The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs is one of the most powerful Cabinet Committees in India. Often described as the “super Cabinet”, it deals with critical political and policy issues that require high-level coordination and decision-making.
(i) To deal with problems relating to Centre-State relations;
(ii) to consider economic and political issues that have to be judged with a wider perspective;
(iii) to deal with policy matters concerning foreign affairs that do not have external or internal security implications.
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs is a critical decision-making body that shapes India’s political and administrative responses to major challenges
What is the legal basis of CCPA (Political Affairs)?
It is constituted under the Transaction of Business Rules, 1961, framed under Article 77 of the Constitution.
Who chairs the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs?
The Prime Minister of India chairs the Committee.
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