Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president of India.
The head of state of the Republic of India is the president. The president serves as the titular leader of the executive branch, the first citizen of nation, and the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces.
Election of President Of India :
The Indian President is not chosen directly. He is chosen by the chosen electoral college. The elected members of the following groups make up the electoral college that decides who becomes president:
- requirements for the position of Indian President
- States legislative assemblies
- Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
- the legislative assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry, both union territories
Below are the requirements for becoming president of India:
- He ought to be a citizen of India.
- He should meet the requirements to be a member of the Lok Sabha.
- Minimum age requirement is 35 years old.
Responsibilities of president of India :
- The President appoints the governors of the states and also has the right to remove a governor who has broken the law.
- The President of India has the authority and duty to appoint the Prime Minister.
- On the recommendation of a council of ministers led by the prime minister, the president has the authority to declare war or reach a peace treaty with any nation.
- The Lok Sabha may be dissolved by the President.
- All of military forces of India are under the command of the President of India.
- The Chief Justice of India is chosen by the President.
- Only after receiving the president can a bill that has been approved by both houses of the parliament become a law.
- If it sees proper, the parliament may award extra powers to the president, who may then transfer those powers to state governors.