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The Ministers of State (Independent Charge) are junior ministers in the government who has independent charge of a ministry, but is not a Cabinet Minister.They don't report to a Cabinet Minister but directly to the Prime Minister.The following is the complete list of Ministers of State having Independent Charge
There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of rank: Prime Minister: Leader of the Union Council of Ministers. Deputy Prime Minister (if any): Presides as prime minister in his absence or as the senior most cabinet minister. [5] Cabinet Minister: A member of the Union cabinet; leads a ministry.
On 31 May 2019, Narendra Modi was sworn-in as the Prime Minister for the second time by President Ram Nath Kovind along with his council of ministers. The council of ministers which was sworn-in into office on 31 May 2019 consisted of 24 ministers with cabinet rank, 9 ministers of state with independent charge, and 24 ministers of state.
The Council of Ministers included 10 female ministers, of whom 6 held the rank of Cabinet minister. This is the highest number of female Cabinet ministers in any Indian government in history. The only other government to appoint more than 1 female Cabinet minister, was the first UPA government from 2004 to 2009, which had 3 female Cabinet ...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained all key cabinet ministers in their portfolios in the new government, signalling that he still calls the shots despite having ...
The Government of India exercises its executive authority through a number of government ministries or departments of state. A ministry is composed of employed officials, known as civil servants, and is politically accountable through a minister . Most major ministries are headed by a Cabinet Minister, who sits in the Union Council of Ministers ...
Parties in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance on Thursday demanded more funds for their regional states as well as federal cabinet positions as negotiations began to form a coalition ...
Cabinet Secretary: T.V. Somanathan, IAS: 30 August 2024 [6] Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister: Pramod Kumar Mishra, IAS 11 September 2019 Home Secretary: Govind Mohan,IAS 22 August 2024 [7] Finance Secretary: Tuhin Kanta Pandey,IAS: 7 September 2024 [8] Defence Secretary: Rajesh Kumar Singh,IAS 1 November 2024 [9] Foreign Secretary ...