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Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs of the Central Government of India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs of the Central Government of India deals with problems related to Centre-State relations, considers economic and political issues that require a broader perspective, and handles foreign affairs that do not have internal or external security implications.[1][2] It is also known as 'super cabinet,' as it consists of most of the most important Cabinet ministers.[citation needed]
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The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs—like all other Cabinet Committees of the Government of India—is extra-constitutional.[3] It is chaired by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and was reconstituted by him according to the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961[4] shortly after his party's victory in the 2019 general election.
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Members
The Prime Minister of India can select and dismiss members of Cabinet Committees as he sees fit. As of July 2024, the committee consists of the following members:[5]
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
- Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence
- Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation
- Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways
- Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
- Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs
- Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and lndustry
- Jitan Ram Manjhi, Minister of Micro, Smalland Medium Enterprises
- Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
- Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Minister of Civil Aviation
- Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Annpurna Devi, Minister of Women and Child Development
- Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs
- G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Coal and Minister of Mines
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