The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is an Indian government ministry. It is headed by the Union Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
It handles affairs relating to the Parliament of India, and works as a link between the two chambers, the Lok Sabha ("House of the People," the lower house) and the Rajya Sabha ("Council of States," the upper house). It was created in 1949 as a department but later became a full ministry.
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Kiren Rijiju. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
The subject of 'Nomination of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by the Government' has been allocated to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made by the President under article 77(3) of the Constitution.
Functions assigned to the Ministry under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made by the President under Article 77(3) of the Constitution of India:-
Dates of summoning and prorogation of the two Houses of Parliament, Dissolution of Lok Sabha, President's Address to Parliament. Planning and Coordination of legislative and other official business in both Houses. Allocation of Government time in Parliament for discussion of motions given notice of by Members. Liaison with Leaders and Whips of various Parties and Groups represented in Parliament. Lists of Members of Select and Joint Committees on Bills. Appointment of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by Government. Functioning of Consultative Committees of Members of Parliament for various Ministries. Implementation of assurances given by Ministers in Parliament. Governments stand on Private Members Bills and Resolutions. Secretarial assistance to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. Advice to Ministries on procedural and other Parliamentary matters. Coordination of action by Ministries on recommendations of general application made by Parliamentary Committees. Officially sponsored visits of Members of Parliament to places of interest. Matters connected with powers, privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament. Parliamentary Secretaries - functions. Organisation of Youth Parliament Competitions in Schools/Colleges throughout the country. Organisation of All India Whips Conference. Exchange of Government Sponsored Delegations of Members of Parliament with other countries. Determination of Policy and follow up action in regard to matters raised under rule 377 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and by way of Special Mentions in Rajya Sabha. Manual for Handling Parliamentary work in Ministries/Departments. The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 (20 of 1953). The Salary, Allowances and Pensions of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954). The Salary, and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 (33 of 1977). The Leader and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 (5 of 1999).
Divisions and Sections
Member's Emoluments Section Minister's Personal Section National e-Vidhan Application Section Administration Division Accounts and Purchase Section Parliamentary Committee Section General Section Youth Parliament Division Protocol and Welfare Section Hindi Section Legislative Division Research Section Grievance and RTI Section Coordination and e-Governance Section Assurance Sections (Lower and Upper House) Cashier Section NIC Section Media and Communications Section
Cabinet Ministers PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To Period Satya Narayan Sinha(MoS until 10 April 1962) 26 February1949 13 March1967 Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru II Nehru III Nehru IV Nanda IGulzarilal Nanda ShastriLal Bahadur Shastri Nanda IIGulzarilal Nanda Indira I Indira GandhiRam Subhag Singh13 March196714 February1969 Indira II Kotha Raghuramaiah(MoS until 27 June 1970)14 February196918 March1971 Indian National Congress (R)Raj Bahadur18 March19715 February1973 Indira IIIKotha Raghuramaiah5 February197324 March1977Ravindra Varma26 March197728 July1979Janata Party DesaiMorarji DesaiK. Gopal(MoS)4 August197914 January1980Janata Party (Secular) Charan SinghCharan SinghBhishma Narain Singh14 January198029 January1983 Indian National Congress (R) Indira IV Indira Gandhi Buta Singh29 January198331 October1984 31 October198431 December1984 Rajiv I Rajiv GandhiH. K. L. Bhagat31 December19842 December1989 Rajiv IIP. Upendra6 December198910 November1990Telugu Desam Party VishwanathV. P. SinghSatya Prakash Malaviya10 November199021 June1991Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra ShekharChandra ShekharGhulam Nabi Azad21 June199118 January1993 Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha RaoVidya Charan Shukla18 January199317 January1996Ghulam Nabi Azad18 January199616 May1996Pramod Mahajan16 May19961 June1996Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee IAtal Bihari VajpayeeRam Vilas Paswan1 June199629 June1996 Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda Srikant Kumar Jena29 June199621 April1997 21 April199719 March1998 GujralInder Kumar GujralMadan Lal Khurana19 March199830 January1999 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari VajpayeeRangarajan Kumaramangalam30 January199913 October1999Pramod Mahajan13 October199929 January2003 Vajpayee IIISushma Swaraj29 January200322 May2004Ghulam Nabi Azad23 May20041 November2005 Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan SinghPriya Ranjan Dasmunsi1 November20056 April2008Vayalar Ravi6 April200822 May2009Pawan Kumar Bansal28 May200928 October2012 Manmohan IIKamal Nath28 October201226 May2014M. Venkaiah Naidu27 May20145 July2016 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra ModiAnanth Kumar5 July201612 November2018Narendra Singh Tomar12 November201830 May2019Pralhad Joshi30 May20199 June 2024 Modi IIKiren Rijiju9 June 2024Incumbent Modi III
Ministers of State PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To PeriodJagannath Rao14 February196613 March1967 Indian National Congress Indira I Indira GandhiInder Kumar Gujral18 March196714 February1969 Indira II Om Mehta30 June197018 March1971 18 March197124 March1977Indian National Congress (R) Indira IIILarang Sai 14 August1977 28 July1979 Janata Party Desai Morarji DesaiRam Kripal SinhaPendekanti Venkatasubbaiah16 January19802 September1982 Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira GandhiSitaram Kesri3 March198015 January1982H. K. L. Bhagat2 September198231 October1984Kalpnath Rai29 January198331 October1984H. K. L. Bhagat 4 November1984 31 December1984 Rajiv I Rajiv GandhiN. K. P. SalveGhulam Nabi Azad31 December198412 May1986 Rajiv IIMargaret Alva31 December198425 September1985Sitaram Kesri25 September198522 October1986Sheila Dikshit12 May19862 December1989M. M. Jacob22 October19862 December1989Radhakishan Malviya 4 July1989 2 December1989 P. NamgyalSatya Pal Malik23 April199010 November1990Janata Dal VishwanathV. P. SinghM. M. Jacob21 June199117 January1993 Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha RaoRangarajan Kumaramangalam21 June19912 December1993Abrar Ahmed18 January19932 April1994Margaret Alva 19 January1993 16 May1996 Mukul WasnikEduardo Faleiro18 December199319 September1995Rameshwar Thakur17 April199422 December1994Mallikarjun Goud17 April199416 May1996Matang Sinh10 February199516 May1996Vilas Muttemwar15 September199516 May1996S. S. Ahluwalia19 September199516 May1996Beni Prasad Verma1 June199629 June1996Samajwadi Party Deve Gowda H. D. Deve GowdaUmmareddy Venkateswarlu1 June199629 June1996Telugu Desam PartyS. R. Balasubramoniyan29 June199621 April1997Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)S. R. Balasubramoniyan1 May199719 March1998Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) Gujral Inder Kumar GujralM. P. Veerendra Kumar26 May19972 July1997Janata DalJayanthi Natarajan9 June199719 March1998Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)R. K. Kumar19 March199822 May1998All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee II Atal Bihari VajpayeeRam Naik20 March19985 May1999Bharatiya Janata Party Dilip Ray22 May199813 October1999Biju Janata DalSantosh Kumar Gangwar 16 February1999 13 October1999 Bharatiya Janata PartyMukhtar Abbas Naqvi Dilip Ray 13 October1999 22 November1999 Biju Janata Dal Vajpayee IIIFaggan Singh Kulaste Bharatiya Janata PartySriram ChauhanO. Rajagopal22 November199922 May2004Bhavna Chikhalia29 January200322 May2004Vijay Goel29 January200324 May2003Santosh Kumar Gangwar24 May20038 September2003Suresh Pachouri 23 May2004 6 April2008 Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan SinghBijoy Krishna HandiqueSuryakanta Patil23 May200422 May2009Nationalist Congress PartyPawan Kumar Bansal6 April200822 May2009 Indian National Congress V. Narayanasamy6 April200822 May200928 May200912 July2011 Manmohan IIPrithviraj Chavan28 May200910 October2011Ashwani Kumar19 January201112 July2011Harish Rawat12 July201128 October2012Rajeev Shukla12 July201126 May2014Paban Singh Ghatowar20 July201126 May2014Santosh Kumar Gangwar 27 May2014 9 November2014 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra ModiPrakash JavadekarRajiv Pratap Rudy9 November20145 July2016Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi9 November20143 September2017S. S. Ahluwalia5 July20173 September2017Vijay Goel3 September201730 May2019 Arjun Ram Meghwal3 September201730 May2019 31 May20199 June 2024 Modi IIV. Muraleedharan31 May20199 June 2024Arjun Ram Meghwal9 June 2024Incumbent Modi IIIL. Murugan9 June 2024Incumbent
Deputy Ministers PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party MinistryPrime Minister From To PeriodSatya Narayan Sinha1 October194826 February1949 Indian National Congress Nehru IJawaharlal NehruVidya Charan Shukla24 January196614 February1966 Indira I Indira GandhiRohanlal Chaturvedi 18 March1967 14 November1967 Indira II J. B. Muthyal RaoIqbal Singh14 February19698 July1970 Indian National Congress (R)Raghbir Singh Panjhazari 30 June1970 18 March1971 Pothuraju ParthasarthyKedar Nath Singh2 May197110 October1974 Indira IIIB. Shankaranand2 May197124 March1977Kalpnath Rai15 January19826 September1982 Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Mallikarjun Goud15 January198231 October1984 31 October198431 December1984 Rajiv I Rajiv GandhiRadhakishan Malviya 25 June1988 4 July1989 Rajiv IIP. NamgyalJagdeep Dhankhar23 May19905 November1990Janata Dal VishwanathV. P. Singh
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