President of India Allocates Portfolios Among Union Council of Ministers

In a significant reshuffling of the Union Council of Ministers, the President of India, following the advice of the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the members of the cabinet. The official announcement, released by the President’s Secretariat, outlines the responsibilities assigned to each minister, reflecting a strategic approach to governance and administration.

Prime Minister’s Responsibilities:

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will continue to hold the positions of:

• Ministry 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

Cabinet Ministers:

1. Shri Raj Nath Singh – Minister of Defence
2. Shri Amit Shah – Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation
3. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari – Minister of Road Transport and Highways
4. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda – Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
5. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan – Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Minister of Rural Development
6. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman – Minister of Finance, and Minister of Corporate Affairs
7. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar – Minister of External Affairs
8. Shri Manohar Lal – Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, and Minister of Power
9. Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy – Minister of Heavy Industries, and Minister of Steel
10. Shri Piyush Goyal – Minister of Commerce and Industry
11. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan – Minister of Education
12. Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi – Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
13. Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh – Minister of Panchayati Raj, and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
14. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal – Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
15. Dr. Virendra Kumar – Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
16. Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu – Minister of Civil Aviation
17. Shri Pralhad Joshi – Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Minister of New and Renewable Energy
18. Shri Jual Oram – Minister of Tribal Affairs
19. Shri Giriraj Singh – Minister of Textiles
20. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw – Minister of Railways, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
21. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia – Minister of Communications, and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
22. Shri Bhupender Yadav – Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
23. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat – Minister of Culture, and Minister of Tourism
24. Smt. Annpurna Devi – Minister of Women and Child Development
25. Shri Kiren Rijiju – Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, and Minister of Minority Affairs
26. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri – Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
27. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya – Minister of Labour and Employment, and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
28. Shri G. Kishan Reddy – Minister of Coal, and Minister of Mines
29. Shri Chirag Paswan – Minister of Food Processing Industries
30. Shri C R Patil – Minister of Jal Shakti

Ministers of State (Independent Charge):

1. Rao Inderjit Singh – Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Ministry of Planning; Ministry of Culture
2. Dr. Jitendra Singh – Ministry of Science and Technology; Ministry of Earth Sciences; Prime Minister’s Office; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space
3. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal – Ministry of Law and Justice; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
4. Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao – Ministry of Ayush; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
5. Shri Jayant Chaudhary – Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Ministry of Education

Ministers of State:

The complete list of Ministers of State includes 36 officials, each assisting with multiple portfolios. Some key appointments include:

1. Shri Jitin Prasada – Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
2. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik – Minister of State in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
3. Shri Pankaj Chaudhary – Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
4. Shri Krishan Pal – Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation
5. Shri Ramdas Athawale – Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
6. Shri Ram Nath Thakur – Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
7. Shri Nityanand Rai – Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
8. Smt. Anupriya Patel – Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
9. Shri V. Somanna – Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
10. Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani – Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
11. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel – Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
12. Sushri Sobha Karandlaje – Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
13. Shri Kirtivardhan Singh – Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
14. Shri B. L. Verma – Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
15. Shri Shantanu Thakur – Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
16. Shri Suresh Gopi – Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
17. Dr. L. Murugan – Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
18. Shri Ajay Tamta – Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
19. Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar – Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
20. Shri Kamlesh Paswan – Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
21. Shri Bhagirath Choudhary – Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
22. Shri Satish Chandra Dubey – Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
23. Shri Sanjay Seth – Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
24. Shri Ravneet Singh – Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
25. Shri Durgadas Uikey – Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
26. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse – Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
27. Shri Sukanta Majumdar – Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
28. Smt. Savitri Thakur – Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
29. Shri Tokhan Sahu – Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
30. Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary – Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
31. Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma – Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
32. Shri Harsh Malhotra – Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
33. Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya – Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
34. Shri Murlidhar Mohol – Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation, Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
35. Shri George Kurian – Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
36. Shri Pabitra Margherita – Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles

This comprehensive allocation of portfolios underscores the government’s commitment to addressing diverse aspects of governance and ensuring effective management across various sectors. The reshuffle aims to bring in a balanced mix of experienced and new leaders, fostering a robust administrative framework to drive the nation’s development agenda forward.