NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi-led government on Thursday amended the composition of Cabinet Committees where it was said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will now chair the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs and be a part of the all-important panel on political affairs. Earlier, Singh was made a member of only two key cabinet committees including security and now, after the amendment, he is part of six key panels of the government. Singh headed the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs in the last government. The panel takes all decisions pertaining to Parliament matters.


Here is the updated composition of the Cabinet Committees

1) Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
Composition
Prime Minister.
Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.

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2) Cabinet Committee on Accommodation.
Composition
Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.
Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry.
Special Invitees
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North
Eastern Region; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department
of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space.
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

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3) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
Composition
Prime Minister.
Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.
Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises.
D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural
Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications; and Minister of
Electronics and Information Technology.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs.
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Steel.

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4) Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
Composition
Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural
Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications; and Minister of
Electronics and Information Technology.
Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of
Information and Broadcasting.
Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
Special Invitees
Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of
State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
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5) Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs.
Composition
Prime Minister.
Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.
Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Ramvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural
Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications; and Minister of
Electronics and Information Technology.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and
Minister of Earth Sciences.
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry.
Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
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6) Cabinet Committee on Security.
Composition
Prime Minister.
Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs.
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7) Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth.
Composition
Prime Minister.
Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.
Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry.
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8) Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development.
Composition
Prime Minister.
Raj Nath Singh, Minister of Defence.
Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural
Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Minister of Human Resource Development.
Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Steel.
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Special Invitees
Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.
Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles.
Prahalad Singh Patel, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture; and
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism.

The cabinet committees are constituted or reconstituted when a new government takes over or the cabinet undergoes a reshuffle. On Wednesday, the government had constituted committees on investment and growth to spur the economic growth, and on employment and skill development to deal with the issues of unemployment. It was perhaps for the first time that the cabinet committees on the two issues were set up.