Minister of State for Finance (Vishwamitra)
| Minister of State for Finance वित्त राज्यमंत्री | |
|---|---|
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| Ministry of Finance | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister Minister of Finance |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 6 December 2015; 7 years, 3 months ago |
| First holder | Abhiraj Kar |
The Minister of State for Finance (Hindi: वित्त राज्यमंत्री), commonly shortened as State Minister for Finance is the junior minister in the Finance Ministry who is also a member of the union council of ministers. The minister of state is responsible to carry out specialised duties as directed to them from time to time by the Prime Minister or the cabinet minister within the ministerial jurisdiction. The first Minister of State for Finance was Abhiraj Kar who was appointed by prime minister Sarala Baishya on 6 December 2015 following the introduction of the position of ministers of state in the government. The current minister of state is Johannes Mattias Toome who has been in office since 12 November 2022 who also serves as the minister of state for external affairs.
The Minister of State for Finance often assists their senior ministerial colleague, the Minister of Finance and also carries out duties and heads various departments within the ministry. The minister of state for external affairs has occasionally simultaneously served as the minister of state for economic development, etc.
History and records
The position of the Minister of State for Finance was established following the creation of the position of ministers of state in the government after the constitutional amendments of December 2015. The first occupant of the position was Abhiraj Kar who served between 6 December 2015 and 11 April 2016. The current minister of state is Arsal Abbas Mirza who has been in office since 31 July 2022.
individuals have served as the minister of state for finance.
Roles and duties
The Minister of State for Finance is responsible for assisting the Minister of Finance in the discharge of their functions and duties over the ministry and the various departments, including:
- Department of Economic Development
- Department of Digital Economy
- Department of Budget
- Department of Financial Services
- Department of Monetary Development and Creation
List
| Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Cabinet Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
|
Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006) |
6 December 2015 |
11 April 2016 |
127 days | Independent | Sarala II | Sarala Baishya | Mridul Amin | ||
|
Arnab Deka अर्नब देका (born 2002) |
11 April 2016 |
9 July 2016 |
89 days | Secular Party | Dhrubajyoti III | Dhrubajyoti Roy | Arnab Sil | ||
| Bishnu Chetry | ||||||||||
|
Bhargab Jyoti Medhi भार्गब ज्योति मेधी (born 2001) |
10 July 2016 |
2 October 2016 |
84 days | ||||||
|
Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
2 October 2016 |
13 November 2016 |
42 days | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |||||