4 Differences between Cabinet ministers and Council of ministers
Cabinet | Council of Ministers |
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It is a smaller group consisting of senior members that hold important portfolios. | They consist of all categories of ministers – Cabinet ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers. |
They are the most trusted and consulted colleagues of the Prime Minister. He asks their advice on important matters. The decisions of the Cabinet are binding on all the ministers. | The Prime Minister may or may not consult these ministers for making important decisions. |
They are a small organised group of senior ministers who meet as frequently as possible to shape national policies and transact government business. | They meet rarely as a whole, in day-to-day working of the government. |
They advice the President through the Prime Minister, in day-to-day governance of the country. | Though the Council of ministers advice the President, in reality it is the Cabinet which advices the President and the latter acts on their advice. |