President Appoints Narendra Modi as PM; New Council of Ministers Announced

Jun 11: The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:-

Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi Prime Minister and also in charge of the Ministry 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.

CABINET MINISTERS

1.    Shri Raj Nath SinghMinister of Defence.
2.    Shri Amit ShahMinister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
3.    Shri Nitin Jairam GadkariMinister of Road Transport and Highways.
4.    Shri Jagat Prakash NaddaMinister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
5.    Shri Shivraj Singh ChouhanMinister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and Minister of Rural Development.
6.    Smt. Nirmala SitharamanMinister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
7.    Dr. Subrahmanyam JaishankarMinister of External Affairs.
8.    Shri Manohar LalMinister of Housing and Urban Affairs; and Minister of Power.
9.    Shri H. D. KumaraswamyMinister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel.
10.         Shri Piyush GoyalMinister of Commerce and Industry.
11.         Shri Dharmendra PradhanMinister of Education.
12.         Shri Jitan Ram ManjhiMinister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
13.         Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan SinghMinister of Panchayati Raj; andMinister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
14.         Shri Sarbananda SonowalMinister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
15.         Dr. Virendra KumarMinister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
16.         Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan NaiduMinister of Civil Aviation.
17.         Shri Pralhad JoshiMinister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
18.         Shri Jual OramMinister of Tribal Affairs.
19.         Shri Giriraj SinghMinister of Textiles.
20.         Shri Ashwini VaishnawMinister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
21.         Shri Jyotiraditya M. ScindiaMinister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region.
22.         Shri Bhupender YadavMinister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
23.         Shri Gajendra Singh ShekhawatMinister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism.
24.         Smt. Annapurna DeviMinister of Women and Child Development
25.         Shri Kiren RijijuMinister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs.
26.         Shri Hardeep Singh PuriMinister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
27.         Dr. Mansukh MandaviyaMinister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.
28.         Shri G. Kishan ReddyMinister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
29.         Shri Chirag PaswanMinister of Food Processing Industries.
30.         Shri C R PatilMinister of Jal Shakti.

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1.    Rao Inderjit SinghMinister 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 in the Ministry of Culture.
2.    Dr. Jitendra SinghMinister 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.
3.    Shri Arjun Ram MeghwalMinister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
4.    Shri Jadhav Prataprao GanpatraoMinister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
5.    Shri Jayant ChaudharyMinister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.

MINISTERS OF STATE

1.    Shri Jitin PrasadaMinister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
2.    Shri Shripad Yesso NaikMinister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
3.    Shri Pankaj ChaudharyMinister of State in the Ministry of Finance.
4.    Shri Krishan PalMinister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation.
5.    Shri Ramdas AthawaleMinister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
6.    Shri Ram Nath ThakurMinister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
7.    Shri Nityanand RaiMinister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
8.    Smt. Anupriya PatelMinister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
9.    Shri V. SomannaMinister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
10.         Dr. Chandra Sekhar PemmasaniMinister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications.
11.         Prof. S. P. Singh BaghelMinister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
12.         Sushri Shobha KarandlajeMinister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
13.         Shri Kirtivardhan SinghMinister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs.
14.         Shri B. L. VermaMinister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
15.         Shri Shantanu ThakurMinister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
16.         Shri Suresh GopiMinister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism.
17.         Dr. L. MuruganMinister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
18.         Shri Ajay TamtaMinister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
19.         Shri Bandi Sanjay KumarMinister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
20.         Shri Kamlesh PaswanMinister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development.
21.         Shri Bhagirath ChoudharyMinister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
22.         Shri Satish Chandra DubeyMinister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines.
23.         Shri Sanjay SethMinister of State in the Ministry of Defence.
24.         Shri Ravneet SinghMinister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
25.         Shri Durgadas UikeyMinister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
26.         Smt. Raksha Nikhil KhadseMinister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
27.         Shri Sukanta MajumdarMinister of State in the Ministry of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
28.         Smt. Savitri ThakurMinister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
29.         Shri Tokhan SahuMinister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
30.         Shri Raj Bhushan ChoudharyMinister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
31.         Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa VarmaMinister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel.
32.         Shri Harsh MalhotraMinister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
33.         Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai BambhaniyaMinister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
34.         Shri Murlidhar MoholMinister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
35.         Shri George KurianMinister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
36.         Shri Pabitra MargheritaMinister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles.
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