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First Modi ministry
21st ministry of the Republic of India
The cabinet, on 24 December 2014, paying homage to the victims of attacks on Adivasis in Assam.
Date formed26 May 2014
People and organisations
Head of statePranab Mukherjee
Head of governmentNarendra Modi
Member partiesBharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
Lok Janshakti Party
Shiromani Akali Dal
Shiv Sena
Telugu Desam Party
Apna Dal
Republican Party of India (A)
Status in legislatureMajority
History
Election2014
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorSecond Manmohan Singh ministry
SuccessorIncumbent
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The Modi Ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Narendra Modi that was formed after the 2014 general election which was held in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May in 2014. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2014 and this led to the formation of the 16th Lok Sabha. The Council assumed office on 26 May 2014. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister and head of the Council of Ministers, had stated that his cabinet would be compact, based on the guiding principle of "minimum government and maximum governance".[1]

Modi's Council of Ministers consists of seven female ministers, of whom 6 hold the rank of Cabinet minister. This is the highest number of female Cabinet ministers in any Indian government in history. The only other government to appoint more than 1 female Cabinet minister, was the first UPA government from 2004 to 2009, which had 3 female Cabinet Ministers.[2]

According to a Gallup poll, 63% of Indians approved of their country's leadership in 2014, with 23% disapproving. The figures in 2013 were 30% approval, and 48% disapproval.[3]

Background

Further information: Indian general election, 2014 and Swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi

The 2014 general election was held in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May, to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2014. On 20 May 2014, a meeting of the parliamentary party of BJP was organised at the Central Hall of the Parliament of India and Narendra Modi was elected as its leader. Subsequently, BJP president Rajnath Singh along with other leaders of the ally parties of NDA, met President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan and handed over the support letter of 335 members of parliament and claimed for the government formation. Following this, Mukherjee invited Modi and under the powers vested on him under Constitution of India, appointed him as the Prime Minister of India and sought his advice for the names of the members of the council of ministers of his government.[4] On 9 November 2014, there was an expansion and reshuffling in his cabinet and 21 new cabinet ministers were sworn in.[5]

History

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Nripendra Misra as his Principal Secretary and Ajit Doval as National Security Advisor (NSA) in his first week in office. He also appointed IAS officer A.K. Sharma and Indian Forest Service officer Bharat Lal as joint secretaries in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Both officers were part of Modi's government in Gujarat during his tenure as Chief Minister.[6]

On 31 May 2014, Prime Minister Modi abolished all existing Group of Ministers (GoMs) and Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs).[7] A statement from the PMO explained, "This would expedite the process of decision making and usher in greater accountability in the system. The Ministries and Departments will now process the issues pending before the EGoMs and GoMs and take appropriate decisions at the level of Ministries and Departments itself". The UPA-II government had set up 68 GoMs and 14 EGoMs during its tenure, of which 9 EGoMs and 21 GoMs were inherited by the new government.[8][9] The move was described by the Indian media as being in alignment with Modi's policy of "minimum government, maximum governance".[8][10] The Indian Express stated that the GoMs and EGoMs had become "a symbol and an instrument of policy paralysis during the previous UPA government".[10] The Times of India described the new government's decision as "a move to restore the authority of the Union Cabinet in decision-making and ensure ministerial accountability".[11]

Newly appointed cabinet minister Gopinath Munde, who was in charge of the Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, and Drinking Water and Sanitation portfolios, died in a car crash in Delhi on 3 June 2014.[12][13][14] Cabinet minister Nitin Gadkari, who is in charge of Road Transport and Highways, and Shipping, was assigned to look after Munde's portfolios on 4 June.[15]

On 10 June 2014, in another step to downsize the government, Modi abolished four Standing Committees of the Cabinet. He also decided to reconstitute five crucial Cabinet Committees. These included the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) that handles all high-level defence and security matters, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) that recommends to the President all senior bureaucratic appointments and postings, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) which is a sort of small cabinet and the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.[16][17]

In November 2014, the Council of Ministers was expanded by adding four cabinet ministers, three Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 14 Ministers of State, increasing the total size of the ministry from 45 to 66 ministers.[18]

On July 5th 2016, the Union Council of Ministers was further expanded with the induction of 19 new Ministers and reduction of 5 old Ministers tallying to 78 Members of Union Council of Ministers.[19]

List of Council members

Council portfolios are as follows:[20]

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See also

References

  1. ^ Chaturvedi, Amit (25 May 2014). "First Official Statement Confirms Narendra Modi will have smaller cabinet, merged ministries". NDTV. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.elections.in/political-corner/women-cabinet-ministers-india/
  3. ^ http://www.gallup.com/poll/181973/india-new-leadership-faces-high-expectations.aspx
  4. ^ "Narendra Modi appointed PM, swearing-in on May 26". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  5. ^ "21 new Ministers inducted into Modi Cabinet". The Hindu. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ Vikas Dhoot. "With key men in place, Narendra Modi PMO gradually takes shape". The Economic Times.
  7. ^ ET Bureau. "Narendra Modi abolishes all GOMs, EGOMs". The Economic Times.
  8. ^ a b Shishir Sinha (31 May 2014). "Modi Govt abolishes all EGoMs, GoMs". Business Line.
  9. ^ ' + val.created_at + ' (31 May 2014). "Narendra Modi Overturns UPA Legacy, Abolishes Ministerial Panels and Empowered Groups of Ministers". NDTV.com.
  10. ^ a b "Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shed UPA baggage: GoMs, EGoMs to be junked". The Indian Express.
  11. ^ "Modi government scraps ministerial panels". The Times of India.
  12. ^ "Gopinath Munde: Indian minister dies in car crash". BBC.
  13. ^ ISTJun 3, 2014 (6 April 2014). "Minister Gopinath Munde Dies in Car Crash – India Real Time – WSJ". The Wall Street Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Gopinath Munde dies in road accident". The Hindu. 27 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Nitin Gadkari given additional charge of portfolios held by Gopinath Munde". The Indian Express.
  16. ^ "Narendra Modi trims Cabinet Committees, scraps four". The Indian Express.
  17. ^ ET. "PM Narendra Modi scraps 4 Cabinet Committees, including one on UIDAI". The Economic Times.
  18. ^ http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-narendra-modi-s-cabinet-expansion-20-new-ministers-likely-to-be-sworn-in-today-2033368
  19. ^ "Union Council of Ministers expanded with 19 new Ministers of State".
  20. ^ ' + val.created_at + ' (27 May 2014). "Meet Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers". NDTV.com.
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