Vice-President of India / भारत के उपराष्ट्रपति
Article 63 provides for the office of Vice-President of India. The Vice-President is elected by both Houses of Parliament and serves as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha under Article 64.
Article 63 Vice-President के office से संबंधित है। Vice-President Parliament के दोनों Houses द्वारा elected होता है और Article 64 के तहत Rajya Sabha का ex-officio Chairman होता है।
Important Vice-President Facts / महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य
- First Vice-President → Dr S. Radhakrishnan.
- First and only Vice-President listed as dying in office → Krishna Kant, 1997-2002.
Council of Ministers / मंत्रिपरिषद
Article 74 states that there shall be a Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister to aid and advise the President.
Article 74 के अनुसार President को aid और advise करने के लिए Prime Minister के headship में Council of Ministers होगी।
The source includes the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers in the Council.
Appointment of Ministers / मंत्रियों की नियुक्ति
Other Ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister under Article 75(1).
Article 75(1) के अनुसार other Ministers की appointment President, Prime Minister की advice पर करता है।
Six-Month Rule / छह महीने का नियम
Under Article 75(5), a Minister who is not a member of either House must become a member within 6 months of assuming office.
Article 75(5) के अनुसार Minister को office assume करने के 6 months के भीतर Parliament के किसी House का member बनना होगा।
Collective Responsibility / सामूहिक उत्तरदायित्व
The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha under Article 75(3). A No-Confidence Motion in the Lok Sabha can remove the Council of Ministers.
Article 75(3) के अनुसार Council of Ministers collectively Lok Sabha के प्रति responsible है। Lok Sabha में No-Confidence Motion pass होने पर ministry को resign करना पड़ सकता है।
Individual Responsibility / व्यक्तिगत उत्तरदायित्व
The source links individual responsibility with Article 75(2), under which Ministers can be removed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister / प्रधानमंत्री
The Prime Minister is the head of Government and head of the Council of Ministers.
Prime Minister Government तथा Council of Ministers का head होता है।
Appointment of Prime Minister / प्रधानमंत्री की नियुक्ति
The President appoints the Prime Minister, normally the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha. If no party has a clear majority or the Prime Minister resigns or dies, the President may use discretion according to the source.
Article 78 / अनुच्छेद 78
The Prime Minister must communicate Cabinet decisions to the President and furnish information concerning Union administration or legislation when asked.
Article 78 के तहत Prime Minister का duty है कि Cabinet decisions President को communicate करे और President द्वारा मांगी गई Union administration या legislation की information provide करे।
Defeat in Parliament / संसद में पराजय
If the Government is defeated in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister and Cabinet must resign. Defeat in the Rajya Sabha does not automatically require resignation according to the source.
Important Prime Minister Facts / प्रधानमंत्री से जुड़े महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य
- First Prime Minister → Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Longest-serving Prime Minister in the source → Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Acting Prime Minister → Gulzarilal Nanda, who acted twice.
- First PM to die abroad while in office → Lal Bahadur Shastri at Tashkent.
- PM who did not face Parliament while in office → Chaudhary Charan Singh.
- Youngest Prime Minister → Rajiv Gandhi.
- Oldest Prime Minister → Morarji Desai.
- Shortest-tenure government listed → A.B. Vajpayee government, 13 days in 1996.
Quick Revision / त्वरित पुनरावृत्ति
- Vice-President → Article 63
- Rajya Sabha Chairman → Article 64
- Council of Ministers → Article 74
- Appointment of Ministers → Article 75(1)
- Collective responsibility → Article 75(3)
- Six-month rule → Article 75(5)
- Prime Minister duties to President → Article 78