Minister in the Prime Minister's Office

Minister in the Prime Minister's Office प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय में मंत्री
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Incumbent Suryadeva Kapei (Independent Charge) since 18 January 2023
Prime Minister's Office
Style	The Right Honourable (formally)
Member of	Lok Sabha Council of Ministers
Reports to	Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	The Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure
Formation	11 April 2016; 8 years ago
First holder	Anirban Phatowali

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (Hindi: प्रधानमंत्री कार्यालय में मंत्री), often the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office is the minister in the Prime Minister's Office who is also a member of the union council of ministers. The minister is responsible to carry out specialised duties as directed to them from time to time by the Prime Minister and is the second most important person in the Prime Minister's Office after the Prime Minister themselves. The first Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Prime Minister's Office was Anirban Phatowali who was appointed on 11 April 2016 after the creation of the ministry by Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya. The current minister is Suryadeva Kapei who has been in-charge since 18 January 2023.

History

The position of the minister in the Prime Minister's Office was created on 11 April 2016 by prime minister Varuna Sriraya along with the ministerial positions in the President's and Vice President's Office. The first minister to serve was Anirban Phatowali who was appointed on 11 April 2016 and remained in office until his resignation on 13 November 2016 and was replaced by Abhiraj Kar. Bishakha Das holds the record of serving as the minister under various prime ministers. The current minister is Suryadeva Kapei who was appointed to replace Manggala Alif Prasetia on 18 January 2023.

Most of the ministers held the rank of a state minister with independent charge except for Bishakha Das during her tenure from June 2020 till January 2021, William Cooper, Rafe Burfield and Arthur Lacey-Scott who held the rank of a cabinet minister. Between December 2019 and April 2020 and again between November 2021 and March 2022, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office was the head of the ministry and did not held independent charge and cabinet rank.

Functions

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Office is the primary deputy to the Prime Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and supervises the various departments, bureaus and agencies under the prime minister, which include:

• Office of the Prime Minister
• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Council of Ministers
• Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
• Department of Civil Services
• Department of Public Administration and Management
• Department of Appointments
• Department of Planning
• Department of Policy Implementation
• National Advisory Council

Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Key

• MoS, I/C means Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
			From	To	Period
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Office (11 April 2016 – 13 May 2018)
	File:Anirban Phatowali new photo.jpg	Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) (MoS, I/C)	11 April 2016	13 November 2016	7002216000000000000♠216 days	Secular Party	Varuna III	Varuna Sriraya
	File:Photo of Abhiraj Kar.jpg	Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006) (MoS, I/C)	13 November 2016	30 December 2016	7001470000000000000♠47 days	Independent Party
	File:Portrait of Princess Bishakha (2022).jpg	Bishakha Das विशाखा दास (born 2013) (MoS, I/C)	30 December 2016	12 April 2017	7002103000000000000♠103 days	Independent Party	Varuna IV
							Baishya III	Sarala Baishya
	File:Jemina Hazarika.jpg	Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2006) (MoS, I/C)	5 July 2017	8 September 2017	7001650000000000000♠65 days		Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish
	File:Portrait of Princess Bishakha (2022).jpg	Bishakha Das विशाखा दास (born 2013) (MoS, I/C)	8 September 2017	13 May 2018	7002247000000000000♠247 days
						Congress	Varuna V	Varuna Sriraya
							Varuna VI
Parliamentary Secretaries to the President of the Council of Ministers (14 May – 12 October 2018)
		Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2008)	14 May 2018	12 October 2018	7002151000000000000♠151 days	Congress	Tanishkaa III	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Office (7 January 2019 – 30 April 2020)
	File:Portrait of Princess Bishakha (2022).jpg	Bishakha Das विशाखा दास (born 2013) (MoS, I/C)	7 January 2019	16 November 2019	7002313000000000000♠313 days	Congress	Tanishkaa IV	Tanishkaa Patranabish
							Tanishkaa V
		Abhirup Patranabis अभिरूप पत्रनबिस (born 2012) (MoS, I/C)	16 November 2019	9 December 2019	7001230000000000000♠23 days
Minister of State-in-charge (9 December 2019 – 30 April 2020)
Position abolished (1 May – 17 June 2020)
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Office (17 June 2020 – present)
	File:Portrait of Princess Bishakha (2022).jpg	Her Serene Highness Princess Bishakha राजकन्या बिशाखा (born 2013)	17 June 2020	28 January 2021	7002225000000000000♠225 days	Congress	Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa
Position vacant (28 January – 6 March 2021)
		Ezri Ambriz एज़्री अंब्रीज़ (born 2007)	6 March 2021	10 July 2021	7002126000000000000♠126 days	Congress	Ștefan II	Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
		Abayat Ibtiyaz अबायत इब्तियाज़ (born 2006)	10 July 2021	9 September 2021	7002103000000000000♠103 days
			11 September 2021	21 October 2021			Farhaz I	Farhaz Hazarika
Position vacant (21 October – 22 November 2021)
Minister of State-in-charge (22 November 2021 – 17 March 2022)
Position vacant (17 March – 12 May 2022)
		William Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Ottawa विलियम कूपर (born 2005)	12 May 2022	11 June 2022	7001300000000000000♠30 days	Independent	Hazarika III	Farhaz Hazarika
		Rafe Burfield, 1st Baron Burfield of Somerset राफे बरफ़ील्ड (born 2005)	11 June 2022	16 July 2022	7001350000000000000♠35 days
		Arthur Lacey-Scott, 1st Baron Lacey-Scott of Nowshera आर्थर लेसी-स्कॉट (born 2002)	16 July 2022	11 November 2022	7002118000000000000♠118 days
		Tan Sri Dato Sri Manggala Alif Prasetia, Baron Prasetia मंगला अलिफ़ प्रसेतिया (born 2007) (MoS, I/C)	12 November 2022	18 January 2023	7001670000000000000♠67 days	Congress	Hazarika IV
		Datuk Sri Param Sri Suryadeva Kapei, Baron Kapei (born 2008) (MoS, I/C)	18 January 2023	Incumbent	7002464000000000000♠1 year, 99 days

Ministers of State

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
			From	To	Period
Ministers of State in the Prime Minister's Office (9 December 2019 – 30 April 2020)
		Pallavi Rai पल्लवी राय (born 2006)	9 December 2019	3 March 2020	7001850000000000000♠85 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Position vacant (3 March – 22 March 2020)
		Abhirup Patranabis अभिरूप पत्रनबिस (born 2012)	22 March 2020	30 April 2020	7001390000000000000♠39 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VI	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Ministers of State in the Prime Minister's Office (22 November 2021 – 17 March 2022)
	File:Portrait of W. Pranit Singh.jpg	W. Pranit Singh व. प्रणीत सिंह (born 2001)	22 November 2021	17 March 2022	7002115000000000000♠115 days	Congress	Farhaz II	Duke Farhaz Hazarika
Ministers of State in the Prime Minister's Office (12 May – 12 November 2022)
		Rafe Burfield, 1st Baron Burfield of Somerset राफे बरफ़ील्ड (born 2005)	12 May 2022	11 June 2022	7001300000000000000♠30 days	Independent	Hazarika III	Farhaz Hazarika
Position vacant (11 June – 31 July 2022)
	File:Portrait of W. Pranit Singh.jpg	W. Pranit Singh, 1st Baron Singh व. प्रणीत सिंह (born 2001)	31 July 2022	11 November 2022	7002103000000000000♠103 days	Independent	Hazarika III	Farhaz Hazarika
Position vacant since 12 November 2022.

See also

• Prime Minister's Office
• Union government ministries of Vishwamitra