■ COMPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
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◇ The council of ministers consists of three categories of ministers, namely, cabinet ministers, ministers of state, and deputy ministers.
◇ The difference between them lies in their respective ranks, emoluments, and political importance. At the top of all these ministers stands the Prime Minister–the supreme governing authority of the country.
◇ 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. Thus, their responsibilities extend over the entire gamut of Central government.
◇ The ministers of state can either be given independent charge of ministries/ departments or can be attached to cabinet ministers.
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