Mr Rijiju – a three-time Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh – was previously Deputy (Independent) Minister for Youth Affairs and Deputy Minister for Minority Affairs and Ayush. At the first meeting of the Union`s Council of Ministers on Wednesday evening after the reshuffle, the prime minister said the new ministers could learn from the experience of their predecessors. Rijiju — one of the few junior ministers promoted to ministerial rank after Wednesday`s reshuffle — assumed the responsibility in the presence of Buddhist monks. He said he was aware of the responsibility entrusted to him and determined to meet the challenges ahead. “I called my senior colleague and predecessor as Union Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad ji. Sought his leadership to advance the vision of the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modiji to build a new India,” Rijiju tweeted. The Ministry of Law and Justice of the Government of India is a Cabinet ministry responsible for the administration of legal affairs, legislative activity and the administration of justice in India through its three departments, namely the Legislative Department and the Department of Legal Affairs and the Department of Justice. respectively. The Department of Legal Affairs is responsible for advising the various ministries of central government, while the Legislative Department participates in the drafting of key legislation for the central government. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju, who is appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India. [1] [2] The first Minister of Justice of independent India was Dr. B.
R. Ambedkar, who served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1947/51. New law The Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) is part of the Revenue Department within the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India. [24] The CBDT provides essential inputs for direct tax policy and planning in India and is also responsible for the administration of direct tax laws by the Income Tax Department. The CBDT is a statutory body that operates under the Central Revenue Board Act 1963.It is the official entity of India`s FATF. The Central Board of Revenue, the central body of the Ministry responsible for tax administration, was established as a result of the Central Revenue Board Act 1924. Initially, the board of directors was responsible for direct and indirect taxes. However, when the administration of taxes became too cumbersome for a single council, the council was split into two parts, namely the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Central Board of Excise and Customs, with effect from 1 January 1964.
This ramification was caused by the formation of two councils u/s 3 of the Central Boards of Revenue Act 1963. Mr Prasad was one of the few high-profile departures from the trade union cabinet yesterday. The new Minister of Justice, Kiren Rijiju, met with his predecessor Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday. He also shared a photo of the meeting. Prasad also tweeted about his meeting with Rijiju. Cabinet Expansion: Kiren Rijiju, Member of Parliament for Lok Sabha, took office as India`s Minister of Justice today. Rijiju was given the portfolio of legal affairs and justice on Wednesday and was elevated to the rank of minister in a major reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers. The Ministry of Justice and Justice is the oldest part of the Indian government dating back to 1833, when the Charter Act 1833 was passed by the British Parliament when India was under British control. For the first time, the Act conferred legislative authority on a single authority, namely the Governor General in Council. Under this power and the authority conferred on him by section 22 of the Indian Councils Act, 1861, the Governor General of the Council enacted laws for the country from 1834 to 1920. Following the enactment of the Government of India Act, 1919, legislative power was exercised by the Indian Legislature, which was constituted under that Act.
The Government of India Act 1919 was followed by the Government of India Act 1935. With the enactment of the Indian Independence Act 1947, India became a “Dominion” and the Dominion Legislature enacted laws from 1947 to 1949 under the provisions of Section 100 of the Government of India Act 1935, as amended by the India (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947. When the Constitution of India came into force on January 26, 1950, legislative power was then transferred to the Indian Parliament. [1] “I wished him all the best and much success in advancing Prime Minister @narendramodi`s vision,” Prasad said. The Minister of Justice @KirenRijiju met with me today. I wished him all the best and every success in advancing Prime Minister @narendramodi`s vision. #Govt4Growth t.co/Sz7LjmaoKy We will try to be transparent (but) don`t want to comment further now,” he added.