The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appoints several top posts within the

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. The committee is composed of the Prime Minister of India (''ex-officio'' Chairman) and the

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

. Originally the Minister-in-charge of the concerned Ministry was also part of the committee but since July 2016, those ministers are excluded from this committee.

Members

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ex-officio An ''ex officio'' member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term '' ex officio'' is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right ...

Chairman * Amit Shah –

Home Minister The Minister of Home Affairs (or simply, the Home Minister, short-form HM) is the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. One of the senior-most officers in the Union Cabinet, the chief responsibility of the Home Minist ...

, Member

Appointments decided

The Establishment Officer’s Division (EO Division) processes all proposals for senior appointments in the Government of India that require the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet under the Government of India Transactions of Business Rules, 1961. The committee makes appointments to posts of: * Chief of Defence Staff *Chiefs of three services ( COAS, CNS, CAS) *Chiefs of all Army, Naval and Air Force Commands (GOC-in-C, FOC-in-C, AOC-in-C) *Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (this committee consists of the

, the Chief Justice of India, and the

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha (IAST: ) is an elected Member of Lok Sabha who leads the official opposition in the Lower House of the Parliament of India. The Leader of the Opposition is the parliamentary chairperson of the largest ...

) *Director General, Defence Intelligence Agency *Director General Military Operations * Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister * Director General Armed Forces Medical Services * Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) & Chairman OFB *Director-General of Defence Estates *

Controller General of Defence Accounts The Controller General of Defence Accounts heads the Defence Accounts Department), which is one of the oldest government organisations in India. The office functions under the Ministry of Defence of India and is the cadre controlling authority ...

*Director of Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) *

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Governor of the Reserve Bank of India The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the chief executive officer of India's central bank and the ''ex-officio'' chair of its Central Board of Directors. Indian Rupee currency notes, issued by the Reserve Bank of India, bear the governor ...

Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India The deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the second most senior executive of the Reserve Bank of India after its governor. Since its establishment in 1934 by the government of India, the RBI has had 63 deputy governors. The term of o ...

*Executive Director of World Bank *

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and Members of the Railway Board *Chief Vigilance Officers and directors of the board in Public Sector Undertakings. *Secretariat posts of and above the rank of

Joint secretary to the Government of India Joint Secretary to Government of India (often abbreviated as JS, GoI or Union Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary to Union of India) is a post under the Central Staffing Scheme and the third highest non-political executive rank in Government of I ...

. *Chief of Securities and Exchange Board of India This Committee decides on all important empanelments and shift of officers serving on Central deputation. In addition, all appointments by promotion that require ACC approval are processed through the E.O. Division. For this purpose, the Establishment Officer functions as the Secretary to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. The Additional Secretary and Establishment Officer in the Department of Personnel and Training is the ex-officio Member Secretary of the Civil Services Board that is chaired by the Cabinet Secretary. This Board makes recommendations for appointments in respect of the posts of Deputy Secretary, Director and

Joint Secretary Joint Secretary to Government of India (often abbreviated as JS, GoI or Union Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary to Union of India) is a post under the Central Staffing Scheme and the third highest non-political executive rank in Government of I ...

under the Central Staffing Scheme. In addition, the Board makes recommendations to the ACC for the inclusion of officers in the Joint Secretaries suitability list. Furthermore, the Establishment Officer is Member Secretary of the Screening Committee, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and including Secretary (P) and Finance Secretary, that has been constituted for the screening of cases of assignments under Rule 6(2)(ii) of the AIS (Cadre) Rules 1954 and assignments in international organizations in respect of JS level and above officers of organized Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ services. The EO is also Member Secretary of the Central Establishment Board (CEB), which is chaired by Secretary (Personnel). This Board makes recommendations for deputing officers on foreign training, assessment of Central Secretariat Service officers for appointments to the posts of Deputy Secretary and Director in the Ministries/Departments as well as premature retirement under the relevant rules in respect of officers below the rank of Joint Secretary.

Cabinet Committees of India

The eight Committees of the Cabinet are: # Appointments Committee of the Cabinet # Cabinet Committee on Accommodation # Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs # Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs #

Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs of the Central Government of India deals with problems related to Centre-State relations, considers economic and political issues that require a broader perspective, and handles foreign affairs that do ...

Cabinet Committee on Security The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of the Government of India discusses, debates and is the final decision-making body on senior appointments in the national security apparatus, defence policy and expenditure, and generally all matters of Ind ...

# Cabinet Committee on Investment and growth # Cabinet Committee on Employment & Skill Development All committees of the cabinet except that of Parliamentary Affairs and Accommodation are chaired by the Prime Minister. Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is headed by Defence Minister

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under both Modi Govt stints i.e. 2014-19 and 2019-2024. In the

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, Prime Minister

formed two new committees under his chairmanship to focus on two key concerns: Employment & skill development and Investment.

References

{{Reflist Cabinet Secretariat of India

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Appointments decided

Cabinet Committees of India

See also

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