Question

If agriculture and commerce are state subjects, why do we have ministers of agriculture and commerce in the Union cabinet?

Answer 1

Even though agriculture and commerce are state subjects, ministers of agriculture and commerce must be appointed to the Union cabinet. This is because the states must deal with each other on commercial and agricultural commodities. The state may act arbitrarily, causing problems with price control, taxation, and so on. In addition, the country must negotiate with other countries on these problems.