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Ranjan Kumar

Updated on 13th June, 2024 , 6 min read

List of Cabinet Ministers of India 2024

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.

 

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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