Functions:
1. The main function of the Council of the Ministers is to aid and advice the President.
2. The Council of Ministers determines the legislative programme of the Union and uses its initiative in the introduction and passage of Government legislation.
3. The Council of Ministers prepares the budget of the Union Government and moves demand for grants.
4. The foreign policy of India is formulated by the Council of Ministers and the emergency powers of the President are mostly exercised by the Ministers.