Ministry of National Development (Vishwamitra)
| राष्ट्रीय विकास मंत्रालय | |
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| Formed | 6 August 2019 |
| Dissolved | 18 March 2023 |
| Jurisdiction |  State of Vishwamitra |
The Ministry of National Development (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय विकास मंत्रालय) is a ministry in the government of Vishwamitra which deals with the direction, formulation and implementation of policies related to infrastructure development in the nation.
The Ministry of National Development is headed by the Minister of National Development which is a cabinet rank minister and is occassionally assisted by a junior minister or the Minister of State for National Development. The first minister was Arnab Sil who served in 2019, while the current minister is Matthew Tonna who has been into office since 12 November 2022 and has earlier also served in the ministry on previous occasions. The current minister of state for national development is Christian Laudani since 12 November 2022.
History
The Ministry of National Development was established on 6 August 2019 via the Government Ministries Act of 2019 after the abolition of the Ministry of Programme Implementation. The ministry has continuously been into force since its inception and is considered as one of the most important ministries of the government.
Departments
The Ministry of National Development has the following departments which were created by the Gazette Notification issued on 10 June 2022.
- Department of Planning
- Department of Policy Implementation
- Department of Infrastructural Development
- Department of Good Governance
- Department of Museums/Monuments/Palaces
- Department of Registration
- Department of Patents
The Departments of Planning, and Policy Implementation were formerly independent ministries of the government and were later merged into the Ministry of National Development to enhance functional progress.
Ministers
| Minister of National Development राष्ट्रीय विकास मंत्री | |
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| Ministry of National Development | |
| Style | The Most Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 6 August 2019; 3 years, 7 months ago |
| First holder | Arnab Sil |
| Deputy | Minister of State for National Development |
The Minister of National Development is the head of the Ministry of National Development who is responsible for the maintenance of the affairs and administration of the ministry. The Minister often holds cabinet rank however in some occasions a minister of state with independent charge has also served as the minister of national development. The first minister was Arnab Sil while the current minister is Matthew Tonna who was appointed on 12 November 2022.
Cabinet ministers of national development are often assisted by a junior minister, or a Minister of State for National Development.
Cabinet ministers
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004) |
6 August 2019 |
2 September 2019 |
27 days | Congress | Tanishkaa V | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
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Ankurjyoti Thakuria अंकुरज्योति ठाकुरिया (born 2002) |
2 September 2019 |
13 September 2019 |
11 days | ||||
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Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनाबिश (born 2004) (Prime Minister) |
13 September 2019 |
29 September 2019 |
16 days | ||||
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Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनाबिस (born 2007) |
29 September 2019 |
5 October 2019 |
6 days | ||||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
5 October 2019 |
15 October 2019 |
10 days | ||||
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Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनाबिस (born 2007) |
15 October 2019 |
8 November 2019 |
24 days | ||||
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Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006) |
8 November 2019 |
9 December 2019 |
31 days | ||||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
9 December 2019 |
3 March 2020 |
85 days | ||||
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Rajdeep Deka राजदीप डेका (born 2002) |
3 March 2020 |
9 March 2020 |
6 days | Congress | Anoushkaa I | Anoushkaa Patranabish | |
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
9 March 2020 |
22 March 2020 |
13 days | ||||
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Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004) |
22 March 2020 |
29 March 2020 |
7 days | Tanishkaa VI | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
29 March 2020 |
30 April 2020 |
32 days | ||||
| Position vacant (1 May – 13 May 2020) | ||||||||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
13 May 2020 |
7 June 2020 |
25 days | Congress | Tanishkaa VII | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
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Rajdeep Deka राजदीप डेका (born 2002) |
8 June 2020 |
17 June 2020 |
9 days | Anoushkaa II | Princess Anoushkaa | ||
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Arnab Deka अर्नब डेका (born 2002) |
17 June 2020 |
28 January 2021 |
257 days | ||||
| 28 January 2021 |
1 March 2021 |
Ștefan I | Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu | |||||
| Position vacant (1 March – 6 March 2021) | ||||||||
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Senior Prince Abhiraj वरिष्ठराजकुमार अभिराज (born 2006) |
6 March 2021 |
11 September 2021 |
189 days | Congress | Ștefan II | Duke Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu | |
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Princess Anoushkaa राजकुमारी अनुष्का (born 2010) |
11 September 2021 |
21 October 2021 |
40 days | Farhaz I | Duke Farhaz Hazarika | ||
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Count Phillip Joseph Pillin फिलिप जोसेफ पिलिन (born 1996) (Prime Minister) |
21 October 2021 |
22 November 2021 |
32 days | Independent | Phillip | Self | |
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Baron Ned Vodă नेड वोडा (born 2001) |
22 November 2021 |
31 January 2022 |
70 days | Congress | Farhaz II | Duke Farhaz Hazarika | |
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Count Charles Burgardt चार्ल्स बरगार्ड (born 2002) |
31 January 2022 |
9 February 2022 |
9 days | ||||
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Count Tyler Mullins टायलर मुलिंस (born 1997) |
9 February 2022 |
16 February 2022 |
7 days | ||||
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Baron Matthew Tonna मैथ्यू टोना (born 2005) |
17 February 2022 |
12 May 2022 |
84 days | ||||
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Count Charles Burgardt चार्ल्स बरगार्ड (born 2002) |
12 May 2022 |
30 July 2022 |
318 days | Independent | Farhaz III | ||
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Baron Arnab Deka अर्नब डेका (born 2002) |
31 July 2022 |
11 November 2022 |
103 days | ||||
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Count Matthew Tonna मैथ्यू टोना (born 2005) |
12 November 2022 |
Incumbent | 134 days | Congress | Farhaz IV | ||
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