Consider the following statements:
- 1. The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business.
- 2. All executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2014
Statement 2 is incorrect: Article 77(1) of the Constitution states, “All executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the *President*.” While the Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers and is responsible for the day-to-day governance, formal executive actions are taken in the name of the President as the constitutional head of the executive.
– All executive actions of the Union Government are formally taken in the name of the President.
– The Prime Minister is the real executive head, but acts in the name of the President.