Function | Prime Minister | Chief Minister |
Who is He ? | Head of the central govt. , real executive authority (de facto executive) | Head of the state govt. , real executive authority (de facto executive) |
Eligibility | ||
Appointment | Art 75 -Appointed by President, leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha as PM when no party has clear majority, President appoint the leader of the largest party or coalition in Lok sabha as PM - seek vote of confidence in the House within a month | Art. 164- Appointed by Governor of Concerned state, leader of the majority party in the state legislative assembly when no party has clear majority, Governor appoint the leader of the largest party or coalition in state Assembly as CM - seek vote of confidence in the House within a month |
Oath | By the President The PM swears- 1. To bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of India 2. To uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India 3. To faithfully and conscientiously discharge the duties of his office 4. To do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law,without fear or favor, affection or it will | By the Governor of concerned state The CM swears- 1.To bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of India 2.To uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India 3. To faithfully and conscientiously discharge the duties of his office 4. To do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law,without fear or favor, affection or it will |
Terms | Not fixed, depends on majority support in Lok Sabha | Not fixed, depends on majority support in legislative assembly |
Condition of Office | 1.should not be member of either Houses 2. Not hold any office of profit 3. Salary- 1 lakh , determined by parliament time to time Article | 1.should not be member of either Houses, if yes then vacate the seat, 2.Not hold any office of profit 3. Salary- depend on state legislative and other facilities Article |
Powers & functions | Relation to council of minister- 1. Recommends person who can be appointed as minister by president 2. Allocates and reshuffles various portfolios among the ministers. 3. Ask a minister to resign or advise the President to dismiss him in case of difference of opinion. 4. He presides over the meeting of council of ministers and influences its decisions 5. He guides, directs, controls, and coordinates the ministers activities 6. He can bring about the collapse of the council of ministers by resigning from office In Relation to the President- 1. He is the principal channel of communication between the President and the council of ministers.4 It is the duty of the prime minister : (a) to communicate to the President all decisions of the council of ministers ; (b) to furnish such information relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation as the President may call for; and (c) if the President so requires, to submit for the consideration of the council of ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a minister but which has not been considered by the council. 2. Advises the president with regard to the appointment of important officials like AGI, CAG, chairman/members of the UPSC,EC and FC and so on. In Relation to Parliament - 1. Advises the President with regard to summoning and proroguing of the sessions of the Parliament. 2. Can recommend dissolution of the Lok Sabha to President 3. Announces government policies on the floor of the House. Other Powers & Functions - Supreme commander of the defence forces and Appoints the chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air force, Can declare war or conclude peace. 1.Chairman of the PC (now NITI Aayog),NDC,National Integration Council, Inter- State Council and National Water Resources Council. 2. Foreign policy of the country 3. Chief spokesman of the Union government. 4. Crisis manager-in-chief at the political level during emergencies. 5. As a leader of the nation, he meets various sections of people in different states and receives memoranda from them regarding their problems, and so on 6. Leader of the party in power 7. Political head of the services Art 74- Council of Ministers to aid and advise President, Art 75- Other provisions as to Minister Art 77- Conduct of business of the Government of India Art 78- Duties of Prime Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the President, etc. . | Relation to council of minister- 1. The governor appoints only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the CM 2.He allocates and reshuffles the portfolios among ministers. 3. Ask a minister to resign or advise the governor to dismiss him in case of difference of opinion. 4. presides over the meetings of the council of ministers and influences its decisions. 5.He guides, directs, controls and coordinates the activities of all the ministers. 6.He can bring about the collapse of the council of ministers by resigning from office. In Relation to the Governor- 1. He is the principal channel of communication between the governor and the council of ministers. It is the duty of the CM: (a) to communicate to the Governor of the state all decisions of the council of ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the state and proposals for legislation; (b) to furnish such information relating to the administration of the affairs of the state and proposals for legislation as the governor may call for; and (c) if the governor so requires, to submit for the consideration of the council of ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a minister but which has not been considered by the council. 2. He advises the governor with regard to the appointment of important officials like advocate general, chairman and members of the state public service commission, state election commissioner, and so on. In Relation to state legislature - 1. Advises the governor with regard to the summoning and proroguing of the sessions of the state legislature. 2. Can recommend the dissolution of the legislative assembly to the governor at any time. 3. Announces the government policies on the floor of the house. Other Powers & Functions - 1. Chairman of the State Planning Board. 2. Acts as a vice-chairman of the concerned zonal council by rotation, holding office for a period of one year at a time. 3.Member of the Inter-State Council and the NDC, both headed by the prime minister. 4. He is the chief spokesman of the state government. 5. He is the crisis manager-in-chief at the political level during emergencies. 6. As a leader of the state, he meets various sections of the people and receives memoranda from them regarding their problems, and so on. 7. He is the political head of the services. Art 163- Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor, Art 164- Other provisions as to Minister Art 166- Conduct of business of the Government of State Art 167- Duties of Chief Minister as respects the furnishing of information to the Governor, etc. |
It consists of President, Vice- president,PM ,Council of Ministers and Attorney General of India
It consists of Governor,CM ,Council of Ministers and Advocate General of state