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Article 75 of the Constitution of India

Article
75
Chapter
CHAPTER I.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The President and Vice-President
Index row title
(1) The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
aba38cca-c41a-4595-8146-322f7bf2bb7b

259 words

Verbatim text

the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. 1[(1A) The total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall notexceed fifteen per cent. of the total number of members of the House of the People. (1B) A member of either House of Parliament belonging to any political party who is disqualified forbeing a member of that House under paragraph 2 of theTenth Schedule shall also be disqualified to be appointedas a Minister under clause (1) for duration of the period commencing from the date of his disqualification till the date on which the term of his office as such memberwould expire or where he contests any election to eitherHouse of Parliament before the expiry of such period, tillthe date on which he is declared elected, whichever isearlier.] (2) The Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. (3) The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People. (4) Before a Minister enters upon his office, the President shall administer to him the oaths of office andof secrecy according to the forms set out for the purposein the Third Schedule. (5) A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House of Parliament shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister. (6) The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as Parliament may from time to time by lawdetermine and, until Parliament so determines, shall beas specified in the Second Schedule. The Attorney-General for India

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 75 of the Constitution of India.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER I.—T HE EXECUTIVE — The President and Vice-President”.
  • The passage runs to about 259 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions pay and pensions — it sets pay, salary, allowance or pension terms (the words used: “salaries”).

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