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The Union Executive - Coggle Diagram
The Union Executive
President
Constitutional, Nominal, symbolic head, Administration is carried out in his name, to follow the advice of PM + Council, Citizen of India, 35 years, eligible for LS
Executive, Legislative, Military, Financial, Judicial, Emergency and Discretionary powers
elected indirectly by eectoral college (LS, RS, state legeslative assembly members, 5 years
Impeachment- parliament can remove p if found guilty of violating constitution treason or corruption
Council of Minsters
All minsters in LS or RS, non member for 6 months before appointment, PM allots each minster a portfolio or department
PM selects minster + approved by P, Ranks: Cabinet, Deputy, Misisters of state
Cabinet: inner core, highest rank, real executive power, collectivey responsible
Cabinet term: no unless vote of no-confidence, 1 minister = entire council to resign
Executive Branch
Legislative makes laws and executive enforces them
consists of president, vice-president, prime minister, council of ministers
helped by large workforce of civil servants who implement government policies and the police force which makes sure that the citizens follow the law.
Vice president
13th vice president – Venkaiah Naidu, Term of 5 years
Indian citizen, 35 years, eligible for Rajya Sabha
Functions = ex-officio Chaisperson of RS, takes over presidents functions in absence
PM
answers for the success or failure of government, leader, adresses nation on Independence Day at red fort
distributes portfolios, presides over meetings, vital link to coordinate workings , can demand resignation
real head, exercises powers of P, elected head, leader of majority or coalition party, link between people parliament P, advice is binding on P, selects Council of M
Civil Servants
can be appointed in IAS IFS IPS
selected on nasis of UPSC, work at central and state
government employees not of any political party