4.3.4. Other Powers and Functions

♤ The P.M. is the chairman of the NITI Aayog, National Developmental Council, National Integration Council, Inter-State Council, and National Water Resources Council.

♤ He plays a significant role in shaping the foreign policy of the country.

♤ He is the chief spokesman of the Union government.

♤ He is the crisis manager-in-chief at the political level during emergencies.

♤ As a leader of the nation, he meets various sections of people in different states and receives memoranda from them regarding their problems, and so on.

♤ He is the leader of the party in power.

♤ He is the political head of the (administrative) services.