Ministry of Culture (Vishwamitra)
| संस्कृति मंत्रालय | |
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| Formed | 2 October 2015 |
| Jurisdiction |  Vishwamitra |
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The Ministry of Culture (Hindi: संस्कृति मंत्रालय) is a ministry in the government of Vishwamitra which is responsible for the promotion, protection and dissemination of culture, historical heritage, art, books, reading and literary creation and also for organizing various culture related activities.
The Ministry of Culture was formed on 2 October 2015 by then Prime Minister Tanishkaa Patranabish after dissolving the Ministry of Education. Dhrubajyoti Roy was appointed as the first Minister of Culture and remained in office until 30 December 2016. The Ministry became a part of the combined ministry formed in June 2020 as the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports but soon became independent again in January 2021.
The Ministry of Culture is headed by the Minister of Culture who is a cabinet rank minister, however often a minister of state with independent charge had served as the minister of culture. The first minister was Dhrubajyoti Roy, while the current minister is Rafe Burfield who has been in office since 11 June 2022.
History
The Ministry of Culture was formed on 2 October 2015 consequent to the abolition of the Ministry of Education by then prime minister Tanishkaa Patranabish. The ministry was merged into the Ministry of Human Resource Development which was formed on 6 August 2017 along with the ministries of Sports and Youth Affairs, Skill Development, Social Justice and Public Affairs and the Department of Literacy. However, not long after the formation, the Ministry of Culture was re-created as an independent ministry of the government on 8 September 2017.
In June 2020, the Ministry of Culture was again re-organized alongside the Ministries of Human Resource Development, and Sports and Youth Affairs to form the Ministry of Human Resource, Sports and Culture. The three ministries again became independent in January 2021 and since then has been in its current form.
Departments
The Ministry of Culture has the following departments which were created by the Gazette Notification issued on 10 June 2022.
- Department of Cultural Affairs
- Department of National Heritage
- Department of Arts
- Department of Hindi and Other Languages Promotion
- Department of Promotion of Indian Culture and Heritage
- Crystal Jubilee Celebration Committee
Ministers
| Minister of Culture संस्कृति मंत्री | |
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| Ministry of Culture | |
| Style | The Most Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra on the recommendation of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 2 October 2015; 7 years ago |
| First holder | Dhrubajyoti Roy |
The Ministry of Culture is headed by the Minister of Culture who is either a cabinet rank minister or a minister of state with independent charge. They are responsible for the formulation of various activities, tasks, laws under the ministry's jurisdication. Cabinet ministers of culture are often assisted by a junior minister, or a Minister of State for Culture.
The current Minister of Culture is Rafe Burfield who has been in office since 11 June 2022.
Two prime ministers - Dhrubajyoti Roy and Phillip Joseph Pillin held the portfolio of Culture during their tenure. Three ministers - Princess Bishakha, Nishwan Baidantic, and Jayden Dagsa served as ministers both with cabinet rank and with the rank of a minister of state with independent charge; of whom Princess Bishakha has served as cabinet minister, minister of state with independent charge, and minister of state in the ministry.
Cabinet 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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| Ministers of Culture (2 October 2015 – 9 December 2019) | ||||||||
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Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) |
2 October 2015 |
6 December 2015 |
65 days | Independent | Tanishkaa I | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
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Arnab Deka अर्नब देका (born 2002) |
6 December 2015 |
11 April 2016 |
127 days | Sarala II | Sarala Baishya | ||
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Sarala Baishya सरला वैश्य (born 2005) |
11 April 2016 |
10 July 2016 |
90 days | Independent Party | Dhrubajyoti III | Dhrubajyoti Roy | |
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Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) (Prime Minister) |
10 July 2016 |
30 December 2016 |
276 days | Secular Party | |||
| 30 December 2016 |
12 April 2017 |
Dhrubajyoti IV | ||||||
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Arnab Sil अर्नब सिल (born 2004) |
12 April 2017 |
5 July 2017 |
84 days | Freedom Party | Sarala III | Sarala Baishya | |
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Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010) |
5 July 2017 |
23 July 2017 |
18 days | Secular Party | Tanishkaa II | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
23 July 2017 |
6 August 2017 |
14 days | Independent Party | |||
| Merged to form the Ministry of Human Resource Development (6 August – 7 September 2017) | ||||||||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
7 September 2017 |
25 December 2017 |
109 days | Independent Party | Tanishkaa II | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
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Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) (Prime Minister) |
25 December 2017 |
21 March 2018 |
86 days | Congress | Dhrubajyoti V | Dhrubajyoti Roy | |
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Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006) |
21 March 2018 |
13 May 2018 |
53 days | Dhrubajyoti VI | |||
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Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006) |
14 May 2018 |
12 October 2018 |
151 days | Tanishkaa III | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
| Dhrubajyoti Roy | ||||||||
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Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002) (President) |
12 October 2018 |
6 January 2019 |
86 days | Dhrubajyoti VII | |||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
7 January 2019 |
17 March 2019 |
103 days | Tanishkaa IV | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
| 17 March 2019 |
20 April 2019 |
Tanishkaa V | ||||||
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Manoj Chetry मनोज छेत्री (born 2005) (Additional charge)[a] |
20 April 2019 |
5 May 2019 |
15 days | ||||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
5 May 2019 |
18 May 2019 |
13 days | ||||
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Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006) (Additional charge)[b] |
18 May 2019 |
23 May 2019 |
5 days | ||||
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Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009) |
23 May 2019 |
3 June 2019 |
11 days | ||||
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Bhargab Jyoti Medhi भार्गब ज्योति मेधी (born 2001) |
3 June 2019 |
16 July 2019 |
43 days | ||||
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Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006) |
16 July 2019 |
17 August 2019 |
32 days | ||||
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Sampriti Paul संप्रीति पॉल (born 2004) (MoS, I/c) |
17 August 2019 |
1 September 2019 |
15 days | ||||
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Nishwan Baidantic निश्वान बैदांतिक (born 2001) (MoS, I/c until 29 September 2019) |
2 September 2019 |
15 October 2019 |
43 days | ||||
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Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2007) (MoS, I/c) |
15 October 2019 |
16 November 2019 |
32 days | ||||
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Bishakha Das बिशाखा दास (born 2013) (MoS, I/c until 24 November 2019) |
16 November 2019 |
9 December 2019 |
23 days | ||||
| Ministers of Culture and Media (9 December – 24 December 2019) | ||||||||
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Nishwan Baidantic निश्वान बैदांतिक (born 2001) |
9 December 2019 |
12 December 2019 |
3 days | Congress | Tanishkaa V | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
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Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006) |
12 December 2019 |
24 December 2019 |
12 days | ||||
| Ministers of Culture, Media and Social Services (24 December 2019 – 3 January 2020) | ||||||||
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Bishakha Das बिशाखा दास (born 2013) |
24 December 2019 |
3 January 2020 |
10 days | Congress | Tanishkaa V | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
| Ministers of Culture (3 January 2020 – 17 March 2022) | ||||||||
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Bishakha Das बिशाखा दास (born 2013) |
3 January 2020 |
3 March 2020 |
118 days | Congress | Tanishkaa V | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
| 3 March 2020 |
22 March 2020 |
Anoushkaa I | Anoushkaa Patranabish | |||||
| 22 March 2020 |
30 April 2020 |
Tanishkaa VI | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |||||
| Position vacant (1 May – 13 May 2020) | ||||||||
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Bishakha Das बिशाखा दास (born 2013) (MoS, I/c) |
3 March 2020 |
7 June 2020 |
108 days | Congress | Tanishkaa VII | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
| 8 June 2020 |
17 June 2020 |
Anoushkaa II | Princess Anoushkaa | |||||
| Merged to form the Ministry of Human Resource, Culture and Youth Affairs (17 June 2020 – 28 January 2021) | ||||||||
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Prince Manoj युवराज मनोज (born 2005) |
28 January 2021 |
1 March 2021 |
32 days | Congress | Ștefan I | Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu | |
| Position vacant (1 March – 6 March 2021) | ||||||||
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Princess Bishakha राजकुमारी बिशाखा (born 2013) |
6 March 2021 |
11 September 2021 |
189 days | Congress | Ștefan II | Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu | |
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Jayden Dagsa 1st Duke of Karad जायदेन डगसा (born 2008) (MoS, I/c) |
11 September 2021 |
21 October 2021 |
40 days | Farhaz I | Farhaz Hazarika | ||
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Phillip Joseph Pillin 1st Count of Youngstown फिलिप जोसेफ पिलिन (born 1996) (Prime Minister) |
21 October 2021 |
22 November 2021 |
32 days | Independent | Pillin | Phillip Joseph Pillin | |
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Jayden Dagsa 1st Duke of Karad जायदेन डगसा (born 2008) (resigned) |
22 November 2021 |
22 December 2021 |
30 days | Congress | Hazarika II | Farhaz Hazarika | |
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Michal Nowacki 1st Duke of Stettin मीकल नोवाकी (born 2003) (Additional charge)[c] |
22 December 2021 |
3 January 2022 |
12 days | ||||
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Thomas Bainbridge 1st Baron Bainbridge थॉमस बैनब्रिज (born 1994) |
3 January 2022 |
17 March 2022 |
73 days | ||||
| Ministers of Education, Culture and Youth (17 March – 12 May 2022) | ||||||||
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Matthew Tonna 1st Baron Tonna मैथ्यू टोना (born 2005) |
17 March 2022 |
12 May 2022 |
56 days | Congress | Hazarika II | Farhaz Hazarika | |
| Ministers of Culture (12 May 2022 – present) | ||||||||
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William Cooper 1st Baron Cooper of Ottawa विलियम कूपर (born 2005) |
12 May 2022 |
11 June 2022 |
30 days | Independent | Hazarika III | Farhaz Hazarika | |
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Rafe Burfield 1st Baron Burfield of Somerset राफे बरफ़ील्ड (born 2005) |
11 June 2022 |
Incumbent | 158 days | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ Manoj Chetry, Minister of Regional and State Affairs was allocated the portfolios of Culture and Information and Broadcasting between 20 April and 5 May 2019 during the period of absence of leave of Anirban Phatowali.
- ↑ Saikat Seal, Minister of Planning, Nature and Environment Conservation was allocated the portfolios of Culture and Information and Broadcasting between 18 May and 23 May 2019 during the period of absence of leave of Anirban Phatowali.
- ↑ Deputy Prime Minister Michal Nowacki was assigned the portfolios of Culture, and Information and Broadcasting held by Jayden Dagsa following the resignation of Jayden Dagsa on 22 December 2021.
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