Union Executive – Constitution of India
There are mainly two types of governments –
1. Parliamentary Government
2. Presidential Government
Parliamentary Government
In the parliamentary system of government, the President is the constitutional head there. The real power is vested in the Council of Ministers. The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers is accountable to the Lok Sabha. The members of the Council of Ministers are the elected representatives of the people and are elected by the people.
Our constitution makers have adopted parliamentary democracy system for the country. At present in the British Parliament, the executive power has been absorbed into the Cabinet. The king has remained only the ceremonial head of the constitutional nominal there.
Presidential Government
In presidential system of government, the President is the real head and not the nominal constitutional head. The President is directly elected by the people and all executive powers are vested in the President.The President constitutes the cabinet in the presidential system and he also has the power to remove them.Presidential system of government has been adopted in America.
Government of India
There are two types of governments in India.
1. Central Government and
2. State Governments.
The central government has three main organs-
- Executive – President, Vice President and Council of Ministers
- Legislature – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- Judiciary.
Union Executive – Constitution of India