Democratic Politics


Chapter : 2. Working Of Institutions

Powers of the Prime Minister

Powers of the Prime Minister :
1. The Prime Minister has the right to form his Council of Ministers and to make distribution of Portfolios among them. if any Minister disagrees with the Prime Minister. the latter can get him removed from the Council of the Ministers.
2. He allocates work to the different members of the council of Ministers. He acts as a co-ordinator among the various Minister so that the whole work of administration is carried on smoothly.
3. The Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers formulate the internal as well as the external policies of the Government. He and his Council of Ministers has the right to get the state of war or peace declared by the President. He and his Council of Ministers put their policies before the Parliament and get them ratified by it.
4. The President makes important appointments only on the advice of the Prime Minister. Appointments of the Governors, Ambassadors, Judges etc. are made on the Prime Minister’s advice.
5. The President proclaims emergency on the advice of the Prime Minister.
6. It is on the advice of the Prime Minister that the President summons or prorogues the sessions of both the Houses of the Parliament and dissolves the Lok Sabha.

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