Cabinet Committees
| Features of Cabinet Committee | 1. They are extra constitutional and emergence – not mentioned in Constitution – rules of business provide for establishment.
2. Two types – standing and ad hoc – Standing is temporary &ad hoc is permanent. 3. Setup by the PM – according to the requirements of the situation-number, nomenclature, composition varies from time to time. 4. 3-8 member – usually include Cabinet Minister – Non-cabinet members are not a debarred 5. Mostly headed by Prime Minister a. Sometimes Cabinet ministers -home Minister, finance Minister – act as chairman – Prime Minister still a member of committee b. Include ministers in charge of subjects + other senior ministers. 6. Decisions also taken – subject to review of cabinet. 7. They are organisational devices to reduce enormous workload of cabinet – also facilitate examination of policy issues and effective coordination. 8. Based on division of labour and effective delegation |
| 2019 Functional Committees | · Committee on political affairs.
· Committee on economic affairs. · Appointments committee of Cabinet. · Cabinet committee on security. · Cabinet committee on Parliamentary affairs. · Cabinet committee on accommodation. · Cabinet committee on investment and growth. · Cabinet committee on employment and skill development. |
| Functions | 1. Political affairs committee – policy matters pertaining to domestic and foreign affairs.
2. Economic affairs committee – control and direction of government activities and economic sphere. 3. Appointments committee-all high-level appointments (Central Secretariat, public enterprises banks and financial institutions) 4. Parliamentary affairs –progress of government business in Parliament-chaired by Home Minister. |
| GoMs (Groups of Ministers) | · Some GoMs take discussion on the behalf of Cabinet where as other make recommendation to Cabinet.
· Constituted to look into various issues/subjects. · Ministers heading the concerned ministries – facing issues and critical problems – are inducted into relevant GoMs |
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