Ministry of National Development (Vishwamitra)
राष्ट्रीय विकास मंत्रालय Rashtriya Vikaas Mantralaya | |
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Formed | 12 August 2023 |
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Dissolved | 29 March 2024 |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Vishwamitra |
The Ministry of National Development (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय विकास मंत्रालय) is a ministry in the government of Vishwamitra which is responsible for the direction, formulation and implementation of policies related to arts and sciences, culture and national heritage, media and broadcasting, education, environment and publication in Vishwamitra and is also responsible for the affairs of the Vishwamitran Patent Office.
The ministry was first formed on 6 August 2019 during a cabinet reshuffle and was responsible for implementation of plans and policies in the nation and replaced the duties of the former Ministry of Programme Implementation. The ministry was abolished on 18 March 2023 and was re-created on 12 August 2023 as a result of the merger of the individual ministries of Culture, Education, Environment and Natural Resources, and Information and Broadcasting, thus becoming one of the bulk ministries of the government.
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 Jayden Dagsa since 12 August 2023.
History
The Ministry of National Development was established on 6 August 2019 during a cabinet reshuffle after the abolition of the Ministry of Programme Implementation. At the time of its inception, the ministry was tasked with the responsibilities to formulate and plan policies and programmes for the development of the nation. The ministry was abolished on 18 March 2023.
The ministry was re-created on 12 August 2023 after the merger of the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. As a result of the merger of some of the most important ministries, the Ministry of National Development emerged as one of the most important and bulk ministries of the government.
Departments
The Ministry of National Development has the following departments which were created by the Gazette Notification issued on 12 August 2023.
- Department of Arts and Sciences
- Department of Culture and National Heritage
- Department of Digital Media and Broadcasting
- Department of Education
- Department of Environment
- Department of Public Relations
- Vishwamitran Patent Office
The Department of Culture, Education, Broadcasting, Environment and Public Relations were formerly independent ministries and were combined together to constitute the ministry.
Ministers
No. | Portrait/Arms | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | |||||||
1 | File:Portrait of Arnab Sil.png | Arnab Sil (born 2004) MP for Maligaon (Senior Minister) |
6 August 2019 |
2 September 2019 |
27 days | Friends Societal Congress | Tanishkaa V | Tanishkaa Patranabish | |
2 | Ankurjyoti Thakuria (born 2002) MP for Devkotanagar (Deputy Prime Minister) |
2 September 2019 |
13 September 2019 |
11 days | |||||
3 | File:Tanishkaa Patranabish-Official Portrait (2018).jpg | Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004) MP for Basant Bahar (Prime Minister) |
13 September 2019 |
29 September 2019 |
16 days | ||||
4 | Asmi Patranabis (born 2007) MP for Bhetapara |
29 September 2019 |
5 October 2019 |
6 days | |||||
5 | File:Anirban Phatowali new photo.jpg | Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for Kahilipara |
5 October 2019 |
15 October 2019 |
10 days | ||||
(4) | Asmi Patranabis (born 2007) MP for Bhetapara |
15 October 2019 |
8 November 2019 |
24 days | |||||
6 | File:Photo of Abhiraj Kar.jpg | Abhiraj Kar (born 2006) MP for Bharat Sevashram |
8 November 2019 |
9 December 2019 |
31 days | ||||
5 | File:Anirban Phatowali new photo.jpg | Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for Kahilipara |
9 December 2019 |
3 March 2020 |
85 days | ||||
7 | ![]() |
Rajdeep Deka (born 2002) MP for Adarsha Central |
3 March 2020 |
9 March 2020 |
6 days | National People's Congress | Anoushkaa I | Anoushkaa Patranabish | |
(5) | File:Anirban Phatowali new photo.jpg | Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for Padumbari-Gotanagar |
9 March 2020 |
22 March 2020 |
13 days | ||||
(1) | File:Portrait of Arnab Sil.png | Arnab Sil (born 2004) MP for Maligaon |
22 March 2020 |
29 March 2020 |
7 days | Tanishkaa VI | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
(5) | File:Anirban Phatowali new photo.jpg | Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for Padumbari-Gotanagar |
29 March 2020 |
30 April 2020 |
32 days | ||||
13 May 2020 |
7 June 2020 |
25 days | Tanishkaa VII | ||||||
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Rajdeep Deka (born 2002) MP for Adarsha Central |
8 June 2020 |
17 June 2020 |
9 days | Anoushkaa II | Princess Anoushkaa | ||
Coordinating Minister of National Development and Social Policies | |||||||||
8 | File:Arnab Deka in 2017.jpg | Arnab Deka (born 2002) MP for Adarsha Colony |
17 June 2020 |
28 January 2021 |
225 days | National People's Congress | Anoushkaa II | Princess Anoushkaa | |
Minister of National Development | |||||||||
(8) | File:Arnab Deka in 2017.jpg | Arnab Deka (born 2002) Unelected |
28 January 2021 |
1 March 2021 |
32 days | National People's Congress | Ștefan I | Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu | |
(6) | File:Photo of Abhiraj Kar.jpg | Prince Abhiraj (born 2006) MP for Basant Bahar (Senior Minister) |
6 March 2021 |
11 September 2021 |
189 days | Ștefan II | |||
9 | File:Portrait of Princess Anoushkaa (2021).jpg | Princess Anoushkaa (born 2010) MP for Brikshasthana (Senior Minister) |
11 September 2021 |
21 October 2021 |
40 days | Farhaz I | Farhaz Hazarika | ||
10 | ![]() |
Phillip Joseph Pillin (born 1996) Unelected (Prime Minister) |
21 October 2021 |
22 November 2021 |
32 days | Independent | Pillin | Self | |
11 | Ested Vlasyn (born 2001) MP for Maligaon |
22 November 2021 |
31 January 2022 |
70 days | National People's Congress | Farhaz II | Farhaz Hazarika | ||
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Charles Burgardt (born 2002) MP for Purvanchal (Councillor) |
31 January 2022 |
9 February 2022 |
9 days | ||||
13 | Tyler Mullins (born 1997) MP for Bhetapara |
9 February 2022 |
16 February 2022 |
7 days | |||||
14 | Matthew Tonna (born 2005) MP for National List |
17 February 2022 |
12 May 2022 |
84 days | |||||
(12) | ![]() |
Charles Burgardt (born 2002) MP for Maligaon |
12 May 2022 |
30 July 2022 |
2 years, 111 days | Independent | Farhaz III | ||
(8) | File:Arnab Deka in 2017.jpg | Arnab Deka (born 2002) MP for Noonmati |
31 July 2022 |
11 November 2022 |
103 days | ||||
14 | Matthew Tonna (born 2005) MP for Noonmati |
12 November 2022 |
18 January 2023 |
67 days | National People's Congress | Farhaz IV | |||
Minister of National Development | |||||||||
15 | ![]() |
Jayden Dagsa (born 2008) MP for Noonmati |
12 August 2023 |
9 October 2023 |
58 days | National People's Congress | Farhaz IV | Farhaz Hazarika | |
13 | Tyler Mullins (born 1997) MP for Uttar Basistha |
13 October 2023 |
Incumbent | 323 days | Farhaz V |
Ministers of State
Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
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From | To | Period | ||||||
Minister of State for National Development | ||||||||
Tanvi Sridasa (born 2013) MP for Bhaskarnagar |
2 September 2019 |
29 September 2019 |
27 days | Friends Societal Congress | Tanishkaa V | Tanishkaa Patranabish | ||
Pallavi Rai (born 2005) MP for National List |
29 September 2019 |
8 November 2019 |
40 days | |||||
Tusharjit Deka (born 2006) |
8 November 2019 |
24 November 2019 |
16 days | |||||
Kushal Saha (born 2006) |
24 November 2019 |
9 December 2019 |
15 days | |||||
Chandan Das (born 2005) MP for Madhya Prant |
9 December 2019 |
2 January 2020 |
24 days | |||||
Pranjit Kalita (born 2005) |
2 January 2020 |
2 February 2020 |
31 days | |||||
Mayuri Kalita (born 2005) MP for Dadara |
2 February 2020 |
3 March 2020 |
30 days | |||||
Harlong Terang (born 2005) MP for Beltola Capital Territory |
13 May 2020 |
7 June 2020 |
25 days | National People's Congress | Tanishkaa VII | |||
Prince Abhirup (born 2012) MP for Bhetapara Rural |
8 June 2020 |
17 June 2020 |
9 days | Anoushkaa II | Princess Anoushkaa | |||
Minister of State for National Development and Social Policies | ||||||||
Harlong Terang (born 2005) MP for Beltola Capital Territory |
17 June 2020 |
28 January 2021 |
225 days | National People's Congress | Anoushkaa II | Princess Anoushkaa | ||
Minister of State for National Development | ||||||||
Christian Laudani (born 2006) MP for Gotanagar |
12 November 2022 |
16 March 2023 |
124 days | National People's Congress | Farhaz IV | Farhaz Hazarika | ||
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Manggala Alif Prasetia (born 2007) MP for Basistha Rural |
12 August 2023 |
9 October 2023 |
58 days | ||||
Johannes Mattias Toome (born 2006) MP for Noonmati |
13 October 2023 |
Incumbent | 323 days | Farhaz V | ||||
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Ezekiel Ensor (born 2007) MP for Rajagriha (Culture) |