union executive- prime minister and council of minister

2. Government
of Union

3. LECTURE
OUTLINE
1) Union Legislative.
2) Prime ministers powers and duties.
3) Council of Ministers

4. LECTURE
OUTCOMES
• Understand the Union Legislatice structure.
• Know the essential qualifications required for PM of India.
• Know the powers of Prime Minister of India.
• How council of ministers forms

5. PRIME MINISTER OF
INDIA
APPOINTMENT, POWERS AND POSITION

7. SELECTION OF THE PM
 The Prime Minister is directly elected by the people.
 The person gets elected as the members of the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.
 The leader of the with majority of votes in Lok Sabha is appointed as the Prime Minister.
 The President administers the oath to the Prime Minister after his/her appointment by the President.

8. QUALIFICATIONS
• Must be citizen of India
• Must be member of either house of Parliament
• If he is not, he must become the member within six months of appointment
• Leader of the majority party or one who enjoys the majority support in the Lok Sabha

9. TENURE OF PM
• No fix tenure, nominal term is five years it is automatically reduced if the house is dissolved earlier.
• PM shall hold office as long as he enjoys the majority support in the Lok Sabha.
• Lok Sabha can remove PM by way of carrying out a No Confidence Motion or Censor Motion or Cut Motion.
• With the removal of PM, the entire Cabinet resigns.

10. THE PRIME MINISTER
 The Prime Minister is the head of the government whereas the President is head of the state.
 He is the real executive authority.
 Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
 Ministers are appointed by the President in accordance with the advice given by the Prime Minister.
 Council of ministers hold the office during the pleasure of The Prime Minister.
 Prime Minister and Council of Ministers are responsible to the Lok Sabha and to the President.

11. LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF PM
• Fixes the Programme of the Parliament
• Makes Important Policy Statements in the Parliament
• Defends the Policies of the Government in the Parliament
• Director of Foreign Policy
• Director of Indian Economy
• Leader of the Lok Sabha
• Recommends Dissolution of the Lok Sabha

12. EXECUTIVE POWERS OF PM
• Formation of Council of Ministers: appointments, removals and distribution of portfolios to Ministers
• Presides the Meetings of the Cabinet
• Leader of the Council of Ministers
• Prepares the list for various important appointments
• Governors,
• Judges of Supreme and High Court,
• Members of UPSC,
• Election Commission,
• Ambassadors and Commissioners.

13.  Prime Minister is the head of Council of Ministers.
 He is responsible for co-ordination among the ministers.
 He can allocate, reshuffle various portfolios among ministers
 Prime Minister is the leader of Lok Sabha.
 He can recommend the dissolution of Lok Sabha at any time.
 He advices President regarding summoning and proroguing the sessions of Parliament
 Prime Minister is the architect of foreign policies.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF PM

14.  Prime Minister is the chairperson of Planning Commission and Development council
 Prime Minister decides about the proclamation of emergency.
 His resignation is considered as the resignation of entire Council of Ministers.
 Prime Minister acts a link between the President and Council of Ministers.
 He advises President regarding the appointment of important officials like Attorney General, CAG, Auditor
General of India, members of UPSC etc.
 Prime Minister is the political head of services.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF PM

15. FUNCTIONS OF PM
 Formation of the ministry
 Distribution of Portfolios
 Leader of Nation
 Advisor to the President
 Chief Coordinator
 Supervisory Functions
 Chairmanship Function
 Party Function

16. Can Indian PM be a Dictator?
There are number of constraints on PM:
• Control of Parliament
• Control of Public Opinion
• Control of Constitution
• Control of Press
• Control of the President
• Control of Opposition

17. ACTIVITY SESSION
ACTIVITY: Question
Answering session
(WHEEL DECIDE)
ACTIVITY TIME: 05 MIN
(WHEEL DECIDE)
Question : What is meant by the term Quorum? Or explain the term
Quorum in brief. Further, what is the Quorum of the Lok Sabha?

18. COUNCIL OF MINISTER

19. 1. Shri. Raj Nath Singh - Minister of Defence
2. Shri. Amit Shah - Minister of Home Affairs
3. Shri. Nitin Jairam Gadkari - Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
4. Shri. D.V. Sadananda Gowda - Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
5. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman - Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs
6. Shri. Ramvilas Paswan - Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
7. Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar - Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of
Panchayati Raj
8. Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad - Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and
Information Technology
9. Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal - Minister of Food Processing Industries
10. Shri. Thaawar Chand Gehlot - Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
11. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - Minister of External Affairs
12. Shri. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ - Minister of Human Resource Development
13. Shri. Arjun Munda - Minister of Tribal Affairs
14. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani - Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles …2/- -2-
15. Dr. Harsh Vardhan - Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth
Sciences
16. Shri. Prakash Javadekar - Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Information and
Broadcasting
17. Shri. Piyush Goyal - Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry
18. Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan - Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Steel
19. Shri. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi - Minister of Minority Affairs
20. Shri. Pralhad Joshi - Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines
21. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey - Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
22. Shri. Arvind Ganpat Sawant - Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
23. Shri. Giriraj Singh - Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
24. Shri. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat - Minister of Jal Shakti

20.  The Council of Ministers headed by a Prime Minister is the real executive authority in our administrative system.
 They are divided into three categories :-
 Cabinet Ministers
 Ministers of State
 Ministers of State with independent charge.
 The Council of Ministers assist Prime Minister In taking all the important decisions regarding policies of the
government.
Council Of Ministers

21. Council Of Ministers
 It consists of 60-70 members.
 It does not meet as a body, to transact government business
 It has no collective functions.
 Council of Ministers has vested with all powers but in theory.
 Its functions and decisions are determined by the cabinet
 Its classification and size are determined by the Prime Minister according to the situation.

22. The Cabinet
 It is a smaller body consisting of 15-20 members.
 It is a part of Council of Ministers.
 The Cabinet meets frequently to deliberate and take
decisions regarding the transaction business.
 It directs the Council of Ministers by taking policy decisions
which are binding on all Ministers and also implements them.
 It enforces collective responsibility of Council of Ministers to
the lower house of Parliament.

23. The role of the Cabinet
 It is the highest decision making authority in the Indian Political System.
 It is the chief policy formulating body of the Parliament.
 It is the chief coordinator of central administration.
 It is the chief advisory body of the President and its advice is binding on him.
 It deals with all foreign policies and foreign affairs.
 It deals with all major legislative and financial matters.

24. ACTIVITY SESSION
ACTIVITY: Question
Answering session
(WHEEL DECIDE)
ACTIVITY TIME: 05 MIN
(WHEEL DECIDE)
Question : Name the three organs that have the responsibility of running
the government of India democratically?