NEW UNION COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

President Sh. Ram Nath Kovind made several appointments in Union Council of Ministers on 7th July 2021. Some heavy weight ministers like Dr. Harshwardhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javdekaar, Santosh Gangwar etc. have been dropped, while some new entrants are Jyotiraditya, Scindia , Giriraj Singh, Ashwini Vaishnav etc. The Council of Ministers is of two tier having Cabinet ministers and minister of states. No minister have been awarded the status of Deputy Minister.

A new ministry with the name Ministry of Cooperation has been made and Home Minister Amit Shah will also have charge of this ministry. New education minister is Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan and Law and Justice Minister is Sh. Kiren Rijiju and new health minister is Sh. Mansukh L Mandaviya instead of Dr. Harshwardhan.

Ministers are appointed by President on the advice of P.M. The Portfolios (Departments) of ministers are allotted by President on the advice of P.M. The Portfolio of a minister can be changed by President on the advice of P.M. A minister can be dismissed from Union Council of Ministers by President on the advice of P.M.

Maximum size of Union Council of Ministers including PM can not be more than 15% of the total strength of Lok Sabha i.e. 15% of 543 = 81. The oath of office and Secrecy is affirmed by President. PM can submit his resignation to President, Similarly a minister can submit his resignation to the President. PM and Ministers must be a member of Parliament. President can also appoint a person as PM or minister who is not a member of either house of Parliament but in that case PM or Minister must attain membership of either house of Parliament within six months.

Union Council of Minister is collectively responsible to Lok Sabha. Council of Ministry can function as long as the same have the confidence of Lok Sabha. The resignation of PM means resignation of whole Council of Ministers.

PRIME MINISTER

Shri Narendra Modi

• 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

Shri Raj Nath Singh

• Ministry of Defence

Shri Amit Shah

• Ministry of Home Affairs

• Ministry of Cooperation

Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari

• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

• Ministry of Finance

• Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

• Ministry of External Affairs

Shri Arjun Munda

• Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani

• Ministry of Women and Child Development

Shri Piyush Goyal

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry

• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

• Ministry of Textiles

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

• Ministry of Education

• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Shri Pralhad Joshi

• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

• Ministry of Coal

• Ministry of Mines

Shri Narayan Tatu Rane

• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Shri Sarbananda Sonowal

• Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

• Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

• Ministry of Minority Affairs

Dr. Virendra Kumar

• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Shri Giriraj Singh

• Ministry of Rural Development

• Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia

• Ministry of Civil Aviation

Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh

• Ministry of Steel

Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw

• Ministry of Railways

• Ministry of Communications

• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras

• Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

• Ministry of Jal Shakti

Shri Kiren Rijiju

• Ministry of Law and Justice

Shri Raj Kumar Singh

• Ministry of Power

• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Shri Hardeep Singh Puri

• Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

• Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Shri Bhupender Yadav

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

• Ministry of Labour and Employment

Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey

• Ministry of Heavy Industries

Shri Parshottam Rupala

• Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Shri G. Kishan Reddy

• Ministry of Culture

• Ministry of Tourism

• Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

• Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Shri Rao Inderjit Singh

• Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

• Ministry of Planning

Dr. Jitendra Singh

• Ministry of Science and Technology

• Ministry of Earth Sciences

MINISTERS OF STATE

Shri Rao Inderjit Singh

• Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Dr. Jitendra Singh

• Prime Minister's Office

• Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

• Department of Atomic Energy

• Department of Space

Shri Shripad Yesso Naik

• Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

• Ministry of Tourism

Shri Faggansingh Kulaste

• Ministry of Steel

• Ministry of Rural Development

Shri Prahalad Singh Patel

• Ministry of Jal Shakti

• Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey

• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal

• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

• Ministry of Culture

General (Retd.) V.K. Singh

• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

• Ministry of Civil Aviation

Shri Krishan Pal

• Ministry of Power

• Ministry of Heavy Industries

Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao

• Ministry of Railways

• Ministry of Coal

• Ministry of Mines

Shri Ramdas Athawale

• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

• Ministry of Rural Development

Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan

• Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Shri Nityanand Rai

• Ministry of Home Affairs

Shri Pankaj Chaowdhary

• Ministry of Finance

Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel

• Ministry of Law and Justice

Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar

• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

• Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Sushri Shobha Karandlaje

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh

• Ministry of Textiles

• Ministry of Railways

Shri V. Muraleedharan

• Ministry of External Affairs

• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi

• Ministry of External Affairs

• Ministry of Culture

Shri Som Parkash

• Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta

• Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Shri Rameswar Teli

• Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

• Ministry of Labour and Employment

Shri Kailash Choudhary

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Smt. Annpurna Devi

• Ministry of Education

Shri A. Narayanaswamy

• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Shri Kaushal Kishore

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Shri Ajay Bhatt

• Ministry of Defence

• Ministry of Tourism

Shri B. L. Verma

• Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

• Ministry of Cooperation

Shri Ajay Kumar

• Ministry of Home Affairs

Shri Devusinh Chauhan

• Ministry of Communications

Shri Bhagwanth Khuba

• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

• Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil

• Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Sushri Pratima Bhoumik

• Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Dr. Subhas Sarkar

• Ministry of Education

Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad

• Ministry of Finance

Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh

• Ministry of External Affairs

• Ministry of Education

Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Shri Bishweswar Tudu

• Ministry of Tribal Affairs

• Ministry of Jal Shakti

Shri Shantanu Thakur

• Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai

• Ministry of Women and Child Development

• Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)

Shri John Barla

• Ministry of Minority Affairs

Dr. L. Murugan

• Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Shri Nisith Pramanik

• Ministry of Home Affairs

• Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports