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The Union Executive – Overview
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- Union Executive
- President
- Nominal Head
- Elected by Parliament and State Assemblies
- Age 35 and above
- Term 5 Years
- Five Powers
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
- Financial
- Emergency
- Vice President
- Second Highest Office
- Elected by Parliament Members Only
- Ex-officio Chairman Rajya Sabha
- Acts for President in Absence
- Term 5 Years
- Prime Minister
- Real Head of Government
- Leader of Majority Party in Lok Sabha
- Appointed by President
- Allots Portfolios
- Presides over Cabinet
- Council of Ministers
- Cabinet Ministers
- Ministers of State
- Deputy Ministers
- Responsible to Lok Sabha
- Civil Servants
- Permanent Executive
- IAS IPS IFS
- Selected by UPSC
- Implement Policies
- President
Structure and Hierarchy of Union Executive
The map in words
- Union Executive
- President
- Elects: Prime Minister
- Council of Ministers
- Cabinet Ministers
- Ministers of State
- Deputy Ministers
- Responsible to: Lok Sabha
- Council of Ministers
- Elects: Prime Minister
- Vice-President
- Chairs: Rajya Sabha
- President
- Civil Servants
The Union Executive - Complete Overview
The map in words
- The Union Executive
- President
- Nominal Head
- Eligibility
- 35 years age
- Indian citizen
- No office of profit
- Election
- Parliament members
- State Assembly members
- Powers
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
- Financial
- Emergency
- Vice-President
- Rajya Sabha Chairman
- Eligibility
- 35 years age
- Indian citizen
- Functions
- Presides Rajya Sabha
- Substitutes President
- Removal
- Absolute majority both houses
- Prime Minister
- Real Head
- Selection
- Majority party leader
- In Lok Sabha
- Functions
- Selects ministers
- Allots portfolios
- Chairs Cabinet
- Advises President
- Accountability
- To Lok Sabha
- Maintains majority
- Council of Ministers
- Cabinet Ministers
- Important portfolios
- Ministers of State
- Junior ministers
- Deputy Ministers
- Assistant level
- Powers
- Formulate policies
- Make decisions
- Binding on all
- Cabinet Ministers
- Civil Servants
- UPSC Selected
- Non-partisan
- Implement policies
- Examples
- IAS
- IFS
- IPS
- President
Union Executive of India
The map in words
- Union Executive of India
- President
- Vice-President
- Prime Minister
- Council of Ministers
- Cabinet Ministers
- Ministers of State
- Deputy Ministers
- Civil or Public Servants
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