Union executive (Part V, Chapter I and III)
Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
Practise 5 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Council of Ministers to aid and advise; advice binding (Art. 74)
- Collective responsibility to the Lok Sabha (Art. 75(3))
- Ministers hold office during pleasure; non-member for six months (Art. 75(2), 75(5))
- Size ceiling of 15 percent (Art. 75(1A), 91st Amendment)
- Appointment and role of the Prime Minister
- Cabinet, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers: convention, not constitutional text
Where to study
The Constitution of India
- Art. 74-75
- Art. 78
- Art. 74
- Art. 75(3)
- Art. 75
- Art. 75(1A)
- Art. 75(1)
Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth
- ch. 19 Prime Minister
- ch. 20 Central Council of Ministers
- ch. 19 Appointment of the Prime Minister
- ch. 20 Composition of the Council of Ministers
NCERT Class XI Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4: Executive
- pp. 1-22 whole chapter 'Executive'
- pp. 12-15 'Prime Minister and Council of Ministers' (collective responsibility at pp. 14-15)
- pp. 12-13 'Prime Minister and Council of Ministers'