who is president of India?
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Ram Nath Kovind.........
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Ram Nath Kovind
Ram Nath Kovind is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current President of India since 25 July 2017. Previously he had served as the 26th Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017 and was a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2006.
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✯Who is President of India?
Indian President is the head of the state. He is the first citizen of India and is a symbol of solidarity, unity, and integrity of the nation. He is a part of Union Executive along with Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, and Attorney-General of India.
✯How is President elected?
There is no direct election for the Indian President. An electoral college elects him. The electoral college responsible for President’s elections comprises elected members of:
- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- Legislative Assemblies of the states (Legislative Councils have no role)
- Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry
✯Who does not take part in the President’s elections?
The following group of people is not involved in electing the President of India:
- Nominated Members of Lok Sabha (2) and Rajya Sabha (12)
- Nominated Members of State Legislative Assemblies
- Members of Legislative Councils (Both elected and nominated) in bicameral legislatures
- Nominated Members of union territories of Delhi and Puducherry
✯What is the term of the President’s office?
Once President is elected, he holds office for five years. He sits in the office even after the completion of five years given no new election has taken place or no new President has been elected till then. He can also be re-elected and there is no cap on his re-election.
✯What are the qualifications of the President?
A candidate has to meet some qualifications to be elected as the president. Those qualifications of the President are:
- He should be an Indian Citizen
- His age should be a minimum of 35 years
- He should qualify the conditions to be elected as a member of the Lok Sabha
- He should not hold any office of profit under the central government, state government, or any public authority
✯What are the conditions of the President’s office?
There are a few conditions for the candidate running for the President’s elections:
- He cannot be a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. If he has been a member of either of the house, he should vacate the seat on his first day as President in the office
- He should not hold any office of profit
- For his residence, Rashtrapati Bhavan is provided to him without the payment of rent
- Parliament decides his emoluments, allowances, and privileges
✯What are the powers and functions of the President of India?
☆Executive Powers of President
- For every executive action that the Indian government takes, is to be taken in his name
- He may/may not make rules to simplify the transaction of business of the central government
☆He appoints the attorney general of India and determines his remuneration
He appoints the following people:
- Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
- Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners
- Chairman and members of the Union Public Service Commission
- State Governors
- Finance Commission of India chairman and members
- He seeks administrative information from the Union government
- He requires PM to submit, for consideration of the council of ministers, any matter on which a decision has been taken by a minister but, which has not been considered by the council
☆He appoints National Commissions of:
- Scheduled Castes (Read about National Commission for Scheduled Castes in the linked article.)
- Scheduled Tribes Read about (National Commission for Scheduled Tribes in the linked article.)
- He appoints inter-state council
- He appoints administrators of union territories
- He can declare any area as a scheduled area and has powers with respect to the administration of scheduled areas and tribal areas
☆Legislative Powers of President
- He summons or prorogues Parliament and dissolve the Lok Sabha
- He summons a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in case of deadlock
- He addresses the Indian Parliament at the commencement of the first session after every general election
- He appoints speaker, deputy speaker of Lok Sabha, and chairman/deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha when the seats fall vacant
- He nominates 12 members of the Rajya Sabha
- He can nominate two members to the Lok Sabha from the Anglo-Indian Community
- He consults the Election Commission of India on questions of disqualifications of MPs.
- He recommends/ permits the introduction of certain types of bills
- He promulgates ordinances
☆He lays the following reports before the Parliament:
- Comptroller and Auditor General
- Union Public Service Commission