Political Executive Video Lecture | Civics for Class 9

political executive in this module you
will learn about the executive and its
role and functions in a democracy in a
democracy while the legislature decides
on the laws and policies to govern the
country it is the exactly which actually
execute and implement these policies
does the government of a country
constitute the political executive of
the country in a democratic country
there are two categories of executives
the political executive and the
permanent executive while the political
executive comprises the political
leaders who have decision-making
authority the civil servants constitute
the permanent executive the permanent
executive usually has expertise in a
particular field and the aid and advise
the political executive in matters of
governance despite these studies and
knowledge of the permanent executive it
is the political executive that takes
major decisions this is because the
minister is answerable to the people of
the country and he is elected by them a
major distinction between the political
and permanent executive is that while
the political executive remains in power
as long as they enjoy majority support
envelopes above the permanent executive
remains the same regardless of the
government in power the executive in
India and the Union level consists of
the president the vice-president and
Council of Ministers with the prime
minister at the head to aid and advise
the best
the Prime Minister of India is the
leader of the majority party or the
coalition of parties in the Lok Sabha
the Prime Minister is appointed by the
President and on his advice the
President appoints other ministers the
ministers who are a part of the
government are collectively referred to
as Council of Ministers the Council of
Ministers comprises three categories of
Ministers the cabinet ministers
ministers of state with independent
charge and ministers of state cabinet
ministers are the most important members
of the Council of Ministers they are the
top level leaders who hold important
portfolios
they are the key decision-making body in
the council ministers of state with
independent chart are usually in charge
of smaller ministries ministers of state
are attached to the tablet they assist
the cabinet in decision making as the
head of the government the Prime
Minister is responsible for distribution
of wealth of the government to various
ministries and officers he turns the
cabinet meetings and takes the final
decision in case of dispute between
different departments however in the eel
of collision politics we find that the
power of the Prime Minister is somewhat
constrained the PM has to accommodate
diverse groups and parties who form the
coalition government union executive in
India also comprises the president who
heads the state the president of India
is the nominal head who is elected
indirectly by the members of the
Parliament and members of the State
Legislative assemblies the president
performs a number of functions all
government activities are carried out in
the name of the President
all major appointments like that of the
Prime Minister the Chief Justice of
India are made in his native
the president is also the supreme
commander of the Indian Defence Forces
however the president exercises these
powers only on the advice of the count
of Ministers thus the real national
executive power is centered in the
Council of Ministers led by the Prime
Minister of India let's recall what we
have learned in a democracy the
executive executes or implements the
policies decided on by the legislature
in a democratic country there are two
categories of effective the political
incentive and the permanent effective
political executive comprises the
political leaders who have
decision-making authority and the civil
servant constitute the permanent
executive the formulated vector usually
has expertise in a particular field and
the aid and advice the political
executive in matters of governance
executive in India at the Union level
consists of the president the
vice-president and Council of Ministers
with the prime minister at the head the
Prime Minister of India is the leader of
the majority party of the coalition
parties in the locus of heart and is
appointed by the president the Council
of Ministers comprises three categories
of Ministers the Cabinet ministers
ministers of state with independent
tasks and ministers of state in a
parliamentary system the Council of
Ministers is collectively responsible to
the Parliament the Prime Minister is the
head of the government and coordinates
the work of different departments the
prime minister also assigns portfolios
to different ministers and has the power
to dismiss them coalition politics has
put constraints on the powers of the
Prime Minister the President of India is
elected indirectly by the people is the
nominal head and performs all functions
on the advice of the Council of
Ministers