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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 Governmentof India, consists of the Prime Minister and 35 Cabinet Ministers, the most senior of the government ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimatedecision-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 and 13 May 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15thLok Sabha. Dr Manmohan Singh took oath as the 14th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies ofthe present 'Council of Ministers' in two phases. Most of the cabinet functions from Cabinet Secretariat, at Secretariat Building, New Delhi.

Contents

1 Cabinet Secretary2 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 Ministers3.1 UPA Cabinet by Party3.2 United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by States

4 See also5 References6 External links

Cabinet Secretary

The current Cabinet Secretary is A K Seth [2] (http://cabsec.nic.in/)

The following are the functions of a Cabinet Secretary:[1]

Provide assistance to the Council of MinistersAct as adviser and conscience keeper of the civil servicesHandle senior appointmentsPrepare of the agenda of the Cabinet

Attend the meet

Ensure that the Cabinet decisions are implementedAdvise the Prime Minister

Act as the Chairman of the Committee of Secretaries on AdministrationAct 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. Thesubjects allotted to this Secretariat are, firstly, secretarial assistance to Cabinet and Cabinet Committees, and secondly, the administration ofthe Rules of Business.

The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India Transaction of Business Rules, 1961 and theGovernment of India Allocation of Business Rules 1961, facilitating smooth transaction of business in Ministries/Departments of theGovernment by ensuring adherence to these rules. The Secretariat assists in decision-making in Government by ensuring Inter-Ministerialcoordination, ironing out differences amongst Ministries/Departments and evolving consensus through the instrumentality of the standing/adhocCommittees 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 allDepartments by means of a monthly summary of their activities. Management of major crisis situations in the country and coordinating activities


Prime Minister of India,

Manmohan Singh heads

his second Cabinet, May

2009 to present

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 tothe 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 dealing with defence matters. The Intelligence wing deals with matters pertaining to theJoint Intelligence Committee of the Union Cabinet. The chief of Research and Analysis Wing R&AW also officially first reports to the CabinetSecretary, and is officially designated Secretary R in the Cabinet Secretariat. The Cabinet Secretary is arguably India's most powerfulbureaucrat and right hand of Prime Minister of India.

Council of Ministers

This is a list of current members of the Council of Ministers of the Government of India. All ministers are basedin offices of their respective Union Ministries in New Delhi. All Cabinet members are mandated by theconstitution to be members of either House of the Parliament of India. In a departure from the norm the currentPrime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is a member of the Upper House, the Rajya Sabha. He remained so for theduration of his entire first term (2004–2009) too. Most, but not all, previous Prime Ministers have been elected

members of the Lok Sabha.[2]

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 holdadditional 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 aspecific responsibility in that ministry. For instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle

taxation.

Cabinet Ministers


Office Name Age Constituency. Color Party

Atomic Energy

Manmohan Singh 79 Assam CongressSpace

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Planning

Defence A. K. Antony 71 Kerala Congress

AgricultureSharad Pawar 71 Madha NCP

Food Processing Industries

Finance P. Chidambaram 66 Sivaganga Congress

Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde 70 Solapur Congress

External Affairs S. M. Krishna 80 Karnataka Congress

Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni 69 Punjab Congress

Communications and Information TechnologyKapil Sibal 64 Chandni Chowk Congress

Human Resource Development

Law and JusticeSalman Khurshid 59 Farrukhabad Congress

Minority Affairs

Chemicals and Fertilizers M. K. Alagiri 61 Madurai,Tamil Nadu DMK

Civil Aviation Chaudhary Ajit Singh 73 Baghpat RLD

Coal Shriprakash Jaiswal 67 Kanpur Congress

Commerce and IndustryAnand Sharma 59 Rajasthan Congress

Textiles

Corporate Affairs Veerappa Moily 72 Chikballapur Congress

Power Veerappa Moily 72 Chikballapur Congress

CultureSelja Kumari 49 Ambala Congress

Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

Drinking Water and SanitationJairam Ramesh 58 Andhra Pradesh Congress

Rural development

Urban Development Kamal Nath 65 Chhindwara Congress

Earth Sciences

Vayalar Ravi 75 Kerala CongressMinistry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Science and Technology

Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad 63 Jammu and Kashmir Congress

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel 55 Bhandara-Gondiya NCP

Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge 70 Gulbarga Congress

New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah 74 Srinagar JKN

Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi 75 Kerala Congress

Panchayati RajKishore Chandra Deo 65 Araku Congress

Tribal Affairs

Parliamentary AffairsPawan Kumar Bansal Chandigarh Congress

Water Resources

Petroleum and Natural Gas Jaipal Reddy 70 Chevella Congress

Railways Mukul Roy 58 Rajya Sabha, West Bengal Trinamool Congress

Road Transport and Highways C. P. Joshi 62 Bhilwara Congress

Shipping G. K. Vasan 47 Tamil Nadu Congress

Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik 52 Ramtek Congress

Steel Beni Prasad Verma 71 Gonda Congress

Tourism Subodh Kant Sahay 61 Ranchi Congress

The government positions are listed in alphabetical order, rather than in terms of seniority.


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 aministry, unlike Minister of State who is also a junior Minister but assists a cabinet minister. All the following seven ministers are from theIndian National Congress.

Sl.

No.Name Responsible Ministries Age

LokSabha/Rajya

SabhaParty

Educational

Qualification

1DinshaPatel

Ministry of Mines 74Lok Sabha,Gujarat(Kheda)

Congress Matriculate[3]

2Krishna

TirathMinistry of Women and Child Development 56

Lok Sabha, NorthWest Delhi (SC)(Delhi)

CongressM.A., B.Ed. (University of

Delhi)[4]

3Ajay

MakenMinister of Youth Affairs and Sports 48

Lok Sabha, New

DelhiCongress

B.A. Educated at University

of Delhi[5]

4K. V.Thomas

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food andPublic Distribution

65Lok Sabha,Ernakulam, Kerala

Congress M.Sc.(Chemistry)[6]

5

Srikant

KumarJena

Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation,

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers[7]61

Lok Sabha,

Balasore, OrissaCongress

B.A. Educated at College,Utkal University, Cuttack,

Orissa[8]

6JayanthiNatarajan

Ministry of Environment and Forests 57Rajya Sabha, TamilNadu

Congress

B.A., B.L. Educated at

Ethiraj College and Madras

Law College[9]

7PabanSinghGhatowar

Ministry of Development of North Eastern

Region, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs[7] 61Lok Sabha,

DibrugarhCongress

B.A. Educated at Gauhati

University, Guwahati[10]

Source: Council of Ministers[11]

Ministers of State

Sl.

No.Name Ministries Age

LokSabha/Rajya

SabhaParty Educational Qualification

1 E. AhamedMinistry of External Affairs,Ministry of Human

Resource Development

73Lok SabhaMalappuram,

Kerala

MUL B.A., B.L.[12]

2MullappallyRamachandran

Ministry of Home Affairs 67Lok SabhaVadakara,Kerala

Congress MA, LLB[13]

3V.Narayanasamy

Ministry of Personnel,Public Grievances andPensions, Prime Minister

Office

64Lok SabhaPuducherry

Congress B.A., M.L.[14]

4

Jyotiraditya

MadhavraoScindia

Ministry of Commerce andIndustry

41Lok SabhaGuna,M.P

CongressM.A., M.B.A., Stanford University,

U.S.A[15]

5DaggubatiPurandeswari

Ministry of Human

Resource Development 52

Lok Sabha,

VishakapattnamAndhra Pradesh

Congress BA[16]


6.K. H.

MuniyappaMinistry of Railways 63

Lok SabhaKolar,Karnataka

Congress B.A., LL.B.[17]

7LakshmiPanabaka

Ministry of Textiles 53Lok Sabha,Nellore,Andhra

Pradesh

Congress M.A.(Public Administration)[18]

8Namo NarainMeena

Ministry of Finance 68Lok Sabha,Tonk-Sawai

Madhopur

Congress M. A. (Geography)[19]

9MallipudiMangapathi

Pallam Raju

Ministry of Defence 49Lok SabhaKakinada,

Andhra Pradesh

Congress

BE from Andhra University, India &

MBA from Temple University,

Philadelphia, USA[20]

10 Saugata RoyMinistry of Urban

Development64

Lok Sabha, Dum

Dum

Trinamool

CongressM.Sc., Ll.B.[21]

11S. S.Palanimanickam

Ministry of Finance 61

Lok Sabha

Thanjavur, TamilNadu

DMK B.L.[22]

12 Jitin PrasadaMinistry of Road Transport

and Highways38

Lok Sabha

Dhaurahra, UttarPradesh

Congress M.B.A,[23]

13 Preneet Kaur Ministry of External Affairs 67Lok SabhaPatiala,Punjab

Congress B.A., T.T.C.[24]

14 Harish Rawat

Ministry of Agriculture,

Ministry of FoodProcessing Industries,Ministry of ParliamentaryAffairs

63Lok Sabha,

HardwarCongress B.A., LL.B[25]

15

Bharatsinh

MadhavsinhSolanki

Ministry of Railways 58Lok Sabha,Anand

Congress B.E. (Civil)[26]

16Mahadeo Singh

KhandelaMinistry of Tribal Affairs 68

Lok Sabha,

Sikar, RajasthanCongress M.A. (Economics)[27]

17 Sisir AdhikariMinistry of Rural

Development70

Lok Sabha,

Contai

Trinamool

CongressI.Sc.[28]

18 Sultan Ahmed Ministry of Tourism 58Lok Sabha,Uluberia

TrinamoolCongress

Graduate Educated at Calcutta

University[29]

19 Mukul Roy Ministry of Shipping 57Rajya Sabha,

West Bengal

Trinamool

Congress[30]

20ChoudhuryMohan Jatua

Ministry of Information andBroadcasting

73Lok Sabha,Mathurapur

TrinamoolCongress

M.Com.[31]

21 D. NapoleanMinistry of Social Justice

and Empowerment48

Lok SabhaPerambalur,Tamil Nadu

DMK B.A.(History)[32]

22S.Jagathrakshakan

Ministry of Information andBroadcasting

64Lok SabhaArakkonam,

Tamil Nadu

DMK Matriculate[33]

23 S. GandhiselvanMinistry of Health and Lok Sabha


Family Welfare 48 Namakkal, TamilNadu

DMK M.A, M.PHIL[34]

24TusharAmarsinhChaudhary

Ministry of Road Transport

and Highways46

Lok Sabha,

BardoliCongress M.B.B.S[35]

25 Sachin PilotMinistry of Communicationsand Information Technology

34Lok SabhaAjmer, Rajasthan

Congress B.A. (Hons), M.B.A.[36]

26 Pratik Patil Ministry of Coal 38Lok SabhaSangli

CongressIntermediate, Diploma in Automobile

Engineering[37]

27Ratanjit PratapNarain Singh

Ministry of Petroleum and

Natural Gas (India) &Ministry of Corporate

Affairs (India)

47Lok SabhaKhushi Nagar

Congress B.A. (Hons.) History[38]

28 Vincent H PalaMinistry of WaterResources, Ministry of

Minority Affairs

44Lok SabhaShillong

Congress B.E. (Civil)[39]

29Pradeep JainAditya

Ministry of RuralDevelopment

49Lok Sabha,Jhansi

Congress M.A., M.Com., L.L.B.[40]

30 Agatha SangmaMinistry of Rural

Development31

Lok Sabha Tura,

MeghalayaNCP

M.A. (EnvironmentalManagement),Diploma in Cyber Laws;

Diploma in Corporate Laws; Diploma inHuman Rights Laws; Diploma in

Securities & Investment Laws[41]

31 Ashwani Kumar

Ministry of Planning,Ministry of Science and

Technology & Ministry ofEarth Sciences

59 Rajya Sabha Congress B.A. (Hons.), LL.B., M.Phil.[42]

32 K.C. Venugopal Ministry of Power (India) 49Lok SabhaAlappuzha,

Kerala

Congress M.Sc.(Mathematics)[43]

33Sudip

Bandyopadhyay

Ministry of Health and

Family Welfare59

Lok Sabha,

Kolkata Uttar

Trinamool

CongressB.Sc.[44]

34Dr. Charan DasMahant

Ministry of Agriculture andFood Processing Industry 57

Lok Sabha

Korba,

Chhattisgarh

Congress M.Sc., M.A., LL.B., PhD[45]

35 Jitendra Singh Ministry of Home Affairs 40Lok Sabha

Alwar, RajasthanCongress B.Com[46]

36Milind MurliDeora

Ministry of Communicationsand Information Technology

35Lok Sabha,Mumbai-South

CongressBBA (Bachelor of Science in Business

Administration)[47]

37 Rajeev ShuklaMinistry of Parliamentary

Affairs52

Rajya Sabha,

MaharastraCongress M.A., LL.B.[48]

Source: Council of Ministers[2]

Demographics of the Council of Ministers

UPA Cabinet by Party

Source: Various news organisations[49][50][51][52]


The new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The first20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009.The non-Congress cabinet ministers, include M.K. Azhagiri (DMK President Karunanidhi's Son) from the DMK, Mukul Roy from TrinamoolCongress, Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel from Nationalist Congress Party, Farooq Abdullah from National Conference and Chaudhary AjitSingh from RLD.

Party Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State Total

Indian National Congress 27 31 58

Trinamool Congress 1 6 7

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1 4 5

Nationalist Congress Party 2 1 3

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 1 0 1

Indian Union Muslim League 0 1 1

Total 33 45 78

United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by States

Sources:[53][54][55]

State Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State(I) Ministers of State Total

Maharashtra 5 — 3 8

Tamil Nadu 3 1 4 8

Bihar — — — —

Kerala 2 1 3 6

Andhra Pradesh 2 — 3 5

Madhya Pradesh 1 — 1 2

Karnataka 3 — 1 4

West Bengal 2 — 6 8

Himachal Pradesh 1 — — 1

Haryana 1 — — 1

Orissa — 1 — 1

J & K 2 — — 2

Panjab 1 — 2 3

Delhi 1 2 — 3

Rajasthan 2 — 4 6

Chhattisgarh — — 1 1

Gujarat — 1 2 3

Pondicherry — — 1 1

Uttar Pradesh 3 — 3 6

Jharkhand 1 — — 1

Meghalaya — — 2 2

Uttarakhand — — 1 1

Assam 1 1 — 2

Chandigarh 1 — — 1

Total 33 7 37 77


See also

Cabinet Secretary of IndiaPolitics of India

United Progressive Alliance

National Portal of India

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External links

Council of Ministers-india.gov.in (http://india.gov.in/govt/cabinet.php)

Council of Ministers–Official Portal of the Indian Government (http://india.gov.in/govt/whoswho.php)Brief Profile of all members of the 15th Lok Sabha (http://www.indianexpress.com/static/leaderProfile/)

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