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PM discontinues four Standing Committees of Cabinet
New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): Taking another bold step, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday scrapped four Standing Committees of Cabinet.
The Committees which were scrapped by Modi dealt on Management of Natural Calamities, Prices, World Trade Organisation Matters and UIDAI Aadhaar.
Earlier, he had abolished all the 30 Groups of Ministers (GOMs) and Empowered Groups of Ministers (EGoMs).
He told ministries and departments to take decisions on pending matters.
"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," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement.
Following is the full text of the release by Press Information Bureau, Government of India:
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has decided to discontinue the following four Standing Committees of the Cabinet:
1. Cabinet Committee on Management of Natural Calamities: The functions of this Committee will be handled by the Committee under the Cabinet Secretary whenever natural calamities occur.
2. Cabinet Committee on Prices: The functions of this Committee will be handled by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
3. Cabinet Committee on World Trade Organisation Matters: The functions of this Committee will be handled by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs and, whenever necessary, by the full Cabinet.
4. Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues: 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.
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