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| post                    = Prime Minister

| body                    = India

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| flag                    = Flag of India.svg

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| flagcaption            = [[Flag of India]]

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| incumbent              = [[Narendra Modi]]

| incumbentsince          = {{Start date|df=y|2014|5|26}}

| department              = [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]]

| type                    = [[Head of government]]

| abbreviation            = PM

| member_of              = {{plainlist|[[Parliament of India]] <br> [[Union Council of Ministers]]|[[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]]}}

| termlength              = [[At Her Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the President]]

| termlength_qualified    = [[Lok Sabha]] term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner<br />No term limits specified

| precursor              = [[Interim Government of India|Vice President of the Executive Council]]

| formation              = {{start date and age|df=y|1947|08|15}}

| first                  = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]

| deputy                  = [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]]

| salary                  = {{bulleted list|{{INRConvert|280000}} {{small|(per month)}}<ref name=salary1/>|{{INRConvert|3360000}} {{small|(Annual)}}<ref name=salary1>as per Section 3 of {{Cite web|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/MinisterAct1952_080714.pdf|title=The Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act 1952 and the rules made thereunder|website=[[Ministry of Home Affairs]]|access-date=28 January 2019}}</ref>}}

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{{Politics of India}}

==Origins and history==

India follows a [[parliamentary system]] in which the prime minister is the presiding [[head of the government]] and chief of the executive of the government. In such systems, the [[head of state]], or, the head of state's official representative (i.e., the monarch, president, or [[governor-general]]) usually holds a purely ceremonial position and acts—on most matters—only on the advice of the prime minister.

=== History ===

==== 1947–1984 ====

After Shastri, [[Indira Gandhi]]—Nehru's daughter—was elected as the country's first woman prime minister. Indira's first term in office lasted 11 years, in which she took steps such as [[Banking in India#Nationalisation in the 1960s|nationalisation of banks]];<ref>{{Cite book|title=Working a democratic constitution: A history of the Indian experience|last=Granville|first=Austin|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=2003|isbn=978-0195656107|location=Delhi|pages=215|oclc=52992056}}</ref> end of [[Privy Purse in India|allowances]] and political posts, which were received by members of the royal families of the erstwhile [[princely state]]s of [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=India's silent revolution: The rise of the lower castes in North India|last=Christophe|first=Jaffrelot|publisher=[[C. Hurst & Co.]]|year=2003|isbn=978-1850653981|location=London|pages=131–142|oclc=54023168}}</ref> In addition, events such as the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]];<ref>{{Cite book|title=A History of India|url=https://archive.org/details/historyindia00kulk|url-access=limited|last1=Hermann|first1=Kulke|last2=Rothermund|first2=Dietmar|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=2004|isbn=978-0415329194|edition=4th|location=New York City|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyindia00kulk/page/n371 359]|oclc=57054139}}</ref> the establishment of a sovereign [[Bangladesh]];<ref>{{Cite book|title=One world divisible: a global history since 1945|last=David|first=Reynolds|publisher=[[W. W. Norton]]|year=2001|isbn=978-0393321081|location=New York City|pages=244–247|oclc=46977934}}</ref> accession of [[Sikkim]] to India, through a [[1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum|referendum]] in 1975;<ref>{{Cite book|title=Himalayan Anthropology: The Indo-Tibetan Interface|publisher=Mouton|year=1978|isbn=978-3110806496|editor-last=Fisher|editor-first=James F.|location=[[The Hague]]|pages=225|oclc=561996779}}</ref> and India's [[Smiling Buddha|first nuclear test]] in [[Pokhran]] occurred during Indira's first term. In 1975, President [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]—on Indira's advice—imposed a [[The Emergency (India)|state of emergency]], therefore, bestowing the government with the power to [[rule by decree]], the period is known for human right violations.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Unsettling memories: narratives of the emergency in Delhi|last=Emma|first=Tarlo|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|year=2001|isbn=978-0520231207|location=[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]|oclc=46421940}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/a-tale-of-three-emergencies-real-reason-always-different/235992/0|title=A tale of three Emergencies: real reason always different|last=Jaitley|first=Arun|author-link=Arun Jaitley|date=5 November 2007|website=[[The Indian Express]]|oclc=70274541|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref>

In [[1980 Indian general election|1980]], after a three-year absence, the Congress returned to power with an absolute majority. Indira Gandhi was elected prime minister a second time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indira-gandhi-becomes-indian-prime-minister|title=Indira Gandhi becomes Indian Prime Minister – Jan 19, 1966|work=[[History (U.S. TV network)|History]]|access-date=4 April 2018|publisher=[[A&E Networks]]}}</ref> During her second tenure, [[Operation Blue Star]]—an [[Indian Army]] operation inside the [[Golden Temple]], the most sacred site in [[Sikhism]]—was conducted, resulting in reportedly thousands of deaths.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Globalizations and social movements: Culture, power, and the transnational public sphere|last1=Guidry|first1=John A.|last2=Kennedy|first2=Michael D.|last3=Zald|first3=Mayer N.|publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]|year=2000|isbn=978-0472067213|location=[[Ann Arbor]]|pages=319|oclc=593248991}}</ref> Subsequently, on 31 October 1984, Gandhi was shot dead by [[Satwant Singh]] and [[Beant Singh (assassin)|Beant Singh]]—two of her bodyguards—in the garden of her residence at 1, [[Safdarjung Road]], New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/06/world/india-hangs-two-sikhs-convicted-in-assassination-of-indira-gandhi.html|title=India Hangs Two Sikhs Convicted in Assassination of Indira Gandhi|last=Crossette|first=Barbara|date=6 January 1989|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=4 April 2018|issn=0362-4331|oclc=1645522}}</ref>

In the [[1991 Indian general election|general election of 1991]], Congress—under the leadership of [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]—formed a [[minority government]]; Rao became the first PM of [[South India]]n origin.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4120429.stm|title=Narasimha Rao – a reforming PM|date=23 December 2004|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], India was on the brink of [[Sovereign bankruptcy|bankruptcy]], so, Rao took steps to [[liberalise]] the economy, and appointed [[Manmohan Singh]]—an economist and a former [[List of Governors of Reserve Bank of India|governor of the Reserve Bank of India]]—as finance minister.<ref name=":3" /> Rao and Singh then took various steps to liberalise the economy,<ref name=":3" /> these resulted in an unprecedented economic growth in India.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=DeLong|first=J. Bradford|author-link=J. Bradford DeLong|date=July 2001|title=India Since Independence: An Analytic Growth Narrative|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/246458096|journal=In Search of Prosperity: Analytic Narratives on Economic Growth|access-date=5 April 2018|via=Research Gate}}</ref> His premiership, however, was also a witness to the [[demolition of the Babri Masjid]], which resulted in the death of about 2,000 people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11436552|title=Timeline: Ayodhya holy site crisis|date=6 December 2012|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> Rao, however, did complete five continuous years in office, becoming the first prime minister outside of the [[Nehru–Gandhi family|Nehru—Gandhi family]] to do so.<ref name=":3" />

After the end of Rao's tenure in May 1996, the nation saw four prime ministers in a span of three years, ''{{Abbr|[[viz.]]|videlicet}}'', two tenures of [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]; one tenure of [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997; and one tenure of [[I. K. Gujral]] from 21 April 1997 to 19 March 1998. The government of Prime Minister Vajpayee—elected in [[1998 Indian general election|1998]]—took some concrete steps. In May 1998—after a month in power—the government announced the [[Pokhran-II|conduct of five underground nuclear explosions]] in [[Pokhran]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9805/17/india.nuke.tests/|title=India releases pictures of nuclear tests|date=17 May 1998|website=[[Cable News Network]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting System]]|location=New Delhi|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> In response to these tests, many [[Western world|western countries]], including the United States, imposed [[economic sanctions]] on India,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/05/98/india_nuclear_testing/92797.stm|title=US imposes sanctions on India|date=13 May 1999|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> but, due to the support received from Russia, France, the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Gulf countries]] and some other nations, the sanctions—were largely—not considered successful.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Morrow|first1=Daniel|last2=Carriere|first2=Michael|date=1 January 1999|title=The economic impacts of the 1998 sanctions on India and Pakistan|journal=The Nonproliferation Review|volume=6|issue=4|pages=1–16|doi=10.1080/10736709908436775|issn=1073-6700}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=India's nuclear diplomacy after Pokhran II|last=Rai|first=Ajai K.|publisher=[[Longman]]|others=Foreword by [[Ved Prakash Malik]]|year=2009|isbn=978-8131726686|location=Delhi|oclc=313061697}}</ref> A few months later in response to the Indian nuclear tests, Pakistan also [[Chagai-I|conducted nuclear tests]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Eating grass: The making of the Pakistani bomb|last=Khan|first=Feroz Hassan|publisher=[[Stanford University Press]]|year=2012|isbn=978-0804784801|location=[[Stanford, California|Stanford]]|pages=281|oclc=816041307}}</ref> Given the deteriorating situation between the two countries, the governments tried to improve bilateral relations. In February 1999, the India and Pakistan signed the [[Lahore Declaration]], in which the two countries announced their intention to annul mutual enmity, increase trade and use their nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/feb/21bus.htm|title=Vajpayee, Sharief sign Lahore Declaration|last=Iype|first=George|date=21 February 1999|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Lahore|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> In May 1999, [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] withdrew from the ruling [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) coalition;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/318912.stm|title=Jayalalitha: Actress-turned-politician|date=14 April 1999|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> Vajpayee's government, hence, became a [[Caretaker government|caretaker]] one after losing a motion-of-no-confidence 269–270, this coincided with the [[Kargil War]] with Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-was-ready-to-cross-loc-use-nuclear-weapons-in-kargil-war-115120300518_1.html|title=India was ready to cross LoC, use nuclear weapons in Kargil war|date=3 December 2015|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=5 April 2018|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|others=BS Web Team|location=New Delhi|oclc=496280002}}</ref> In the subsequent [[1999 Indian general election|October 1999 general election]], the BJP-led NDA and its affiliated parties secured a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha, winning 299 of 543 seats in the [[lower house]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/468258.stm|title=Indian election: What they said|date=8 October 1999|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref>

==== 2000–present ====

In the [[2004 Indian general election|2004 election]], the Congress emerged as the largest party in a [[hung parliament]]; Congress-led [[United Progressive Alliance]] (UPA)—with outside support from the Left Front, the [[Samajwadi Party]] (SP) and [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) among others—proved a majority in the Lok Sabha,<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3736723.stm|title=India swears in its first Sikh PM|date=22 May 2004|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> and Manmohan Singh was elected prime minister; becoming the first Sikh prime minister of the nation.<ref name=":5" /> During his tenure, the country retained the economic momentum gained during Prime Minister Vajpayee's tenure.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6294409.stm|title=Indian economy 'to overtake UK'|last=Grammaticas|first=Damian|date=24 January 2007|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=6 April 2018|location=Delhi}}</ref> Apart from this, the government succeeded in getting the ''[[National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005]]'', and the ''[[Right to Information Act, 2005]]'' passed in the parliament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/learning-from-nrega/article6342811.ece|title=Learning from NREGA|last=Drèze|first=Jean|date=23 August 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=6 April 2018|publisher=[[The Hindu Group]]|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119|author-link=Jean Drèze}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/President-gives-assent-to-law-on-right-to-information/articleshow/1152297.cms|title=President gives assent to law on right to information|date=25 June 2005|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 April 2018|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|location=New Delhi|oclc=23379369}}</ref> Further, the government strengthened India's relations with nations like [[Afghanistan]];<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/india-afghanistan-relations|title=India-Afghanistan Relations|last=Bajoria|first=Jayshree|date=22 July 2009|work=[[Council on Foreign Relations]]|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7540204.stm|title=India announces more Afghan aid|date=4 August 2008|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> Russia;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/2005/dec/06pmrus2.htm|title=India, Russia sign agreements to strengthen ties|last=Roychowdhury|first=Amitabh|date=6 December 2005|work=[[Rediff.com]]|location=Moscow|access-date=6 April 2018|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Gulf states]]; and the United States, culminating with the ratification of [[India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement]] near the end of Singh's first term.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Finally-its-done-India-back-on-the-nuclear-train/articleshow/3551691.cms?referral=PM|title=Finally, it's done: India back on the nuclear train|last=Rajghatta|first=Chidanand|date=2 October 2008|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 April 2018|location=Washington D.C.|oclc=23379369}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7650286.stm|title=A win-win situation for India|last=Sirohi|first=Seema|date=9 October 2008|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/us.india.nuclear/|title=Senate approves nuclear deal with India|date=1 October 2008|website=[[Cable News Network]]|publisher=[[Turner Broadcasting Network]]|location=Washington D.C.|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> At the same time, the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks]] also happened during Singh's first term in office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/opinion/18friedman.html|title=No Way, No How, Not Here|last=Friedman|first=Thomas L.|date=17 February 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=6 April 2018|location=New Delhi|issn=0362-4331|oclc=1645522}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/mumbai-terror-attacks-pakistanis-charged/story?id=9176592|title=Mumbai Terror Suspects Charged a Year After Attacks|last=Schifrin|first=Nick|date=25 November 2009|publisher=[[ABC News]]|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> In the [[2009 Indian general election|general election of 2009]], the mandate of UPA increased.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/more-congress-less-upa/358357/|title=More Congress, less UPA|date=17 May 2009|work=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=6 April 2018|publisher=Business Standard Ltd|others=B. S. Reporter|location=New Delhi|oclc=496280002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/manmohan_gets_presidential_invite_to_form_govt.php|title=Manmohan gets presidential invite to form govt|date=21 May 2009|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=6 April 2018|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|location=New Delhi}}</ref> Prime Minister Singh's second term, however, was surrounded by accusations of high-level scandals and corruption.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/15560793.cms?intenttarget=no|title=Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directly responsible for coal scam: Arun Jaitley|date=19 August 2012|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=6 April 2018|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|location=[[Indore]]|oclc=61311680}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-2g-scam-disappointed-over-manmohan-singh-s-refusal-to-appear-before-jpc-says-yashwant-sinha-1820446|title=2G scam: Disappointed over Manmohan Singh's refusal to appear before JPC, says Yashwant Sinha {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=9 April 2013|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=6 April 2018|agency=[[Asian News International]]|oclc=801791672}}</ref> Singh resigned as prime minister on 17 May 2014, after Congress' defeat in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/prime-minister-manmohan-singh-resigns-after-10-years-in-office-562442|title=Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Resigns After 10 Years in Office|date=17 May 2014|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=6 April 2018|editor-last=Ghosh|editor-first=Deepshikha|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/highlights/story/manmohan-singh-resigns-as-prime-minister-193309-2014-05-17|title=Manmohan Singh to continue as PM till Modi assumes office|date=17 May 2014|website=[[India Today]]|publisher=[[Aroon Purie]]|location=New Delhi|issn=0254-8399|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Manmohan-Singh-resigns-bringing-to-an-end-his-10-year-tenure/articleshow/35254774.cms|title=Manmohan Singh resigns bringing to an end his 10-year tenure|date=17 May 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 April 2018|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|location=New Delhi|oclc=23379369}}</ref>

[[Narendra Modi]] was re-elected as prime minister in 2019 with a bigger mandate than that of 2014. The BJP-led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] winning 354 seats out of which [[BJP]] secured 303 seats.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48347081 |title = Landslide win for Narendra Modi in India elections|work = BBC News|date = 23 May 2019}}</ref>

The [[Constitution of India|Constitution]] envisions a scheme of affairs in which the [[president of India]] is the head of state; in terms of Article 53 with office of the prime minister being the head of [[Council of Ministers of the Republic of India|Council of Ministers]] to assist and advise the president in the discharge of his/her constitutional functions. To quote, Article 53, [[wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V|74]] and 75 provide as under;

{{blockquote|The executive powers of the Union shall be vested in the president and shall be exercised either directly or through subordinate officers, in accordance with the Constitution.| Article 53(1), Constitution of India}}

{{blockquote|There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the president who shall, in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice.| [[Article 74 (Constitution of India)|Article 74(1)]], Constitution of India}}  

{{blockquote|The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.| Article 75(1), Constitution of India}}

==Appointment, tenure and removal==

===Eligibility===

* be a [[Indian nationality law|citizen of India]].

* be above 25 years of age if they are a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|member of the Lok Sabha]], or, above 30 years of age if they are a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|member of the Rajya Sabha]].

* not hold any office of profit under the government of India or the government of any state or under any local or other authority subject to the control of any of the said governments.

===Oaths of office and secrecy===

===Tenure and removal from office===

Upon ceasing to possess the requisite qualifications to be a member of Parliament subject to the ''[[Representation of the People Act, 1951]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/legislative/election/volume%201/representation%20of%20the%20people%20act,%201951.pdf|title=Sections 7 & 8k, The representation of the people act,1951|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501024716/http://lawmin.nic.in/legislative/election/volume%201/representation%20of%20the%20people%20act,%201951.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Executive powers ===

The prime minister leads the functioning and exercise of authority of the government of India. The president of India—subject to eligibility—invites a person who is commanding support of majority members of Lok Sabha to form the [[government of India]]—also known as the central government or Union government—at the national level and exercise its powers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-4March2016.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416084719/http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-4March2016.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2016 }}</ref> In practice the prime minister nominates the members of their [[Union Council of Ministers|council of ministers]] to the president.<ref name="cabinet">{{cite web|url=http://pmindia.nic.in/team.htm|title=Prime Minister and the Cabinet Ministers|publisher=pmindia.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420093318/http://pmindia.nic.in/team.htm|archive-date=20 April 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=5 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pmindia.nic.in/mos_ind.htm|title=Ministers of State (Independent Charge)|publisher=pmindia.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420093303/http://pmindia.nic.in/mos_ind.htm|archive-date=20 April 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=5 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pmindia.nic.in/mos.htm|title=Ministers of State (without Independent Charge)|publisher=pmindia.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420093900/http://pmindia.nic.in/mos.htm|archive-date=20 April 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=5 June 2008}}</ref> They also work upon to decide a core group of ministers (known as the cabinet),<ref name = "cabinet"/> as in charge of the important functions and ministries of the [[government of India]].

The prime minister—in consultation with the cabinet—schedules and attends the sessions of the houses of parliament and is required to answer the question from the Members of Parliament to them as the in-charge of the portfolios in the capacity as prime minister of India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pmindia.nic.in/parl.htm |title=PM's answers to Parliamentary Questions |publisher=pmindia.nic.in |access-date=5 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420091356/http://pmindia.nic.in/parl.htm |archive-date=20 April 2008 }}</ref>

* [[Department of Space]]

* [[Nuclear Command Authority (India)|Nuclear Command Authority]]

The prime minister represents the country in various delegations, high level meetings and international organisations that require the attendance of the highest government office,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pmindia.nic.in/visits.htm |title=Recent Visit of the Prime Minister |publisher=pmindia.nic.in |access-date=5 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420093915/http://pmindia.nic.in/visits.htm |archive-date=20 April 2008 }}</ref> and also addresses to the nation on various issues of national or other importance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pmindia.nic.in/message.htm |title=Recent National Messages of the PM |publisher=pmindia.nic.in |access-date=5 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420085705/http://pmindia.nic.in/message.htm |archive-date=20 April 2008 }}</ref>

==== Administrative and appointment powers ====

=== Legislative powers ===

==Compensation and benefits==

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=== Residence ===

=== Travel ===

=== Protection ===

The [[Special Protection Group]] (SPG) is charged with protecting the sitting prime minister and his/her family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/independence-day-security-cover-narendra-modi-pm-spg-204259-2014-08-16|title=The men who protect PM Narendra Modi|date=16 August 2014|website=[[India Today]]|publisher=[[Aroon Purie]]|location=New Delhi|issn=0254-8399|access-date=10 April 2018|agency=Mail Today Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/spg-takes-over-security-arrangements-for-modi/article22828615.ece|title=SPG takes over security arrangements for Modi|last=Prasad|first=S.|date=22 February 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=10 April 2018|location=[[Pondicherry|Puducherry]]|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119}}</ref> The security is aided by the [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF), [[Border Security Force]] (BSF) and the [[Delhi Police]] to provide three-rung security for the estate.

=== Office ===

{{Main|Prime Minister's Office (India)}}

{{Main|Spouse of the Prime Minister of India|Children of Prime Ministers of India}}

== Post-premiership ==

{{Lifespan prime minister of India}}

Prime ministers are accorded a [[state funeral]]. It is customary for states and union territories to declare a [[National day of mourning|day of mourning]] on the occasion of death of any former prime minister.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/atal-bihari-vajpayees-demise-several-states-declare-public-holiday/articleshow/65428798.cms|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee death: Several states declare public holiday |date=17 August 2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>

=== Commemoration ===

{{Further|List of things named after prime ministers of India}}

== Prime ministerial funds ==

=== National Defence Fund ===

{{Main|National Defence Fund}}

=== Prime Minister's National Relief Fund ===

The Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) was set up by the first prime minister of India—[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]—in 1948, to assist displaced people from Pakistan. The fund, now, is primarily used to assist the families of those who are killed during natural disasters such as earthquakes, cyclones and flood and secondarily to reimburse medical expenses of people with chronic and deadly diseases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/pms-funds/|title=PM National Relief Fund|website=Prime Minister of India, [[Government of India]]|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> Donations to the PMNRF are 100% tax-deductible under section 80G of the ''Income Tax Act, 1961''.<ref name=":10" />

{{Main|Deputy Prime Minister of India}}

==See also==

* [[List of presidents of India]]

* [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]]

==External links==

{{IndianPrimeMinisters}}

{{Union ministries of India}}

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{{Military of India}}

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[[Category:1947 establishments in India]]