- Article 75(3) establishes the principle of collective responsibility: the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the House of the People (Lok Sabha). - Article 75(2) establishes the principle of individual responsibility: the ministers hold office during the pleasure of the President. - This means that an individual minister can be removed by the President at any time, usually on the advice of the Prime Minister. Thus, individual ministers are constitutionally responsible to the President.
Though the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha, the individual Ministers are constitutionally responsible to :
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2018 · Topic: The Council of Ministers (Individual Responsibility of Ministers)
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