India, March 22 -- A cabinet reshuffle at the Centre is under consideration, with the exercise likely to serve as a mid-term reset aimed at recalibrating governance and addressing performance concerns, according to sources. The move is being viewed as going beyond the routine political management.

The proposed reshuffle is expected to focus on inducting new faces and dropping ministers perceived to have underperformed or remained in office without commensurate results. The government has, in the past, dropped senior ministers for reasons including underperformance and exceeding their assigned mandates.

Officials familiar with the developments said the timing is linked to the government approaching the midpoint of its term. Any delay bey...