Key Ministers in Narendra Modi’s New Cabinet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers took oath on Thursday 30th May 2019. The Union cabinet consists of 57 ministers which include 24 cabinet ministers, 9 ministers of state with independent charge and 24 ministers of states. Here is a list of key ministers in Modi’s cabinet.
Cabinet Ministers
AMIT SHAH-Minister of Home Affairs
RAJNATH SINGH-Minister of Defence
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN-Minister of Finance
RAM VILAS PASWAN – Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
NITIN GADKARI – Minister of Road Transport & Highways; Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA – Minister of Chemical and Fertilisers
NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR – Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD – Minister of Law, Communication and IT
SMRITI IRANI – Minister of Women and Child Development; Minister of Textile
DR. HARSH VARDHAN – Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences
PRAKASH JAVADEKAR – Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Minister of Information and Broadcasting
PIYUSH GOYAL – Minister of Railways, Minister of Commerce and Industry
DHARMENDRA PRADHAN – Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and minister of Steel
S JAISHANKAR – Minister of External Affairs
RAMESH POKHRIYAL – Minister of Human Resource and Development
HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL – Minister of Food Processing Industry
THAWAR CHAND GEHLOT – Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
ARJUN MUNDA – Minister of Tribal Affairs
MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI – Minister of Minority Affairs
PRAHLAD JOSHI – Minister of Parliamentary affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines
MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY – Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT – Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Distribution
GIRIRAJ SINGH – Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT – Minister of Jal Shakti
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
1. SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR – Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
2.SHRIPAD NAIK – Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.
3.RAO INDERJIT SINGH- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning.
4.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.
5.KIRAN RIJIJU- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
6.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.
7.MANSUKH L MANDAVIYA – Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of shipping; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
8.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.
9.PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism.
Ministers of State
1.FAGGAN SINGH KULSATE – Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
2.ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY- Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3.KRISHAN PAL GURJAR- Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
4.ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL – Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry ofHeavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
5.DANVE RAOSAHEB – Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
6.GENRAL (RETD) V K SINGH – Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
7.G KISHAN REDDY – Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
8.BABUL SUPRIYO – Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
9.PURSHOTTAM RUPALA – Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
10.SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN – Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
11.RAMDAS ATHAWALE- Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
12.SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI – Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development.
13.DHOTRE SANJAY SHAMRAO – Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
14.ANURAG SINGH THAKUR – Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
15.DEBASREE CHAUDHURI – Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
16.RENUKA SINGH SARUTA – Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
17.ANGADI SURESH CHANNABASAPPA – Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
18.V MURALEEDHARAN- Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
19.NITYANAND RAI- Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
20.RATTAN LAL KATARIA- Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
21.SOM PRAKASH – Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
22.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.
23.RAMESHWAR TELI – Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
24.KAILASH CHAUDHARY- Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
