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By whom and on whose advice is the Council of Ministers appointed? A large number of people are killed in a major rail accident. What happens if the Railway Minister resigns from the post on moral grounds?
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The Council of Ministers is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Each minister is individually responsible to the Parliament for the department under his/her control. For this reason, if the Railway Minister is owning the responsibility of the mistakes and shortcomings of his/her department then only he/she needs to resign. The rest of the members of the cabinet will not resign and continue working.
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