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The Cabinet of India, also known as the Union Cabinet of India, is the collective decision-making body of the Government of India, consists of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers. The Cabinet is the ultimate decision-making body of the executive within the Westminster system of government in traditional constitutional theory. The Cabinet Secretary provide assistance to the council of ministers and acts as an advisor.[1] Ministers of State assist the Cabinet ministers in their work.[2]

Contents

1 Cabinet Ministers 1.1 Ministers of State (Independent Charges) 1.2 Ministers of State 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Cabinet Ministers

All cabinet ministers are mandated by the constitution to be members of either House of the Parliament of India,[3] but they are not entitled to vote therein(as per article 88 of the constitution). There are three categories of ministers of which union cabinet minister holds the highest rank. The present cabinet consists of 23 ministers. The Cabinet ministers are listed below:[4][5]

Parliamentary Educational No. Portfolios Minister Age Photo Party Constituency background Prime Minister of India Minister for Personnel, Delhi Public Narendra University 1 Grievances and 63 BJP Varanasi Pensions Modi Gujarat Minister of University Atomic Energy Minister of Space[6]

Minister of Rajnath Gorakhpur 2 62 BJP Lucknow Home Affairs[7] Singh University

Minister of External Affairs[7] Sushma Panjab 3 62 BJP Vidisha Minister of Swaraj University http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_India 1/7 9/13/2014 Cabinet of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Overseas Indian Affairs

Minister of Finance Minister of Arun Gujarat (Rajya 4 Corporate 61 BJP Delhi University Affairs Jaitley Sabha) Minister of Defence[7] Minister of Urban Development Minister of Housing and Venkaiah Karnataka (Rajya Andhra 5 64 BJP Urban Poverty Naidu Sabha) University Alleviation Minister of Parliamentary Affairs[8] Minister of Road Transport and Highways Minister of Nitin 6 58 Shipping[8] Gadkari Minister of Rural Development[8] Minister of D. V. 7 [8] Sadananda 61 Railways Gowda Minister of Water Resources, River 8 Uma Bharti 55 Development and Ganga Rejuvenation[8] Minister of Najma 9 Minority 74 Heptullah Affairs[8]

Minister of Consumer Ram Vilas 10 Affairs, Food 67 Paswan and Public Distribution[8]

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Minister of Women and Maneka 11 57 Child Gandhi Development[8]

Minister of Ananth 12 Chemicals and 54 Kumar Fertilizers[8]

Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Minister of 13 Communications Shankar 59 and Information Prasad Technology[8] Minister of Civil Ashok 14 [8] Gajapati 62 Aviation Raju Minister of Heavy Industries Anant 15 62 and Public Geete Enterprises[8] Minister of Food Harsimrat 16 Processing 47 Kaur Industries[8] Minister of Mines Narendra Minister of Steel 17 Singh 56 Minister of Tomar Labour and Employment[8] Minister of 18 Jual Oram 53 Tribal Affairs Minister of Thawar Social Justice 19 Chand 66 and Gehlot Empowerment[8] Ministry of Micro, Small Kalraj 20 73 and Medium Mishra Enterprises Radha Minister of 21 Mohan 64 Agriculture Singh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_India 3/7 9/13/2014 Cabinet of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Minister of Harsh 22 Health and 59 Family Vardhan Welfare[8]

Minister of Human 23 Smriti Irani 38 Resource Development

Ministers of State (Independent Charges)

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Vijay Development of North Eastern Region (Independent 24 Kumar 63 BJP Charges), External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs Singh

Planning (Independent Charges), Statistics and Inderjit 25 Programme Implementation (Independent Charges), 63 BJP Singh Rao Defence Santosh Textiles, Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River 26 Kumar 66 BJP Development, Ganga Rejuvenation Gangwar Shripad 27 Culture, Tourism 61 BJP Yasso Naik Dharmendra 28 Petroleum and Natural Gas 44 BJP Pradhan

Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sarbananda 29 51 BJP Sports Sonowal

Information and Broadcasting, Environment, Forest and Prakash 30 63 BJP Climate Change, Parliamentary Affairs Javadekar

Piyush 31 Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy 49 BJP Goyal

Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Prime Minister Dr. Jitendra 32 Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, 57 BJP Singh Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space

Nirmala 33 Commerce and Industry, Finance, Corporate Affairs 54 congress Sitharaman

Ministers of State

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34 Civil Aviation G.M. Siddeshwara 61

35 Railways Manoj Sinha 55 BJP 36 Chemicals and Fertilizers Nihalchand 43 Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking 37 Upendra Kushwaha RLSP Water and Sanitation 38 Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Pon Radhakrishnan 62 39 Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju 40 Road Transport and Highways,Shipping Krishan Pal 41 Agriculture, Food Processing Industries Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai 42 Tribal Affairs Vasava Raosaheb Dadarao 43 Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution Danve 44 Mines, Steel, Labour and Employment Vishnu Deo Sai [[Sudarshan bhagat 45 Social Justice and Empowerment ]]

See also

Politics of India National Democratic Alliance Council of Ministers of the Republic of India Council of Ministers of Narendra Modi

References

1. ^ "Functions of Cabinet Secretariat" (http://cabsec.nic.in/about_functions.php). Retrieved 31 January 2012. 2. ^ Jacob, Jayanth (28 May 2009). "Ministers of state need not worry" (http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090528/jsp/frontpage/story_11030538.jsp). The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 May 2014. 3. ^ "Council of Ministers" (http://india.gov.in/govt/cabinet.php). Retrieved 31 January 2012. 4. ^ Composition of Cabinet Ministers (as on 26.05.2014) (http://cabsec.nic.in/showpdf.php? type=council_cabinet_cabinetminsworn) Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India 5. ^ "PM Modi announces list of Cabinet ministers with portfolios" (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok- sabha-elections-2014/news/PM-Modi-announces-list-of-Cabinet-ministers-with- portfolios/articleshow/35621676.cms). The Times of India. 26 May 2014. 6. ^ "Official Statements" (http://pmindia.nic.in/details10.php). Prime Minister of India. Retrieved 2014-06-14.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_India 6/7 9/13/2014 Cabinet of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 7. ^ a b c Modi's ministry: Who gets what (http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/narendra-modi-prime-minister- ministry-who-gets-what/1/363787.html) India Today 8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Narendra Modi takes charge of PMO, meets SAARC leaders" (http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/live-prime-minister-narendra-modi-cabinet-ministers-list-portfolios-nawaz- sharif/1/363802.html). India Today. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-06-14.

External links

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