Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration
| संघीय मामले और प्रशासन मंत्रालय | |
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| Formed | 10 June 2022 |
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| Jurisdiction |  Vishwamitra |
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The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration (Hindi: संघीय मामले और प्रशासन मंत्रालय) is a ministry in the government of Vishwamitra which deals with the management of the local government in Vishwamitra. The ministry is responsible for the affairs of the federation, local governance and its administration, municipalities and the mayoral councils, interstate communication and cooperation and territorial development.
The ministry came into existence on 10 June 2022 after the merger of the Ministry of Local Administration and Ministry of Interstate Cooperation.
History
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration was formed as a result of the merger of the two independent ministries of Local Administration and Interstate Cooperation. The Ministry of Local Administration was concerned with the affairs of the local governance and its administration along with the administration of the city councils and the municipalities; while the Ministry of Interstate Cooperation was responsible for the affairs concerning cooperation between the states and the affairs concerning the development of the states and its relations with the centre.
Since the ministries performed related job, the two ministries were united as one through a Gazette Notification published by the Rashtradhyaksh on 10 June 2022 which resulted in the formation of the "Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration".
Departments
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration has five departments:
- Department of Federal Affairs
- Department of Local Governance and Administration
- Department of Municipalities and Mayoral Councils
- Department of Interstate Communication and Cooperation
- Department of Territorial Development
Organisation
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Administration is headed by the Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration who is a member of the cabinet of Vishwamitra and often holds a cabinet rank. The cabinet minister is occasionally assisted by a junior minister, or the Minister of State for Federal Affairs and Administration. The first minister was Prince Abhiraj of Purvanchal who served following the formation of the ministry on 10 June 2022 until 11 November 2022. The current minister is Preetam Kapei who has been in office since 14 June 2023.
Ministers
- Key
- MoS, I/C means Minister of State (Independent charge)
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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Prince Abhiraj Kar (born 2006) MP for Basant Bahar |
10 June 2022 |
11 November 2022 |
154 days | Independent | Farhaz III | Farhaz Hazarika | |
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W. Pranit Singh (born 2001) MP for Basant Bahar |
12 November 2022 |
14 June 2023 |
214 days | National People's Congress | Farhaz IV | ||
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Preetam Kapei (born 2008) MP for Maligaon (MoS, I/C until 9 October 2023) |
14 June 2023 |
9 October 2023 |
172 days | ||||
| 13 October 2023 |
Incumbent | Farhaz V | ||||||
Ministers of State
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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Shivangi Roy (born 2010) Unelected (2022) MP for Sri Vijayapur (2023–) |
31 July 2022 |
11 November 2022 |
103 days | Independent | Farhaz III | Farhaz Hazarika | |
| 13 October 2023 |
Incumbent | 51 days | National People's Congress | Farhaz V | ||||
