Cabinet Ministers of India 2024 in PM Modi 3.0, Check Complete List

Cabinet Ministers of India 2024, On June 10th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated ministerial portfolios to the 71 members of his Council of Ministers. The comprehensive list was unveiled after the inaugural meeting of the new Union Cabinet, which convened at the Prime Minister’s official residence. Barring a few exceptions, prominent leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will retain their previous roles under the Modi 3.0 administration. Veteran BJP stalwarts Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and S. Jaishankar will continue to helm the crucial ministries of Home Affairs, Defense, Finance, and External Affairs, respectively.

BJP’s Electoral Performance

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party in the 18th Lok Sabha, securing 240 seats. This marks a significant decrease from their previous tallies of 303 seats in 2019 and 282 seats in 2014. However, the party’s performance has been sufficient to form the government at the center. The Indian National Congress, the principal opposition party, managed to secure 99 seats.

Composition of the New Council of Ministers

As per the Constitution of India, the total strength of the council of ministers cannot exceed 15% of the total number of Lok Sabha MPs. With the current Lok Sabha having 543 members, the council of ministers cannot have more than 81 members.

In the current Modi government, out of the 72 ministers, including the Prime Minister, there are 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State.

Cabinet Ministers of India 2024-Portfolios Announced

The Modi government has announced Cabinet Ministers of India 2024 with 71 ministers who took oath along with the Prime Minister.

Minister

Portfolio

Prime Minister

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

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.	Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda	Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
5.	Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan	Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and Minister of Rural Development.
6.	Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman	Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
7.	Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar	Minister of External Affairs.
8.	Shri Manohar Lal	Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; and Minister of Power.
9.	Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy	Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel.
10.	Shri Piyush Goyal	Minister of Commerce and Industry.
11.	Shri Dharmendra Pradhan	Minister of Education.
12.	Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi	Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
13.	Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh	Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
14.	Shri Sarbananda Sonowal	Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
15.	Dr. Virendra Kumar	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
16.	Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu	Minister of Civil Aviation.
17.	Shri Pralhad Joshi	Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
18.	Shri Jual Oram	Minister of Tribal Affairs.
19.	Shri Giriraj Singh	Minister of Textiles.
20.	Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw	Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
21.	Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia	Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region.
22.	Shri Bhupender Yadav	Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
23.	Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat	Minister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism.
24.	Smt. Annpurna Devi	Minister of Women and Child Development
25.	Shri Kiren Rijiju	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs.
26.	Shri Hardeep Singh Puri	Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
27.	Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya	Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.
28.	Shri G. Kishan Reddy	Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
29.	Shri Chirag Paswan	Minister of Food Processing Industries.
30.	Shri C R Patil	Minister of Jal Shakti.

Cabinet Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

S.no	Minister	Portfolio
1.	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.
2.	Dr. 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.
3.	Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
4.	Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
5.	Shri Jayant Chaudhary	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.

Cabinet Ministers of State

S.no	Minister	Portfolio
1.	Shri Jitin Prasada	Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
2.	Shri Shripad Yesso Naik	Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
3.	Shri Pankaj Chaudhary	Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance.
4.	Shri Krishan Pal	Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation.
5.	Shri Ramdas Athawale	Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
6.	Shri Ram Nath Thakur	Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
7.	Shri Nityanand Rai	Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
8.	Smt. Anupriya Patel	Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
9.	Shri V. Somanna	Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
10.	Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani	Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications.
11.	Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel	Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
12.	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.
13.	Shri Kirtivardhan Singh	Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs.
14.	Shri B. L. Verma	Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
15.	Shri Shantanu Thakur	Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
16.	Shri Suresh Gopi	Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism.
17.	Dr. L. Murugan	Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
18.	Shri Ajay Tamta	Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
19.	Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar	Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
20.	Shri Kamlesh Paswan	Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development.
21.	Shri Bhagirath Choudhary	Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
22.	Shri Satish Chandra Dubey	Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines.
23.	Shri Sanjay Seth	Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.
24.	Shri Ravneet Singh	Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
25.	Shri Durgadas Uikey	Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
26.	Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse	Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
27.	Shri Sukanta Majumdar	Minister of State in the Ministry of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
28.	Smt. Savitri Thakur	Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
29.	Shri Tokhan Sahu	Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
30.	Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary	Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
31.	Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma	Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel.
32.	Shri Harsh Malhotra	Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
33.	Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya	Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
34.	Shri Murlidhar Mohol	Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
35.	Shri George Kurian	Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
36.	Shri Pabitra Margherita	Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles.