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Swatantra Dev Singh
Cabinet Minister, Uttar Pradesh
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Swatantra Dev Singh is a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in Uttar Pradesh - the Vidhan Parishad, the upper house of the state legislature - elected to the Council by the state's MLAs (MLA quota). Current party affiliation: Bharatiya Janata Party. Current term: 31-Jan-2021 to 30-Jan-2027.
Source: Wikipedia - List of members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council· Updated Jul 14, 2026
Role in the Uttar Pradesh Government
As Cabinet Minister, this leader runs these departments:
Jal Shakti
Water resources, rivers, drinking water and sanitation (Jal Jeevan / Swachh Bharat).
Flood Control
What they are accountable for
Everything Swatantra Dev Singh answers to you for - combined across every office they hold.
- Runs and answers for: Jal Shakti · Flood Control
- Running the state department(s) they hold - delivery, budgets, results
- Answering the Assembly: Question Hour, debates and kept assurances
- Merit-based transfers, tenders and appointments - no favouritism
- As an MLC: attending the Council and scrutinising state legislation
Read the full role-by-role guide (powers, limits, sources)
State Cabinet Minister
A State Cabinet Minister is a top-rank member of a state government - an MLA (or MLC) picked by the Chief Minister to run big departments like police, health, roads, schools or land records, and to answer for them in the Assembly.
You can hold them accountable for
- Running the department(s) assigned to them competently - delivering on their sector's stated schemes, budgets, service standards and targets (e.g. hospitals, roads, schools, policing, land records)
- Attending and taking part in Cabinet meetings and sittings of the Assembly/Council, and being present to answer during Question Hour
- Answering questions, debates and calling-attention motions truthfully and on time, and not misleading the House (a breach of privilege)
- Honouring the promises ('assurances') they give on the floor of the House, which are formally tracked by the Assurances Committee
- Spending their department's budget lawfully and economically, staying within sanctioned amounts, and acting on CAG audit and Public Accounts Committee findings for their department
- Taking executive decisions strictly within the Constitution, the law, and the Rules of Business - since those decisions are issued in the Governor's name
- Collective responsibility - publicly standing by Cabinet decisions (or resigning), and owning their department's failures rather than shifting blame to officials
- Disclosing their assets, liabilities and business interests and steering clear of conflicts of interest, as required by the Code of Conduct for Ministers
- Ethical conduct - no corruption, no misuse of official vehicles, staff or funds, and no favouritism in transfers, postings, tenders or contracts
- Making appointments, transfers and administrative decisions on merit and settled rules, not on patronage or political loyalty
- Being reachable and responsive to citizens and to legislators across the state on matters in their sector, and acting on genuine grievances
- Also doing their duty as an MLA or MLC - representing their constituency if elected from one, and declaring personal interests to the House
- Transparency - cooperating with the Right to Information Act and tabling the reports, rules and papers of their department that the law requires
- Keeping the oath of office and secrecy - protecting official secrets and acting only within the powers of the office
What this role covers - and what it does not
What they do
- Policy direction and overall administration of the department(s) allotted to them, such as Home/Police, Health, PWD, Education, Revenue or Finance
- Framing and notifying subordinate rules, schemes, notifications and executive orders under the laws their department administers
- Preparing and moving their department's budget demands in the House and sanctioning expenditure within their delegated financial powers
- Piloting Bills on their subject through the Legislative Assembly (and Council, where one exists)
- Senior postings, transfers and administrative sanctions within their department, as per service rules
- Chairing departmental reviews and heading state boards, corporations and committees in their sector
- Answering questions and giving assurances in the House on their subject, and representing the government's position on it
- Approving or recommending licences, permits, grants, tenders and contracts that fall within the department's powers
- Taking part in Cabinet decision-making - collective policy of the whole state government
- Overseeing implementation of state and centrally-sponsored schemes in their sector
Not their job - ask instead
- Passing laws or the state Budget by themselves - the Legislative Assembly (and Council, where it exists) votes on them; the minister only proposes and pilots them
- Overall direction of the government and the choice of who becomes or stays a minister - that is the Chief Minister's call
- Union List subjects like defence, railways, national highways, foreign affairs and income tax - those belong to Union Ministers / the Government of India, not the state
- Purely local services such as garbage collection, local streetlights, neighbourhood roads, local water lines and property tax - in most states these are run by elected municipal corporations/councils and panchayats and their mayors/chairpersons, with the state only setting the framework (exact arrangements vary from state to state, and some services are delivered through state boards)
- Court verdicts, the outcome of police investigations and prosecutions - investigating agencies and the judiciary act independently; a minister cannot decide a case
- Day-to-day file processing and technical execution - done by the civil service (the department's Secretary and officers); the minister sets policy and answers for it but does not personally run operations
- Constitutional acts done in the Governor's name, such as giving assent to Bills or recommending President's Rule - those rest with the Governor's office
Sources: Constitution of India, Article 164 (Other provisions as to Ministers - appointment by Governor on CM's advice, oath, collective responsibility to the Legislative Assembly, six-month membership rule): https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-164-other-provisions-as-to-ministers/ · Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act, 2003 - Article 164(1A) (Council of Ministers capped at 15% of Assembly, minimum 12) and 164(1B) (anti-defection disqualification bars ministerial office): https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-ninety-first-amendment-act-2003/ · Constitution of India, Article 166 (Conduct of business of the Government of a State - Rules of Business and allocation of departments among Ministers): https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-166-conduct-of-business-of-the-government-of-a-state/ · Constitution of India, Article 177 (Rights of Ministers as respects the Houses - to speak in and take part in proceedings): https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-177-rights-of-ministers-as-respects-the-houses/ · Constitution of India, Articles 163 & 167 (Council of Ministers to aid and advise the Governor; duties regarding information to the Governor): https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-163-council-of-ministers-to-aid-and-advise-governor/
Member of Legislative Council (MLC)
An MLC is a member of a state's upper house (the Legislative Council), who reviews and improves laws, questions the government, and raises concerns - but cannot block a law the elected Assembly wants.
You can hold them accountable for
- Attending sittings of the Legislative Council and taking active part in debates, question hour, and voting rather than staying absent - a seat can be declared vacant if a member stays away for 60 days without the House's permission (Article 190)
- Using their law-reviewing role seriously - reading Bills sent up by the Assembly and offering genuine improvements instead of rubber-stamping them (Articles 196-197)
- Asking questions, moving resolutions, and raising issues that scrutinise the state government and reflect the concerns of the electorate that chose them
- Serving diligently on any legislative committees they are appointed to
- Being reachable and responsive to the people or group who elected them - graduates, teachers, local-body members, or their region - and helping with genuine grievances
- Honest and transparent conduct, including declaring assets, liabilities, and interests and avoiding conflicts of interest
- Following the Constitution - including taking the required oath or affirmation before the Chairman before sitting or voting (Article 188) - the Council's Rules of Procedure, the directions of the Chairman, and the anti-defection law (Tenth Schedule)
- Spending any MLC area-development or discretionary funds properly and only on eligible works, where such a fund exists (this varies by state)
- Delivering on the department's mandate and answering to the House for it, if the MLC also holds a ministerial portfolio
- Not misusing the office, position, or public money for private gain, and refusing bribery and corruption
- Maintaining decorum and ethical behaviour inside the House and in public life
- Truthfully meeting eligibility rules - minimum age, being on the correct electoral roll, and not holding a disqualifying office of profit (Article 173)
- Voting responsibly in elections held within the Council, such as for the Chairman and Deputy Chairman
- Being willing to explain their stands, votes, and use of powers to the public
What this role covers - and what it does not
What they do
- Reviewing, debating, and suggesting amendments to Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly as a revising chamber (Articles 196-197)
- Delaying ordinary Bills to force a second look - up to about three months the first time and about one month if the Assembly passes it again (Article 197) - and delaying Money Bills up to 14 days, without power to finally block either (Article 198)
- Asking questions, moving resolutions, and holding debates to scrutinise the state government and its policies
- Serving on committees of the Council and the wider state legislature
- Voting to elect and remove the Council's Chairman and Deputy Chairman, and following the Chair's rulings
- Being eligible for appointment as a Minister, including Chief Minister, and running a government department while an MLC
- Representing the specific electorate that chose them - MLAs, local bodies, graduates, or teachers - or bringing an expert or nominated perspective in literature, science, art, cooperation, or social service (Article 171)
- Recommending works under an MLC Local Area Development fund, where the state provides one (availability and size vary by state)
Not their job - ask instead
- Finally blocking or vetoing a law the Assembly wants - the Council can only delay and suggest; the directly elected Legislative Assembly (MLAs) has the last word
- The state budget and Money Bills - these start only in the Assembly and the Council can delay them just 14 days; for money matters look to the MLAs, Finance Minister, and state government (Articles 198-199)
- Day-to-day local services like water supply, roads, garbage, and streetlights - these are run by municipal corporations, councils, and panchayats through their elected councillors/sarpanches and civic officials (unless the MLC also holds that ministry)
- Law and order and the police - a state government/Home Department function, not the job of an individual MLC
- National subjects such as defence, railways, foreign policy, and income tax - these belong to Parliament (MPs) and the Union Government, not a state MLC
- Deciding court cases or delivering justice - that is the judiciary's role
Sources: Constitution of India, Article 168 (constitution of state legislatures) - https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/15240 · Constitution of India, Article 169 (abolition or creation of Legislative Councils) - https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/15240 · Constitution of India, Article 171 (composition of the Legislative Councils) - https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1198859/ · Constitution of India, Article 172 (duration of state legislatures - Council not subject to dissolution, one-third retire every two years) - https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/15240 · Representation of the People Act, 1951, Section 156 (six-year term of a member of a Legislative Council) - https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1362
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Work in Parliament
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Age
Born 13 February 1964 (age 62)
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