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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Difference between Cabinet ministers and Minister of state

Union Cabinet Minister - Senior minister in-charge of a ministry. A Cabinet minister may also hold additional charges of other Ministries, where no other Cabinet minister is appointed.

Minister of State (Independent Charge)- with no overseeing Union Cabinet Minister for that portfolio.

Minister of State (MoS) - junior minister with an overseeing Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry. For instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle Taxation.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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