Polity Handout-1 (Class-1) by Mr.

Virender Sharma
Value of Votes in Presidential Elections

Interesting Fact
• The total value of votes for MLAs for 16th Presidential Election - 2022 was 5,43,231.
• The total value of votes for MPs was 5,43,200.
• The total value of vote of electors for the Presidential Election, 2022 was 10,86,431.

CASES WHICH SHALL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CABINET

(a) Cases involving legislation including the issue of Ordinances.
(b) Addresses and messages of the President to Houses of Parliament.
(c) Proposals to summon or prorogue the Houses of Parliament or dissolve the House of the
People.
(d) Cases involving negotiations with foreign and Commonwealth countries on treaties,
agreements and other important matters.

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 (e) Cases relating to commencement or cessation of a state of war & proclamation of emergency
under articles 352 to 360 of the Constitution.
(f) Proposals to appoint public commissions or committees of inquiry and consideration of the
reports of such commissions or committees.
(g) Any proposal to withdraw otherwise than in accordance with competent legal advice, any
prosecution instituted by or at the instance of the Government of India.
(h) Proposals relating to creation of new corporations or companies wholly owned by the
Central Government or by a public sector undertaking;
(i). Setting up of new autonomous bodies, institutes of national importance, Central
Universities or deemed to be universities, special purpose vehicles etc. Participation by the
Central Government or a public sector undertaking in providing share capital to a new or
any existing corporation or company involving investments of more than Rs. 1,000 cr.
Winding up, amalgamation or such other major schemes of structural re-organisation of
public sector undertakings; except in pursuance of a decision already taken by the Cabinet or the
Standing Committee(s) of the Cabinet.
(j) Cases involving financial implications on which the Minister of Finance desires a decision
of the Cabinet.
(k) Cases in which the Minister-in-Charge of the concerned department desires a decision or
direction of the Cabinet in a matter of importance on a subject assigned to his charge.
(l) Cases in which a difference of opinion arises between two or more Ministers and a Cabinet
decision is desired.
(m) Proposals to vary or reverse a decision previously taken by the Cabinet.

Cabinet Committees
Appointment Committee of Cabinet
• To take decisions in respect of appointments to the level of Joint Secretary.
• to decide all cases of disagreement relating to appointments between the Department or
Ministry concerned and the UPSC.
• Decide upon lateral shift of officers serving on Central deputation;
• to decide cases relating to inter-cadre deputation or transfer of All India Services
Officers;
• to decide cases of extension of service beyond the age of superannuation.
• to decide all cases of disagreement with the recommendations of the Search-cum-
Selection Committee constituted in accordance with the statutory requirements or the
relevant instructions of the Department of Personnel and Training.

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 • to decide all cases of disagreement, including in the order of preference of the Public
Enterprises Selection Board panel, between the administrative Ministry or Department
concerned and the Public Enterprises Selection Board;

Cabinet Committee on Accommodation. Chair – H.M

• To determine the guidelines or rules and terms and conditions to govern out-of-turn
allotment of Government accommodation;
• To decide upon the allotment of Government accommodation to various categories of
non-eligible persons and organisations and the rate of rent to be charged from them;
• To consider the question of allotment of accommodation from the General Pool to the
Members of Parliament;
• To consider proposals regarding shifting of existing Central Government Offices to
places outside Delhi and the location of new offices in Delhi;
• To consider and decide upon the proposals relating to-
• revision of scales of accommodation to various categories of persons;
• revision of licence fee for various types of Government accommodation;
• other matters like allotment of accommodation to the various categories of Central
Government servants from the ‘Central’ or ‘Special Pool’.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs: Chair – P.M

• to review on a continuous basis economic trends, problems and prospects for evolving a
consistent and integrated economic policy framework for the country;
• to direct and co-ordinate all activities in the economic field requiring policy decisions
at the highest level including foreign investment;
• to deal with matters relating to fixation of prices of agricultural products & price
control in respect of industrial raw materials & products;
• to deal with increase in the prices of essential commodities or bulk goods under any
form of formal or informal control;
• to lay down priorities for public sector investment and to consider:
• proposals for investment of more than one thousand crore rupees including
those recommended by the Public Investment Board/Expenditure Finance
Committee/Expanded Board of the Railways
• proposals recommended by other appraisal Committee such as Public Private
Partnership Appraisal Committee beyond the threshold laid down/ approved by
the Competent Authority for approval.

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 • to monitor the general price situation in the country and to decide upon appropriate
corrective measures including measures relating to prices of essential commodities;
• to take decisions on export of all essential and agricultural commodities particularly
from Food Corporation of India stocks keeping in view the price implications for the
domestic market;
• to consider measures required for making the Public Distribution System more
efficient and effective and to determine the prices of articles supplied through the System;
• to consider measures necessary for augmenting the supply of requisite commodities
for stabilizing the prices including through imports;
• to review measures regarding enforcement of the Essential Commodities Act and other
related statutory provisions;
• to consider and decide on issues pertaining to the World Trade Organization; and
• to consider issues relating to the Unique Identification Authority of India including its
organization, plans, policies, programmes, schemes, funding and methodology to be
adopted for achieving the objectives of that Authority.

Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs: Chair – Defence Min

• To watch the progress of Government business in Parliament and to give such
directions as may be necessary from time to time, in order to secure smooth and efficient
conduct of such business;
• to scrutinise, and to consider the attitude of the Government on non-official Bills and
resolutions to be presented to Parliament;
• to review legislations undertaken by State Legislatures from an all-India point of
view;
• to consider proposals to summon or prorogue the Houses of Parliament.

Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs: Chair – P.M

• To deal with problems relating to Centre-State relations;
• to consider economic and political issues that have to be judged with a wider
perspective; and
• to deal with policy matters concerning foreign affairs that do not have external or
internal security implications.

Cabinet Committee on Security: Chair – P.M

• to deal with all Defence related issues;
• to deal with issues relating to law and order, and internal security;

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 • to deal with policy matters concerning foreign affairs that have internal or external security
implications including cases relating to agreements with other countries on security related
issues;
• to deal with economic and political issues impinging on national security;
• to review the manpower requirements relating to national security;
• to consider all cases- involving capital expenditure of more than Rs 1,000/-cr
Department of Defence Production; Department of Defence Research and Development;
Capital Works projects, Security related expenditure, Capital expenditure of more than
Rs 250/- cr in respect of land acquisition by the Department of Defence where land
acquisition is undertaken separately;
• all matters relating to atomic energy;

Cabinet Committee on lnvestment and Growth: Chair – P.M

• to identify key projects required to be implemented on a time bound basis, involving
investments of Rs. 1000 crore or more, or any other critical projects, as may be specified
by the Committee, in sectors such as infrastructure, manufacturing, etc.;
• to prescribe time limits for issue of requisite approvals and clearances by the
Ministries/Departments concerned in respect of projects in identified sectors;
• to monitor the progress of identified projects including the time prescribed/taken to
obtain each approval/clearance and delays, if any;
• to review implementation of projects, that have been delayed beyond the stipulated
timeframe, including issues causing delay in grant of clearances/approvals;
• to review the procedures followed by Ministries/Departments to grant/refuse
approvals and clearances;
• to require statutory authorities to discharge functions and exercise powers under the
relevant law/regulation within the prescribed time frames for promoting investment
and economic growth.

Cabinet Committee on Skill, Employment & Livelihood: Chair -P.M

• to provide direction and consider all policies, programmes, schemes and initiatives
for skill development aimed at increasing the employability of the workforce for
effectively meeting the emerging requirements of the rapidly growing economy and
mapping the benefits of demographic dividend;

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 • to direct and coordinate all activities relating to skill development, enhancing workforce
participation, fostering employment growth and identification and removal of the
gaps between the requirements and availability of skills in different sectors;
• to lay down targets for expeditious implementation of all skill development
initiatives by the Ministries/Departments and to periodically review the progress in
this regard; and
• to consider any other matter relating to skill development.

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