Modi govt forms key cabinet committees on security, economy, and politics
Politics tamfitronics The Modi government on Wednesday constituted various cabinet committees, including the country’s highest decision making bodies on security, economic and political affairs.The members of the cabinet committees included Union ministers from the BJP and its NDA partners like Janata Dal (U)Telugu Desam Party, Janata Dal (S), Shiv Sena and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).According to an official notification, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)comprises Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath SinghHome Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.The CCS is the country’s highest decision making body on all issues related to security and strategic affairs.Apart from PM Modi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has Rajnath Singh, Shah, Sitharaman, Jaishankar, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Heavy Industries and...