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What are the Facilities provided to the retired President of India? | Privileges of ex-Indian President and it's Spouse

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 The Incumbent President Shri Ramnath Kovind is all set to demit his office on 24th June'22, following which the newly appointed President Draupadi Murmu will take oath on 25th and will aquire accomodation is the Rashtrapati Bhawan or Presidents House in New Delhi. In my Blog published on 26th June'22, I talked about the  Powers of the Indian President and similarly in another Blog published on 11th June'22, I talked about how the President of India is elected and what are it's privileges, tenure, oath and removal . In today's Blog I will talk about the facilities Provided to the retired President of India along with it's spouse who can also be called The First Lady. Image Credit: shortfeed.in The President's Emoluments and Pension Act of 1951 lays down the rules for providing Pension, Facilities and medical treatment to the retired President as well as it's spouse also. Privileges of the Ex-President. Any person who has held the office of the President

How is the President of India elected and what are it's Privileges, Oath, Tenure and Removal ?

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 In India the stage is all set to elect a new President who will become the 15th person to hold this office after the incumbent President Ramnath Kovind retires on 24th July'22. As we all know that the office of President is the Highest Constitutional post of India. The ruling NDA government has appointed Ms. Draupadi Murmu for the highest post whereas the opposition UPA government has appointed Mr. Yashwant Sinha for this post. After the elections India will have it's 15th President. But the question here arises is how the President of India is elected. The President of India is not elected directly by the citizen like that of MPs, MLAs. Rather it is elected through a process of electoral college which involves all the parliamentarians and members of state legislative assemblies to vote.  Incumbent President of India: Shri Ramnath Kovind Image Source: presidentofindia.nic.in Article 52 of the Indian Constitution creates the office for the President of India. Qualifications: -A

What are the Powers of the Indian President ?

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 Many People are Unaware of the Powers Of Indian President, some believe that the President only acts as a stamp who give accent to the Bills passed by the Parliament but that is not really true. The Constitution of India empowers the President and grants him so many Legislative, Executive and Judicial Powers that makes its office the most powerful and respectful in many aspects. In this Blog I will discuss all the powers of the Indian President. Rashtrapati Bhawan : Image is for representative purpose only Executive Powers: 1- Article 53(1) of the Indian Constitution says that all Executive and official orders of the Government Of India shall be executed under his name, which means that the President has the powers to issue orders which can be related to any Ministry, Department or PSUs. He can also exercise his powers directly through his subordinate officers. Appointing Powers: 1- Article 75 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to appoint the Prime Minister who may hold