Other provisions as to Ministers

Quick Summary (TL;DR)

Article 75 (Other provisions as to Ministers): Governs the Union Executive (President, Vice-President, Prime Minister & Council of Ministers) in Part V.

In Simple Citizen Words

Article 75 deals with 'Other provisions as to Ministers' in Part V, Chapter I (The Executive). It sets out the constitutional rules governing the election, term, oath, conditions of office, or executive responsibilities of the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, or Attorney-General of India. Specifically: (1) The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. (1A) The total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council...

Key Constitutional Provisions

Constitutional Mandate (Art. 75): Directly codifies the legal rule for 'Other provisions as to Ministers' under Part V

Structured across 7 clause(s) with clear procedural conditions

Requires transparent Parliamentary law-making and democratic accountability rather than arbitrary executive action

Exceptions & Reasonable Restrictions

Under Article 74, the President exercises executive powers strictly in accordance with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha (Article 75(3)).

Why This Matters in Daily Life

Ensures smooth, constitutional continuity at the highest levels of the Union Government without autocracy or power vacuums.

Want deeper legal & historical context? Explore the official Bare Act or Supreme Court Precedents & CAD Debates:

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru & Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Union Powers & Drafting Committee • December 10–30, 1948

🏛️ Constituent Assembly Debates (1946–1949)

Core Constitutional Debate & Dilemma

Framing context for Article 75: Choosing between an American-style executive President versus a Parliamentary Cabinet system where the President is a constitutional head bound by Ministerial advice.

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"Under the Draft Constitution the President occupies the same position as the King under the English Constitution. He is the head of the State but not of the Executive. He represents the Nation but does not rule the Nation."

Assembly Resolution & Final Synthesis

Constitutional resolution in Article 75: Enacted Articles 52–78 establishing a constitutional Presidency elected by an electoral college of MPs and MLAs, acting on the aid and advice of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

🏛️ Constitutional Significance: During the Constituent Assembly deliberations, Article 75 was codified as an integral pillar of India's constitutional governance.

Official Constitutional Text (Gazette Bare Act)

Authoritative statutory text as enacted and amended by Parliament • Clause-by-Clause Statutory Breakdown

India Code • Govt. of India Archive

Clause (1)

The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Clause (1A)

The total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen per cent. of the total number of members of the House of the People.

Clause (1B)

A member of either House of Parliament belonging to any political party who is disqualified for being a member of that House under paragraph 2 of the Tenth Schedule shall also be disqualified to be appointed as a Minister under clause (1) for duration of the period commencing from the date of his disqualification till the date on which the term of his office as such member would expire or where he contests any election to either House of Parliament before the expiry of such period, till the date on which he is declared elected, whichever is earlier.

Clause (2)

The Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.

Clause (3)

The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People.

Clause (4)

Before a Minister enters upon his office, the President shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.

Clause (5)

A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House of Parliament shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.

Clause (6)

The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as Parliament may from time to time by law determine and, until Parliament so determines, shall be as specified in the Second Schedule.

Public Domain & Statutory Authenticity Notice

Under Section 52(1)(q) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, the Constitution of India, Bare Acts of Parliament, Gazette Notifications, and Judicial Judgments of the Supreme Court and High Courts are in the Public Domain. Text is reproduced from the official Legislative Department, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India (India Code) archives.

Then vs Now: Constitutional Evolution & Visual Diff

Other provisions as to Ministers

🟡 Textually Amended Since 1950 Baseline: Jan 26, 1950 → Today

ORIGINAL BASELINE (1950)

Enacted on 26 January 1950 by the Constituent Assembly as part of the original 395 Articles (Other provisions as to Ministers). Subsequently refined through 1 Constitutional Amendment(s) to meet evolving democratic and governance needs.

CURRENT ENFORCEABLE STATUS (TODAY)

Enforceable Today with Amended Clauses: Article 75 (Other provisions as to Ministers): Governs the Union Executive (President, Vice-President, Prime Minister & Council of Ministers) in Part V.

Key Amendment Milestones & Textual Modifications

91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 — Capped Number of Ministers at 15% & tightened Anti-Defection Law

Year 2003

Why it happened: Stopped jumbo cabinets by limiting the Council of Ministers to 15% of Lok Sabha/Assembly strength and barred defectors from holding ministerial office.

                                    Amended (75, 164, 10th Schedule): Capped Number of Ministers at 15% & tightened Anti-Defection Law                                

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Other provisions as to Ministers

Official Constitutional Text (Gazette Bare Act)

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