Question

Distinguish between the political executives and the permanent executives.

Answer 1

Differences between Political Executives and Permanent Executives :

Political Executive	Permanent Executive
1. Executives who are elected by the people for a specific period are called the political executives.	1. The permanent executives are salaried civil servants who are appointed on a long-term basis.
2. Example-Political leaders like the Prime Minister, Council of Ministers and so on.	2. Persons working in civil services. For example - IAS, IFS, IPS etc.
3. They remain in office only so long as they command the confidence of the majority members of Parliament.	3. They remain in office even when the ruling party changes.Their tenure of office is fixed.
4. They are answerable to people for all the consequences of their decisions.	4. They are not answerable to the people.
5. They are more powerful. They take all the final decisions.	5. They are less powerful. They do not take decisions. Instead they assist political executives in carrying out day-to-day administration.