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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, and is typically supported by a team of junior ministers called the Ministers of State.
Ministry" refers collectively to all members of the Union Council of Ministers during a given term, including Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State alike. Articles listed by ministry contain information on the term of one prime minister, specifically the composition of their Council of Ministers.
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. Minister of State (Independent charge): Junior minister not reporting to a Cabinet Minister.
The Union Council of Ministers includes the prime minister, Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State (MoS). [33] Each minister must be a member of one of the houses of the parliament. The cabinet is headed by the prime minister , and is advised by the cabinet secretary , who also acts as the head of the Indian Administrative Service and other ...
PM Modi chaired the first cabinet meeting on 10 June and the portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers was released shortly after. Re-elected Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, chairs the first Union Cabinet Meeting of his third term in New Delhi, to discuss the basic plans and distribute ministries among the ministers.
Currently there are 53 Ministers. Along with the Chief Minister, 19 are Cabinet ministers, 14 are State ministers with Independent charge and 20 are State ministers. Out of the 53 ministers, 51 belongs to the BJP while NISHAD Party, AD(S), Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal have 1 minister each.
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra; English and Foreign Language University (EFLU), Hyderabad; National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL)
This is a list of members of the Union Cabinet of the Government of India, 2004 to May 2009. [6] 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.