Cabinet Committee on Security
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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of the Government of India discusses, debates and is the final decision-making body on senior appointments in the national security apparatus,[1] defence policy and expenditure,[2] and generally all matters of India's national security.[3] The CCS is chaired by the Prime Minister of India.
Members[edit]
The composition of the CCS is:[4]
- Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
- Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh
- Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah
- Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman
- Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
The National Security Adviser, the Cabinet Secretary and the Defence Secretary have also been attendees of the CCS meetings.
Other Cabinet committees[edit]
Other senior Cabinet Committees (as of 2020) include:[5]
- Appointments Committee of the Cabinet - chaired by the Prime Minister of India
- Cabinet Committee on Accommodation - chaired by the Home Minister of India
- Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs - chaired by the Prime Minister of India
- Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs - chaired by the Defense Minister of India
- Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs - chaired by the Prime Minister of India
- Cabinet Committee on Growth and Investment - chaired by the Prime Minister of India
- Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development- chaired by the Prime Minister of India
See also[edit]
- Constitution of India
- Parliamentary democracy
- Union Council of Ministers of India
- National Security Council (India)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar & Ansari to be interlocutors". The Economic Times. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "Cabinet Committee on Security clears IAF's trainer aircraft deal". CNN IBN. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "Don't expect any turn-around in India's Pakistan policy - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com.
- ↑ "Composition of the Cabinet Committees (as on 12.07.2021)" (PDF). cabsec.gov.in.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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