Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

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Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
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Incumbent
Narendra Modi
since 26 May 2014
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofUnion Council of Ministers of India
Reports toPrime minister
Residence7, Lok Kalyan Marg (as Prime minister)
SeatSouth Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi
NominatorPrime minister
AppointerPresident
Formation1 August 1970; 51 years ago (1970-08-01)
First holderIndira Gandhi
Unofficial namesPersonnel Minister, Minister of Personnel
DeputyMinister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

The Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (IAST: Kārmika, Loka Śikāyata Aura Peṃśana Maṃtrī) is the cabinet minister in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The position is generally held by the prime minister, but sometimes it has been held by other senior members of the cabinet, such as the Minister of Home Affairs. The minister is generally assisted by a minister of state.

Powers[]

As the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the prime minister exercises control over the Indian Administrative Service (IAS),[1] the country's premier civil service,[2][3] which staffs most of the senior civil service positions;[2][3] the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB);[4][5] and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),[4][5] except for the selection of its director, who is chosen by a committee of: (a) the prime minister, as chairperson; (b) the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha; (c) and the chief justice.[6]

List of Ministers[]

Ministers of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions[7][8]
Lok Sabha Sr. No. Cabinet minister

Designation

Portrait Political party Term Tenure (in years)
4th 1 Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 Indian National Congress 1 August 1970 24 March 1977 6 years, 235 days
5th
6th 2 Charan Singh
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister 		upright = 0.74 Janata Party 26 March 1977 30 June 1978 1 year, 96 days
3 Morarji Desai
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 1 July 1978 23 January 1979 206 days
4 H. M. Patel
Home Minister 		23 January 1979 28 July 1979 186 days
5 Yashwantrao Chavan
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister 		upright = 0.74 Indian National Congress (Urs) 28 July 1979 13 January 1980 169 days
7th 6 Zail Singh
Home Minister 		upright = 0.74 Indian National Congress 14 January 1980 22 June 1982 2 years, 159 days
7 R. Venkataraman
Home Minister 		upright = 0.74 22 June 1982 2 September 1982 72 days
8 Prakash Chandra Sethi
Home Minister 		2 September 1982 19 July 1984 1 year, 321 days
9 P. V. Narasimha Rao
Home Minister 		upright = 0.74 19 July 1984 31 December 1984 165 days
8th 10 Rajiv Gandhi
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 31 December 1984 2 December 1989 4 years, 336 days
9th 11 V. P. Singh
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 Janata Dal
(National Front) 		2 December 1989 10 November 1990 343 days
12 Chandra Shekhar
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) 10 November 1990 21 June 1991 223 days
10th 13 P. V. Narasimha Rao
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 Indian National Congress 21 June 1991 16 May 1996 4 years, 330 days
11th 14 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 Bharatiya Janata Party 16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days
15 H. D. Deve Gowda
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 Janata Dal
(United Front) 		1 June 1996 21 April 1997 324 days
16 I. K. Gujral
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 22 April 1997 18 March 1998 330 days
12th 17 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance) 		19 March 1998 30 January 2003 4 years, 317 days
13th
18 L. K. Advani
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister 		upright = 0.74 30 January 2003 22 May 2004 1 year, 113 days
14th 19 Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister 		upright = 0.74 Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance) 		23 May 2004 26 May 2014 10 years, 3 days
15th
16th 20 Narendra Modi

Prime Minister

upright = 0.74 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance) 		26 May 2014 Incumbent 7 years, 274 days
17th

List of Ministers of State[]

Ministers of State of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions[9][10]
Lok Sabha Minister of state Portrait Political party Term Years
4th Ram Niwas Mirdha upright = 0.74 Indian National Congress 23 August 1970 10 October 1974 4 years, 48 days
5th
Om Mehta 10 October 1974 24 March 1977 2 years, 165 days
8th Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo 31 December 1984 25 September 1985 268 days
P. Chidambaram upright = 0.74 26 December 1985 2 December 1989 3 years, 341 days
10th Margaret Alva upright = 0.74 21 June 1991 16 May 1996 4 years, 330 days
11th S. R. Balasubramoniyan upright = 0.74 Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
(United Front) 		27 June 1996 19 March 1998 1 year, 265 days
12th Kadambur M. R. Janarthanan upright = 0.74 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(National Democratic Alliance) 		20 March 1998 8 April 1999 1 year, 19 days
Vasundhara Raje[a] upright = 0.74 Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance) 		9 April 1999 30 January 2003 3 years, 296 days
13th
Arun Shourie[b] upright = 0.74 22 November 1999 1 September 2001 1 year, 283 days
Harin Pathak upright = 0.74 30 January 2003 22 May 2004 1 year, 113 days
14th Suresh Pachouri upright = 0.74 Indian National Congress
(United Progressive Alliance) 		23 May 2004 6 April 2008 3 years, 318 days
Prithviraj Chavan upright = 0.74 6 April 2008 10 November 2010 2 years, 218 days
15th
V. Narayanasamy VNarayanasamy.jpg 11 November 2010 26 May 2014 3 years, 196 days
16th Jitendra Singh Jitendra Singh.jpg Bharatiya Janata Party
(National Democratic Alliance) 		26 May 2014 Incumbent 7 years, 274 days
17th

Notes[]

  1. ^ Co-served with Arun Shourie from 22 November 1999 to 1 September 2001 (710 days).
  2. ^ Co-served with Vasundhara Raje.

References[]

  1. ^ Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw-Hill Education (published 25 August 2014). p. 7.6. ISBN 978-9339204785.
  2. ^ a b "Service Profile for the Indian Administrative Service" (PDF). Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b Tummala, Krishna Kumar (1996). Public Administration in India. Mumbai: Allied Publishers. pp. 154–159. ISBN 978-8170235903. OCLC 313439426.
  4. ^ a b Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw-Hill Education (published 25 August 2014). p. 7.37. ISBN 978-9339204785.
  5. ^ a b "Organisation Under DOPT". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ^ "All about CBI director's appointment as PM Modi, CJI Kehar, Kharge meet to vet names". India Today. New Delhi: Aroon Purie. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0254-8399. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Name of Cabinet Ministers who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Name of Minister of States who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "Name of Cabinet Ministers who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Name of Minister of States who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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