Code of Conduct for Ministers Revised Thursday Dec 12,2013

The Union Cabinet on Thursday Dec 12,2013 revised the Code of Conduct for Ministers (both Union and States) by adding a new provision as per which Ministers cannot force civil servants to take decisions that may be in conflict with their duties and responsibilities

A new paragraph has been added to Section 2 of the Code of Conduct, which states that the “Minister shall uphold the political impartiality of the civil services and not ask the civil servants to act in any way which would conflict with the duties and responsibilities of the civil servants.”

The revised code will take immediate effect in the case of the Union Council of Ministers.

 In the case of the States and the Union Territories, the revised code will be forwarded to the Chief Ministers for adoption. 

The revision has been made as per a recommendation of the second Administrative Reforms Commission, which submitted its report in 2007

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Council of Union Ministers as on June 2013
List of the present cabinet ministers of India?

Cabinet Ministers:

Manmohan Singh - Prime Minister (Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Planning, Atomic Energy, Space)

Pawan Kumar Bansal - Railways

Palaniappan Chidambaram - Finance

Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar - Agriculture, Food Processing Industries

A.K. Antony - Defence

Sushilkumar Sambhajirao Shinde - Home Affairs

Salman Khurshid - External Affairs

Sudini Jaipal Reddy - Science and Technology, Earth Sciences

Ghulam Nabi Azad - Health and Family Welfare

Farooq Abdullah - New and Renewable Energy

M. Veerappa Moily - Petroleum and Natural Gas

Vayalar Ravi - Overseas Indian Affairs

Ajit Singh - Civil Aviation

Mallikarjun Kharge - Labour and Employment

M. Mangapati Pallam Raju - Human Resource Development

Kapil Sibal - Communications and Information Technology

Anand Sharma - Commerce and Industry, Textiles

C.P. Joshi - Road Transport and Highways

Ajay Maken - Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation

Chandresh Kumari Katoch - Culture

G.K. Vasan - Shipping

Kamal Nath - Urban Development, Parliamentary Affairs

Harish Rawat - Water Resources

Kumari Selja - Social Justice and Empowerment

M.K. Alagiri - Chemicals and Fertilizers

Praful Manoharbhai Patel - Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Sriprakash Jaiswal - Coal

Ashwani Kumar - Law and Justice

K. Rahman Khan - Minority Affairs

Dinsha J. Patel - Mines

Raj V. Kishore Chandra Deo - Tribal Affairs, Panchayati Raj

Beni Prasad Verma - Steel

Jairam Ramesh - Rural Development


Ministers of State with Independent Charge:


Krishna Tirath - Women and Child Development

Jitendra Singh - Youth Affairs and Sports (also minister of state for defence)

Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas - Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Srikant Kumar Jena - Statistics and Programme Implementation

Jayanthi Natarajan - Environment and Forests

Manish Tewari - Information and Broadcasting

Paban Singh Ghatowar - Development of North Eastern Region

K. Chiranjeevi - Tourism

Bharatsingh Madhavsinh Solanki - Drinking Water and Sanitation

Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia - Power

K.H. Muniyappa - Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Sachin Pilot - Corporate Affairs


Ministers of State:


E. Ahamed - External Affairs

Jitin Prasada - Human Resource Development

Shashi Tharoor - Human Resource Development

Ramachandran Mullappally - Home Affairs

V. Narayanaswamy - Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Prime Minister Office

Daggubati Purandeswari - Commerce and Industry

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury - Railways

Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy - Railways

Lakshmi Panabaka - Textiles

Namo Narain Meena - Finance

S.S. Palanimanickam - Finance

Sathyanarayana Sarvey - Road Transport and Highways

Preneet Kaur - External Affairs

Charan Das Mahant - Agriculture, Food Processing Industries

Tariq Anwar - Agriculture, Food Processing Industries

Ranee Narah - Tribal Affairs

Porika Balram Naik - Social Justice and Empowerment

Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury - Health and Family Welfare

Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary - Road Transport and Highways

Milind Murli Deora - Communications and Information Technology

Kruparani Killi - Communications and Information Technology

Pratik Prakashbapu Patil - Coal

Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh - Petroleum and Natural Gas, Home Affairs

Vincent H. Pala - Water Resources

Ninong Ering - Minority Affairs

Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya - Rural Development, Planning

Rajeev Shukla - Parliamentary Affairs

Srikant Kumar Jena - Chemicals and Fertilizers

Deepa Dasmunsi - Urban Development

Suresh Kodikunnil - Labour and Employment

S. Jagathrakshakan - New and Renewable Energy

K.C. Venugopal - Civil Aviation

Paban Singh Ghatowar - Parliamentary Affairs

Lalchand Kataria - Defence