Union government reconstituted eight Cabinet committees

Current Context: The Union government recently reconstituted eight Cabinet committees.

• Here are the key details:
• Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS): Remains unchanged and includes PM Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, and S Jaishankar.
• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA): Now includes members from NDA allies, such as HD Kumaraswamy (Janata Dal Secular) and Lalan Singh (Janata Dal United).
• Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA): Also includes two allies—MSME minister Jitin Ram Majhi (HAM) and civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu (Telugu Desam Party).
• Other committees include the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), Cabinet Committee on Accommodation, Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth, and Cabinet Committee on Skill, Employment, and Livelihood.

Question:

1 Who is a new member included in the reconstituted Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) from an NDA ally?

• A) Rajnath Singh
• B) S Jaishankar
• C) Nirmala Sitharaman
• D) HD Kumaraswamy

Answer: D) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA): Now includes members from NDA allies, such as HD Kumaraswamy (Janata Dal Secular) and Lalan Singh (Janata Dal United).