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What is the difference between ministry and department in India?
The Ministries and Departments of the Government of India are created by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister of India. A minister controls the ministry, and the department is under the control of a secretary.
How many Ministries and Departments are there in India?
There are 58 Union ministries and 93 departments in India.
How many types of ministers are there in India?
There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of rank: Prime Minister: Leader of the executive of the Government of India.
What is the role of Minister of State in India?
India: A Minister of State is a junior minister in the Council of Ministers in the Union Government who may assist a cabinet minister or have independent charge of a ministry. The Constitution of India restricts the number of ministers of state in the federal government.
Is ministry same as department?
Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration.
Is a ministry a department?
A Ministry is a department of your church. Ministries have certain characteristics: They are permanent. They generally have a clear leader (often a full-time pastor or director).
Which department is placed without a ministry?
Office of Rail and Road.
Which is the most powerful ministry in India?
The Cabinet Secretary is arguably India’s most powerful bureaucrat and the right hand of the Prime Minister of India.
What are the types of ministry?
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Ministry of AYUSH. Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers. Ministry of Civil Aviation. Ministry of Coal. Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (DCA)
How many ministries do we have?
By convention, there must be at least one Cabinet member from each of the 36 states in Nigeria, although there are only 28 ministries and at times the President takes direct control of a key ministry such as Petroleum Resources.
