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The head of the Nuclear Command Authority's Political Council, the Chairman of NITI Aayog and the head of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet is the:

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Answer: Option A — Prime Minister

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The Prime Minister heads the Political Council of the Nuclear Command Authority, is the ex officio Chairman of NITI Aayog, and heads the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

Nuclear Command Authority (NCA):

  • It was set up in 2003 to manage India's nuclear weapons.
  • It has a Political Council and an Executive Council.
  • The Political Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, is the only body that can authorise the use of nuclear weapons.
  • The Executive Council, chaired by the National Security Adviser, gives advice and carries out directions.
  • India follows a policy of "no first use" of nuclear weapons.

NITI Aayog:

  • It replaced the Planning Commission on 1 January 2015.
  • The Prime Minister is its Chairman.
  • It has a Vice-Chairman, full-time members, part-time members and ex officio members who are Union ministers.
  • Its Governing Council includes the Chief Ministers of all states and the administrators of Union territories.

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC):

  • It decides on appointments to senior posts, such as the chiefs of the armed forces, secretaries to the Government of India and heads of public sector undertakings.
  • It includes the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.

Other bodies headed by the Prime Minister:

  • The Cabinet Committee on Security and the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs.
  • The National Integration Council and the Inter-State Council.
  • The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Space are usually kept under the Prime Minister.

Why the Prime Minister heads these bodies:

  • He is the head of the government and the real executive authority.
  • Important strategic, economic and administrative decisions require his leadership.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗The President is the nominal head and does not chair these bodies.
  • ✗The Home Minister is a member of some of these bodies but not their head.
  • ✗The National Security Adviser chairs the Executive Council of the NCA, not its Political Council.

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Remember: The PM heads the NCA's Political Council, NITI Aayog and the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

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