History & Civics
Answer
The Cabinet is composed of a small but important body of senior leaders of the party, who are included in the Council of Ministers.
- They hold important portfolios and decide major policies of the Government.
- They, being trusted colleagues of the Prime Minister, form the nucleus of the administration.
- In fact, the Cabinet is the pivot round which the whole administration revolves.
- They hold important portfolios like Home, Defence, Finance, External Affairs, Railways, etc.
- A Cabinet Minister is in charge of a Ministry and some times of more than one Ministry.
- Only Cabinet Ministers have a right to attend meetings of the Cabinet.
- They together determine the policy and programme of the Government.
Related Questions
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
Madhavrao Scindia tended his resignation as Civil Aviation Minister on January 9, 1993 following the crash of TU-154 aircraft which was carrying 165 persons on board including the crew. Although all the passengers survived the crash Madhavrao resigned on moral grounds as the aircraft had been leased from Russia.
(a) Does Madhavrao's resignation reflect Individual Responsibility or Collective Responsibility? Justify.
(b) State two important differences between Individual and Collective Responsibility.
(c) Which of these two responsibilities is more important? Why?
The meetings of the Council of Ministers are presided over by
- the President
- the Vice President
- the Prime Minister
- the seniormost member of Parliament
Suppose you are appointed as the PM of India for a day. What two changes would you like to bring in immediately and why?
The Prime Minister is
- appointed by the President
- appointed by President on the recommendation of the Speaker
- elected by the Lok Sabha
- elected by the Upper House