The third term of the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government in India commenced with Prime Minister Modi and 71 other ministers taking the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now the second Prime Minister, after Jawaharlal Nehru, to serve three consecutive terms.
Despite BJP winning 240 seats, they fell short of a majority by 32 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha Election. Modi 3.0 brings in new faces from allied parties like TDP, JDU, LJP, Shiv Sena, Jana Sena, and RLD, with some previous cabinet members replaced. The new cabinet consists of 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State.
Who are Union Council of Ministers?
Union Council of Ministers of India are important leaders in the government as they oversee important sectors such as Finance, Defense, and Home Affairs. They make important decisions that shape the country’s direction alongwith the Prime Minister. The members, including the Prime Minister work collectively to support the PM by utilizing their expertise in their respective fields. The Union Council of Ministers has Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and Ministers of State.
Prime Minister of India
Shri Narendra Modi: Prime Minister and also in charge of: 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 of India 2024 List
Out of the 30 cabinet ministers, 25 are from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while one each is from Janata Dal (Secular) {JD(S)}; Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM); Janata Dal (United) {JD(U)}; Telugu Desam Party (TDP); and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
| S.No | Ministers | Parties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajnath Singh | BJP |
| 2 | Amit Shah | BJP |
| 3 | Nitin Gadkari | BJP |
| 4 | J.P. Nadda | BJP |
| 5 | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | BJP |
| 6 | Nirmala Sitharaman | BJP |
| 7 | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | BJP |
| 8 | Manohar Lal Khattar | BJP |
| 9 | Prahlad Joshi | BJP |
| 10 | Jual Oram | BJP |
| 11 | Giriraj Singh | BJP |
| 12 | Dharmendra Pradhan | BJP |
| 13 | Piyush Goyal | BJP |
| 14 | Sarbananda Sonowal | BJP |
| 15 | Virendra Kumar | BJP |
| 16 | Ashwini Vaishnaw | BJP |
| 17 | Jyotiraditya Scindia | BJP |
| 18 | Bhupendra Yadav | BJP |
| 19 | Kiren Rijiju | BJP |
| 20 | Annpurna Devi | BJP |
| 21 | Hardeep Singh Puri | BJP |
| 22 | Mansukh Mandaviya | BJP |
| 23 | G Kishan Reddy | BJP |
| 24 | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | BJP |
| 25 | C R Patil | BJP |
| 26 | H.D. Kumaraswamy | JD(S) |
| 27 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | HAM |
| 28 | Lalan Singh | JD(U) |
| 29 | Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu | TDP |
| 30 | Chirag Paswan | LJP(RV) |
Portfolios
- Shri Raj Nath Singh: Minister of Defence
- Shri Amit Shah: Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation
- Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari: Minister of Road Transport and Highways
- Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda: Minister of Health and FamilyWelfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
- Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Minister of Agricultureand Farmers Welfare; and Minister of Rural Development.
- Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman: Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
- Dr. Subramanyam Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs
- Shri Manohar Lal: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; and Minister of Power
- Shri Pralhad Joshi: Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewal Energy
- Shri Jual Oram: Minister of Tribal Affairs
- Shri Giriraj Singh: Minister of Textiles
- Shri H.D. Kumarswamy: Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel
- Shri Piyush Goyal: Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Shri Dharmendra Pradhan: Minister of Education
- Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi: Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- Shri Sarbananda Sonowal: Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
- Shri Virendra Kumar: Ministerof SocialJustice and Empowerment
- Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw: mMinister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
- Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia: Minister Communication; and Minister of Development of NorthEastern Region
- Shri Bhupender Yadav: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Minister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism
- Smt. Annpurna Devi: Minister of Women and Child Development
- Shri Kiren Rijiju: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs
- Shri Hardeep Singh Puri: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya: Minister of Labourand Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Shri G. Kishan Reddy: Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines
- Shri C R Patil: Minister of Jal Shakti
- Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh: Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu: Minister of Civil Aviation
- Shri Chirag Paswan: Minister of Food Processing Industries
Ministers of State with Independent Charge
Out of the 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, 4 are from the BJP, and 1 from Rahtriya Lok Dal (RLD).
| S.No | Ministers | Parties |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Rao Inderjit Singh | BJP |
| 32 | Jitendra Singh | BJP |
| 33 | Arjun Ram Meghwal | BJP |
| 34 | Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav | BJP |
| 35 | Jayant Chaudhary | RLD |
Portfolios
- Rao Inderjit Singh: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
- Jitendra Singh: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space
- Arjun Ram Meghwal: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of Statein the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
- Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush; and Minister State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Jayant Chaudhary: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister State in the Ministry of Education
Ministers of State
Out of the 36 Ministers of State, 34 are from the BJP, while one each is from Republican Party of India (Athawale) {RPI (A)}; and Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
| S.No | Ministers | Parties |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Jitin Prasada | BJP |
| 37 | Shripad Yesso Naik | BJP |
| 38 | Pankaj Chaudhary | BJP |
| 39 | Krishan Pal | BJP |
| 40 | Ramdas Bandu | RPI (A) |
| 41 | Ram Nath Thakur | BJP |
| 42 | Nityanand Rai | BJP |
| 43 | Anupriya Singh Patel | BJP |
| 44 | V Somanna | BJP |
| 45 | Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani | TDP |
| 46 | S.P. Singh Baghel | BJP |
| 47 | Shobha Karandlaje | BJP |
| 48 | Kirti Vardhan Singh | BJP |
| 49 | BL Verma | BJP |
| 50 | Shantanu Thakur | BJP |
| 51 | Suresh Gopi | BJP |
| 52 | L. Murugan | BJP |
| 53 | Ajay Tamta | BJP |
| 54 | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | BJP |
| 55 | Kamlesh Paswan | BJP |
| 56 | Bhagirath Chaudhary | BJP |
| 57 | Satish Chandra Dubey | BJP |
| 58 | Sanjay Seth | BJP |
| 59 | Ravneet Singh Bittu | BJP |
| 60 | Durga Das Uikey | BJP |
| 61 | Raksha Nikhil Khadse | BJP |
| 62 | Sukanta Majumdar | BJP |
| 63 | Savitri Thakur | BJP |
| 64 | Tokhan Sahu | BJP |
| 65 | Raj Bhushan Choudhary | BJP |
| 66 | Bhupati Raju Srinivasa Varma | BJP |
| 67 | Harsh Malhotra | BJP |
| 68 | Nimuben Bambhania | BJP |
| 69 | Murlidhar Mohol | BJP |
| 70 | George Kurian | BJP |
| 71 | Pabitra Margherita | BJP |
Portfolios
- Jitin Prasada: Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- Shripad Yesso Naik: Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State in the Ministry of of New and Renewable Energy
- Pankaj Chaudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
- Krishan Pal: Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation
- Ramdas Athawale: Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Ram Nath Thakur: Minister of State in the Ministry ofAgriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Nityanand Rai: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
- Anupriya Patel: Minister of State in the Ministry ofHealth and Family Welfare; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
- V. Somanna: Minister of State in the Ministry ofJal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
- Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmassn: Minister of State in the Ministry ofRural Development; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
- Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel: Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandary and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
- Sushri Shobha Karandlaje: Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
- Kirtivardhan Singh: Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
- B. L. Verma: Minister of State in the Ministry ofConsumer Affairs, Food, Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Shantanu Thakur: Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
- Suresh Gopi: Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State in the Ministry of of Tourism
- Dr. L. Murugun: Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
- Ajay Tamla: Minister of State in the Ministry ofRoad Transport and Highways
- Bandi Sanjay Kumar: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
- Kamlesh Paswan: Minister of State in the Ministry ofRural Development
- Bhagirath Chaudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry ofAgriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Satish Chandra Dubey: Minister of State in the Ministry ofCoal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
- Sanjay Seth: Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
- Ravneet Singh: Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
- Durgadas Uikey: Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- Raksha Nikhil Khadse: Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Sukanta Majumdar: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
- Savitri Thakur: Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Tokhan Sahu: Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
- Bhupati Raju Srinivasa Varma: Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
- Harsh Malhotra: Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
- Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya: Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- Murlidhar Mohol: Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
- George Kurian: Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandary and Dairying
- Pabitra Margherita: Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles.
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FAQs
1. How many ministers are in the new cabinet?
Alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there are 71 other ministers in the new cabinet, consisting of 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State.
2. What is “Modi 3.0”?
“Modi 3.0″ refers to Narendra Modi’s third term as Prime Minister of the Indian government.