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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. [4] Cabinet Minister: A member of the Union cabinet; leads a ministry. Minister of State (Independent charge): Junior minister not reporting to a Cabinet Minister.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
The following is a list of the longest-serving ministers of the Union Council of Ministers of India, listing those individuals who served at least a decade in Union ministries. As of November 2024, 83 Union ministers have served for at least 10 years in office, including 18 who served for 15 years or more and five who served for at least 20 years.
Minister of State for Railways: K. Santhanam: 1 October 1948 10 March 1952 3 years, 241 days: Minister of Road Transport and Highways: 1 October 1948 17 April 1952 3 years 199 days: 5. Deputy Minister of Railways: B. V. Keskar: 10 March 1952 13 May 1952 64 days: Deputy Minister of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations: 7 December 1948 26 ...