Indian Union Executive
The union government created by the constitution of
India as the legislative,
executive and judicial authority of the union of 29 states and seven union
territories of a
constitutionally democratic republic. It
is located in New Delhi,
the capital of India.Indian
Union Executive is known to be a body, which is responsible for the
implementation of laws. It is important to note that all the executive powers
have to be exercised in accordance with the Constitution of India.
Parliamentary form of government exists both at the Union and State levels in
India. At the head of the Union is the President. He is the chief executive. It
has been stated in Article 53 (1) of the Constitution of India that "The
executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised
by him directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with the
constitution." This implies that the President is the head of the
Government. Article 74 (1) states that "There shall be a Council of
Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President
in the exercise of his functions." Thus, there is a Union Council of
Ministers to aid and advice the President. Indian Union Executive consists of
the President, the Vice-President and the Council of Ministers, with the Prime
Minister as the head to aid and advice the President. It is important to note
that the President is known to be the nominal executive, and the Prime Minister
is the real executive.
President of India
Executive power of
the Union is vested in the President and is exercised by him either directly or
through officers subordinates to him, in accordance with the Constitution of
India. The President is also the supreme commander of defense forces of the Indian
Union. The President summons, prorogues, addresses and sends messages to the
Parliament, dissolves the Lok Sabha, promulgates Ordinances at any time (except
when both the Houses of Parliament are in session), makes recommendations for
introducing financial and money bills and gives assent to bills, grants
pardons, reprieves or reduces punishment and remits or commutes sentences in
certain cases.
Vice President of
India
Vice President of
India ranks second in terms of executive authority. He is also elected both by
the members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The system of election that is
followed in the election of Vice President is that of proportional
representation through the means of a single transferable vote. He is also
elected for a term of 5 years. Vice-President of India also serves as the
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. In the absence of the President, it is the duty of
the Vice President to carry out his functions. Acting as the ambassador of the
country is also one of the functions of the Vice President of India.
Council of
Ministers
Council of
Ministers forms an important organ of the Indian Union Executive. The Council
of Ministers is headed by the Prime Minister. It is the prime duty of the
Council of Ministers to advise the President in exercise of his functions. The
Prime Minister is appointed by the President, who also appoints other ministers
on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Council is collectively liable to the
Lok Sabha. It is the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President
all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to administrative affairs of
the Union, proposals for legislation and information relating to them. The
Council of Ministers comprises Ministers who are members of Cabinet, Ministers
of State (independent charge) and Deputy Ministers.
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