According to the President's Secretariat, the ordinance was issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution, based on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. It amends Section 4(2)(2) of the Voter List Act, which had barred registration after the announcement of an election date.
A meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday has formed a three-member high-level judicial inquiry commission to investigate violence and destruction during the Gen-Z movement.
Additionally, the Council of Ministers endorsed the Transport Department's notifications dated January 14, 2025 and April 9, 2025, which provide a 50 per cent rebate on lifetime motor vehicle tax for automobile sales during the Vikramotsav Trade Fair 2025 in Ujjain.
The Council of Ministers approved the implementation of 'Mukhyamantri Vrindavan Gram Yojana' to make the villages self-reliant in the state. Under this scheme, one village from each district will be selected, having a minimum population of 2000 and at least 500 cattle.
The Union Council of Ministers is scheduled to meet on June 4 at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the national capital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the meeting, which comes just days before the Modi 3.0 government marks the completion of its first year in office on June 9.
The 24th Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers, hosted virtually by Sri Lanka on Wednesday, brought together high-level representatives from across the region under the theme "Sustainable Indian Ocean for Future Generation."
In a cabinet meeting held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his council of ministers congratulated the Indian Army's bravery and might, as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's able leadership. The felicitation proposal was moved by UP Cabinet Minister Suresh Kuma
"It took so long for the Government to do this. It means that the Government protects the guilty. Crime has increased in Maharashtra...There are several such Ministers in Maharashtra's Council of Ministers. The question is, when will action be taken against such ministers?" Patole told re
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and newly sworn in minister in the Rekha Gupta led Delhi cabinet Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Thursday that the council of ministers have been given an opportunity to be part of a team and make the national capital a 'Viksit Delhi'.
CM Khandu said that the council of ministers and MLAs are mere policy makers but the government officials are the ones who execute these policies on ground. Therefore, he pointed, "the success of a particular government depends on the honesty, sincerity and efficiency of government employees