Minister of State (Independent Charge)
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The Minister of State (Independent Charge) is a junior minister in the Government of India who heads a ministry independently without an overseeing Cabinet Minister.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
junior ministerial rank
ⓘ
ministerial office ⓘ |
| alternativeLanguageTitle | Hindi ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | parliamentary system of India ⓘ |
| canAnswer | parliamentary questions relating to assigned ministry ⓘ |
| canBeMemberOf |
Lok Sabha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajya Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canPilot | bills in Parliament relating to assigned ministry ⓘ |
| category | Indian ministerial positions ⓘ |
| collectiveResponsibility | Council of Ministers to Lok Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| decisionMakingPower | can take executive decisions within assigned ministry subject to collective responsibility ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Cabinet Minister
ⓘ
Minister of State ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | Union ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MoS (Independent Charge) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | allocated ministry without Cabinet Minister ⓘ |
| hasType | political office ⓘ |
| heads | ministry or department of the Government of India ⓘ |
| includedIn | Council of Ministers under Article 74 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialTitle | English ⓘ |
| mayAttend | Cabinet meetings when specially invited ⓘ |
| memberOf | Union Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oathAdministeredBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Prime Minister of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn | meetings of the Council of Ministers when invited ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council of Ministers of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | multi-party democracy in India ⓘ |
| protocolRank |
above Minister of State in order of precedence
ⓘ
below Cabinet Minister in order of precedence ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo |
junior to Cabinet Minister
ⓘ
senior to Minister of State ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Prime Minister of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | oath of office and secrecy ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of assigned ministry
ⓘ
implementation of government programmes in assigned ministry ⓘ policy formulation in assigned ministry ⓘ |
| scopeOfWork | independent charge of a ministry without Cabinet Minister ⓘ |
| sector | executive branch ⓘ |
| style | The Honourable ⓘ |
| termLength | at the pleasure of the President ⓘ |
| typicalHolder | member of Parliament from ruling coalition ⓘ |
| usedIn | Union ministries without Cabinet Minister ⓘ |
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