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| Formed | 15 August 1947; 78 years ago (1947-08-15) |
| Type | Highest executive body of theGovernment of India |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of India |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
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| Website | cabsec.gov.in |
TheUnion Council of Ministers is theprincipal executive organ of theGovernment of India, which serves to aid and advise thePresident of India in execution of their functions.[1] It is chaired by thePrime Minister of India and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries. Currently, the council is headed byNarendra Modi and consists of 71 fellow members. The council is answerable to theLok Sabha.[2]
A smaller executive body called theUnion Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in India; it is a subset of the Union Council of Ministers who hold important portfolios andministries of the government.[3][failed verification]
Pursuant toArticle 75(3), the Council of Ministers is responsible collectively to the lower house of theIndian parliament, called theLok Sabha (House of the People).[4] The council of ministers upon losing the confidence of Lok Sabha shall resign to facilitate the formation of a new council.
A minister can take any decision without being considered by the council of ministers perArticle 78(c). If needed, all union cabinet members shall submit in writing to thePresident to propose a proclamation of emergency by the president in accordance withArticle 352.
According to theConstitution of India, the total number of ministers in the council of ministers must not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha. Ministers must be members of parliament.[a] Any minister who is not a member of either of the houses of the parliament for six consecutive months is automatically stripped off his or her ministerial post.[4][b]
There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order ofrank:
Pursuant toArticle 75, a minister is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and functions until the pleasure of thePresident of India. Since at least the turn of the millennia, evidence indicates that anMP's electoral performance enhances the likelihood of being granted a ministerial portfolio.[6]
Every state in India is governed by its council of ministers with rules and procedures similar to the union council of ministers perArticles 163, 164 and 167(c).
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India used its powers for the first time to do "complete justice" underArticle 142 of the Indian Constitution to remove a minister functioning in the state of Manipur.[7]
The oath of office forUnion Council of Ministers:
The oath of office is as follows:
I, (name), do swear in the name of God (or, solemnly affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the Union and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, afection or ill-will.
— Schedule III,Constitution of India
oath of office ofUnion Council of Ministers In Hindi Version
'मैं, (अमुक), ईश्वर की शपथ लेता हूँ (सत्यनिष्ठा से प्रतिज्ञान करता हूँ) कि मैं विधि द्वारा स्थापित भारत के संविधान के प्रति सच्ची श्रद्धा और निष्ठा रखूँगा, मैं भारत की प्रभुता और अखंडता अक्षुण्ण रखूँगा, मैं संघ के मंत्री के रूप में अपने कर्तव्यों का श्रद्धापूर्वक और शुद्ध अंतःकरण से निर्वहन करूँगा तथा मैं भय या पक्षपात, अनुराग या द्वेष के बिना, सभी प्रकार के लोगों के प्रति संविधान और विधि के अनुसार न्याय करूँगा।'
— तीसरी अनुसूची,भारत का संविधान
The oath of secrecy is as follows:
I, (name), do swear in the name of God (or, solemnly affirm) that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration, or shall become known to me as a Minister for the Union, except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as Minister).
— Schedule III,Constitution of India
Oath of Secrecy in Hindi Version
'मैं, (अमुक), ईश्वर की शपथ लेता हूँ (सत्यनिष्ठा से प्रतिज्ञान करता हूँ) कि जो विषय संघ के प्रधानमंत्री (या, मंत्री) के रूप में मेरे विचार के लिए लाया जाएगा अथवा मुझे ज्ञात होगा उसे किसी व्यक्ति या व्यक्तियों को, तब के सिवाय जबकि मंत्री के रूप में अपने कर्तव्यों के सम्यक् निर्वहन के लिए ऐसा करना अपेक्षित हो, मैं प्रत्यक्ष अथवा अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से संसूचित या प्रकट नहीं करूँगा।'
— तीसरी अनुसूची,भारत का संविधान
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science and Technology Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Earth Sciences | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Shiv Sena (2022-present) | |||
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | RLD | |||
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