Central Government Cabinet Committees

The Prime Minister constitutes Standing Committees of the Cabinet and sets out the specific functions assigned to them. He can add or reduce the number of committees. Ad hoc committees of ministers, including Groups of Ministers, may be appointed by the Cabinet or by the Prime Minister for specific matters.

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

This panel makes appointments to posts of the three service chiefs, Director General of Military Operations, chiefs of all Air and Army Commands, Director General of Defence Intelligence Agency, Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister, Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services, Director General of Ordnance Factories, Director General of Defence Estates, Controller General of Defence Accounts, Director of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Solicitor-General, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Chairman and Members of the Railway Board, Chief Vigilance Officers in Public Sector Undertakings and Secretariat posts of and above the rank of Joint Secretary in the Central Government. This Committee decides on all important empanelments and shifts of officers serving on Central deputation.

Head: PM Narendra Modi

Members: Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.

Cabinet Committee on Accommodation

The Cabinet Committee on Accommodation determines the guidelines or rules with regard to the allotment of government accommodation. It also takes a call on the allotment of government accommodation to non-eligible persons and organisations as also the rent to be charged from them. It can consider the allotment of accommodation from the General Pool to Members of Parliament. It can consider proposals for shifting existing Central Government Offices to locations outside the capital.

Members:

  • Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
  • Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
  • Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
  • Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles.
  • Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Special Invitees

  • Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is supposed to review economic trends, problems and prospects “for evolving a consistent and integrated economic policy”, coordinate all activities requiring policy decisions at the highest level, deal with fixation of prices of agricultural produce and prices of essential commodities. It considers proposals for investment of more than Rs 1,000 crore, deal with industrial licensing policies and review rural development and the Public Distribution System.

Head: PM Narendra Modi

Members:

  • Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
  • Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
  • Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
  • Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
  • Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  • Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs.
  • Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles.
  • Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education; and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs draws the schedule for Parliament sessions and monitors the progress of government business in Parliament. It scrutinises non-government business and decides which official Bills and resolutions are to be presented.

Members

  • Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
  • Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
  • Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
  • Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  • Shri Arjun Munda, Minister of Tribal Affairs.
  • Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles.
  • Shri Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
  • Dr Virendra Kumar, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
  • Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Law and Justice.
  • Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Special Invitees

  • Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture.
  • Shri V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs

The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs addresses problems related to Centre-state relations. It also examines economic and political issues that require a wider perspective but have no internal or external security implications.

Head: PM Narendra Modi

Members:

  • Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
  • Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
  • Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
  • Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
  • Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  • Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Women and Child Development.
  • Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles.
  • Shri Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
  • Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of Ayush.
  • Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
  • Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
  • Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment.

Cabinet Committee on Security

The Cabinet Committee on Security deals with issues relating to law and order, internal security and policy matters concerning foreign affairs with internal or external security implications. It also goes into economic and political issues related to national security. It considers all cases involving capital defence expenditure of more than Rs 1,000 crore. It considers issues related to the Department of Defence Production and the Department of Defence Research and Development, Services Capital Acquisition plans and schemes for procurement of security-related equipment.

Head: PM Narendra Modi

Members:

  • Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
  • Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
  • Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
  • Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs.

Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth

The Cabinet Committee on Investment will “identify key projects required to be implemented on a time-bound basis”, involving investments of Rs 1,000 crore or more, or any other critical projects, as may be specified by it, with regard to infrastructure and manufacturing. It will prescribe time limits for giving requisite approvals and clearances by the ministries concerned in identified sectors. It will also monitor the progress of such projects.

Head: PM Narendra Modi

Members:

  • Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
  • Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
  • Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
  • Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
  • Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles.
  • Shri Narayan Tatu Rane, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
  • Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation.
  • Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.

Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development

The Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development is supposed to provide “direction to all policies, programmes, schemes and initiatives for skill development aimed at increasing the employability of the workforce for effectively meeting the emerging requirements of the rapidly growing economy and mapping the benefits of demographic dividend”. It is required to enhance workforce participation, foster employment growth and identification, and work towards the removal of gaps between requirements and availability of skills in various sectors. The panel will set targets for expeditious implementation of all skill development initiatives by the ministries and periodically review the progress in this regard.

Head: PM Narendra Modi

Members:

  • Shri Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
  • Shri Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
  • Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
  • Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
  • Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles.
  • Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education; and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
  • Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
  • Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs.
  • Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment.

Special Invitees

  • Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
  • Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh, Minister of Steel.
  • Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region.

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