Discussion
Article 75(1A) inserted by the 91st Amendment Act, 2003 laid down :
Answer: B
Article 75(1A) limits the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, to fifteen percent of the strength of the House.
The Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act, 2003 inserted Article 75(1A): the total number of Ministers in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the House of the People. Article 164(1A) did the same for the states, with a minimum of twelve. The amendment also strengthened the anti-defection law.
Salaries and allowances of Ministers are dealt with by Article 75(6), the tenure of Ministers by the President's pleasure in Article 75(2), and the duty to aid and advise the President by Article 74.
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