What is meant by the term of collective responsibility of a minister
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if and when the lok sabha passes a no confidence motion,and if it is passed by a simple majority, the PM and the council of ministers must resign collectively.this is known as collective responsibility
The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the members of the Lok Sabha .
This implies the following :
(i) The Council of Ministers share their duties collectively and perform all the government functions and policies collectively.
(ii) If a vote of no confidence is passed against the ministry then the entire group has to Collectively resign .
(iii) The decisions are equally applicable to each and every one of them .
This is termed as collective responsibility.
MORE INFO :
The Article 75(3) of the Constitution declares the collective responsibility.
The individual responsibility is another feature of the Council of Ministers.
The Lok Sabha acts as a check on the powers of the Prime Minister as well as the Council of Ministers.