The Vice President – Powers and Position

What is an Executive?

The organ of government that mainly looks after the function of implementation and administration is called the executive. It is the branch of government that is responsible for the implementation of laws and policies adopted by the legislature. The executive branch contains the Presidents, Prime ministers, and ministers. It also extends to the administrative machinery like civil servants....

What are the Different Types of Executives?

Presidential System The president is the Head of state and the head of government. In this system, the president’s office is very powerful, both in theory and practice. Countries with such a system include the United States, Brazil, and most nations in Latin America. Parliamentary System The prime minister is the head of government. The president or a monarch is the nominal Head of state. The role of the President or Monarch is to be the ceremonial head while, the Prime Minister along with the Cabinet wields effective power. Countries with such a system include Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom as well as Portugal. Semi-Presidential Executive It has both a President and a Prime Minister but unlike the parliamentary system, the President may possess significant day-to-day powers. Sometimes the President and the PM may belong to the same party and sometimes to two different parties and thus, would be opposed to each other. Countries with such a system include France, Russia, Sri Lanka....

Parliamentary Executive In India

India already had some experience of running the parliamentary system under the Acts of 1919 and 1935. This experience has shown that in the parliamentary system, the executive can be effectively controlled by the representatives of the people. The Constitution makers wanted to ensure that the government would be sensitive to public expectations and would be responsible and accountable. So, that the executive will be answerable to and controlled by the legislature or people’s representatives. Choosing a presidential form of government has consistently placed the risk of encouraging a personality cult. Hence, India chose a Parliamentary Executive....

Parliamentary System In India

The Constitution adopted the parliamentary system of executive for the governments both at the national and State levels....

The President – Powers and Position

The President of India is the head of the Indian Executive. Let’s discuss his powers and positions:...

The Vice President – Powers and Position

Article 74 (1) says “There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President who shall in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice.” Term of Vice President The President is elected for five years. Election of Vice President It is similar to that of the President and the only difference is that members of State legislatures are not part of the electoral college. Removal of Vice President The Vice President may be removed from his office by a resolution of the Rajya Sabha passed by a majority and agreed to by the Lok Sabha. Role of Vice President The Vice President acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and takes over the office of the President when there is a vacancy by reasons of death, resignation, removal by impeachment, or otherwise. Acts as the President only until a new President is elected. For example, B. D. Jatti acted as President on the death of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed until a new President was elected....

Prime Minister and Council of Ministers

The Prime Minister becomes the most important functionary of the government in our country. The President exercises his powers only on the advice of the Council of Ministers which is headed by the Prime Minister....

Parliamentary Executive at the State level

At the State level, a similar parliamentary executive exists, albeit with some variations. An important variation is that the Governor of the State is appointed by the President, typically on the advice of the central government. Despite the Chief Minister, like the Prime Minister, being the leader of the majority party in the Assembly, the Governor possesses more discretionary powers. The main principles of the parliamentary system also operate at the State level....

Permanent Executive: Bureaucracy

The Executive organ of the government comprises the Prime Minister, the Ministers, and a substantial organization known as the bureaucracy or administrative machinery. To distinguish it from the military service, this machinery is referred to as the civil service. Trained and skilled officers, who serve as permanent employees of the government, are tasked with assisting the Ministers in formulating and implementing policies....

Executive- FAQs

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