On June 9, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, takes the oath of office after securing the necessary votes to form the government. Here is a summary of the new Council of Ministers’ biographies and declared policy priorities.
The list of Cabinet Ministers 2024 along with their portfolios is given below:
| Cabinet Ministers | Portfolio |
|---|---|
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Shri Narendra Modi |
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Shri Rajnath Singh |
Minister of Defence |
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Shri Amit Shah |
Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation |
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Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
Minister of Road Transport and Highways |
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Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman |
Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs |
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Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; and Rural Development |
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Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
Minister of External Affairs |
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Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
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Shri Manohar Lal |
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; Minister of Power |
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Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy |
Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel |
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Shri Piyush Goyal |
Minister of Commerce and Industry |
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Shri Dharmendra Pradhan |
Minister of Education |
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Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi |
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
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Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) |
Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
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Shri Sarbananda Sonowal |
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
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Dr Virendra Kumar |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu |
Minister of Civil Aviation |
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Shri Pralhad Joshi |
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
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Shri Jual Oram |
Minister of Tribal Affairs |
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Shri Giriraj Singh |
Minister of Textiles |
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Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw |
Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology |
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Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia |
Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region |
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Shri Bhupender Yadav |
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
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Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
Minister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism |
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Smt. Annpurna Devi |
Minister of Women and Child Development |
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Shri Kiren Rijiju |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs |
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Shri Hardeep Singh Puri |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
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Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya |
Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
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Shri G. Kishan Reddy |
Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines |
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Shri Chirag Paswan |
Minister of Food Processing Industries |
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Shri C R Patil |
Minister of Jal Shakti |
The list of Cabinet Ministers 2024 along with their portfolios is given below:
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) | Portfolios |
|---|---|
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Rao Inderjit Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Culture |
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Dr. Jitendra Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; 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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Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
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Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
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Shri Jayant Chaudhary |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
List of Ministers of State 2024 along with their portfolios:
| Minister of State | Portfolios |
|---|---|
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Shri Jitin Prasada |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
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Shri Shripad Yesso Naik |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
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Shri Pankaj Chaudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
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Shri Krishan Pal |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation |
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Shri Ramdas Athawale |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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Shri Ramdas Athawale |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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Shri Ram Nath Thakur |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare |
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Shri Nityanand Rai |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
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Smt. Anupriya Patel |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
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Shri V. Somanna |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways |
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Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications |
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Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
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Sushri Shobha Karandlaje |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
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Shri Kirtivardhan Singh |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs |
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Shri B. L. Verma |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
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Shri Shantanu Thakur |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
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Shri Suresh Gopi |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism |
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Dr. L. Murugan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
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Shri Ajay Tamta |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
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Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
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Shri Kamlesh Paswan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
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Shri Bhagirath Choudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare |
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Shri Satish Chandra Dubey |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines |
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Shri Sanjay Seth |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence |
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Shri Ravneet Singh |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways |
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Shri Durgadas Uikey |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
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Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
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Shri Sukanta Majumdar |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region |
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Smt. Savitri Thakur |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development |
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Shri Tokhan Sahu |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
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Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti |
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Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel |
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Shri Harsh Malhotra |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
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Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
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Shri Murlidhar Mohol |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
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Shri George Kurian |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
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Shri Pabitra Margherita |
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles |