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Cabinet of India(officially called the Union Council of Ministers of India) is the collective decision-making

y of the Government of India, consists of the Prime Ministerand 35 Cabinet Ministers, the most senior of

government ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within

Westminster systemof government in traditional const itutional theory.

Union Cabinet of the Government of IndiaIndian general election, 2009held in five phas es in 2009: on 16

il, 22/23 April, 30 April, 7 and 13 May 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and

to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Dr Manmohan Singhtook oath as the 14thPrime Minister of Indiaon

May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the present 'Council of Ministers' in two phases. Most

he cabinet functions from Cabinet Secretariat, at Secretariat Building, New Delhi.

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Cabinet Secretary

Councilof Ministers

2.1 Union Ministers

2.2 Ministers of State (Independent Charges)

2.3 Ministers of State

Demographics of the Council of Ministers

3.1 UPA Cabinet by Party

3.2 United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by States

See also

References

External links

binet Secretary [edit]

current Cabinet Secretary is Ajit Kumar Seth.[1]

following are the functions of a Cabinet Secretary:[2]

Provide assistance to the Council of Ministers

Act as adviser and conscience keeper of the civil services

Handle chandr senior appointments

Preparation of the agenda of the Cabinet

Attend the meet

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 s tability to administration during crises

he Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961, "Cabinet Secretariat" finds a place in the First

edule to the Rules. The subjects allotted to this Secretariat are, firstly, secretarial assistance to Cabinet and

inet Committees, and secondly, the administration of the Rules of Business .
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Prime Minister of

India,Manmohan Singhheads

his second Cabinet, May 2009

to present

Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India Transaction of

iness Rules, 1961 and the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules 1961, facilitating smooth

saction of business in Ministries/Departments of the Government by ensuring adherence to these rules.

Secretariat as sists in decision-making in Government by ensuring Inter-Ministerial coordination, ironing

differences amongs t Ministries/Departments and evolving consensus through the instrumentality of the

nding/adhoc Committees of Secretaries. Through this mechanism new policy initiatives are also promoted.

Cabinet Secretariat ensures that the President of India, the Vice-President and Ministers are kept informed

he major activities of all Departments by means of a monthly summary of their activities. Management of

or crisis situations in the country and coordinating activities of the various Ministries in such a situation is

one of the functions of the Cabinet Secretariat.

Cabinet Secretariat has 3 wings: Civil, Military and Intelligence. The Civil wing is the main wing and

vides aid, advise and assistance to the Union Cabinet. The Military wing provides secretarial assistance to

Defence Committee of the Cabinet, the Military Affairs Committee, the National Defence Council and other

mmittees dealing with defence matters. The Intelligence wing deals with matters pertaining to the Joint

lligence Committee of the Union Cabinet. The chief of Research and Analysis WingR&AW also officially

reports to the Cabinet Secretary, and is officially des ignated Secretary R in the Cabinet Secretariat. The

inet Secretary is arguably India's most powerfulbureaucratand right hand of Prime Minister of India.

ouncil of Ministers [edit]

s is a list of current members of the Council of Ministers of theGovernment

ndia. All ministers are based in offices of their respective Union Ministries

New Delhi.

Cabinet members are mandated by the constitutionto be members of either

use of the Parliament of Ind ia. In a departure from the norm the current

me Minister, Manmohan Singh, is a member of the upper hous e, the Rajya

ha. He remained so for the duration of his entire first term (20042009) too.

s t, but not all, previous Prime Ministers have been elected members of

Lok Sabha.[3]

re 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 respons ibility in that ministry. For

instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle taxation.

nion Ministers [edit]

Portfolios Name Portrait Age Constituency. Colour Party Alma Mater

mic Energy

Manmohan

Singh80

Assam (Rajya

Sabha)Congress

Punjab Santhosh,

Chandigarh

St John's College,

Cambridge Nuffield

College, Oxford

ce

onnel, Public Grievances

Pensions

ning
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nce A. K. Antony 72Kerala (Rajya

Sabha)Congress

Maharaja's College

(B.A.)

University of Kerala

(LL.B.)

iculture

Sharad Pawar 72 Madha NCPBrihan Maharashtra

College of Commerced P rocessing Industries

nceP.

Chidambaram67 Sivaganga Congress

Harvard University

(M.B.A)

rnal AffairsSalman

Khurshid60 Farrukhabad Congress

St Edmund Hall,

Oxford

me AffairsSushilkumar

Shinde71 Solapur Congress

mmunications and

rmation Technology

Kapil Sibal 64 Chandni Chowk Congress

and Justice

man Resource Development Pallam Raju 50 Kakinada Congress

sing and Urban Poverty

viation Girija Vyas 67 Congress

l Aviation Ajit Singh 73 Baghpat RLD

es Dinsha Patel 75 Kheda Congress

mmerce and IndustryAnand

Sharma60

Himachal Pradesh

(Rajya Sabha)Congress

tiles K. S. Rao 69 Eluru Congress

oleum and Natural GasVeerappa

Moily73 Chikballapur Congress

ureChandresh

Kumari68 Jodhpur Congress

er Resources Harish Rawat 65 Haridwar Congress

al developmentJairam

Ramesh58

Andhra Pradesh


an Development
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amentary AffairsKamal Nath 66 Chhindwara Congress

rseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi 75 Kerala Congress

th and Family WelfareGhulam Nabi

Azad63

Jammu and Kashmir


vy Industries and Public

rprisesPraful Patel 55 Bhandara-Gondiya NCP

our and Employment Sis Ram Ola 86 Jhunjhunu Congress

w and Renewable EnergyFarooq

Abdullah75 Srinagar JKN

chayati Raj Kishore

Chandra Deo65 Araku Congress

al Affairs

nce and Technology

Jaipal Reddy 71 Chevella Congressh Sciences

d Transport and HighwaysOscar

Fernandes72

Karnataka(Rajya

Sabha)Congress

waysMallikarjun

Kharge70 Gulbarga Congress

pping G. K. Vasan 48Tamil Nadu(Rajya

Sabha)

Congress

al Justice and

powermentSelja Kumari 50 Ambala Congress

lBeni Prasad

Verma71 Gonda Congress
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nisters of State [edit]

Name Ministries AgeLok Sabha/Rajya

SabhaParty

Educational

Qualification

E. Ahamed External Affairs 74Lok Sabha Malappuram,

KeralaMUL B.A., B.L.[14]

Shashi Tharoor

Human Resource

Development 56

Lok Sabha

Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala

Congress

St. Stephen's College, Delhi

(B.A.)

Tufts University (M.A.,

M.A.L.D., Ph.D.)

Tariq Anwar Agricultu re 61 Rajya Sabha,Maharastra NCP B.Sc.[15]

Mullappally

RamachandranHome Affairs 67

Lok Sabha

Vadakara,KeralaCongress MA, LLB[16]

V.

Narayanasamy

Personnel, Public

Grievances and

PensionsandPrime

Minister Office

65 Lok Sabha Puducherry Congress B.A., M.L.[17]

DaggubatiPurandeswari

Commerce and Industry 53

Lok Sabha,

Visakhapatnam Andhra

Pradesh

Congress BA[18]

Panabaka

LakshmiTextiles 54

Lok Sabha, Bapatla,

Prakasam Dist,Andhra

Pradesh

CongressM.A.(Public

Administration)[19]

Namo Narain

MeenaFinance 68

Lok Sabha, Tonk-Sawai

MadhopurCongress M. A. (Geography)[20]

Jitin PrasadaHuman Resource

Developmentand Defence38

Lok Sabha Dhaurahra,

Uttar PradeshCongress M.B.A,[21]

Preneet Kaur External Affairs 68Lok Sabha Patiala,

Punjab

Congress B.A., T.T.C.[22]

Tushar

Amarsinh

Chaudhary

Road Transport and

Highways46 Lok Sabha, Bardoli Congress M.B.B.S[23]

Pratik

Prakashbapu

Patil

Coal 39 Lok Sabha Sangli Congress

Intermediate, Diploma in

Automobile

Engineering[24]

R. P. N. Singh Home Affairs 48 Lok Sabha Khus hi Nagar Congress B.A. (Hons.) History[25]

Pradeep Jain

AdityaRural Development 50 Lok Sabha, Jhansi Congress M.A., M.Com., L.L.B.[26]

K. C. Venugopal Civil AviationandPower 49Lok Sabha Alappuzha,

Kerala Congress M.Sc.(Mathematics)[27]

Charan Das

Mahant

AgricultureandFood

Processing Industries57

Lok Sabha Korba,

ChhattisgarhCongress M.Sc., M.A., LL.B., PhD[28]

Milind Murli

Deora

Communications and

Information Technology35

Lok Sabha, Mumbai-

SouthCongress

BBA (Bachelor of Science

in Business

Administration)[29]

Rajeev ShuklaParliamentary

AffairsandPlanning53 Rajya Sabha,Maharastra Congress M.A., LL.B.

Kodikunnil Lok Sabha
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Suresh Labor and Employment 50 Mavelikara,Kerala Congress LL.B [30]

K.J. Surya

Prakash ReddyRailways 61

Lok Sabha Kurnool,

Andhra PradeshCongress B.A [31]

Ranee Narah Tribal Affairs 46Lok Sabha

Lakhimpur,AssamCongress B.A [32]

Adhir Ranjan

ChowdhuryRailways 56

Lok

SabhaBerhampore, West

Bengal

Congress Under Matriculate [33]

Killi Krupa RaniCommunications and

Information Technology46

Lok Sabha Srikakulam,

Andhra PradeshCongress M.B.B.S [34]

Abu Hasem

Khan

Choudhury

Health and Family

Welfare74

Lok Sabha Malda,West

BengalCongress

Degree in Industrial

Psychology (Northampton

college,England),University

of Guleph, Canada [35]

Sarvey

Sathyanarayana,

Road Transport and

Highways58

Lok Sabha Malkajgiri,

Andhra PradeshCongress B.A, LL.B

Ninong Ering Minority Affairs 53Lok Sabha Arunachal

EastCongress B.A

Deepa Dasmunsi Urban Development 52Lok Sabha Raiganj,West

BengalCongress M.A.(Dramatics)

Lal ChandKataria

Defence 44 Lok Sabha Jaipur Rural Congress Intermediate[36]

Porika Balram

Naik

Social Just ice and

Empowerment48

Lok

Sabha,MahabubabadCongress B.A.[37]

w Ministers of State alongs ide old ones:[38]

Manikrao Hodlya Gavit, Social Justice and Empowerment

Santosh Chowdhary, Health & Family Welfare

Jesudasu Seelam becomes, Finance

E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, Commerce and Indus try

emographics of the Council of Ministers [edit]

PA Cabinet by Party [edit]

rce: Various news organisations[39][40][41][42]

new United Progressive Alliance(UPA) included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime

nister Manmohan Singh. The first 20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, s wore in on 22 May 2009,

le the o ther 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009. The non-Congress cabinet ministers,

ude Sharad Pawarand Praful Patel from Nationalist Congress Party, Farooq Abdullahfrom National

nference and Chaudhary Ajit Singh from RLD.

Party# Cabinet

Ministers

# Ministers of

StateTotal number of ministers

ian National Congress 27 10 37

tionalist Congress Party 2 1 3

mmu and Kashmir National

nference1 0 1

shtriya Lok Dal 1 0 1

ian Union Mus lim League 0 1 1
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nited Progressive Alliance Cabinet by States [edit]

rces:[43][44][45]

State# Cabinet

Ministers

# Ministers of

State(I)

# Ministers

of State

Total number of

ministers

harashtra 2 3 5

mil Nadu 2 1 1 4

dhra Pradesh 5 1 5 11

rala 2 1 5 8

ar

dhya Pradesh 1 1 2

rnataka 3 1 4

machal Pradesh 1 1

ryana 1 1

isha 1 1

mmu and Kashmir 2 2

njab 1 1 1 3

lhi 1 2 3

jasthan 2 4 6

est Bengal 3 3

hattisgarh 1 1

jarat 1 1 1 3

ducherry 1 1

ar Pradesh 3 3 6

arkhand 1

ghalaya 2 2

arakhand 1 1

sam 1 1 1 3

andigarh 1 1

unachal Pradesh

a

nipur

zoram

galand

kkim

pura
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