Question

What are the powers and functions of the President of India? (long ans)?
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Answer 1

Powers of President.

• Executive powers

• Legislative powers.

• Financial powers.

• Judicial powers.

• Diplomatic powers.

• Militiary Powers.

• Emergency powers.

Executive powers of President

• All executive actions are taken in his name.
• He appoints Prime minister and other ministers .
• He appoints Attorney General of India.
• He appoints the comptroller and audioter General of India.The chief election commissioner and Other election commissioners , the chair man and members of the union public service commision, the governors of states , the chairman and members of finance commision and so on.
• He can seek Information from Prime minister.
• He can appoint a commision to investigate into the condition of SCs , STs and other backward classes.
• He can appoint an Inter - state council.
• He directly administer the union territories though Administrator.
• He can declare any area as schedule area and has power with respect to administration of schedule areas and tribal.

Legislative Powers of President

• He can summon or prorogue the parliament and dissolve the loksabha.
• He can address the parliament at the commencement of the furst session after each general election and the first session of each year.
• He nominates 12 members of Rajya sabha.
• He can nominate 2 members to the lok sabha from the Anglo India community.
• His prior recommendationor permission is needed to introduce certain types of bills in the parliament.
• He can promulgate ordinance when the parliament is not in session.

Financial powers of President

• Money bills can be introduced in the parliament only with his prior recommendation.
• He causes to be laid before the parliament the annual fimancial statement ( i.e , the Union Budgets )
• He can make advances out of the contingency fund to india to meet any unforseen expenditure.
• The constitutes a finance commision after every five years .