Union Council of Ministers
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The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India.[1] It consists of senior ministers, called "Cabinet Ministers", and junior ministers, called "Ministers of State". It is led by the Prime Minister. A smaller executive body, called the Union Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in India.[2] Only the Prime Minister and ministers of the rank of "Cabinet Minister" are members of the Cabinet. The most senior civil servant in India, called the Cabinet Secretary, leads the Cabinet Secretariat, and provides administrative assistance to the Council of Ministers.[3] Ministers of State are tasked with assisting Cabinet Ministers in their work.[4]
Regulations
As a collective, the Council of Ministers is responsible to the lower house of the Indian Parliament, called the House of the People.[1] According to the Constitution of India, the total number of ministers in the Council of Ministers must not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the House of the People. Ministers must be members of parliament. Any minister who is not a member of either the lower or upper houses of parliament for six consecutive months is automatically stripped of his or her ministerial post.[1]
Ranking
There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:
- Cabinet Minister: member of cabinet; leads a ministry
- Minister of State (Independent Charges): junior minister not reporting to a cabinet minister
- Minister of State (MoS): junior minister reporting to a cabinet minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry
Current ministry
As a collective, each successive Council of Ministers is referred to as a ministry. The current ministry is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who took office on 26 May 2014.
Cabinet Ministers[5]
- Key
Ministers of State
Note : * indicates Minister of State having Independent charge
| Bandaru Dattatreya | Labour and Employment* |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | Petroleum and Natural Gas* |
| G. M. Siddeshwara | Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises |
| Giriraj Singh | Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
| Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | Chemicals & Fertilizers |
| Jayant Sinha | Finance |
| Jitendra Singh | Development of North Eastern Region*, Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space |
| Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary | Home Affairs |
| Kiren Rijiju | Home Affairs |
| Krishan Pal | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| Nihalchand | Panchayati Raj |
| Nirmala Sitharaman | Commerce and Industry* |
| Mahesh Sharma | Culture*, Tourism*, Civil Aviation |
| Manoj Sinha | Railways |
| Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava | Tribal Affairs |
| Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya | Agriculture |
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs |
| Prakash Javadekar | Environment, Forest and Climate Change,Minister of Information and Broadcasting |
| Piyush Goyal | Power*, Coal*, New and Renewable Energy* |
| Pon Radhakrishnan | Road Transport & Highways, Shipping |
| Rajiv Pratap Rudy | Skill Development & Entrepreneurship*, Parliamentary Affairs |
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Information & Broadcasting |
| Ram Kripal Yadav | Drinking Water & Sanitation |
| Ram Shankar Katheria | Human Resource Development |
| Rao Inderjit Singh | Planning*, Defence |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Food Processing Industries |
| Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Agriculture |
| Santosh Gangwar | Textiles* |
| Sanwar Lal Jat | Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation |
| Sarbananda Sonowal | Youth Affairs and Sports* |
| Shripad Yasso Naik | AAYUSH*, Health & Family Welfare |
| Sudarshan Bhagat | Rural Development |
| Babul Supriyo | Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation |
| Upendra Kushwaha | Human Resource Development |
| Vijay Kumar Singh | Statistics and Programme Implementation*, External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs |
| Vijay Sampla | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| Vishnu Deo Sai | Mines, Steel |
| Y. S. Chowdary | Science and Technology, Earth Science |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 74 .7BCouncil of Ministers to aid and advise President.7D
- ↑ Wikisource:Constitution of India/Part XVIII
- ↑ "Functions of Cabinet Secretariat". Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ Jacob, Jayanth (28 May 2009). "Ministers of state need not worry". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ http://india.gov.in/spotlight/union-council-ministers
- ↑ "Nitin Gadkari given additional charge of portfolios held by Gopinath Munde". The Indian Express.
- ↑ "Modi Cabinet rejig: Manohar Parrikar new Defence Minister, Suresh Prabhu gets Railways". Zee News.
- ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/jagat-prakash-nadda-replaces-harsh-vardhan-as-health-minister_1496529.html
External links
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