Cabinet Committee on Security

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of the Central Government of India discusses, debates and is the final decision-making body on senior appointments in the national security apparatus,[1] defence policy and expenditure,[2] and generally all matters of India's national security.[3] The CCS is chaired by the Prime Minister of India. The CCS consists of the following members:

• Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
• Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs
• Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence
• Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs
• Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs

Other senior Cabinet Committees (as of 2020) include:[4]

• Appointments Committee of the Cabinet - chaired by the Prime Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee on Accommodation - chaired by the Home Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs - chaired by the Prime Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs - chaired by the Home Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs - chaired by the Prime Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee on Growth and Investment - chaired by the Prime Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development- chaired by the Prime Minister of India

See also

• Constitution of India
• Parliamentary democracy
• Union Council of Ministers of India
• National Security Council (India)

References

1. "Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar & Ansari to be interlocutors". The Economic Times. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
2. "Cabinet Committee on Security clears IAF's trainer aircraft deal". CNN IBN. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
3. "Don't expect any turn-around in India's Pakistan policy - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)