MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) MINISTERS OF STATE S.No. PORTFOLIO CONSTITUENCY L/R STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 1 Santosh Kumar Gangwar Ministry of Labour and Employment (Independent Charge). Bareily (UP) L Uttar Pradesh Ministry of Culture (Independent Charge); and Gautam Budh Nagar 2 Dr. Mahesh Sharma L Uttar Pradesh Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOS) . (UP) Ministry of Communications (Independent Charge); and 3 Manoj Sinha Gazipur (UP) L Uttar Pradesh Ministry of Railways (MOS). Rajya Sabha (Uttar 4 Hardeep Singh Puri Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge). R Uttar Pradesh pradesh) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Independent 5 Giriraj Singh Nawada (Bihar) L Bihar Charge). Ministry of Power (Independent Charge); and 6 Raj Kumar Singh Arrah (Bihar) L Bihar Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge); and Jaipur rural 7 Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore L Rajasthan Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MOS). (Rajasthan) Ministry of Tourism (Independent Charge); and Rajya Sabha 8 Alphons Kannanthanam R Rajasthan Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MOS). (Rajasthan) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge); Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Udhampur-Kathua 9 Dr. Jitendra Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances L Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space. Ministry of Planning (Independent Charge); and 10 Rao Inderjit Singh Gurugram (Haryana) L Haryana Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (MOS). Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and 11 Shripad Yesso Naik North Goa (Goa) L Goa Homoeopathy (AYUSH) (Independent Charge). .