What is meant by collective responsibility and individual responsibility of council of ministers
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The collective responsibility under Article 75 of the Constitution of India has two meanings: (I) All members of a Government are unanimous in support of its policies, (II) Theministers, who had an opportunity to speak for or against the policies in thecabinet are thereby personally and morally responsible for its
Cabinet collective responsibility, also known as collective ministerial responsibility, is a constitutional convention in Parliamentary systems that members of the cabinet must publicly support all governmental decisions made in Cabinet, even if they do not privately agree with them.
Individual Ministerial Responsibility is a constitutional convention that makes Government Ministers responsible for not only their own actions, but also for those of their department. The doctrine of individual ministerial responsibility is part of the wider concept of responsible government.