State - Executive, Legislature

Indian Polity (CDS)

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Consider the following statements regarding to Chief minister:

1. He acts as a chairman of the concerned zonal council and the member of the Inter-State Council.

2. He is the crisis manager-in-chief at the political level during emergencies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

In the scheme of parliamentary system of government provided by theConstitution, the governor is the nominal executive authority (de jure executive) and the Chief Minister is the real executive authority. Powers and Functions of Chief Minister: o He is the chairman of the State Planning Board.
He acts as a vice-chairman of the concerned zonal council by rotation, holding office for a period of one year at a time. o He is a member of the Inter-State Council and the National Development Council, both headed by the prime minister. He is the chief spokesman of the state government.
He is the crisis manager-in-chief at the political level during emergencies. o As a leader of the state, he meets various sections of the people and receives memoranda from them regarding their problems, and so on.
He is the political head of the services.
Thus, he plays a very significant and highly crucial role in the state administration. However, the discretionary powers enjoyed by the governor reduces to some extent the power, authority, influence, prestige and role of the Chief Minister in the state administration.