- The Prime Minister of India is the chief executive of the Government of India.
- In India's parliamentary system, the Constitution names the President as head of state de Jure, but his de facto executive powers are vested in the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers.
- Appointed and sworn-in by the President, the Prime Minister is usually the leader of the party or alliance that has a majority in the lok sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament.
Powers of Prime Minister of India
- Real executive authority.
- The Leader of the House.
- Appoints the council of ministers.
- He is the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission, National Development Council, National Development Council, National Integration Council and Interstate Council.
- The President convenes and Prorogues all sessions of Parliament in Consultation with him.
- Can recommend the dissolution of Lok Sabha before expiry.
- Advises President about President's Rule in the State or emergency due to financial instability.
- Allocates portfolios. Can ask a minister to resign & can get him dismissed by President.
- Can recommend to the President to declare an emergency on grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion.
Prime Minister of India and their Tenure
(Jawahar Lal Nehru: 15/08/1947 to 27/05/1964)
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on November 14, 1889. He received his early education at home under private tutors. At the age of fifteen, he went to England and after two years at Harrow joined Cambridge University where he took his tripos in Natural Sciences.
(Gulzari Lal nanda: 27-05-1964 to 09-06-1964)
Born on July 4, 1898, in Sialkot (Punjab), Shri Gulzarilal Nanda was educated at Lahore, Agra and Allahabad. he worked as a research scholar on labor problems at the University of Allahabad (1920-1921) and became Professor of Economics at the National College (Bombay) in 1921.
(Lal Bahadur Shastri: 09-06-1964 to 11-01-1966)
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri was born on 2 October 1901, at Mughalsarai, a small railway town seven miles form Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. His father was a school teacher who died when Lal Bahadur Shastri was only a year and half old.
(Gulzari Lal Nanda: 11-01-1966 to 24-01-1966)
(Indira Gandhi: 24-01-1966 to 24-03-1977)
Born on 19 November 1917, in an illustrious family, smt. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
(Morarji Desai: 24.03.1977 to 28-07-1979)
Shri Morarji Desai was born on 29 February 1896, in Bhadeli village, now in the Bulsar district of Gujarat. His Father was a school teacher and a strict disciplinarian.
(Charan Singh: 28-07-1979 to 14-01-1980)
Shri Charan Singh was born in 1902 at Noorpur in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, in a middle-class peasant family. he graduated in science in 1923 and did his post-graduation form Agra University in 1925. Also trained in law, he set up practice at Ghaziabad.
(Indira Gandhi: 14-01-1980 to 31-10-1984)
(Rajiv Gandhi: 31-10-1984 to 01-12-1989)
At 40, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India, perhaps even one of the youngest elected heads of Government in the world. His mother, smt. Indira Gandhi was eight years older when she, first became Prime Minister in 1966.
(V.P. Singh: 01-12-1989 to 10-11-1990)
Born on 25 June 1931, at Allahabad, Shri V.P. Singh is the son of Raja Bahadur Ram Gopal Singh.
(Chandra Shekhar: 10-11-1990 to 21-06-1991)
Shri Chandra Shekhar was born on July 1, 1927, in a farmer's family in village Ibrahimpatti in District Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. He was president of the Janata party from 1977 to 1988.
(P.V. Narasimha Rao: 21-06-1991 to 16-05-1996)
Son of Shri P. Ranga Rao, Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao was born on June 28, 1921, at karimnagar. He studied at Osmania University, Hyderabad, Bombay University and the Nagpur University.
(Atal Bihari Vajpayee: 16-05-1996 to 01-06-1996)
A man of the masses, firm in his political convictions. On October 13, 1999, he took charge as Prime Minister of India for the second consecutive term at the head of a new coalition government, the National Democratic Alliance. He was Prime Minister for a short period in 1996.
(H.D. Deve Gowda: 01-06-1996 to 21-04-1997)
Shri H.D. Deve Gowda, a staunch crusader of socia-economic development and an ardent admirer of the rich cultural heritage of India, was born on May 18, 1933, in Haradanahalli Village of Holenarasipura taluk, Hassan district in Karnataka.
(I.K. Gujral: 21-04-1997 to 19-03-1998)
Shri Inder Kumar Gujral was sworn in as the 12th Prime Minister of India on Monday, the 21st of April, 1997.
(Atal Bihari Vajpayee: 19-03-1998 to 22-05-2004)
(Dr. Manmohan Singh: 22-05-2004 to 26-05-2014)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was born on 26 September 1932. India's fourteenth Prime Minsiter Dr. Manmohan Singh is rightly acclaimed as a thinker and a scholar. He is well regarded for his diligence and his academic approach to work, as well as his accessibility and his unassuming demeanour.
(Narendra Modi: 26-05-2014 to Till date)
He was born on 17 September 1950 and is the 15th and current Prime Minister of India, in office since 26 May 2014. Modi, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014.
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