Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Emblem of India
Agency overview
Formed	1949
Jurisdiction	Republic of India
Headquarters	New Delhi
Annual budget	₹18.86 crore (US$2.6 million) (2018-19 est.)
Agency executives	Pralhad Joshi, Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State
Website	mpa.nic.in

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is an Indian government ministry.

It handles affairs relating to the Parliament of India, and works as a link between the two chambers, the Lok Sabha ("House of the People," the lower house) and the Rajya Sabha ("Council of States," the upper house). It was created in 1949 as a department but later became a full ministry.

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Pralhad Joshi. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

The subject of ‘Nomination of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by the Government’ has been allocated to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made by the President under article 77(3) of the Constitution.

Functions assigned to the Ministry under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made by the President under Article 77(3) of the Constitution of India:-

Dates of summoning and prorogation of the two Houses of Parliament, Dissolution of Lok Sabha, President's Address to Parliament. Planning and Coordination of legislative and other official business in both Houses. Allocation of Government time in Parliament for discussion of motions given notice of by Members. Liaison with Leaders and Whips of various Parties and Groups represented in Parliament. Lists of Members of Select and Joint Committees on Bills. Appointment of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by Government. Functioning of Consultative Committees of Members of Parliament for various Ministries. Implementation of assurances given by Ministers in Parliament. Governments stand on Private Members Bills and Resolutions. Secretarial assistance to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. Advice to Ministries on procedural and other Parliamentary matters. Coordination of action by Ministries on recommendations of general application made by Parliamentary Committees. Officially sponsored visits of Members of Parliament to places of interest. Matters connected with powers, privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament. Parliamentary Secretaries - functions. Organisation of Youth Parliament Competitions in Schools/Colleges throughout the country. Organisation of All India Whips Conference. Exchange of Government Sponsored Delegations of Members of Parliament with other countries. Determination of Policy and follow up action in regard to matters raised under rule 377 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and by way of Special Mentions in Rajya Sabha. Manual for Handling Parliamentary work in Ministries/Departments. The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 (20 of 1953). The Salary, Allowances and Pensions of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954). The Salary, and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 (33 of 1977). The Leader and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 (5 of 1999).

List of ministers

No	Name	Image	Term of office			Political party		Prime Minister
1	Satya Narayan Sinha (As MoS till 10 April 1962)		13 May 1952	13 March 1967	19 years, 210 days	Indian National Congress		Jawaharlal Nehru Gulzarilal Nanda Lal Bahadur Shastri
								Indira Gandhi
2	Ram Subhag Singh		13 March 1967	14 February 1969	1 year, 338 days
3	Kotha Raghuramaiah (Minister of State)		14 February 1969	18 March 1971	2 years, 32 days
4	Raj Bahadur		18 March 1971	5 February 1973	1 year, 324 days
(3)	Kotha Raghuramaiah		5 February 1973	24 March 1977	4 years, 47 days
5	Ravindra Varma		26 March 1977	28 July 1979	2 years, 124 days	Janata Party		Morarji Desai
6	K. Gopal		4 August 1979	14 January 1980	163 days	Janata Party (Secular)		Charan Singh
7	Bhishma Narain Singh		14 January 1980	29 January 1983	3 years, 15 days	Indian National Congress		Indira Gandhi
8	Buta Singh		29 January 1983	31 December 1984	1 year, 337 days			Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi
9	H. K. L. Bhagat		31 December 1984	2 December 1989	4 years, 336 days			Rajiv Gandhi
10	P. Upendra		6 December 1989	10 November 1990	339 days	Telugu Desam Party		V. P. Singh
11	Satya Prakash Malaviya		21 November 1990	21 June 1991	212 days	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)		Chandra Shekhar
12	Ghulam Nabi Azad		21 June 1991	18 January 1993	1 year, 211 days	Indian National Congress		P. V. Narasimha Rao
13	Vidya Charan Shukla		18 January 1993	17 January 1996	2 years, 364 days
(12)	Ghulam Nabi Azad		17 January 1996	16 May 1996	120 days
14	Pramod Mahajan		16 May 1996	1 June 1996	16 days	Bharatiya Janata Party		Atal Bihari Vajpayee
15	Ram Vilas Paswan		1 June 1996	29 June 1996	28 days	Janata Dal		H. D. Deve Gowda
16	Srikant Kumar Jena		29 June 1996	19 March 1998	1 year, 263 days			H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
17	Madan Lal Khurana		19 March 1998	31 January 1999	318 days	Bharatiya Janata Party		Atal Bihari Vajpayee
18	P. R. Kumaramangalam		31 January 1999	13 October 1999	255 days
(14)	Pramod Mahajan		13 October 1999	29 January 2003	3 years, 108 days
19	Sushma Swaraj		29 January 2003	22 May 2004	1 year, 114 days
(12)	Ghulam Nabi Azad		23 May 2004	1 November 2005	1 year, 163 days	Indian National Congress		Manmohan Singh
20	Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi		1 November 2005	6 April 2008	2 years, 157 days
21	Vayalar Ravi		6 April 2008	22 May 2009	1 year, 46 days
22	Pawan Kumar Bansal		28 May 2009	28 October 2012	3 years, 153 days
23	Kamal Nath		28 October 2012	26 May 2014	1 year, 210 days
24	M. Venkaiah Naidu		26 May 2014	5 July 2016	2 years, 40 days	Bharatiya Janata Party		Narendra Modi
25	Ananth Kumar		5 July 2016	12 November 2018	2 years, 130 days
26	Narendra Singh Tomar		13 November 2018	30 May 2019	198 days
27	Pralhad Joshi		30 May 2019	Incumbent	4 years, 325 days

List of Ministers of State

Ministers of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Minister of state	Portrait	Political party		Term		Days
Santosh Gangwar		Bharatiya Janata Party		26 May 2014	9 November 2014	167 days
Prakash Javadekar				26 May 2014	9 November 2014	167 days
Rajiv Pratap Rudy				9 November 2014	5 July 2016	604 days
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi				9 November 2014	3 September 2017	1029 days
S. S. Ahluwalia				5 July 2016	3 September 2017	425 days
Vijay Goel				3 September 2017	30 May 2019	634 days
Arjun Ram Meghwal				3 September 2017	Incumbent	2420 days
V. Muraleedharan				30 May 2019	Incumbent	1786 days

External links

• Official website