Cabinet Committee on Security

Not to be confused with the Cabinet Committee on National Security of Pakistan.

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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of the Central Government of India decides on India's defence expenditure,^[1] matters of National Security,^[2] and makes significant appointments.^[3]

CCS is chaired by the Prime Minister of India and comprises the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Home Affairs, and the Minister of External Affairs.^[4]

The current Cabinet Committee on Security consists of^[5]

• Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
• Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs
• Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs
• Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance
• Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Defence

The full list of Cabinet Committees (2016) is:^[6]

• Appointments Committee of the Cabinet is chaired by the Prime Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee on Accommodation is chaired by the Home Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs is chaired by the Prime Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee of Parliamentary Affairs is chaired by the Home Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs is chaired by the Prime Minister of India
• Cabinet Committee on Security is chaired by the Prime Minister of India

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See also

• Constitution of India
• Parliamentary democracy
• Union Council of Ministers of India

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