The Cabinet Ministers of India for the year 2023 play vital roles in governing and shaping the nation’s policies. As the key members of the government, they are responsible for various ministries and portfolios, ensuring the efficient functioning of important sectors. In this article, we will delve into the list of Cabinet Ministers in India for 2023 and highlight their respective ministries and areas of expertise.
The Union Council of Ministers is the supreme decision-making body in India. It is headed by the Prime Minister and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries. Currently, the council is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and consists of 28 members, including the Prime Minister.
The total number of ministers in the Council of Ministers is subject to the Constitution of India. Article 75 of the Constitution states that the number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, shall not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha. The current strength of the Lok Sabha is 543 members, so the maximum number of ministers in the Council of Ministers is 81.
The Council of Ministers is subject to the Parliament of India. This means that the Parliament has the power to remove any minister from office by passing a vote of no confidence. The Parliament can also pass a law to increase or decrease the number of ministers in the Council of Ministers.
LIST OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
(As on 18.05.2023)
| Head of the Cabinet | |
| Shri Narendra Modi | Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
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CABINET MINISTERS
| Cabinet Ministers | Ministries/Portfolios |
|---|---|
| Shri Raj Nath Singh | Minister of Defence |
| Shri Amit Shah | Minister of Home Affairs Minister of Cooperation |
| Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Minister of Road Transport and Highways |
| Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | Minister of Finance Minister of Corporate Affairs |
| Shri Narendra Singh Tomar | Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Minister of External Affairs |
| Shri Arjun Munda | Minister of Tribal Affairs |
| Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani | Minister of Women and Child Development; Minister of Minority Affairs |
| Shri Piyush Goyal | Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Minister of Textiles |
| Shri Dharmendra Pradhan | Minister of Education; Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Shri Pralhad Joshi | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; Minister of Mines |
| Shri Narayan Tatu Rane | Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Shri Sarbananda Sonowal | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Minister of Ayush |
| Dr. Virendra Kumar | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Shri Giriraj Singh | Minister of Rural Development; Minister of Panchayati Raj |
| Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia | Minister of Civil Aviation; Minister of Steel |
| Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw | Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; Minister of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras | Minister of Food Processing Industries |
| Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Minister of Jal Shakti |
| Shri Kiren Rijiju | Minister of Earth Sciences |
| Shri Raj Kumar Singh | Minister of Power; Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
| Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya | Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| Shri Bhupender Yadav | Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Minister of Labour and Employment |
| Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey | Minister of Heavy Industries |
| Shri Parshottam Rupala | Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Shri G. Kishan Reddy | Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; Minister of Development of North Eastern Region |
| Shri Anurag Singh Thakur | Minister of Information and Broadcasting; Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | Ministries/Portfolios |
|---|---|
| Rao Inderjit Singh |
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| Dr. Jitendra Singh |
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| Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal |
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MINISTERS OF STATE
| Ministers of State | Ministries/Portfolios |
|---|---|
| Shri Shripad Yesso Naik | Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism |
| Shri Faggansingh Kulaste | Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel; Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| Shri Prahalad Singh Patel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| General (Retd.) V. K. Singh | Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Shri Krishan Pal | Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries |
| Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines |
| Shri Ramdas Athawale | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Shri Nityanand Rai | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Shri Pankaj Chaudhary | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
| Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Sushri Shobha Karandlaje | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma | Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh | Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles; Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways |
| Shri V. Muraleedharan | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture |
| Shri Som Parkash | Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Shri Rameswar Teli | Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Shri Kailash Choudhary | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Smt. Annpurna Devi | Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| Shri A. Narayanaswamy | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Shri Kaushal Kishore | Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Shri Ajay Bhatt | Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence; Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism |
| Shri B. L. Verma | Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation |
| Shri Ajay Kumar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Shri Devusinh Chauhan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications |
| Shri Bhagwanth Khuba | Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil | Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
| Sushri Pratima Bhoumik | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Dr. Subhas Sarkar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
| Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Shri Bishweswar Tudu | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Shri Shantanu Thakur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai | Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development; Minister of State in the Ministry of Ayush |
| Shri John Barla | Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| Dr. L. Murugan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Shri Nisith Pramanik | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
At the time of swearing-in, the Council of Ministers comprised the Prime Minister and 63 ministers. This was on May 30, 2019.
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