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List of Cabinet Ministers of India
The list of Cabinet Ministers of India is one of the most important topics in the Static GK section of General Knowledge-based competitive exams. For MBA competitive exams like CMAT, XAT, IIFT, etc. one can expect at least 1 to 2 questions on Cabinet Ministers of India. Here is a list of Cabinet Ministers in India who will help you with exams.
Who are Cabinet Ministers?
The Union Council Ministers handle executive jurisdiction in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called 'cabinet ministers', junior ministers, called 'ministers of state', Ministers of state, and, rarely, deputy ministers. The council is led by the Prime Minister of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India on 30th May 2019. Besides Modi Ji there are other Cabinet Ministers, Minister of State (independent charges) and Minister of State has also taken the oath of office and secrecy.
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List of Cabinet Ministers of India
| Sr. No. | Name | Ministry |
| 1. | Shri Narendra Modi | 1. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions 2. Department of Space 3. Departments of Atomic Energy 4. All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister |
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Cabinet Ministers
| S. No | Minister | Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs |
| 5 | Shri Arjun Munda | Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; and Tribal Affairs |
| 6 | Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Minister of External Affairs |
| 7 | Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani | Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Minority Affairs |
| 8 | Shri Piyush Goyal | Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles |
| 9 | Shri Dharmendra Pradhan | Minister of Education; and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| 10 | Shri Pralhad Joshi | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines |
| 11 | Shri Narayan Tatu Rane | Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 12 | Shri Sarbananda Sonowal | Minister of AYUSH; Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| 13 | Dr. Virendra Kumar | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 14 | Shri Giriraj Singh | Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj |
| 15 | Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia | Minister of Civil Aviation; and Minister of Steel |
| 16 | Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw | Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 17 | Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras | Minister of Food Processing Industries |
| 18 | Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Minister of Jal Shakti |
| 19 | Shri Raj Kumar Singh | Minister of Power; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
| 20 | Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| 21 | Shri Mansukh Mandaviya | Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| 22 | Shri Bhupender Yadav | Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment |
| 23 | Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey | Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises |
| 24 | Shri Parshottam Rupala | Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| 25 | Shri G. Kishan Reddy | Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region |
| 26 | Shri Anurag Singh Thakur | Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
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Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
| Sr. No. | Name | Ministry |
| 1. | Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| 2. | Mr Rao Inderjit Singh | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry of Planning |
| 3. | Shri Shripad Yesso Naik | Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) |
| 4. | Dr Jitendra Singh | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region |
| 5. | Shri Kiren Rijiju | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| 6. | Mr Prahalad Singh Patel | 1. Ministry of Culture 2. Ministry of Tourism |
| 7. | Shri Raj Kumar Singh | 1. Ministry of Power 2. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| 8. | Mr Hardeep Singh Puri | 1. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 2. Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| 9. | Shri Mansukh L. Madaviya | Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
Ministers of State
| Sr. No. | Name | Ministry |
| 1. | Shri Shripad Yesso Naik | Ministry of Defence |
| 2. | Dr Jitendra Singh | 1. Prime Minister’s Office 2. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions 3. Department of Atomic Energy 4. Department of Space |
| 3. | Shri Kiren Rijiju | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| 4. | Mr Raj Kumar Singh | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| 5. | Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| 6. | Mr Mansukh L. Madaviya | Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| 7. | Shri Faggansingh Kulaste | Ministry of Steel |
| 8. | Mr Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| 9. | Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | 1. Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 2. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| 10. | General (Retd.) V.K. Singh | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| 11. | Shri Krishnan Pal | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 12. | Mr Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, nd Public Distribution |
| 13. | Shri G. Kishan Reddy | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 14. | Mr Parshottam Rupala | Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare |
| 15. | Shri Ramdas Athawale | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 16. | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Ministry of Rural Development |
| 17. | Shri Babul Supriyo | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
18. |
Mr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries |
| 19. | Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao | 1. Ministry of Human Resource Development 2. Ministry of Communications 3. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 20. | Mr Anurag Singh Thakur | 1. Ministry of Finance 2 .Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| 21. | Shri Angadi Suresh Channabasapa | Ministry of Railways |
| 22. | Mr Nityanand Rai | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 23. | Shri Rattan Lal Kataria | 1. Ministry of Jal Shakti 2. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 24. | Mr V Muraleedharan | 1. Ministry of External Affairs 2. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| 25. | Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| 26. | Shri Rameswar Teli | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| 27. | Mr Som Prakash | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| 28. | Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi | 1. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 2. Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries |
| 29. | Sushri Debasree Chaudhuri | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| 30. | Shri Kailash Chaudhary | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
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