Centre forms new cabinet committees on security, economic, political affairs & more
The central government on Wednesday formed multiple cabinet committees to oversee critical areas of governance.
These include committees focused on accommodation, economic affairs, Parliamentary affairs, political affairs, security, investment and growth, as well as on skill development, employment, and livelihood.
The cabinet committee on security comprises Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, according to an official statement.
Apart from PM Modi, the cabinet committee on economic affairs comprises defence minister, home minister, finance minister, external affairs minister, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, heavy industries and steel minister H D Kumaraswamy, commerce minister Piyush Goyal, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and minister of Panchayati Raj and fisheries Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh.
The cabinet committee on Parliamentary affairs comprises defence minister, home minister, finance minister, panchayati raj minister, health minister J P Nadda, social justice minister Virendra Kumar, civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, tribal affairs minister Jual Oram, Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, and minister of jal shakti CR Patil.