The list of Cabinet Ministers of India gives you the names of the personalities holding the office of the Cabinet Minister of India and their portfolios.
The Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in India. It comprises senior ministers, who are further classified as Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Union Ministers of State (Independent Charge).
On 9 June 2024, the President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu directed the allocation of portfolios among the members of the Union Council of Ministers as a result of the 2024 general elections. Now, there are 72 ministers including the Prime Minister. There are 30 cabinet ministers, 5 ministers with independent charge and 36 ministers of state.
Union Council of Ministers 2024
After the 2024 General Elections, the newly re-elected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took the oath of office along with the Union Cabinet Ministers on 9 June.
As per the Constitution of India, the total strength of the Council of Ministers cannot exceed 15% of the total number of Lok Sabha MPs. The current strength of the 18th Lok Sabha is 543 members and hence the Council of Ministers cannot be more than 81.
At the time of swearing-in, the Council of Ministers comprised the PM and 71 ministers. In the 2024 Council of Ministers, there are 30 Cabinet Ministers (Central Cabinet Ministers), 5 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 36 Ministers of State.
The portfolios were distributed on June 10th, 2024.
Cabinet Ministers of India 2024
In the newly formed cabinet, PM Modi holds the following portfolios:
Minister
Portfolio
Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions.
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
All important policy issues
All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
The list of Cabinet Ministers of India 2024 along with their portfolios is given below:
Cabinet Ministers
Portfolio
Shri Rajnath Singh
Minister of Defence
Shri Amit Shah
Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation
Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs
Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; and Rural Development
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs
Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda
Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shri Manohar Lal
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; Minister of Power
Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy
Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel
Shri Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Minister of Education
Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh
Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Dr Virendra Kumar
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu
Minister of Civil Aviation
Shri Pralhad Joshi
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Shri Jual Oram
Minister of Tribal Affairs
Shri Giriraj Singh
Minister of Textiles
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
Shri Bhupender Yadav
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Minister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism
Smt. Annpurna Devi
Minister of Women and Child Development
Shri Kiren Rijiju
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri G. Kishan Reddy
Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines
Shri Chirag Paswan
Minister of Food Processing Industries
Shri C R Patil
Minister of Jal Shakti
List of Minister of State (Independent Charge) 2024 along with their portfolios:
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Portfolios
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
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
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
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
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
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
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Shri Pankaj Chaudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Shri Krishan Pal
Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation
Shri Ramdas Athawale
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri Ram Nath Thakur
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
Shri Nityanand Rai
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
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
Shri V. Somanna
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
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
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
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
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
Shri Shantanu Thakur
Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Shri Suresh Gopi
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
Dr. L. Murugan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Shri Ajay Tamta
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
Shri Kamlesh Paswan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
Shri Bhagirath Choudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
Shri Satish Chandra Dubey
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
Shri Sanjay Seth
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
Shri Ravneet Singh
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Shri Durgadas Uikey
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Shri Sukanta Majumdar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Smt. Savitri Thakur
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
Shri Tokhan Sahu
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
Shri Harsh Malhotra
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Shri Murlidhar Mohol
Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
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
Shri Pabitra Margherita
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
The new Union Council of Ministers of India post 2024 Lok Sabha elections is a diverse and full team under PM Narendra Modi. This council has 72 members including the PM and has been entrusted with the task of taking the country forward in its next phase of development and governance. The portfolios have been distributed in such a way that senior ministers can utilize their expertise and experience to manage critical sectors like defence, finance, agriculture, external affairs etc. With a solid structure in place this council will address the country’s challenges and move forward on all fronts with a focus on inclusive growth and sustainable development.
What significant changes were made in the 2024 Union Council of Ministers?
The 2024 Union Council of Ministers saw the inclusion of several new faces and the redistribution of portfolios to align with the re-elected government's priorities and strategic objectives.
Who directed the allocation of portfolios among the members of the Union Council of Ministers?
The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, directed the allocation of portfolios among the members of the Union Council of Ministers.
How are the Ministers of State (Independent Charge) different from other Ministers of State?
Ministers of State (Independent Charge) are responsible for their own ministries and do not report to a Cabinet Minister. In contrast, other Ministers of State assist a Cabinet Minister and do not have independent charge of ministries.
What is the composition of the 2024 Union Council of Ministers?
The 2024 Union Council of Ministers comprises 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State (Independent Charge), and 36 Ministers of State.
How many ministers are there in the 2024 Union Council of Ministers?
There are a total of 72 ministers in the 2024 Union Council of Ministers, including the Prime Minister.
What is the maximum allowed strength of the Union Council of Ministers according to the Constitution of India?
The maximum strength of the Union Council of Ministers cannot exceed 15% of the total number of Lok Sabha MPs. With the current strength of the 18th Lok Sabha being 543 members, the Council of Ministers cannot have more than 81 members.
