NDA government is going to be formed in the country once again under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the upcoming 9th June, PM Narendra Modi He will take oath. According to the information, cabinet members can also take oath along with him. Now the question is how many ministers can take oath along with him. Do a fixed number of ministers take oath or can their number increase?
Union Cabinet
Let us tell you that the demand of all the constituent parties in the NDA coalition government is important ministerial posts. However, it is not possible that every party’s MP will be given a ministerial post. Because there are fixed rules for making ministers at the center and according to that only a certain number of ministers can be made.
How many ministers can be made in the central government?
According to the Constitution, the total number of members in the Union Cabinet is decided according to the total number of members in the Lok Sabha. 15 percent of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha can be made ministers. That means 15 percent of the 543 members in the Lok Sabha can be ministers at the Centre. That means on this basis, there can be a maximum of 81-82 ministers in Prime Minister Modi’s cabinet.
rules of indian constitution
Let us tell you that the cabinet is formed at the center according to Articles 74, 75 and 77 of the Indian Constitution. Article 74 states that the President forms the Council of Ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister. According to this article, the Prime Minister is at the highest post in the Council of Ministers. With his assistance and advice, the President gives consent to the formation of the cabinet. Article 75 (1) of the Constitution says that the President appoints the Prime Minister. He discusses with the Prime Minister about other members of the cabinet and he also has the privilege in expanding the cabinet.
According to Article 77 of the Constitution, government ministries or departments are formed. This work is also done by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. He assigns each ministry on the advice of the Prime Minister. There is also a secretary in charge in every department to assist the ministers on policy matters and general administration. Before the Prime Minister and the Minister take office, they are administered the oath of office and secrecy by the President.
Three ministerial posts
In the Union Cabinet of India, three types of ministers are appointed considering the importance and workload of the ministries. These include Cabinet Minister, Minister of State and Minister of State (Independent Charge). Of these, the most important is the Cabinet Minister. Cabinet ministers are the heads of their ministries. They report directly to the Prime Minister. Therefore, the Prime Minister advises the President to make his most qualified MP a Cabinet Minister. They can also have more than one ministry. All decisions on behalf of the Central Government are taken in the Cabinet meeting. Therefore, it is mandatory for the Cabinet Minister to attend the Cabinet meeting.
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
After this comes the status of Minister of State (Independent Charge). Their ministries have relatively less responsibility. A ministry can be run without any cabinet minister with the help of a minister of state. The charge of such ministries is given independently to the ministers of state. Instead of reporting to a cabinet minister, they report directly to the Prime Minister like a cabinet minister. However, they do not attend cabinet meetings.
state Minister
Ministers of State are actually the assistants of the Cabinet Minister. In ministries which are of greater importance and have a larger area of work, there are Ministers of State for assistance. However, the Ministers of State report directly to the Cabinet Minister. They do not attend the Cabinet meetings. On the other hand, in big ministries, usually one or two Ministers of State are appointed.
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