Minister of State (India)

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The Minister of State (India) is a junior member of the Union Council of Ministers who assists a Cabinet Minister in specific portfolios and functions within the Government of India.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ministerial office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
appointedBy President of India ⓘ
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of India ⓘ
belongsToSystem Westminster-style parliamentary democracy ⓘ
canAnswerQuestionsIn Parliament of India ⓘ
canBeFrom Lok Sabha ⓘ
Rajya Sabha ⓘ
category Government of India positions ⓘ
Indian ministers ⓘ
collectiveResponsibility Council of Ministers ⓘ
collectiveResponsibilityTo House of the People (Lok Sabha) ⓘ
linked to: House of the People
constitutionalArticle Article 74 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 75 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
governmentLevel Union government ⓘ
linked to: Union Government
hasStyle The Honourable ⓘ
hasVariant Minister of State (Independent Charge) ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of India ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional office under parliamentary system ⓘ
mayHold independent charge of a ministry ⓘ
memberOf Government of India ⓘ
Union Council of Ministers ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage en ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy President of India ⓘ
oathType oath of office and secrecy ⓘ
participatesIn meetings of the Union Council of Ministers ⓘ
partOf Union Council of Ministers ⓘ
portfolioAssignmentBy Prime Minister of India ⓘ
positionInHierarchy junior minister ⓘ
rankComparedTo above Deputy Minister (historical) ⓘ
below Cabinet Minister ⓘ
removalBy President of India ⓘ
removalOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of India ⓘ
requiredToBe member of Parliament of India ⓘ
responsibleTo Lok Sabha ⓘ
role assists Cabinet Minister in specific portfolios ⓘ
participates in policy implementation ⓘ
performs functions delegated by Cabinet Minister ⓘ
represents ministry in Parliament when required ⓘ
subordinateTo Cabinet Minister (India) ⓘ
Prime Minister of India ⓘ
termLength at the pleasure of the President ⓘ
usedIn Union executive of India ⓘ
worksIn specific ministry or department ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Deputy Minister of India → subordinateTo → Minister of State (India) ⓘ
subject linked to: Deputy Ministers of India
Ministry of Railways (India) → hasMinisterialPosition → Minister of State for Railways (India) ⓘ
linked to: Minister of State (India)
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India) → hasMinister → Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs (India) ⓘ
linked to: Minister of State (India)
Council of Ministers to be collectively responsible to the House of the People → bindingOn → Ministers of State of India ⓘ
linked to: Minister of State (India)
Cabinet Minister of India → worksWith → Minister of State (India) ⓘ
Shripad Naik → positionHeld → Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH ⓘ
linked to: Minister of State (India)