Cabinet of India

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The Cabinet of India (officially called the Union Council of Ministers of India) is the collective decision-making body of the Government of India, composed of the

Minister of India" Prime Minister and 35 Cabinet Ministers, the most senior of the government ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory.

The Union Cabinet of the Government of India was formed after the Indian general election, 2009 held in five phases in 2009: on 16 April, 22/23 April, 30 April, 7 May and 13 May 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the

Sabha" 15th Lok Sabha.

Singh" Manmohan Singh took oath as the 14th

Minister of India" Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the present 'Council of Ministers' in two phases.

Contents

[hide] 1 Cabinet Secretary 2 Council of Ministers

2.1 Cabinet Ministers 2.2 Ministers of State (Independent Charges) 2.3 Ministers of State 3 Demographics of the Council of Ministers

3.1 UPA Cabinet by Party 3.2 United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by States 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Cabinet SecretaryThe head of executive officers is

Secretary" Cabinet Secretary after

of India" President of India.The Cabinet Secretary is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister. The administrative head of the

Secretariat" Cabinet Secretariat is the Cabinet Secretary who is also the ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board, and thus the head of the Indian Administrative Service. As a matter of convention the senior most civil servant is appointed as a Cabinet Secretary. He belongs to the Indian Administrative Service. The incumbent generally has a tenure of 2 to 3 years. Though there is no fixed tenure, the average tenure of the Cabinet Secretary in India has been less than 3 years. His tenure however, can be extended. The Cabinet Secretary is the head of all the civil services under the constitution like IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS, PCS, PPS etc. Thus, he is the head of all the All India services including the

Police Service" Indian Police Service(IPS), Indian Administrative Service(IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS),

Revenue Service" Indian Revenue Service(IRS) and the

Forest Service" Indian Forest Service(IFS). He ranks eleventh in the Table of Precedence of India.

The current Cabinet Secretary is Shri A K Seth [1]The following are the functions of a Cabinet Secretary[according to whom?]:

Provide assistance to the Council of Ministers

Act as advisor and conscience keeper of the civil services

Handle senior appointments

Prepare of the agenda of the Cabinet

Attend the meetings of the Cabinet

Ensure that the Cabinet decisions are implemented

Advise the Prime Minister

Act as the Chairman of the Committee of Secretaries on Administration

Act as the Chairman of the Chief Secretaries Committee

Provide an element of continuity and stability to administration during crises

In the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961, "Cabinet Secretariat" finds a place in the First Schedule to the Rules. The subjects allotted to this Secretariat are, firstly, secretarial assistance to Cabinet and Cabinet Committees, and secondly, the administration of the Rules of Business.

The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India Transaction of Business Rules, 1961 and the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules 1961, facilitating smooth transaction of business in Ministries/Departments of the Government by ensuring adherence to these rules. The Secretariat assists in decision-making in Government by ensuring Inter-Ministerial coordination, ironing out differences amongst Ministries/Departments and evolving consensus through the instrumentality of the standing/adhoc Committees of Secretaries. Through this mechanism new policy initiatives are also promoted.

The Cabinet Secretariat ensures that the President of India, the Vice-President and Ministers are kept informed of the major activities of all Departments by means of a monthly summary of their activities. Management of major crisis situations in the country and coordinating activities of the various Ministries in such a situation is also one of the functions of the Cabinet Secretariat.

The Cabinet Secretariat has 3 wings: Civil, Military and Intelligence. The Civil wing is the main wing and provides aid, advise and assistance to the Union Cabinet. The Military wing provides secretarial assistance to the Defence Committee of the Cabinet, the Military Affairs Committee, the National Defence Council and other committees deCouncil of MinistersThis section is missing citations or needs footnotes. Please help add inline citations to guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. (May 2011)

Prime Minister of India,

Singh" Manmohan Singh heads his second Cabinet, May 2009 to present

This is a list of current members of the Council of Ministers of the Government of India. All ministers are based in offices of their respective Union Ministries in New Delhi. All Cabinet members are mandated by the constitution to be members of either House of the Parliament of India. In a departure from the norm the current

Minister of India" Prime Minister,

Singh" Manmohan Singh, is a member of the Upper House, the Rajya Sabha. He remained so for the duration of his entire first term (20042009) too. Most, but not all, previous Prime Ministers have been elected members of the Lok Sabha.

There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:

Union Cabinet Minister - senior minister in-charge of a ministry. A cabinet minister may also hold additional charges of other Ministries, where no other Cabinet minister is appointed

Minister of State (Independent Charges) - with no overseeing Union cabinet minister for that portfolio

Minister of State (MoS) - junior minister with to overseeing cabinet minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry. For instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle taxation.

[edit] Cabinet MinistersOf the following 35 ministers, 30 are from the Indian National Congress including the

Minister" Prime Minister. The Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and the Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel are from the Nationalist Congress Party and

Abdullah" Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New And Renewable Energy heads the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. The Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister

Azhagiri" M. K. Azhagiri is from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi is from the

Congress" Trinamool Congress.

Sl. No.

Name

Ministries

Age

House

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_India"

State/UT (Constituency)

Education

1Manmohan SinghPrime Minister of India and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments viz:

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Planning Commission Ministry of Culture Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space78Rajya SabhaAssamBA Economics (Punjab University), MA (Cambridge), PhD (Oxford)

Bengal" West Bengal (Jangipur)MA, LLB, DLitt (Calcutta University)

Pawar" Sharad Pawar

Minister of Agricultureand Minister of Food Processing Industries70Lok SabhaMaharashtra (Madha)B.Com

4A K AntonyMinister of Defence70Rajya SabhaKeralaLLB (Kerala University)

Chidambaram" P Chidambaram

Minister of Home Affairs65Lok SabhaTamil Nadu (Sivaganga)LLB, MBA (Harvard)

Pradesh" Andhra Pradesh (Araku (ST))B.A. (Economics), M.A. (Political Science) Educated at Chennai Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Krishna" S. M. Krishna

Minister of External Affairs78Rajya SabhaKarnatakaLaw Graduate, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX and The George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C.

8Virbhadra SinghMinister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises76Lok SabhaHimachal Pradesh (Mandi)MA

9Vilasrao DeshmukhMinister of Science and Technology

Minister of Earth Sciences66Rajya SabhaMaharashtraB.Sc. & B.A. from M.E.S Abasaheb Garware College, Pune University & L.L.B. from the ILS Law College, Pune University

10Ghulam Nabi AzadMinister of Health and Family Welfare61Rajya SabhaJammu and KashmirMSc

11Sushilkumar ShindeMinister of Power69Rajya SabhaMaharashtra, SolapurLLB (Mumbai University)

12Veerappa MoilyMinister of Corporate Affairs71Lok SabhaKarnataka (Chikkballapur)B.A., B.L. Educated at Government Law College, Bangalore, Karnataka

Abdullah" Farooq Abdullah

Minister of New and Renewable Energy73Lok SabhaJammu and Kashmir (Srinagar)MBBS

Pradesh" Andhra Pradesh (Chevella)MA (Osmania University)

Pradesh" Madhya Pradesh (Chindwada)B Com

Ravi" Vayalar Ravi

Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Minister of Civil Aviation73Rajya SabhaKeralaLLB

Pradesh" Uttar Pradesh (Gonda)B.A.,LL.B. Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh

Sibal" Kapil Sibal

Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Human Resource Development62Lok SabhaDelhi (Chandni Chowk)LLM (Harvard)

Khurshid" Salman Khurshid

Minister of Law and Justice

Minister of Minority Affairs58Lok SabhaFarrukhabad (Farrukhabad)B.A. (English and Jurisprudence), M.A., B.C.L. Educated at St. Stephen`s College, Delhi and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K.

Soni" Ambika Soni

Minister of Information and Broadcasting68Rajya SabhaPunjabB.A. (Hons.)

21Mallikarjun KhargeMinister of Labour and Employment68Lok SabhaKarnataka (Gulbarga)LLB

Joshi" C. P. Joshi

Minister of Road Transport and Highways60Lok SabhaRajasthan (Bhilwara)Ph.D

Bengal" West Bengal (Barrackpore)B. Com, M.B.A. Educated at St. Xavier`s College, Calcutta University and University of Texas, USA

Sharma" Anand Sharma

Minister of Commerce and Industry

Ministry of Textiles57Rajya SabhaHimachal PradeshBA, LLB (Shimla)

Patel" Praful Patel

Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises53Lok SabhaMaharashtra (Bhandara-Gondiya)B Com

Selja" Kumari Selja

Minister of Culture and Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation48Lok SabhaHaryana (Ambala)MA, MPhil.

B.Sc., LL.B. from (A N College, Patna and University" Ranchi University)

28G K VasanMinister of Shipping46Rajya SabhaTamil NaduB.A.

29Pavan Kumar BansalMinister of Parliamentary Affairs62Lok SabhaChandigarh, ChandigarhBSc, LLB

Wasnik" Mukul Wasnik

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment50Lok SabhaMaharashtra (Ramtek)MBA

Pradesh" Andhra Pradesh

B.Tech., M.S. and Graduate Study Educated at I.I.T., Bombay, Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A. and M.I.T., U.S.A.

Azhagiri" M. K. Azhagiri

Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers60Lok SabhaTamil Nadu (Madurai)B.A. (Presidency College, Chennai)[1]

Pradesh" Uttar Pradesh (Kanpur)Intermediate (D.A.V. College, Kanpur)[2]

34Montek Singh AhluwaliaPlanning Commission67NoneNABA (St. Stephen's College, Delhi), BA, MPhil ([Oxford])

Nilekani" Nandan Nilekani

Unique Identification Authority of India55NoneNABTech (Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay)

[edit] Ministers of State (Independent Charges)A 'Minister of State with independent charge' is a junior Minister in the Federal (State) or Central Government of India but is in charge of a ministry, unlike

State" Minister of State who is also a junior Minister but assists a cabinet minister. All the following seven ministers are from the Indian National Congress.

Sl. No.

Name

Responsible Ministries

Age

Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha

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Educational Qualification

1Jayanthi NatarajanMinister of State of the Ministry of Environment and Forests56Rajya Sabha, Andhra PradeshB.Tech, IIT-B, MSM, Heinz College

Patel" Dinsha Patel

Minister of State of the Ministry of Mines73Lok Sabha, Gujarat(Kaira)Matriculate

Tirath" Krishna Tirath

Minister of State of the Ministry of Women and Child Development55Lok Sabha, North West Delhi (SC) (Delhi)M.A., B.Ed. (University of Delhi)

Minister of State of the (India)" Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

64Lok Sabha, Ernakulam, KeralaM.Sc.(Chemistry)

5Ajay MakenMinister of Youth Affairs and Sports47Lok Sabha, DelhiB.A (University of Delhi)

6Srikant Kumar JenaMinistry of Statistics and Programme Implementation60Lok Sabha, Balasore, OrissaB.A. Educated at College, Utkal University, Cuttack, Orissa

not exist)" Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

57Lok Sabha, Mumbai(North West)MBA

[edit] Ministers of StateSl. No.

Name

Ministries

Age

Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha

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Educational Qualification

1E.AhamedMinistry of External Affairs71Lok Sabha Malappuram, KeralaBA, LLB

2Mullappally RamachandranMinistry of Home Affairs66Lok Sabha Vadakara,KeralaMA, LLB

Narayanasamy" V. Narayanasamy

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Planning63Lok Sabha Puduchery

4Jyotiraditya Madhavrao ScindiaMinistry of Commerce and Industry38Lok Sabha Guna,M.PMBA, Stanford University, U.S.A

5Daggubati PurandeswariMinistry of Human Resource Development51Lok Sabha, Vishakapattnam APBA

Muniyappa" K. H. Muniyappa

Ministry of RailwaysLok Sabha Kolar, Karnataka

7Lakshmi PanabakaMinistry of TextilesLok Sabha Nellore,Andhra Pradesh

Narain Meena" Namo Narain Meena

Ministry of Finance

9Mallipudi Mangapathi Pallam RajuMinistry of DefenceLok Sabha Kakinada, Andhra PradeshBE from Andhra University, India & MBA from Temple University, Philadelphia, USA

Roy" Saugata Roy

Ministry of Urban Development63Lok Sabha, Dum DumM.Sc., Ll.B.

11S. S. PalanimanickamMinistry of FinanceLok Sabha Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Prasada" Jitin Prasada

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

13Sai Prathap AnnayyagariMinistry of Steel

Kaur" Preneet Kaur

Ministry of External Affairs

Kamat" Gurudas Kamat

Ministry of Communications and Information TechnologyLok Sabha Mumbai North-West,Maharashtra

Rawat" Harish Rawat

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Uttrakhand

20Bharatsinh Madhavsinh SolankiMinistry of Power

21Mahadev S. KhandelaMinistry of Road Transport and HighwaysLok Sabha, Sikar, Rajasthan

22DiMinistry of Health and Family Welfare59Lok Sabha, BarrackporeB.Com, M.B.A

Adhikari" Sisir Adhikari

Ministry of Rural DevelopmentLok Sabha, Contai

24Sultan AhmedMinistry of TourismLok Sabha, Uluberia

25Choudhury Mohan JatuaMinistry of Information and BroadcastingLok Sabha, Mathurapur

26D. NapoleanMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment47Lok Sabha Perambalur, Tamil Nadu

Jagathrakshakan" S. Jagathrakshakan

Ministry of Information and BroadcastingLok Sabha Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu

28S. GandhiselvanMinistry of Health and Family WelfareLok Sabha Namakkal, Tamil NaduM.A, M.PHIL

29Tushar Amarsinh ChaudharyMinistry of Tribal Affairs

Pilot" Sachin Pilot

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology31Lok Sabha Ajmer, RajasthanWharton School, Uni. of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

31Mukul RoyMinistry of Shipping57Rajya Sabha, West Bengal

32Arun YadavMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Patil" Pratik Patil

Ministry of Coal37

not exist)" Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

35Pradeep Jain AdityaMinistry of Rural Development47Lok Sabha, JhansiL.L.B

36Vincent PalaMinistry of Water Resources

Sangma" Agatha Sangma

Ministry of Rural Development28Lok Sabha Tura, Meghalaya

38KC VenugopalMinistry of Power (India)47Lok Sabha Alappuzha, KeralaMsc

(page does not exist)" Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing Industry

Lok Sabha Korba, Chhattisgarh

[edit] Demographics of the Council of Ministers[edit] UPA Cabinet by PartySource: Various news organizations[3]

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_India" \l "cite_note-3" [4]

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_India" \l "cite_note-4" [5]

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_India" \l "cite_note-5" [6]The new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The first 20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009. The 6 non-Congress cabinet ministers, include

Maran" Dayanidhi Maran (DMK President Karunanidhi's Grand Son), and M.K. Azhagiri (DMK President Karunanidhi's Son) from the DMK. Mamta Banerjee from Trinamool Congress, Sharad Pawar from Nationalist Congress Party and

Abdullah" Farooq Abdullah from National Conference represent the other non-Congress cabinet ministers.

PartyCabinet MinistersMinisters of StateTotal

Indian National Congress273158

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam145

Trinamool Congress167

Nationalist Congress Party213

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference101

Indian Union Muslim League011

Total334578

[edit] United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by StatesSources: [7]

HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_India" \l "cite_note-7" [8][clarification needed]StateCabinet MinistersMinisters of State (I)Ministers of StateTotal

Maharashtra52512

Tamil Nadu30710

Bihar2810

Kerala2136

Pradesh" Andhra Pradesh

1146

Pradesh" Madhya Pradesh

213

Karnataka3014

B.B33

Himachal Pradesh11

Meghalaya2

Orissa11

Chhattisgarh11

Jharkhand1

Rajasthan11

aling with defence matters. The Intelligence wing deals with matters pertaining to the Joint Intelligence Committee of the Union Cabinet. The chief of Research and Analysis Wing R&AW also officially first reports to the Cabinet Secretary, and is officially designated Secretary R in the Cabinet Secretariat. The Cabinet Secretary is arguably India's most powerful bureaucrat and right hand of

Minister of India" Prime Minister of India.