Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
	State Emblem of India
	Flag of India
	Incumbent; Narendra Modi; since 26 May 2014
	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Union Council of Ministers of India
Reports to	Prime minister
Residence	7, Lok Kalyan Marg (as Prime minister)
Seat	South Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi
Nominator	Prime minister
Appointer	President
Formation	1 August 1970
First holder	Indira Gandhi
Unofficial names	Personnel Minister, Minister of Personnel
Deputy	Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

The Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (IAST: Kārmika, Loka Śikāyata Aura Peṃśana Maṃtrī) is the cabinet minister in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The position is generally held by the prime minister, but sometimes it has been held by other senior members of the cabinet, such as the Minister of Home Affairs. The minister is generally assisted by a minister of state.

Powers

As the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the prime minister exercises control over the Indian Administrative Service (IAS),[1] the country's premier civil service,[2][3] which staffs most of the senior civil service positions;[2][3] the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB);[4][5] and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),[4][5] except for the selection of its director, who is chosen by a committee of: (a) the prime minister, as chairperson; (b) the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha; (c) and the chief justice.[6]

List of Ministers

Ministers of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions[7][8]
Lok Sabha	Sr. No.	Cabinet minister designation	Political party	Term		Tenure (in days)
4th	1	Indira Gandhi Prime Minister	Indian National Congress	1 August 1970	24 March 1977	2427 days
5th	1	Indira Gandhi Prime Minister	Indian National Congress	1 August 1970	24 March 1977	2427 days
6th	2	Charan Singh Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister	Janata Party	26 March 1977	30 June 1978	461 days
	3	Morarji Desai Prime Minister		1 July 1978	23 January 1979	206 days
	4	H. M. Patel Home Minister		23 January 1979	28 July 1979	186 days
	5	Yashwantrao Chavan Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister	Indian National Congress (Socialist)	28 July 1979	13 January 1980	169 days
7th	6	Zail Singh Home Minister	Indian National Congress	14 January 1980	22 June 1982	890 days
	7	R. Venkataraman Home Minister		22 June 1982	2 September 1982	72 days
	8	Prakash Chandra Sethi Home Minister		2 September 1982	19 July 1984	686 days
	9	P. V. Narasimha Rao Home Minister		19 July 1984	31 December 1984	165 days
8th	10	Rajiv Gandhi Prime Minister		31 December 1984	2 December 1989	1797 days
9th	11	V. P. Singh Prime Minister	Janata Dal	2 December 1989	10 November 1990	343 days
9th	12	Chandra Shekhar Prime Minister	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	10 November 1990	21 June 1991	223 days
10th	13	P. V. Narasimha Rao Prime Minister	Indian National Congress	21 June 1991	16 May 1996	1791 days
11th	14	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister	Bharatiya Janata Party	16 May 1996	1 June 1996	16 days
	15	H. D. Deve Gowda Prime Minister	Janata Dal	1 June 1996	21 April 1997	324 days
	16	I. K. Gujral Prime minister	Janata Dal	22 April 1997	18 March 1998	330 days
12th	17	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister	Bharatiya Janata Party	19 March 1998	30 January 2003	1778 days
13th	17	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister		19 March 1998	30 January 2003	1778 days
13th	18	L. K. Advani Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister		30 January 2003	22 May 2004	478 days
14th	19	Manmohan Singh Prime Minister	Indian National Congress	23 May 2004	26 May 2014	3655 days
15th	19	Manmohan Singh Prime Minister	Indian National Congress	23 May 2004	26 May 2014	3655 days
16th	20	Narendra Modi Prime Minister	Bharatiya Janata Party	26 May 2014	Incumbent	2445 days
17th	20	Narendra Modi Prime Minister	Bharatiya Janata Party	26 May 2014	Incumbent	2445 days

List of Ministers of State

Ministers of State of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions[9][10]
Lok Sabha	Minister of state	Political party	Term		Days
4th	Ram Niwas Mirdha	Indian National Congress	23 August 1970	10 October 1974	1509 days
5th	Ram Niwas Mirdha		23 August 1970	10 October 1974	1509 days
5th	Om Mehta		10 October 1974	24 March 1977	896 days
8th	Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo		31 December 1984	25 September 1985	268 days
8th	P. Chidambaram		26 December 1985	2 December 1989	1437 days
10th	Margaret Alva		21 June 1991	16 May 1996	1791 days
11th	S. R. Balasubramoniyan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)	27 June 1996	17 March 1998	628 days
12th	Kadambur R. Janarthanan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)	18 March 1998	8 April 1999	386 days
12th	Vasundhara Raje[lower-alpha 1]	Bharatiya Janata Party	9 April 1999	30 January 2003	1392 days
13th	Vasundhara Raje[lower-alpha 1]		9 April 1999	30 January 2003	1392 days
	Arun Shourie[lower-alpha 2]		22 November 1999	1 September 2001	649 days
	Harin Pathak		30 January 2003	22 May 2004	478 days
14th	Suresh Pachouri	Indian National Congress	23 May 2004	6 April 2008	1413 days
14th	Prithviraj Chavan		6 April 2008	10 November 2010	948 days
15th	Prithviraj Chavan		6 April 2008	10 November 2010	948 days
15th	V. Narayanasamy		11 November 2010	26 May 2014	1292 days
16th	Jitendra Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party	26 May 2014	Incumbent	2445 days
17th	Jitendra Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party	26 May 2014	Incumbent	2445 days

Notes

Co-served with Arun Shourie from 22 November 1999 to 1 September 2001 (710 days).
Co-served with Vasundhara Raje.

References

Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw-Hill Education (published 25 August 2014). p. 7.6. ISBN 978-9339204785.
"Service Profile for the Indian Administrative Service" (PDF). Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Tummala, Krishna Kumar (1996). Public Administration in India. Mumbai: Allied Publishers. pp. 154–159. ISBN 978-8170235903. OCLC 313439426.
Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw-Hill Education (published 25 August 2014). p. 7.37. ISBN 978-9339204785.
"Organisation Under DOPT". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
"All about CBI director's appointment as PM Modi, CJI Kehar, Kharge meet to vet names". India Today. New Delhi: Aroon Purie. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0254-8399. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
"Name of Cabinet Ministers who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
"Name of Minister of States who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
"Name of Cabinet Ministers who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
"Name of Minister of States who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved March 6, 2018.

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[11] Co-served with Arun Shourie from 22 November 1999 to 1 September 2001 (710 days).

[12] Co-served with Vasundhara Raje.

[Governance_in_India32-1] Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw-Hill Education (published 25 August 2014). p. 7.6. ISBN 978-9339204785.

[Profile_IAS2-2] "Service Profile for the Indian Administrative Service" (PDF). Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[:192-3] Tummala, Krishna Kumar (1996). Public Administration in India. Mumbai: Allied Publishers. pp. 154–159. ISBN 978-8170235903. OCLC 313439426.

[Governance_in_India232-4] Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw-Hill Education (published 25 August 2014). p. 7.37. ISBN 978-9339204785.

[:62-5] "Organisation Under DOPT". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[6] "All about CBI director's appointment as PM Modi, CJI Kehar, Kharge meet to vet names". India Today. New Delhi: Aroon Purie. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0254-8399. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[7] "Name of Cabinet Ministers who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

[8] "Name of Minister of States who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved March 6, 2018.

[9] "Name of Cabinet Ministers who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.

[10] "Name of Minister of States who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved March 6, 2018.