What is the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)?

About Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)

• It is headed by the Prime Minister.
• The Committee discusses, debates, and is the apex body when it comes to the appointments of the officials in the national security bodies.
  • It also makes all the important decisions on defence policy and expenditure and, generally, all matters of India’s security.
• Members: PM, Ministers of Defence, Home Affairs, Finance and External Affairs.
• Functions:
  • Deals with all the issues related to the defence and security of India.
  • The CCS deals with all issues related to the law and order and national security of India.
  • It discusses different initiatives to take to enhance the national security of India.
  • It also deals with policy matters of foreign affairs that may have a bearing on internal or external security implications, including cases relating to agreements with other countries on security-related issues.
  • The Committee discusses the political issues which can impact the security of our nation.

What are Cabinet Committees?

• Cabinet Committees are extra-constitutional, meaning, they are not mentioned in the Indian Constitution.
• They are partly designed to reduce the burden on the Union Cabinet by allowing smaller groups of ministers to make decisions on specific policy areas.
• They are constituted or reconstituted when a new government takes over or the Cabinet undergoes a reshuffle.
• There are a total of 8 cabinet committees:
  • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
  • Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs.
  • Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth.
  • Cabinet Committee on Security.
  • Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
  • Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development.
  • Cabinet Committee on Accommodation.
  • Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

Q1. What is BrahMos?

It is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from land, sea, and air. It has been developed by Brahmos Aerospace, a joint venture of India and Russia. It is named after the rivers Brahmaputra (India) and Moskva (Russia). It is one of the fastest cruise missiles currently operationally deployed, with a speed of Mach 2.8, which is nearly three times more than the speed of sound.

Source: What are Cabinet committees, and why is the CCS the most important of them all? | Explained News - The Indian Express