Union Cabinet

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The Union Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body of the Government of India, comprising the Prime Minister and senior ministers who collectively shape and direct national policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet
constitutional body
executive body
appointmentBy President of India
authorityOver Union government departments
Union government ministries
collectiveResponsibilityTo Lok Sabha
composedOf Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister of India
senior ministers
constitutionalArticle Article 74 of the Constitution of India
Article 75 of the Constitution of India
country India
decisionMakingMode cabinet system
collective responsibility
governingDocument Transaction of Business Rules of the Government of India
surface form: Rules of Business of the Government of India
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of India
jurisdiction Union of India
leaderTitle Prime Minister
legalBasis Constitution of India
location New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
meetsAt Prime Minister’s Office
South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi
surface form: South Block, New Delhi
memberOf Cabinet of India
surface form: Council of Ministers of India
oversees implementation of laws passed by Parliament
partOf Government of India
policyArea defence policy of India
domestic policy of India
economic policy of India
foreign policy of India
power allocation of business among ministries
approval of Union budget proposals
approval of major legislation proposals
approval of major policy decisions
creation and reorganization of ministries and departments
decisions on foreign policy
decisions on national security and defence policy
declaration of national emergencies (recommendation to President)
reportsTo Parliament of India
responsibleTo Lok Sabha
Parliament of India
role advises President of India
collective decision-making body
coordination of government ministries
formulation of national policy
implementation of national policy
supreme decision-making body of the Government of India
subsetOf Cabinet of India
surface form: Council of Ministers of India

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secretary to Government of India reportsTo Union Cabinet
subject surface form: Secretary to the Government of India
this entity surface form: Union Cabinet Minister
Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India typeOfMinister Union Cabinet
this entity surface form: Union Cabinet Minister
Union government ministries of India headedBy Union Cabinet
this entity surface form: Union Cabinet ministers
Committee of Secretaries (CoS) relatedTo Union Cabinet
subject surface form: Committee of Secretaries