1. Cabinet Ministers are usually top level leaders of the ruling party or parties who are in-charge of the major ministries. Cabinet actually represents the Council of Ministers.

    Cabinet Ministers are usually top level leaders of the ruling party or parties
    who are in-charge of the major ministries. Cabinet actually represents the
    Council of Ministers.

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  2. Council of Ministers is the official name for the body that includes all the ministers. It wholly has 60 to 80 ministers of different ranks.

    Council of Ministers is the official name for the body that includes all the
    ministers. It wholly has 60 to 80 ministers of different ranks.

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  3. The ministers are usually from the party or the coalition that has the majority in the Lok Sabha. The Prime minister is free to choose ministers, as long as they are members of parliament.

    The ministers are usually from the party or the coalition that has the majority
    in the Lok Sabha. The Prime minister is free to choose ministers, as long as
    they are members of parliament.

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  4. In a democracy the will of the people is supreme. The minister is elected by the people and thus empowered to exercise the will of the people on their behalf. He or she is finally answerable to the people for all the consequences of his/her decisions.

    In a democracy the will of the people is supreme. The minister is elected by
    the people and thus empowered to exercise the will of the people on their
    behalf. He or she is finally answerable to the people for all the consequences
    of his/her decisions.

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  5. The civil servant is usually more educated and has more expert knowledge of the subject. The advisors working in the Finance Ministry know more about economies than the Finance Minister. Sometimes, the ministers may know very little about the technical matters that come under their ministry.

    The civil servant is usually more educated and has more expert knowledge
    of the subject. The advisors working in the Finance Ministry know more
    about economies than the Finance Minister. Sometimes, the ministers
    may know very little about the technical matters that come under their
    ministry.

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