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The incumbent Union Council of Ministers of the Third Modi ministry, 2024 at their swearing in | |
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Formed | 15 August 1947 |
Type | Highest executive body of the Government of India |
Jurisdiction | Republic of India |
Headquarters | New Delhi |
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Website | www.english.gov.in |
The Union Council of Ministers is the principal executive organ of the Government of India, which functions as the senior decision-making body of the executive branch.[1] It is chaired by the prime minister and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries. Currently, the council is headed by prime minister Narendra Modi and consists of 71 fellow members. The council is answerable to the Parliament of India.
A smaller executive body called the Union Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in India; it is a subset of the Union Council of Ministers who hold important portfolios and ministries of the government.[2]