(a) Subject to the provisions of clause (b) the executive of the Union shall be a composite cabinet in the sense that the following communities shall be represented on it, viz.,(i) Hindus, other than Scheduled Castes.(ii) Muslims.(iii) Scheduled Castes.(iv) Sikhs.(v) Indian Christians.(vi) Anglo-Indians.
(b) The representation of these communities in the executive shall be, as far as possible, a reflection of their strength in the legislature.
(c) The cabinet shall be deemed to be duly constituted notwithstanding the absence from it temporarily of representatives of any of the communities mentioned in clause (a) Where on account of a whole community refusing to join or remain in a cabinet that community goes without representation therein, the vacancies may, pending the availability of members of that community, be filled by appointment of members of other communities and the Cabinet commence or continue to function, provided it commands a majority in the legislature.
(d) The cabinet shall be collectively responsible to the legislature.
(e) The cabinet shall be led, guided and held together by a Prime Minister who shall ordinarily be the leader of a party which by itself or in combination with other parties is able to command a stable majority in the legislature. A convention should be created that the offices of the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister should not be monopolized by any one community.
(f) The other members of the cabinet shall be appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister.
(g) One of these Ministers shall be designated Deputy Prime Minister and it shall be a standing rule that the Deputy Prime Minister shall not belong to the same community as the Prime Minister.