INDIAN PRIME MINISTERS LIST

 Prime Ministers of India

Role and Power of the Prime Minister

The Prime Minister, leads the functioning and exercise of authority of the Government of India. They are invited by the President as leader of the majority party in the Parliament of India to form a government at the federal level (known as Central or Union Government in India) and exercise its powers. In practice the Prime Minister nominates the members of their Council of Ministers [1][2][3] to the President. They also work upon to decide a core group of Ministers (known as the Cabinet)[1] as in-charge of the important functions and ministries of the Government of India.

The Prime Minister is responsible for aiding and advising the President in distribution of work of the Government to various ministries and offices and in terms of the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 [4]. The co-ordinating work is generally allocated to the Cabinet Secretariat [5] which in turn acts as a nodal agency for the functioning of the various Ministries. While generally the work of the Government is divided into various Ministries, the Prime Minister may retain certain portfolios.

The Prime Minister, in consultation with the Cabinet, schedules and attends the sessions of the Houses of Parliament and is required to answer the question from the Members of Parliament [6] to them as the in-charge of the portfolios in the capacity as Prime Minister of India.[7] The Prime Minister is also the ex officio Chairman of the Planning Commission of India. They also appoint the Deputy Chairman of the Commission, who is responsible for the functioning of the Commission and reports to the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister represents the country in various delegations, high level meetings and international organizations that require the attendance of the highest government office [8] and also addresses to the nation on various issues of national or other importance.[9] They also have exclusive jurisdiction over disposal of two national funds, (i) the PM's National Relief Fund [10], and (ii) the PM's National Defence Fund [11], which they use at their discretion attain the objectives behind the establishment of these funds

SL.No.	NAMES	PERIODS
1	Shri Jawaharlal Nehru	August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964
2	Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri	June 9, 1964 - January 11, 1966
3	Shrimati Indira Gandhi	January 24, 1966 - March 24, 1977
4	Shri Morarji Desai	March 24, 1977 - July 28, 1979
5	Shri Charan Singh	July 28, 1979 - January 14, 1980
6	Shrimati Indira Gandhi	January 14, 1980 - October 31, 1984
7	Shri Rajiv Gandhi	October 31, 1984 - December 1, 1989
8	Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh	Dec. 2, 1989 - November 10, 1990
9	Shri Chandra Shekhar	November 10, 1990 - June 21, 1991
10	Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao	June 21, 1991 - May 16, 1996
11	Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee	May 16, 1996 - 1 June 1996
12	Shri H. D. Deve Gowda	1 June 1996 - 12 April 1997
13	Shri Inder Kumar Gujral	21 April 1997 - 19 Mar 1998
14	Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee	21 April 1997 - 19 Mar 1998
15	Dr Manmohan Singh	2004 still