Cabinet and Ministers of State in Central Government (Updated List)
» The Constitution envisages a scheme of affairs in which the President of India is the head of the executive in terms of Article 53 with an office of the prime minister as heading the Council of Ministers to assist and advise the president in the discharge of the executive power.
There shall be a Council of Ministers with the prime minister at the head to aid and advise the president who shall, in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice.
— Article 74(1), Constitution of India
The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
— Article 75(1), Constitution of India
» The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called "Cabinet Ministers", and junior ministers, called "Ministers of State".
» It is led by the Prime Minister.
» A smaller executive body, called the Union Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in India.
» Only the Prime Minister and ministers of the rank of "Cabinet Minister" are members of the Cabinet.
» The most senior civil servant in India, called the Cabinet Secretary, leads the Cabinet Secretariat, and provides administrative assistance to the Council of Ministers, attends and convene its meetings thus making him ex-officio Secretary to the Union Council of Ministers.
» Ministers of State are tasked with assisting Cabinet Ministers in their work.
» As a collective, the Council of Ministers is responsible to the lower house of the Indian Parliament, called the House of the People (Lok Sabha).
» According to the Constitution of India, the total number of ministers in the Council of Ministers must not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the House of the People.
» Ministers must be members of parliament. Any minister who is not a member of either the lower or upper houses of parliament for six consecutive months is automatically stripped of his or her ministerial post.
» There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:
1. Cabinet Minister: member of cabinet; leads a ministry
2. Minister of State (Independent Charges): junior minister not reporting to a cabinet minister
3. Minister of State (MoS): junior minister reporting to a cabinet minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry
Portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers (Latest)
List of Ministers of India - Narendra Modi's Cabinet 2017
List of Cabinet Ministers (Latest) in Govt of India
Minister
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Portfolio (Ministry)
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Party
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Narendra Modi
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·Prime Minister
·Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
·Department of Atomic Energy
·Department of Space
·All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
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BJP
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Rajnath Singh
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·Home Affairs
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BJP
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Sushma Swaraj
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·External Affairs
·Overseas Indian Affairs
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BJP
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Arun Jaitley
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·Finance
·Corporate Affairs
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BJP
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Nirmala Sitaraman
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·Defence
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BJP
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Nitin Jairam Gadkari
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·Road Transport and Highways
·Shipping
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BJP
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Suresh Prabhu
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·Commerce and Industry
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BJP
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Uma Bharati
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·Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
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BJP
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Ramvilas Paswan
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·Consumer Affairs
·Food and Public Distribution
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LJP
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Kalraj Mishra
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·Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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BJP
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Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
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·Women and Child Development
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BJP
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Ananth Kumar
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·Chemicals and Fertilisers
·Parliamentary Affairs
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BJP
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Ravi Shankar Prasad
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·Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology
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BJP
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Ashok Gajapathi Raju
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·Civil Aviation
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TDP
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Anant Geete
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·Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
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Shiv Sena
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Harsimrat Kaur Badal
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·Food Processing Industries
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SAD
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Narendra Singh Tomar
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·Rural Development
·Panchayati Raj
·Drinking Water and Sanitation
·Urban Development Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation |
BJP
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Jual Oram
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·Tribal Affairs
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BJP
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Chaudhary Birender Singh
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·Steel
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BJP
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Radha Mohan Singh
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·Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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BJP
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Thaawar Chand Gehlot
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·Social Justice and Empowerment
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BJP
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Smriti Irani
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·Textiles
·Information and Broadcasting |
BJP
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Jagat Prakash Nadda
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·Health and Family Welfare
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BJP
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Dr Harsh Vardhan
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·Science and Technology
·Earth Sciences
·Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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BJP
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Prakash Javadekar
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·Human Resource Development
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BJP
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New List of Ministers of State in Modi Government
Minister
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Portfolio
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Bandaru Dattatreya
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Labour and Employment*
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Anil Madhav Dave
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Environment, Forest and Climate Change*
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Dharmendra Pradhan
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Petroleum and Natural Gas*
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Faggan Singh Kulaste
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Health & Family Welfare
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G. M. Siddeshwara
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Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
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Ajay Tamta
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Textiles
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Giriraj Singh
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Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
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Arjun Ram Meghwal
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Finance, Corporate Affairs
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Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
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Home Affairs
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Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
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Tribal Affairs
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Jayant Sinha
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Civil Aviation
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Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi
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Drinking Water & Sanitation
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Jitendra Singh
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Development of North Eastern Region*, Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space
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Subhash Bhamre
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Defence
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Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary
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Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
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P P Choudhary
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Law & Justice, Electronics & Information Technology
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Kiren Rijiju
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Home Affairs
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Ramdas Athawale
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Social Justice & Empowerment
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Krishan Pal
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Social Justice & Empowerment
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Anupriya Patel
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Health & Family Welfare
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Krishna Raj
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Women & Child Development
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Nirmala Sitharaman
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Commerce and Industry*
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Chhotu Ram Chaudhary
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Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
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Mahesh Sharma
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Culture*, Tourism*
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SS Ahluwalia
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Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs
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Manoj Sinha
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Railways, Communications*
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M. J. Akbar
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External Affairs
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
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Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs
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Vijay Goel
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Youth Affairs and Sports*, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
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Piyush Goyal
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Power*, Coal*, New and Renewable Energy*, Mines*
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Rajen Gohain
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Railways
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Pon Radhakrishnan
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Road Transport & Highways, Shipping
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Parsottambhai Rupala
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Agriculture & Farmer Welfare, Panchayati Raj
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Rajiv Pratap Rudy
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Skill Development & Entrepreneurship*
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Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Information & Broadcasting
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Ram Kripal Yadav
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Rural Development
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Rao Inderjit Singh
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Planning*, Urban Development Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
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Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
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Food Processing Industries
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Sanjeev Kumar Balyan
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Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
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Santosh Gangwar
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Finance
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Shripad Yasso Naik
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AAYUSH*,
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Sudarshan Bhagat
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Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Babul Supriyo
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Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
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Upendra Kushwaha
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Human Resource Development
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Vijay Kumar Singh
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External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs
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Vijay Sampla
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Social Justice & Empowerment
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Vishnu Deo Sai
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Steel
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Y. S. Chowdary
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Science and Technology, Earth Science
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Note: *Indicates Minister of State having Independent charge
