Executive branch Government of India

1 executive branch

1.1 president
1.2 vice-president
1.3 prime minister
1.4 cabinet, executive departments , agencies
1.5 civil service

1.5.1 cabinet secretariat

executive branch

the executive branch of government 1 has sole authority , responsibility daily administration of state bureaucracy. division of power separate branches of government central republican idea of separation of powers.

president

the executive power vested in president of india, per article 53 (1) of constitution. president has constitutional powers , exercises them directly or through officers subordinate him per aforesaid article 53(1). president act in accordance aid , advice tendered prime minister, leads council of ministers described in article 74 of constitution of india.

the council of ministers remains in power during pleasure of president. however, in practice, council of ministers must retain support of lok sabha. if president dismiss council of ministers on or own initiative, might trigger constitutional crisis. thus, in practice, council of ministers cannot dismissed long holds support of majority in lok sabha.

the president responsible appointing many high officials in india .these high officials include governors of 29 states, chief justice, other judges of supreme court , high courts of india on advice of other judges, attorney general , controller , auditor general chief election commissioner , other election commissioners, chairman , other members of union public service commission, president s officer, cabinet secretary , ambassadors , high commissioners other countries on recommendations of cabinet

the president, head of state receives credentials of ambassadors other countries, whilst prime minister, head of government, receives credentials of high commissioners other members of commonwealth, in line historical tradition.

the president de jure commander in chief of indian armed forces.

the president of india can grant pardon or reduce sentence of convicted person 1 time, particularly in cases involving punishment of death.the decisions involving pardoning , other rights president independent of opinion of prime minister or lok sabha majority. in other cases, however, president exercises or executive powers on advice of prime minister.

vice-president

the vice-president second highest constitutional position in india after president.the vice-president represents nation in absence of president , takes charge acting president in incident of resignation impeachment or removal of president.the vice-president has legislative function of acting chairman of rajya sabha. vice-president elected indirectly members of electoral college consisting of members of both houses of parliament in accordance system of proportional representation means of single transferable vote , voting secret ballot conducted election commission.

prime minister


the rashtrapati bhawan complex, north , south block housing prime minister s office, cabinet secretariat, ministry of defence, , others

the prime minister of india, addressed in constitution of india, chief of government, chief adviser president of india, head of council of ministers , leader of majority party in parliament. prime minister leads executive branch of government of india.

the prime minister senior member of cabinet in executive branch of government in parliamentary system. prime minister selects , can dismiss other members of cabinet; allocates posts members within government; presiding member , chairman of cabinet , responsible bringing proposal of legislation. resignation or death of prime minister dissolves cabinet.

the prime minister appointed president assist latter in administration of affairs of executive.

cabinet, executive departments , agencies

the cabinet of india includes prime minister , cabinet ministers. each minister must member of 1 of houses of india s parliament. cabinet headed prime minister, , advised cabinet secretary, acts head of indian administrative service. other ministers either union cabinet ministers, heads of various ministries; ministers of state, junior members report directly 1 of cabinet ministers, overseeing specific aspect of government; or junior ministers of state (independent charges), not report cabinet minister. per article 88 of constitution, every minister shall have right speak in, , take part in proceedings of, either house, joint sitting of houses, , committee of parliament of may named member, shall not entitled vote in house not member.

civil service

the civil services of india civil service , permanent bureaucracy of republic of india. executive decisions implemented indian civil servants.

in parliamentary democracy of india, ultimate responsibility running administration rests elected representatives of people ministers. these ministers accountable legislatures elected people on basis of universal adult suffrage. ministers indirectly responsible people themselves. handful of ministers not expected deal various problems of modern administration. ministers lay down policy , civil servants enforce it.

cabinet secretariat

the cabinet secretariat staff agency of cabinet .it operated under leadership of prime minister of india. administration of cabinet secretariat carried out cabinet secretary of india senior civil servant in india.

the cabinet secretariat responsible administration of government of india facilitating smooth transaction of business in ministries of government .the secretariat assists in decision-making in government ensuring inter-ministerial co-ordination, ironing out differences among ministries , evolving consensus through instrumentality of standing or ad-hoc committees of secretaries. management of major crisis situations in country 1 of functions of cabinet secretariat

the cabinet secretariat ensures president of india, vice-president , ministers kept informed of major activities of departments means of monthly summary report of activities.