Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs

The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs of the Central Government of India deals with problems related to Centre-State relations, considers economic and political issues that require a broader perspective, and handles foreign affairs that do not have internal or external security implications.[1][2] It is also known as 'super cabinet,' as it consists of most of the most important Cabinet ministers.

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The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs—like all other Cabinet Committees of the Government of India—is extra-constitutional.[3] It is chaired by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and was reconstituted by him according to the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961[4] shortly after his party's victory in the 2019 general election.

Members

The Prime Minister of India can select and dismiss members of Cabinet Committees as he sees fit. As of June 2019, the committee consists of the following members:[4]

  • Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
  • Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence
  • Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs
  • Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Minister of Shipping, and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
  • Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development
  • Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law and Justice, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, and Minister of Communications
  • Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries
  • Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Minister of Earth Sciences
  • Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry
  • Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Coal, and Minister of Mines
  • Arvind Sawant, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

See also

References
  1. "Explained: Cabinet Committees". Civilsdaily. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. "Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961" (PDF). Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. "CABINET COMMITTEES". Manifest IAS. MANIFEST IAS - Best IAS Coaching. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. "Reconstitution of Cabinet Committees- 2019-revised". Press Information Bureau. Government of India. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2020.


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