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The Union Council of Ministers of India is the collective decision-making body of the
Government of India, composed of the Prime Minister and 35 Cabinet Ministers, the most
senior of the government ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimate decision-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 May and 13 May
2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of
the 15th Lok Sabha. Manmohan Singh took oath as the 14th Prime Minister of India on 22
May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the present 'Council of Ministers' in
two phases.

Contents
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• 1 Cabinet Secretary
• 2 Council of Ministers
o 2.1 Cabinet Ministers
o 2.2 Ministers of State (Independent Charges)
o 2.3 Ministers of State
• 3 Demographics of the Council of Ministers
o 3.1 UPA Cabinet by Party
o 3.2 UPA Cabinet by States
• 4 See also
• 5 References

• 6 External links

[edit] Cabinet Secretary

The head of executive officers is Cabinet Secretary after President of India.The Cabinet
Secretary is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister. The administrative head of the
Cabinet Secretariat is the Cabinet Secretary who is also the ex-officio Chairman of the Civil
Services Board, and thus the head of the Indian Administrative Service. As a matter of
convention the senior most civil servant is appointed as a Cabinet Secretary. He belongs to
the Indian Administrative Service. The incumbent generally has a tenure of 2 to 3 years.
Though there is no fixed tenure, the average tenure of the Cabinet Secretary in India has been
less than 3 years. His tenure however, can be extended. The Cabinet Secretary is the head of
all the civil services under the constitution like IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS, PCS, PPS etc. Thus, he is
the head of all the All India services including the Indian Police Service(IPS), Indian
Administrative Service(IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Revenue Service(IRS) and
the Indian Forest Service(IFS). He ranks eleventh in the Table of Precedence of India.

The current Cabinet Secretary is Shri K.M.Chandrasekhar.

The following are the functions of a Cabinet Secretary:

Provide assistance to the Council of Ministers Act as advisor and conscience keeper of the
civil services Handle senior appointments Prepare of the agenda of the Cabinet Attend the
meetings of the Cabinet 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 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. The subjects
allotted to this Secretariat are, firstly, secretarial assistance to Cabinet and Cabinet
Committees, and secondly, the administration of the Rules of Business.

The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India
Transaction of Business Rules, 1961 and the Government of India Allocation of Business
Rules 1961, facilitating smooth transaction of business in Ministries/Departments of the
Government by ensuring adherence to these rules. The Secretariat assists in decision-making
in Government by ensuring Inter-Ministerial coordination, ironing out differences amongst
Ministries/Departments and evolving consensus through the instrumentality of the
standing/adhoc Committees 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 all Departments by means of a monthly summary
of their activities. Management of major crisis situations in the country and coordinating
activities 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 to the 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 the Joint Intelligence
Committee of the Union Cabinet. The chief of Research and Analysis Wing R&AW also
officially first reports to the Cabinet Secretary, and is officially designated Secretary R in the
Cabinet Secretariat. The Cabinet Secretary is arguably India's most powerful bureaucrat and
right hand of Prime Minister of India.

[edit] Council of Ministers

Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh heads his second Cabinet, May 2009 to present

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

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

[edit] Cabinet Ministers

Of the following 33 ministers, 27 are from the Indian National Congress including the Prime
Minister. The Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar heads the Nationalist Congress Party while
the Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee heads the Trinamool Congress and Farooq Abdullah,
Minister for New And Renewable Energy heads the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.
Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, and the Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister M. K.
Azhagiri are from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Sl. Name Ministries Age House State/UT Education

No. (Constituency)
 Prime Minister of India
and also in-charge of the
Ministries/Departments
viz:

• Ministry of
Personnel, Public
BA Economics
Grievances and
(Punjab
Manmohan Pensions Rajya
1 78 Assam University), MA
Singh • Ministry of Sabha
(Cambridge), PhD
Planning
(Oxford)
• Ministry of
Culture
• Department of
Atomic Energy

• Department of
Space
MA, LLB, DLitt
Pranab Lok West Bengal
2 Minister of Finance 75 (Calcutta
Mukherjee Sabha (Jangipur)
University) -
Minister of Food Lok Maharashtra
3 Sharad Pawar 70 B.Com
Processing Industries Sabha (Madha)
Rajya LLB (Kerala
4 A K Antony Minister of Defence 70 Kerala
Sabha University)
P Minister of Home Lok Tamil Nadu LLB, MBA
5 65
Chidambaram Affairs Sabha (Sivaganga) (Harvard)
West Bengal
Mamata Lok LLB (Calcutta
6 Minister of Railways 56 (Kolkata
Banerjee Sabha University)
Dakshin)
Law Graduate,
Southern
Methodist
University,
Minister of External Rajya Dallas, TX and
7 S. M. Krishna 78 Karnataka
Affairs Sabha The George
Washington
University Law
School,
Washington D.C,
Virbhadra Minister of Micro, Small Lok Himachal
8 76 MA
Singh and Medium Enterprises Sabha Pradesh (Mandi)
Minister of Panchayati
Vilasrao Rajya
9 Raj and Minister of 65 Maharashtra B.Sc.,B.A,LLB
Deshmukh Sabha
Rural Development
10 Ghulam Nabi Minister of Health and 61 Rajya Jammu and MSc
 Azad Family Welfare Sabha Kashmir
Sushilkumar Rajya Maharashtra, LLB (Mumbai
11 Minister of Power 69
Shinde Sabha Solapur University)
Veerappa Minister of Law and Lok Kochi
12 70 BA, BL
Moily Justice Sabha (Chikkaballapur)
Jammu and
Farooq Minister of New and Lok
13 73 Kashmir MBBS
Abdullah Renewable Energy Sabha
(Srinagar)
Minister of Petroleum Lok Andhra Pradesh MA (Osmania
14 Jaipal Reddy 69
and Natural Gas Sabha (Chevella) University)
Minister of Urban Lok Madhya Pradesh
15 Kamal Nath 64 B Com
Development Sabha (Chindwada)
Minister of Overseas
Indian Affairs and Rajya
16 Vayalar Ravi 73 Kerala LLB
Minister of Civil Sabha
Aviation
Tamil Nadu
Dayanidhi Lok
17 Minister of Textiles 44 (Chennai BA (Economics)
Maran Sabha
Central)
Minister of
Communications and
Lok Delhi (Chandni
18 Kapil Sibal Information Technology 62 LLM (Harvard)
Sabha Chowk)
and Minister of Human
Resource Development
Minister of Corporate Rajya
19 Murli Deora 74 Maharashtra B.A.
Affairs Sabha
Minister of Information Rajya
20 Ambika Soni 68 Punjab B.A. (Hons.)
and Broadcasting Sabha
Mallikarjun Minister of Labour and Lok Karnataka
21 68 LLB
Kharge Employment Sabha (Gulbarga)
Minister of Road Lok Rajasthan
22 C. P. Joshi 60 Ph.D
Transport and Highways Sabha (Bhilwara)
Minister of Development Lok
23 B K Handique 76 Assam (Jorhat) MA (Calcutta)
of North Eastern Region Sabha
Minister of Commerce Rajya Himachal BA, LLB
24 Anand Sharma 57
and Industry Sabha Pradesh (Shimla)
Minister of Heavy Maharashtra
Lok
25 Praful Patel Industries and Public 53 (Bhandara- B Com
Sabha
Enterprises Gondiya)
Minister of Culture and
Minister of Housing and Lok Haryana
26 Kumari Selja 48 MA, MPhil.
Urban Poverty Sabha (Ambala)
Alleviation
Subodh Kant Lok Jharkhand LLB (Ranchi
27 Minister of Tourism 59
Sahay Sabha (Ranchi) University)
 B.A., M.A.,
Ph.D., Diploma in
Minister of Statistics and
Rajya Development
28 M S Gill Programme 75 Punjab
Sabha Studies,
Implementation
University of
Cambridge
Pavan Kumar Minister of Lok Chandigarh,
29 62 BSc, LLB
Bansal Parliamentary Affairs Sabha Chandigarh
Minister of Social
Lok Maharashtra
30 Mukul Wasnik Justice and 50 MBA
Sabha (Ramtek)
Empowerment
Minister of Water B.A., M.A.,
Salman Lok Uttar Pradesh
31 Resources and Minister 58 B.CL. (Oxford
Khursheed Sabha (Farrukhabad)
of Minority Affairs University)
Kantilal Minister of Tribal Lok Madhya Pradesh
32 60 MA, LLB
Bhuria Affairs Sabha (Ratlam)
B.A. (Presidency
M. K. Minister of Chemicals Lok Tamil Nadu
33 60 College, Chennai)
Azhagiri and Fertilizers Sabha (Madurai) [1]

Intermediate
Shriprakash Lok Uttar Pradesh
34 Minister of Coal 66 (D.A.V. College,
Jaiswal Sabha (Kanpur)
Kanpur[2]
Rajya
35 G K Vasan Minister of Shipping 46 Tamil Nadu B.A.
Sabha
BA (St. Stephen's
Montek Singh College, Delhi),
36 Planning Commission 67 None NA
Ahluwalia BA, MPhil
([Oxford])
BTech (Indian
Nandan Unique Identification Institute of
37 55 None NA
Nilekani Authority of India Technology,
Bombay)

[edit] 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 a ministry, unlike Minister of State who is
also a junior Minister but assists a cabinet minister. All the following seven ministers are
from the Indian National Congress.

Sl.
Responsible Ministries Age (in Lok Sabha/Rajya Educational
No. Name years) Sabha Qualification
Minister of State of the
Jairam Rajya Sabha, Andhra B.Tech, IIT-B,
1 Ministry of Environment 56
Ramesh Pradesh MSM, Heinz College
and Forests
2 Dinsha Minister of State of the 73 Lok Sabha, Matriculate
 Patel Ministry of Mines Gujarat(Kaira)
Minister of State of the Lok Sabha, North
Krishna M.A., B.Ed.
3 Ministry of Women and 55 West Delhi (SC)
Tirath (University of Delhi)
Child Development (Delhi )
Minister of State of the
K. V. Ministry of Consumer Lok Sabha,
4 64 M.Sc.(Chemistry)
Thomas Affairs, Food and Public Ernakulam, Kerala
Distribution
Ajay Minister of Youth B.A (University of
5 47 Lok Sabha, Delhi
Maken Affairs and Sports Delhi)
Beni
Lok Sabha,Uttar
6 Prasad Minister of Steel 69 B.A.,LL.B
Pradesh,(Gonda)
Verma

[edit] Ministers of State

Sl. Age (in Lok Sabha/Rajya Educational

No. Name Ministries years) Sabha Qualification
B.A. Educated at
Ministry of
Srikant Kumar Lok Sabha, College, Utkal
1 Chemicals and 60
Jena Balasore, Orissa University, Cuttack,
Fertilizers
Orissa
Ministry of External Lok Sabha
2 E. Ahammed 71 BA, LLB
Affairs Malappuram, Kerala
Mullappally Ministry of Home Lok Sabha
3 66 MA, LLB
Ramachandran Affairs Vadakara,Kerala
Ministry of
Parliamentary Lok Sabha
4 V. Narayanasamy 63
Affairs and Ministry Puduchery
of Planning
Jyotiraditya Ministry of
Lok Sabha MBA, Stanford
5 Madhavrao Commerce and 38
Guna,M.P University, U.S.A
Scindia Industry
Ministry of Human
Daggubati Lok Sabha,
6 Resource 51 BA
Purandeswari Vishakapattnam AP
Development
Ministry of Lok Sabha Kolar,
7. K. H. Muniyappa
Railways Karnataka
Ministry of Home
8 Ajay Maken
Affairs
Lok Sabha
Lakshmi
9 Ministry of Textiles Nellore,Andhra
Panabaka
Pradesh
Namo Narain
10 Ministry of Finance
Meena
 BE from Andhra
Mallipudi Lok Sabha University, India &
11 Mangapathi Ministry of Defence Kakinada, Andhra MBA from Temple
Pallam Raju Pradesh University,
Philadelphia, USA
Ministry of Urban Lok Sabha, Dum
12 Saugata Roy 51 M.Sc., Ll.B.
Development Dum
Lok Sabha
S. S.
13 Ministry of Finance Thanjavur, Tamil
Palanimanickam
Nadu
Ministry of
14 Jitin Prasada Petroleum and
Natural Gas
Sai Prathap
15 Ministry of Steel
Annayyagari
Ministry of External
16 Preneet Kaur
Affairs
Ministry of
Lok Sabha Mumbai
Communications
17 Gurudas Kamat North-
and Information
West,Maharashtra
Technology
Ministry of Labour
18 Harish Rawat
and Employment
Bharatsinh
20 Madhavsinh Ministry of Power
Solanki
Ministry of Road
Mahadev S. Lok Sabha, Sikar,
21 Transport and
Khandela Rajasthan
Highways
Ministry of Health Lok Sabha,
22 Dinesh Trivedi 59 B.Com, M.B.A
and Family Welfare Barrackpore
Ministry of Rural
23 Sisir Adhikari Lok Sabha, Contai
Development
24 Sultan Ahmed Ministry of Tourism Lok Sabha, Uluberia
Ministry of
Choudhury Lok Sabha,
25 Information and
Mohan Jatua Mathurapur
Broadcasting
Ministry of Social Lok Sabha
26 D. Napolean Justice and Perambalur, Tamil
Empowerment Nadu
Ministry of Lok Sabha
S.
27 Information and Arakkonam, Tamil
Jagathrakshakan
Broadcasting Nadu
28 S. Gandhiselvan Ministry of Health Lok Sabha
and Family Welfare Namakkal, Tamil
 Nadu
Tushar Amarsinh Ministry of Tribal
29
Chaudhary Affairs
Ministry of Wharton School,
Communications Lok Sabha Ajmer, Uni. of
30 Sachin Pilot 31
and Information Rajasthan Pennsylvania,
Technology U.S.A.
Ministry of Rajya Sabha, West
31 Mukul Roy
Shipping Bengal
Ministry of Youth
32 Arun Yadav
Affairs and Sports
Ministry of Heavy
33 Pratik Patil Industries and
Public Enterprises
Ministry of
34 R. P. N. Singh Petroleum &
Natural Gas
Pradeep Jain Ministry of Rural 47
35 Lok Sabha, Jhansi L.L.B
Aditya Development years
Ministry of Water
36 Vincent Pala
Resources
Ministry of Rural Lok Sabha Tura,
37 Agatha Sangma 28
Development Meghalaya
Ministry of Power Lok Sabha
38 KC Venugopal 47
(India) Alappuzha, Kerala

[edit] Demographics of the Council of Ministers

[edit] UPA Cabinet by Party

Source: Various news organizations[3][4][5][6]

The new UPA[clarification needed] included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh. The first 20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore
in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 27 May 2009. The 6
non-Congress cabinet ministers, include Dayanidhi Maran (DMK President Karunanidhi's
Grand Son), and M.K. Azhagiri (DMK President Karunanidhi's Son) from the DMK. Mamta
Banerjee from Trinamool Congress, Sharad Pawar from Nationalist Congress Party and
Farooq Abdullah from National Conference represent the other non-Congress cabinet
ministers.

Party Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State Total

Indian National Congress 27 31 59
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2 4 6
Trinamool Congress 1 6 7
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

[edit] UPA Cabinet by States

Source: Hindu[7][8]

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

Maharashtra 5 2 2 9
Tamil Nadu 3 0 4 7
West Bengal 2 — 8 10
Kerala 2 1 3 6
Andhra Pradesh 1 1 4 6
Madhya Pradesh 2 — 1 3
Karnataka 3 0 1 4
Bihar — 3 — 3
Himachal Pradesh 1 — — 1
Meghalaya — — — 2
Orissa — — 1 1
Jharkhand — — — 1
Rajasthan 1 1 1 3

[edit] See also

• Cabinet Secretary of India
• Politics of India
• United Progressive Alliance

[edit] References
1. ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4551
2. ^ http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4551
3. ^ http://news.oneindia.in/2009/05/27/manmohan-list-78-member-council-of-ministers-
upa.html
4. ^ http://www.groundreport.com/World/59-new-ministers-inducted-in-Manmohan-s-cabinet-
go_3
5. ^
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1480123.php/59_ministers_sworn_in
_to_complete_Indias_new_government
6. ^ http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/2009/05/14-cabinet-ministers-7-mos-independent.html
7. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052955061100.htm
8. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Naveen-ups-the-ante-over-states-share-in-PM-
team/articleshow/4590533.cms
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