About

• The Union Cabinet consists of several high-profile committees, each with specific functions. 
• The Prime Minister sets up these committees, which include selected members of the Cabinet, and can modify their numbers and functions as necessary.
• These Cabinet committees are set up to resolve issues and formulate proposals for the consideration of the Cabinet and take decisions on matters assigned to them. The Cabinet is empowered to review such decisions.

Membership

• The membership of each committee varies from three to eight. 
• Usually, only Cabinet ministers are members of these committees. However, there are instances where non-Cabinet ministers can be members or special invitees to committees. 

• If the Prime Minister himself is a member of any such committee, he acts as the head of that committee.

Cabinet Committees at present

• There are eight Cabinet committees at present 
  • Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, 
  • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, 
  • Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, 
  • Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth,
  • Cabinet Committee on Security, 
  • Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, 
  • Cabinet Committee on Employment & Skill Development, and 
  • Cabinet Committee on Accommodation.

• All committees except the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs are headed by the PM.

Why in News?

• The Union government has constituted eight Cabinet committees.