State and Government in Ancient India c22.s4.t2.3

c22.s4.t2.3

It is rather strange that neither the *Arthaśāstra* nor the inscriptions of Aśoka give us an idea of the portfolios of the different ministers. It appears that the heads of the departments (*adhyakshas*) were not always differentiated from ministers; hence probably the *Arthaśāstra* does not separately mention the ministerial prorfolios.