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Prime Minister/De Facto Executive/Real Executive (Article: 74,75,77,78,88)

About the Author: Abirlal Mukherjee

Assistant Professor (Amity University), Digital Humanist
Ph.D in English (GITAM, India), M.A. and B.A. in English (B.C.C., B.K.U, India), P.G.D.E. -I by Research (B.C.U, UK), TESOL Prof. Certification (Arizona State University, USA)

Founder, Chair of the Secretaries of University Learner, India School on Internet Governance Fellow 2024, IIM-B, Member of Internet Society, Bangalore, Internal Complaints Committee Member, GITAM Deemed to be University, Bengaluru, Teach for India Fellow 2023 and Fellowship Recruitment Committee, Delhi

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  1. Article 75: No specific procedure to appoint PM.
  2. President appoints the leader of the majority party as PM.
  3. Powers & Functions:
    1. Recommends and allocate persons as ministers, Can dismiss a minister, guides, directs, controls, coordinates ministers.
    2. Can bring about the collapse of the council of ministers by resigning from office.
    3. Advises appointment of attorney general, comptroller, auditor general, chairman and members of UPSC, election commissioner,chairman and members of the finance commission
    4. recommend dissolution of the Lok Sabha to President at anytime.
    5. Chairman of NITI Ayog, National Intergration Council, Inter-State Council, National Water Resource Council

Executive Hierarchy

  1. President
  2. PM
  3. Cabinet Ministers
  4. Ministers of States
  5. Deputy Ministers
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