General Knowledge - Indian Politics - Discussion

The Prime Minister's Secretariat was created in 1947 when India gained independence. The Secretariat was created for the immediate purpose of taking over the functions performed till then by the Secretary to the Governor-General, as the Prime Minister took over almost all functions that the Governor-General prior to independence, performed as the executive head of the Government. PMO is an extra-constitutional body that has no mention in the Indian Constitution. However, it was given the status of a department under the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961 thus became a statutory body. Since June 1977, it is known as Prime Minister's Office and is headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister who is now designated as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. Hence answer is the statutory body.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) consists of the immediate staff of the Prime Minister of India, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting to the Prime Minister. The PMO is headed by the Principal Secretary, currently Nripendra Misra.

The PMO was originally called the Prime Minister's Secretariat until 1977 when it was renamed during the Morarji Desai administration. It is known from the above discussion the importance of the office of Prime Minister and his responsibilities. Hence to fulfil his huge responsibility he is assisted by the Prime Minister's office. Hence it can be defined as the administrative agency created under the provision of Article 77 in order to provide secretarial assistance. It was initially created in 1947 under the name Prime Ministerial secretary later in 1977 renamed as PMO. It got the status of the department under Allocation of Business rules 1961. This staffing agency is mainly concerned with providing assistance in decision making at the top level of government of India. But even though its importance it is accorded as an extra constitutional body.

@Badal Singh.

Council of the minister and prime minister office are completely different things.

@Suri, As you said it is just a statutory body and not has any constitutional provision.

What is the correct answer? Please explain.

@Neeraj.

Article 74(1) states that there should be a council of minister headed by Prime Minister.

The prime minister of India has a constitutional hero.

Office of the Prime minister has a statutory basis not constitutional provision. No article in the constitution of India.

Office of prime minister is not provided in the constitution.

Which provision and which article in the constitution of India?

The post is created by the constitutional provision.