Constitution 64 — The Vice-President to be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States

The Constitution of India, 1950

Statutory text

The Vice-President shall be ex officio Chairman of the Council of the
States and shall not hold any other office of profit:

Provided that during any period when the Vice-President acts as
President or discharges the functions of the President under article 65, he shall
not perform the duties of the office of Chairman of the Council of States and
shall not be entitled to any salary or allowance payable to the Chairman of the
Council of States under article 97.

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