The Government has abolished all Group of Ministers, GoMs, and Empowered Group of Ministers, EGoMs, to ensure greater accountability and empowerment of the Ministries and Departments.

The decision to abolish all the existing nine EGoMs and 21 GoMs was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. An official release said, the move will help expedite the process of decision making and usher in greater accountability in the system.

The Ministries and Departments will now process the issues pending before the EGoMs and GoMs and take appropriate decisions at the level of Ministries and Departments itself.

It said, wherever the Ministries face any difficulties, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister’s Office will facilitate the decision making process.