Image Source : PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Council of Ministers after swearing-in ceremony
As the new government is set to start its work, the portfolios have been distributed to the ministers on Monday. As many as 71 ministers took oath as ministers, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan on June 9. This new Council of Ministers includes various new faces who have been allotted the portfolios.
The new faces include Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, HD Kumaraswamy, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Chirag Paswan, CR Patil, Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav, Jayant Chaudhary, Jitin Prasada, Ram Nath Thakur, Veeranna Somanna, Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Kirtivardhan Singh, Suresh Gopi, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Kamlesh Paswan, Bhagirath Choudhary, Satish Chandra Dubey, Sanjay Seth, Ravneet Singh Bittu, Durgadas Uikey, Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Sukanta Majumdar, Savitri Thakur, Tokhan Sahu, Raj Bhushan Choudhary, Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma, Harsh Malhotra, Nimuben Bambhaniya, Murlidhar Mohol, George Kurian and Pabitra Margherita.
However, there are also many old faces whose portfolios have been changed. Check the complete list of ministers with changed duties.
Ministers
Portfolio(s) in 2019
New portfolio(s) in 2024
1.
Pralhad Joshi
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry of Coal
Ministry of Mines
Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Ministry of Food and Public Distribution
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
2.
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
3.
Jyotiraditya M Scindia
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Steel
Ministry of Communications
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
4.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Tourism
5.
Annapurna Devi
MoS in Ministry of Education
Cabinet Ministry of Women and Child Development
6.
Kiren Rijiju
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry of Minority Affairs
7.
Hardeep Singh Puri
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
8.
Mansukh Mandaviya
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
9.
G Kishan Reddy
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Ministry of Coal
Ministry of Mines
10.
Rao Inderjit Singh
MoS of Ministry of Corporate Affairs
MoS of Ministry of Culture
11.
Anupriya Patel
MoS of Ministry of Commerce and Industry
MoS of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
MoS of Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
12.
SP Singh Baghel
MoS of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
MoS of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
MoS of Ministry of Panchayati Raj
13.
Krishan Pal Gurjar
MoS of Ministry of Power
MoS of Ministry of Heavy Industries
MoS of Ministry of Cooperation
14.
Shobha Karandlaje
MoS of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
MoS of Ministry of Food Processing Industries
MoS of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
MoS of Ministry of Labour and Employment
15.
BL Verma
MoS of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
MoS of Ministry of Cooperation
MoS of Ministry of Consumer Affairs
MoS of Ministry of Food and Public Distribution
MoS of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
16.
L Murugan
MoS of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
MoS of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
