Cabinet Committees
- To reduce workload of Cabinet
- In depth examination of Policies
- Also take decisions
- Not mentioned in Constitution. Thus Extra-Constitutional body
- Rule of business provide for Establishment
- Standing Committees
- Permanent body
- Ad hoc Committees
- Temporary body
- Setup by PM according to the exigencies of time and requirements of the situation
- Hence name, number, composition varies from time to time
- Usually include Cabinet ministers but non-Cabinet not debarred
- Mostly headed by PM, if PM is member of any committee he heads it.
Cabinet Committees on
- Political Affairs
- Natural Calamitiesc
- Accommodation
- Foreign Investment
- Economic Affairs
- Infrastructure, etc
- Important Standing Committees
- Political Affairs
- Policy matters
- Chaired by PM
- Super Cabinet
- Economic Affairs
- Directs and coordinates government activities in economic sphere
- Chaired by PM
- Parliamentary Affairs
- Progress of government business in Parliament
- Chaired by Home Minister
- Appointment committee of Cabinet
- Decides all higher level appointments
- Chaired by PM
- Ad hoc Committees
- Effective Group of Ministers
- Authorised to take the decisions in the matter they are looking for without any need of Cabinet rectification
- Group of Ministers
- Look into the matter and suggest the Cabinet
- Final decision by the Cabinet