Modi dissolves four Cabinet panels

June 10, 2014 10:18 pm | Updated 10:28 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

Ten days after >`abolition’ of all Group of Ministers (GoMs) and Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs) `for greater accountability and empowerment’, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced discontinuation of four Standing Committees of the Cabinet.

A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the functions of Cabinet Committee on Management of Natural Calamities which stands discontinued will be handled by the Committee under the Cabinet Secretary whenever natural calamities occur. 

Functions of Cabinet Committee on Prices will be handled by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs; of the Cabinet Committee on World Trade Organisation Matters by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs and, whenever necessary, by the full Cabinet and on the Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues it said that major decisions in this area have already been taken and the remaining issues will be brought to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. 

“The Prime Minister will be re-constituting the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs and the Cabinet Committee on Security”, it said.

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