Question

Which of the following statements regarding the constitutional responsibility of the Council of Ministers (CoM) is/are correct?

1) The Union Council of Ministers is collectively accountable to the Lok Sabha.

2) in states with bicameral legislatures, the State CoM is collectively responsible to the Legislative Council.

• A. Only 1
• B. Only 2
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Only 1

• Collective responsibility implies that the entire ministry is responsible to the House for all acts of omission and commission of the government.

• If the Lok Sabha passes a No-Confidence Motion against the CoM, all ministers, including those who are members of the Rajya Sabha, are required to resign.

• The CoM is duty-bound to resign if they lose the confidence of the Lok Sabha, reflecting the core principle of parliamentary democracy where the executive is accountable to the directly elected legislature.