Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States?
[amp_mcq option1=”91st Amendment” option2=”87th Amendment” option3=”97th Amendment” option4=”90th Amendment” correct=”option1″]
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UPSC CDS-1 – 2018
The 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, inserted Clause (1A) into Article 75 and Article 164 of the Constitution. Article 75(1A) states that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers at the Centre shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the House of the People. Similarly, Article 164(1A) imposes the same restriction (15%) on the size of the Council of Ministers in the States, with a minimum limit of twelve ministers for smaller states.
– The 91st Amendment was enacted to curb the trend of having large Cabinets.
– It also disqualified a member of either House of Parliament or a State Legislature who is disqualified on the ground of defection from being appointed as a Minister.