Narendra Modi has made history by being sworn in as Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time, becoming the second leader after Jawaharlal Nehru to achieve this feat. Modi, a key leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), secured power again through his influential leadership and widespread public support. The Modi cabinet includes six former Chief Ministers, four of whom are from the BJP.
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Modi Cabinet List: Here’s How Ministries are Allocated
- Prime Minister Modi retains the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions; the Department of Atomic Energy; the Department of Space; all significant policy issues; and any other departments not allocated to any minister.
- Senior BJP leader and MP from Gandhinagar, Amit Shah, returns as a central minister for the second consecutive time and will lead the Ministry of Cooperation.
- Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan Singh) of the Janata Dal (United) and MP from Munger will handle the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.
- The new government led by PM Modi includes seven women ministers, with two in the cabinet and five ministers of state.
- A day after being sworn in for a historic third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assigned departments to his 71-member council of ministers on Monday.
- Pralhad Joshi received the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
- Raksha Khadse is the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, while Savitri Thakur is the Minister of State for Women and Child Development.
- Ashwini Vaishnaw will be the Minister of Railways, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
- Ram Nath Thakur became the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
- Arjun Ram Meghwal was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State for the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
- Nitin Gadkari was again given his previous ministry, the Ministry of Road Transport.
- Manohar Lal Khattar was given the Ministry of Energy and the Urban Ministry.
- In the Modi 3.0 government, Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra will be ministers of state in the Ministry of Road Transport.
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan was assigned the Ministry of Agriculture.
- Murlidhar Mohol is the Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation, while Ravneet Singh Bittu is the Minister of State for Food Processing and Railways.
- Durga Das Uikey is the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Raksha Khadse is the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, and Savitri Thakur is the Minister of State for Women and Child Development.
- Sukanta Majumdar is the Minister of State for Education and North Eastern States, Tokhan Sahu is the Minister of State for Housing, and Harsh Malhotra is the Minister of State for Road Transport and Corporate Affairs.
- JP Nadda was given the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- S. Jaishankar and Nirmala Sitharaman retained their positions as the Minister of External Affairs and the Minister of Finance, respectively.
- Hardeep Singh Puri retained the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
- Sarbananda Sonowal retained the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways.
- In the Modi 3.0 Cabinet, Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani did not get a place.
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Women Ministers in New PM Modi Government
There are a total of seven women ministers in PM Modi government, including the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. Below is the full list.
| Sr. No. | Name | Rank | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman | Cabinet | Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs |
| 2 | Mrs. Annapurna Devi | Cabinet | Minister of Women and Child Development |
| 3 | Mrs. Anupriya Patel | Minister of State | Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| 4 | Mrs. Raksha Nikhil Khadse | Minister of State | Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports |
| 5 | Mrs. Savitri Thakur | Minister of State | Minister of State for Women and Child Development |
| 6 | Mrs. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya | Minister of State | Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| 7 | Ms. Shobha Karandlaje | Minister of State | Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Minister of State for Labour and Employment |
Full List of Cabinet Ministers & Ministers of State in PM Modi 2024 Government
The top level cabinet consists of the faces which are quite familiar. Amit Shah has retained Home Ministry, similarly, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar and others have retained the cabinet positions from the previous Modi government.
| Sr. No. | Minister’s Name (Cabinet-Level) | Ministry | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajnath Singh | Ministry of Defence | BJP |
| 2 | Amit Shah | Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Cooperation | BJP |
| 3 | Nitin Gadkari | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | BJP |
| 4 | JP Nadda | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | BJP |
| 5 | Shivraj Singh Chauhan | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Rural Development, and Ministry of Panchayati Raj | BJP |
| 6 | Nirmala Sitharaman | Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs | BJP |
| 7 | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Ministry of External Affairs | BJP |
| 8 | Manohar Lal Khattar | Ministry of Power and Ministry of Urban Development | BJP |
| 9 | HD Kumaraswamy | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | BJP |
| 10 | Piyush Goyal | Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | BJP |
| 11 | Dharmendra Pradhan | Ministry of Education | BJP |
| 12 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | Hindustan Awam Morcha |
| 13 | Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) | Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying | JD(U) |
| 14 | Sarbananda Sonowal | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways | BJP |
| 15 | Dr. Virendra Kumar | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | BJP |
| 16 | Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu | Ministry of Civil Aviation | TDP |
| 17 | Prahlad Joshi | Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy | BJP |
| 18 | Jual Oram | Ministry of Tribal Affairs | BJP |
| 19 | Giriraj Singh | Ministry of Textiles | BJP |
| 20 | Ashwini Vaishnaw | Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology | BJP |
| 21 | Jyotiraditya Scindia | Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | BJP |
| 22 | Bhupender Yadav | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | BJP |
| 23 | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism | BJP |
| 24 | Annapurna Devi | Ministry of Women and Child Development | BJP |
| 25 | Kiren Rijiju | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Minority Affairs | BJP |
| 26 | Hardeep Singh Puri | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | BJP |
| 27 | Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya | Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | BJP |
| 28 | G. Kishan Reddy | Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines | BJP |
| 29 | Chirag Paswan | Ministry of Food Processing Industries | Lok Janshakti Party (RV) |
| 30 | CR Patil | Ministry of Jal Shakti | BJP |
| Sr. No. | Minister’s Name (Independent Charge) | Ministry | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Rao Inderjit Singh | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Culture | BJP |
| 32 | Dr. Jitendra Singh | Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | BJP |
| 33 | Arjun Ram Meghwal | Ministry of Law and Justice (Independent Charge) and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | BJP |
| 34 | Prataprao Jadhav | Ministry of AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Shiv Sena |
| 35 | Jayant Chaudhary | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Ministry of Education | RLD |
PM Modi Cabinet 2024: Ministers Allocated to Each Category
Each category has been represented fairly in the Modi Cabinet. Here’s the full list.
| Category | Number of Ministers |
|---|---|
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 27 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 10 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 5 |
| Minority | 5 |
| Senior Ministers | 18 |