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With reference to Cabinet, consider the following statements: 1. It is a constitutional body, dealt in detail by the Articles 74 and 75 of the Constitution. 2. It meets, as a body, frequently and usually once in a week to deliberate and take decisions regarding the transaction of government business. 3. Deputy ministers are not members of the cabinet and do not attend cabinet meetings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Cabinet, consider the following statements: 1. It is a constitutional body, dealt in detail by the Articles 74 and 75 of the Constitution. 2. It meets, as a body, frequently and usually once in a week to deliberate and take decisions regarding the transaction of government business. 3. Deputy ministers are not members of the cabinet and do not attend cabinet meetings. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer 2 and 3 only

The correct answer is 2 and  3 only.

Important Points

  • The council of ministers consists of three categories of ministers, namely, cabinet ministers, ministers of state, and deputy ministers.
    • The cabinet ministers head the important ministries of the Central government like home, defence, finance, external affairs and so forth.
    • They are members of the cabinet, attend its meetings and play an important role in deciding policies.
  • The ministers of state can either be given independent charge of ministries/ departments or can be attached to cabinet ministers.
    • They are not members of the cabinet and do not attend the cabinet meetings unless specially invited when something related to their ministries/ departments is considered by the cabinet.
  • Next in rank are the deputy ministers.
    • They are not given independent charge of ministries/departments.
    • They are attached to the cabinet ministers or ministers of state and assist them in their administrative, political, and parliamentary duties.
    • They are not members of the cabinet and do not attend cabinet meetings. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
  • ​CABINET
    • ​It is the highest decision-making authority in our politico-administrative system.
    • It is the chief policy formulating body of the Central government.
    • It is a smaller body consisting of 15 to 20 ministers.
    • It includes the cabinet ministers only. Thus, it is a part of the council of ministers.
    • It meets, as a body, frequently and usually once in a week to deliberate and take decisions regarding the transaction of government business. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
    • It exercises, in practice, the powers of the council of ministers and thus, acts for the latter.
    • It supervises the implementation of its decisions by the council of ministers.

Mistake Points

  • It was inserted in Article 352 of the Constitution in 1978 by the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act.
    • Thus, it did not find a place in the original text of the Constitution.
    • Now also, Article 352 only defines the cabinet saying that it is ‘the council consisting of the prime minister and other ministers of cabinet rank appointed under Article 75’ and does not describe its powers and functions.  Hence, statement 1 is NOT correct.
    • In other words, its role in our politico-administrative system is based on the conventions of parliamentary government as developed in Britain.

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