Council of Ministers

E25500

The Council of Ministers is the chief executive decision-making body of the Indian government, composed of the Prime Minister and appointed ministers who collectively run the administration and formulate national policies.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive body
government council
adviceBindingOn President of India
advises President of India
appointedBy President of India
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of India
canBeDissolvedBy President of India
collectiveResponsibilityTo House of the People (Lok Sabha)
linked to: Lok Sabha
composedOf Cabinet Ministers of India
linked to: Cabinet of India

Deputy Ministers of India
Ministers of State of India
linked to: Ministers of State

Prime Minister of India
constitutionalArticle Article 74 of the Constitution of India
Article 75 of the Constitution of India
constitutionalHead President of India
constitutionalSystem parliamentary system
country India
decisionMakingMode collective decision-making
headedBy Prime Minister of India
headedByMemberOf Parliament of India
headedByTitle Prime Minister
includes Union Cabinet
jurisdiction Union of India
languageOfOfficialWork English
Hindi
legalBasis Constitution of India
levelOfGovernment Union government
meetsAt New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
meetsWith President of India
mustEnjoyConfidenceOf Lok Sabha
partOf Government of India
policyAreas defence of India
finance of the Union Government
foreign affairs of India
home affairs of India
politicalSystem Westminster-style democracy
powerType executive power
realExecutiveAuthority Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
reportsTo Parliament of India
requiresMembershipIn Parliament of India
responsibilityType collective responsibility
responsibleTo Lok Sabha
role administration of the Union Government
chief executive decision-making body of the Union Government
formulation of national policies
scope administration of Union subjects
national policy
subclassOf Union executive of India
worksThrough various Union ministries

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of India includesBody Council of Ministers
Government of India includesBody Cabinet of India
linked to: Council of Ministers
Government of Italy cabinetName Council of Ministers
Lok Sabha authorityOver Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers (India) includes Union Cabinet
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: Council of Ministers
Council of Ministers (India) realExecutiveAuthority Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
subject linked to: Council of Ministers
linked to: Council of Ministers
Prime Minister of India memberOf Union Council of Ministers
linked to: Council of Ministers
Prime Minister of India associatedWith Council of Ministers
State Governments of India headedBy Council of Ministers
The Union executiveBranchHead Council of Ministers
Finance Minister of Israel partOf Cabinet of Israel
linked to: Council of Ministers
French Cabinet alsoKnownAs Council of Ministers
Parliament of India supervises Council of Ministers
subject linked to: House of Parliament