Vice President, PM, Council of Ministers, CAG &Auditor General ( AG )
Vice-President, PM, CoM, CAG & AG
Post of Vice President, Prime Minister ( PM ), Council of Ministers, Comptroller & Auditor General & Attorney General of India are some highest respectable posts after the posts of President of India. So let's have a look on different aspects of these posts.
Vice-President
- He is elected by both houses of Parliament.
- The state Legislatures do not play any role in the election.
He is indirectly elected by means of single transferable vote.
Qualification
- Should be a citizen of India.
- Should have completed an age of 35 years.
- Must be eligible to be the member of the Rajya Sabha.
- Should not hold any post of Government at the time of election. The post of President, Vice-President, and Governor of a state and the Minister of the union of state are exceptions.
Miscellaneous Points
- Time period of a Vice-President is 5 years from the date on which he enters upon his office.
- Vice-President himself can also terminate his office before the completion of full term by giving his resignation to the President.
- The oath of the Vice-President is administered by the President.
- For removal of Vice-President no impeachment is required. According to article 67 the Vice-President can be removed by a resolution passed by the majority of the members of Rajya Sabha.
- He is the chairman of Rajya Sabha. But he is not the member of Rajya Sabha. Actually he has no right to vote in Rajya Sabha. But whenever a tie is there he has the authority to cast his vote to resolve it.
Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
- Prime Minister is the real executive authority.
- According to the article 75 the Prime Minister is appointed by the President. With the recommendation of the Prime Minister the other ministers are appointed by the President.
- He is the Chairman of the Planning Commission, National Development Council, National Integration Council and Inter-state Council.
- The Oath of Prime Minister is administered by the President.
- The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Loksabha but individually responsible to the President.
- The Prime Minister is the central head of the Council of Ministers.
- The Council of Ministers is 3 types: Minister of Cabinet Rank, Minister of States and Deputy Minister.
- Within 6 months of appointment to the post of a minister he has to become a member of either houses of the Parliament if currently he is not a Member of either house of the Parliament.
- The President must consult the Prime Minister at the time of summoning and proroguing a session of the Parliament, dissolution of the Lok Sabha, and also at the time of Emergency.
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
- He is appointed by the President of India.
- He is removed by the President with the recommendation of the Parliament.
- He works as a security for the total fund of India.
- His duty is to audit the expenditure from Consolidated Fund of India as well as consolidated fund of each state and each union territory having a Legislative Assembly.
- He also audits the expenditure from the Contingency Fund of India and all states.
- His term is for 6 years or up to the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.
- After retirement he cannot acquire any Government Post.
- He submits the audit report to the President. President is responsible for placing this report to the Parliament.
- The audit report of the state is submitted by him to the Governor of that sate. Then Governor places it to the respective Sate Legislature.
Attorney-General of India
- He is appointed by the President.
- He should be qualified enough to be appointed as the judge of a Supreme Court.
- He is the supreme legal officer of the Union Govt.
- He holds the office during the pleasure of the President.
- He can also terminate his office himself before completion of the full term by submitting his resignation to the President.
- He is not a Member of Parliament but he can attain the sessions of either of the houses.
- He has the right to appear in any High Court of India in any case in which the Government of India is concerned.