Along with PM Narendra Modi BJP president Amit Shah and other leaders like Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani sworn-in as Cabinet ministers. Total 24 Cabinet ministers, 9 ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 24 ministers of State took oath of office and secrecy.
The new Council retains several previous Cabinet Ministers like Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharam, Smriti Irani and also boasts of first-time Ministers like Amit Shah, S Jaishankar.
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:-
Shri Narendra Modi
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Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;
Department of Atomic Energy;
Department of Space; and
All important policy issues; and
All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.
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Cabinet Ministers
1.
| Shri Raj Nath Singh |
Minister of Defence.
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2.
| Shri Amit Shah |
Minister of Home Affairs.
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3.
| Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
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4.
| Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
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5.
| Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman |
Minister of Finance; and
Minister of Corporate Affairs.
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6.
| Shri Ramvilas Paswan |
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
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7.
| Shri Narendra Singh Tomar |
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare;
Minister of Rural Development; and
Minister of Panchayati Raj.
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8.
| Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Minister of Law and Justice;
Minister of Communications; and
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
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9.
| Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal |
Minister of Food Processing Industries.
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10.
| Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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11.
| Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
Minister of External Affairs.
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12.
| Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ |
Minister of Human Resource Development.
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13.
| Shri Arjun Munda |
Minister of Tribal Affairs.
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14.
| Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani |
Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles.
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15.
| Dr. Harsh Vardhan |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare;
Minister of Science and Technology; and
Minister of Earth Sciences.
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16.
| Shri Prakash Javadekar |
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and
Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
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17.
| Shri Piyush Goyal |
Minister of Railways; and
Minister of Commerce and Industry.
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18.
| Shri Dharmendra Pradhan |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and
Minister of Steel.
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19.
| Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
Minister of Minority Affairs.
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20.
| Shri Pralhad Joshi |
Minister of
Parliamentary Affairs;
Minister of Coal; and
Minister of Mines.
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21.
| Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey |
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
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22.
| Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant |
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise.
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23.
| Shri Giriraj Singh |
Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
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24.
| Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
Minister of Jal Shakti.
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Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
1.
| Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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2.
| Rao Inderjit Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; and
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning.
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3.
| Shri Shripad Yesso Naik |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH); and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.
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4.
| Dr. Jitendra Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region;
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office;
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;
Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and
Minister of State in the Department of Space.
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5.
| Shri Kiren Rijiju |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
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6.
| Shri Prahalad Singh Patel |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture; and
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7.
| Shri Raj Kumar Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power;
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
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8.
| Shri Hardeep Singh Puri |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs;
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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9.
| Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Shipping; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
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Ministers of State
1.
| Shri Faggansingh Kulaste |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel.
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2.
| Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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3.
| Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
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4.
| General (Retd.) V. K. Singh |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
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5.
| Shri Krishan Pal |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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6.
| Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
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7.
| Shri G. Kishan Reddy |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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8.
| Shri Parshottam Rupala |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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9.
| Shri Ramdas Athawale |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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10.
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development.
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11.
| Shri Babul Supriyo |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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12.
| Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
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13.
| Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development;
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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14.
| Shri Anurag Singh Thakur |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
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15.
| Shri Angadi Suresh Channabasappa |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
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16.
| Shri Nityanand Rai |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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17.
| Shri Rattan Lal Kataria |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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18.
| Shri V. Muraleedharan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
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19.
| Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
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20.
| Shri Som Parkash |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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21.
| Shri Rameswar Teli |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
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22.
| Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
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23.
| Shri Kailash Choudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
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24.
| Sushri Debasree Chaudhuri |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
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