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Cabinet Ministers of India - Updated List According to 2021

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The Union Council of Ministers plans administrative authority in the Republic of India. It comprises senior ministers, called Cabinet Ministers, and junior ministers, called Ministers of State. It is led by the Prime Minister. The current ministry is commanded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who took oath on 31st May 2019. As per the Constitution of India, the Council of Ministers' total strength should not exceed 15% of the Lok Sabha Strength. The 17th Lok Sabha's current strength is 543 members.

During the time of swearing, the Prime Minister along with 63 Ministers initiated the Council of Ministers. In due course of time, there were few changes made to the list.

As per Council of Ministers 2021 list -

● Cabinet Ministers - 24 ● Minister of State (Independent Charge) - 9 ● Minister of State - 30

The following is the updated list of Cabinet Ministers with their respective portfolios.

Updated List Of Cabinet Ministers with Portfolio 2021

Cabinet Portfolio Ministers of India

Narendra Prime Minister, Public Grievances and Pensions; Personnel Ministry; All Modi important Policy Issue, Space Department; Atomic Energy Department; and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

Rajnath Singh Defence Minister

Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs

Nitin Jairam Highways, and Road Transport Minister along with Minister of Enterprises Gadkari (Micro, Small and Medium)

DV Sadanand Chemical and Fertilizers Minister Gowda

Nirmala Finance Minister and Corporate Affairs Minister Sitharaman

Piyush Goyal Consumer Affairs Minister; Food and Public Distribution

Narendra Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister; Rural Development Minister; and Singh Tomar Panchayati Raj

Ravi Shankar Electronics and Information Technology Minister; Communications; Law and Prasad Justice Minister;

Narendra Food Processing Industries Minister Singh Tomar

Thawar Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Chand Gehlot

Dr. External Affairs Minister Subrahmanya m Jaishankar

Ramesh Human Resource Development Minister Pokhriyal Nishank

Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs Minister

Smriti Zubin Minister of Textiles; Women and Child Development Minister Irani

Dr. Science and Technology Minister; Health and Family Welfare Minister;’and Harshvardhan Minister of Earth Sciences

Prakash Environment Minister; Information and Broadcasting Minister and Forest Javadekar and Climate Change

Piyush Goyal Railways Minister; and Commerce and Industry Minister

Dharmendra Minister of Steel and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Pradhan

Mukhtar Minority Affairs Minister Abbas Naqvi

Prahalad Parliamentary Affairs Minister; Minister of Mines and Coal Minister Joshi

Dr. Mahendra Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Nath Pandey

Prakash Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise Minister

Javadekar

Giriraj Singh Animal Husbandry Minister; Fisheries and Dairying

Gajendra Jal Shakti Minister Singh Shekhawat

Updated List Of Minister of State (Independent Charge) with Portfolio

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) with Portfolio

Santosh K Labour and Employment Ministry. Gangwar

Rao Indrajit Planning Ministry; Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry ; Singh

Shripad Y Ministry of Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Yoga, Siddha and Homoeopathy Naik (AYUSH); Unani, and State Minister in the Defence Ministry.

Dr. Development of North Eastern Region Ministry; Personnel Ministry State Jitendra Minister, Prime Minister’s Office State Minister; Public Grievances and Singh Pensions; Department of Space State Minister; and Department of Atomic Energy State Minister.

Kiren Rijiju Ministry of Minority Affairs State Minister, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports State Minister (Independent Charge)

Prahalad Ministry of Tourism State Minister; and Culture State Ministry State Minister. Singh Patel

Raj Kumar Ministry of New and Renewable Energy State Minister; Power Ministry State Singh Minister; and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship State Minister.

Hardeep Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry State Minister; Ministry of Civil Aviation Singh Puri State Minister; and Commerce and Industry Ministry State Minister.

Mansukh Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry State Minister and Ministry of Shipping State L. Minister Mandaviya

Updated List Of Minister of State with Portfolio 2021

Ministers of Portfolio State

Faggansingh State Minister of Steel Ministry Kulaste

Ashwini Kumar State Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ministry. Choubey

Arjun Ram State Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Ministry; and Heavy Industries and Meghwal Public Enterprises Ministry.

General (Retd.) State Minister of Road Transport and Highways Ministry. V. K. Singh

Krishan Pal State Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry.

Danve State Minister of Consumer Affairs Ministry, Food and Public Distribution. Raosaheb Dadarao

G. Kishan State Minister of Home Affairs Ministry. Reddy

Parshottam State Minister in the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry. Rupala

Ramdas State Minister in the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry. Athawale

Sadhvi Niranjan State Minister in the Rural Development Ministry. Jyoti

Babul Supriyo State Minister in the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry.

Sanjeev Kumar in the Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Ministry. Balyan

Dhotre Sanjay State Minister in the Human Resource Development Ministry; Electronics Shamrao and Information Technology Ministry; and Communications Ministry.

Anurag Singh State Minister in the Finance Ministry; and Corporate Affairs Ministry. Thakur

Angadi Suresh State Minister in the Ministry of Railways. Channabasapp a

Nityanand Rai State Minister in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Rattan Lal State Minister in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Social Justice and Kataria Empowerment Ministry.

V. State Minister in the External Affairs Ministry; and Parliamentary Affairs Muraleedharan Ministry.

Renuka Singh State Minister in the Tribal Affairs Ministry. Saruta

Som Parkash State Minister in the Commerce and Industry Ministry.

Rameswar Teli State Minister in the Food Processing Industries Ministry.

Pratap Chandra State Minister in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry; and Sarangi Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Ministry.

Kailash State Minister in the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry. Choudhary

Debasree State Minister in the Women and Child Development Ministry. Chaudhuri

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Cabinet Ministers of India Related FAQs 2021

1. How is the Union Council of Ministers appointed?

The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called Cabinet Ministers, and junior ministers, called Ministers of State. It is led by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. All other ministers are appointed by the President upon the advice of the Prime Minister.

2. Who is heading the ministry in 2021?

The Council of Ministers 2021 is headed by Narendra Modi is the 23rd Ministry of the Republic of India. It was formed after the 2021 general election which was held in seven phases in 2021.

3. Who is considered the highest law officer of India?

The Attorney General of India is the highest law officer in the country. He is responsible to assist the government in all its legal matters.

4. Who is the head of the State Council of Ministers?

The real executive powers are in the hands of the State Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister.

5. Who is the education minister of India?

The Ministry of Human Resource Development was formerly known as the Ministry of Education (until 25 September 1985). Currently, the Minister of Human Resource Development is Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.

6. What is the total number of states in India?

India has 28 States at present.

7. Who is the Railways Minister in India?

The current Railway Minister is Piyush Goyal who is also Commerce and Industry Minister.