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Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS)

Composition and Role

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is the apex body in India's national security decision-making architecture. It is chaired by the Prime Minister and comprises the Ministers of Defence, Home Affairs, External Affairs, and Finance. The CCS is not a standing statutory body but a committee of the Union Cabinet, constituted under the Cabinet Rules of Business. It deals with all matters relating to defence, national security, intelligence, nuclear weapons, and strategic affairs. Decisions of the CCS carry the weight of Cabinet decisions.

Key details

Chairperson: Prime Minister
Members: Defence Minister, Home Minister, External Affairs Minister, Finance Minister
Constitutional basis: Cabinet Committees under Article 77 of the Constitution (Rules of Business)
Jurisdiction: Defence policy, internal and external security, intelligence coordination, nuclear command authority
Attendees (non-members): Cabinet Secretary, NSA (National Security Adviser), service chiefs may be invited based on agenda
Key function: Reviews classified security threats, approves major defence acquisitions, exercises nuclear command oversight

In the news

● Tracked since March 01, 2026 · last seen April 01, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes

01 Apr '26

LPG/LNG to fertilisers: CCS briefed, PM Modi says take all steps

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Modi chairs Cabinet panel meet on West Asia crisis

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23 Mar '26

PM Narendra Modi to speak in Lok Sabha on West Asia conflict today

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22 Mar '26