Dear Readers,
As a fresh set of ministers have been inducted into the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, the third reshuffle since 2014. Nine new ministers were into the council of ministers and four have been promoted to the Union Cabinet.
Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the Union Railway Minister after being inducted into the Union Cabinet. He replaced former Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who had earlier offered to resign following multiple train derailments. Further, Nirmala Sitharaman was given the Defence Ministry, becoming only the second woman to hold the post after Indira Gandhi.
Here is a table on the recent shuffle up in the Cabinet portfolios.
Shri Narendra Modi-
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.
Cabinet Ministers
S.No. | Minister | Ministry |
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1. | Shri Raj Nath Singh | Minister of Home Affairs. |
2. | Smt. Sushma Swaraj | Minister of External Affairs. |
3. | Shri Arun Jaitley |
Minister of Finance Minister of Corporate Affairs. |
4. | Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
Minister of Road Transport and Highways Minister of Shipping Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. |
5. | Shri Suresh Prabhu | Minister of Commerce and Industry. |
6. | Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda | Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation. |
7. | Sushri Uma Bharati | Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation. |
8. | Shri Ramvilas Paswan | Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. |
9. | Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi | Minister of Women and Child Development. |
10. | Shri Ananthkumar |
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. |
11. | Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Minister of Law and Justice Minister of Electronics and Information Technology. |
12. | Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda | Minister of Health and Family Welfare. |
13. | Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | Minister of Civil Aviation. |
14. | Shri Anant Geete | Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. |
15. | Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Minister of Food Processing Industries. |
16. | Shri Narendra Singh Tomar |
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Panchayati Raj
Minister of Mines.
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17. | Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh | Minister of Steel. |
18. | Shri Jual Oram | Minister of Tribal Affairs. |
19. | Shri Radha Mohan Singh | Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. |
20. | Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
21. | Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani |
Minister of Textiles Minister of Information and Broadcasting. |
22. | Dr. Harsh Vardhan |
Minister of Science and Technology Minister of Earth Sciences Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. |
23. | Shri Prakash Javadekar | Minister of Human Resource Development. |
24. | Shri Dharmendra Pradhan* |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. |
25. | Shri Piyush Goyal* |
Minister of Railways Minister of Coal. |
26. | Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman* | Minister of Defence. |
27. | Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi* | Minister of Minority Affairs. |
* Ministers who have been promoted from MoS to Cabinet Ministers
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
S. No.
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Minister
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Ministry
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1.
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Rao Inderjit Singh
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Planning;
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
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2.
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Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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3.
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Shri Shripad Yesso Naik
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).
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4.
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Dr. Jitendra Singh
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Minister of State (I/C) 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
Minister of State in the Department of Space.
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5.
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Dr. Mahesh Sharma
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Culture
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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6.
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Shri Giriraj Singh
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
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7.
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Shri Manoj Sinha
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Communications
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
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8.
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Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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9.
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Shri Raj Kumar Singh*
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Power
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
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10.
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Shri Hardeep Singh Puri*
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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11.
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Shri Alphons Kannanthanam*
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Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Tourism
Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
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* Ministers who are newly inducted in Portfolios
Ministers of State
S. No. | Minister | Ministry |
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1. | Shri Vijay Goel |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. |
2. | Shri Radhakrishnan P. |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping. |
3. | Shri S.S. Ahluwalia | Minister of State in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. |
4. | Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi | Minister of State in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. |
5. | Shri Ramdas Athawale | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
6. | Shri Vishnu Deo Sai | Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel. |
7. | Shri Ram Kripal Yadav | Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development. |
8. | Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. |
9. | Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal. |
10. | Shri Rajen Gohain | Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways. |
11. | General (Retd.) V. K. Singh | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. |
12. | Shri Parshottam Rupala |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. |
13. | Shri Krishan Pal | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
14. | Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. |
15. | Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla* | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance. |
16. | Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey* | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. |
17. | Shri Sudarshan Bhagat | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. |
18. | Shri Upendra Kushwaha | Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development. |
19. | Shri Kiren Rijiju | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. |
20. | Dr. Virendra Kumar* |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs. |
21. | Shri Anant Kumar Hegde* | Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. |
22. | Shri M. J. Akbar | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. |
23. | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. |
24. | Shri Y. S. Chowdary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences. |
25. | Shri Jayant Sinha | Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. |
26. | Shri Babul Supriyo | Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. |
27. | Shri Vijay Sampla | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
28. | Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. |
29. | Shri Ajay Tamta | Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles. |
30. | Smt. Krishna Raj | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
31. | Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. |
32. | Smt. Anupriya Patel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. |
33. | Shri C.R. Chaudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. |
34. | Shri P.P. Chaudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. |
35. | Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre | Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. |
36. | Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat * | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. |
37. | Dr. Satya Pal Singh* |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. |
* Ministers who are newly inducted in Portfolios