Modi Cabinet 3.0: The third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was ceremoniously sworn in on Sunday evening, marked by an event of significant pomp and grandeur at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. During the ceremony, 72 ministers took their oaths of office, including 34 ministers who were part of the outgoing council. In the newly formed Cabinet, 30 ministers will hold Cabinet rank positions, reflecting the inclusive nature of the coalition. This diverse lineup includes representatives from key allies such as the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas (LJP-RV), Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), showcasing a broad-based alliance aimed at steering the nation forward.
71 ministers inducted to Modi Cabinet 3.0
President Droupadi Murmu appointed Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India. Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President appointed the members of the Council of Ministers. The colourful swearing-in event, which reflected the rich diversity and vibrancy of India, was attended by senior political leaders, diplomats, leading industrialists, Bollywood actors and several other prominent personalities. PM Modi's ministers' team has 30 Cabinet ministers, five Ministers of State (MoS) with Independent Charge and 36 Ministers of State.
FULL LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS WITH PORTFOLIOS
S.No. |
Cabinet Ministers |
Party |
Portfolio(s) |
1 |
Rajnath Singh |
BJP |
Minister of Defence |
2 |
Amit Shah |
BJP |
Minister of Home Affairs, and Minister of Cooperation |
3 |
Nitin Gadkari |
BJP |
Minister of Road Transport and Highways |
4 |
Jagat Prakash Nadda |
BJP |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
5 |
Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
BJP |
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Minister of Rural Development |
6 |
Nirmala Sitharaman |
BJP |
Minister of Finance, and Minister of Corporate Affairs |
7 |
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar |
BJP |
Minister of External Affairs |
8 |
Manohar Lal Khattar |
BJP |
Minister of Power, and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
9 |
HD Kumaraswamy |
Janata Dal (Secular) |
Minister of Heavy Industries, and Minister of Steel |
10 |
Piyush Goyal |
BJP |
Minister of Commerce and Industry |
11 |
Dharmendra Pradhan |
BJP |
Minister of Education |
12 |
Jitan Ram Manjhi |
HAM |
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
13 |
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh |
Janata Dal (United) |
Minister of Panchayati Raj, and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
14 |
Sarbananda Sonowal |
BJP |
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
15 |
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu |
TDP |
Minister of Civil Aviation |
16 |
Pralhad Joshi |
BJP |
Minister of Consumers Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
17 |
Giriraj Singh |
BJP |
Minister of Textiles |
18 |
Dr Virendra Kumar Khatik |
BJP |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
19 |
Jual Oram |
BJP |
Minister of Tribal Affairs |
20 |
Ashwini Vaishnaw |
BJP |
Minister of Railways, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology |
21 |
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia |
BJP |
Minister of Communications, and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region |
22 |
Bhupender Yadav |
BJP |
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
23 |
Annapurna Devi |
BJP |
Minister of Women and Child Development |
24 |
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
BJP |
Minister of Culture, and Minister of Tourism |
25 |
Kiren Rijiju |
BJP |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, and Minister of Minority Affairs |
26 |
Hardeep Singh Puri |
BJP |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
27 |
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya |
BJP |
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Minister of Labour and Employment |
28 |
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy |
BJP |
Minister of Coal, and Minister of Mines |
29 |
Chirag Paswan |
LJP (RV) |
Minister of Food Processing Industries |
30 |
CR Patil |
BJP |
Minister of Jal Shakti |
MINISTERS OF STATE WITH INDEPENDENT CHARGE:
S.No. | MoS with Independent Charge | Party | Portfolio(s) |
1 | Rao Inderjit Singh | BJP |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation, and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning, and Minister of State of Culture |
2 | Dr Jitendra Singh | BJP |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State 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 | Arjun Ram Meghwal | BJP | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Law and Justice, and Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs |
4 | Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ayush, and Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare |
5 | Jayant Singh Chaudhary | Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Minister of State of Education |
MINISTERS OF STATE:
S.No. |
Ministers of State |
Party |
Portfolio(s) |
1 |
Jitin Prasada |
BJP |
Minister of State of Commerce and Industry, and Minister of State of Electronics and Information Technology |
2 |
Nityanand Rai |
BJP |
Minister of State of Home Affairs |
3 |
Shripad Yesso Naik |
BJP |
Minister of State of Power, and Minister of State of New and Renewable Energy |
4 |
Pankaj Chaudhary |
BJP |
Minister of State of Finance |
5 |
SP Singh Baghel |
BJP |
Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and Minister of State of Panchayati Raj |
6 |
Krishan Pal Gurjar |
BJP |
Minister of State of Cooperation |
7 |
Anupriya Patel |
Apna Dal (Sonneylal) |
Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare, and Minister of State of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
8 |
Shobha Karandlaje |
BJP |
Minister of State of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Minister of State of Labour and Employment |
9 |
Kirti Vardhan Singh |
BJP |
Minister of State of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Minister of State of External Affairs |
10 |
Ramdas Athawale |
Republican Party of India (RPI) |
Minister of State of Social Justice and Empowerment |
11 |
BL Verma |
BJP |
Minister of State of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Minister of State of Social Justice and Empowerment |
12 |
Shantanu Thakur |
BJP |
Minister of State of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
13 |
Suresh Gopi |
BJP |
Minister of State of Tourism, and Minister of State of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
14 |
V Somanna |
BJP |
Minister of State of Jal Shakti, and Minister of State of Railways |
15 |
Dr L Murugun |
BJP |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs |
16 |
Ajay Tamta |
BJP |
Minister of State of Road Transport and Highways |
17 |
Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani |
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) |
Minister of State of Rural Development. and Minister of State of Communications |
18 |
Bandi Sanjay Kumar |
BJP |
Minister of State of Home Affairs |
19 |
Kamlesh Paswan |
BJP |
Minister of State of Rural Development |
20 |
Bhagirath Choudhary |
BJP |
Minister of State of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
21 |
Satish Chandra Dubey |
BJP |
Minister of State of Coal, and Minister of State of Mines |
22 |
Sanjay Seth |
BJP |
Minister of State of Defence |
23 |
Ravneet Singh Bittu |
BJP |
Minister of State of Food Processing Industries, and Minister of State of Railways |
24 |
Durga Das Uikey |
BJP |
Minister of State of Tribal Affairs |
25 |
Savitri Thakur |
BJP |
Minister of State of Women and Child Development |
26 |
Raksha Nikhil Khadse |
BJP |
Minister of State of Youth Affairs and Sports |
27 |
Dr Sukanta Majumdar |
BJP |
Minister of State of Education, and Minister of State of Development of North Eastern Region |
28 |
Raj Bhushan Choudhary |
BJP |
Minister of State of Jal Shakti |
29 |
Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma |
BJP |
Minister of State of Heavy Industries, and Minister of State of Steel |
30 |
Harsh Malhotra |
BJP |
Minister of State of Road Transport and Highways, and Minister of State of Corporate Affairs |
31 |
Tokhan Sahu |
BJP |
Minister of State of Housing and Urban Affairs |
32 |
Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya |
BJP |
Minister of State of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
33 |
Murlidhar Mohol |
BJP |
Minister of State of Cooperation, and Minister of State of Civil Aviation |
34 |
George Kurian |
BJP |
Minister of State of Minority Affairs, and Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
35 |
Pabitra Margherita |
BJP |
Minister of State of External Affairs, and Minister of State of Textiles |
36 |
Ram Nath Thakur |
Janata Dal (United) |
Minister of State of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |