PM Narendra Modi 3.0 Policy is Revealed creating space for BJP leaders and allies: Complete list of central government
Here is a look at the portfolios allocated in NDA 3.0, one day after 71 ministers and Narendra Modi took the oath of office in the new coalition administration.
Ankush Pandey
INTRO
- The PM leads today's first Cabinet meeting, and ministers are assigned portfolios.
- Amit Shah is still the home minister and Rajnath Singh is the defence minister, rounding out the top 4.
- Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Health Minister JP Nadda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Cabinet sought continuity while attempting to find a middle ground between allowing BJP leaders some leeway and making room for NDA allies. Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and S Jaishankar continue to hold their positions as the top four.
Complete List of ministers and the corresponding portfolios they hold is as follows:
CABINET MINISTERS
PM Narendra Modi will take charge of the Department of Atomic Energy, the Department of Space, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, and any other portfolios not assigned to a minister.
Amit Shah: The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Cooperation remain under Amit Shah's control.
Nitin Gadkari: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is still led by Nitin Gadkari.
JP Nadda: JP Nadda receives the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers as well as the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and the Ministry of Rural Development were entrusted to Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Nirmala Sitharaman: The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs remain under Nirmala Sitharaman's control.
Dr. S. Jaishankar: The Ministry of External Affairs is kept by Dr. S. Jaishankar.
Manohar Lal Khattar: Manohar Lal Khattar receives the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
HD Kumaraswamy: The Ministries of Steel and Heavy Industries are given to HD Kumaraswamy.
Piyush Goyal: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is given to Piyush Goyal.
Dharmendra Pradhan: The Ministry of Education was given to Dharmendra Pradhan.
Jitan Ram Manjhi: The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises is given to Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh: The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy were assigned to Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh.
Sarbananda Sonowal: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is given to Sarbananda Sonowal.
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu: The Ministry of Civil Aviation is given to Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu.
Dr. Virendra Kumar: The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment was given to Dr. Virendra Kumar.
Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram
Pralhad Joshi: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy were assigned by Pralhad Joshi.
Ashwini Vaishnaw: In addition to being given the Ministries of Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, and Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw also keeps the Ministry of Railways.
Giriraj Singh: Ministry of Textiles entrusted to Giriraj Singh
Jyotiraditya Scindia: Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region are given to Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Bhupendra Yadav: receives the Climate Change, Forests, and Environment Ministry.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: assigned the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Culture.
Annapurna Devi: Ministries of Women and Child Development were assigned to Annapurna Devi.
Kiren Rijiju: receives the Ministry of Minority Affairs and the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Mansukh Mandaviya: Ministry of Labour and Employment and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports were entrusted to Mansukh Mandaviya.
Hardeep Singh Puri: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas remains under Hardeep Singh Puri's control.
G Kishan Reddy: assigned the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Coal.
Chirag Paswan: Food Processing Industries Ministry is given to Chirag Paswan.
CR Patil: receives Jal Shakti Ministry
State ministers holding independent charge
Rao Inderjit Singh: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the Ministry of Planning, and the Ministry of Culture all have Rao Inderjit Singh as their MoS (Independent Charge).
Dr. Jitendra Singh: As Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Earth Sciences, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of Atomic Energy, and Minister of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh holds several positions of MoS (Independent Charge).
Arjun Ram Meghwal: is the Minister of Law and Justice's MoS (Independent Charge) as well as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs' MoS.
Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao: In addition to serving as MoS (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Ayush, Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao is also MoS for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Jayant Chaudhary: holds the positions of MoS (Independent Charge) at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
MINISTERS OF STATE
Jitin Prasada: is the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology's MoS as well as the Minister of Commerce and Industry's MoS.
Shripad Yesso Naik: is MoS in the Ministry of Power; and MoS in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Pankaj Chaudhary: is MoS in the Ministry of Finance.
Krishan Pal: is MoS in the Ministry of Cooperation.
Ramdas Athawale: is MoS in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Ram Nath Thakur: is MoS in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Nityanand Rai: is MoS in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Anupriya Patel: is MoS in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and MoS in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
V. Somanna: is the Minister of State for Jal Shakti and the Minister of Railways.
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani: is the Minister of Communications and the Ministry of Rural Development's MoS.
SP Singh Baghel: is MoS in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and MoS in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
Sushri Sobha Karandlaje: holds the position of Minister of State in both the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.
Kirtivardhan Singh: is MoS in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and MoS in the Ministry of External Affairs.
Verma: holds the position of Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment as well as the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.
Shantanu Thakur: is MoS in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Suresh Gopi: is MoS in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and MoS in the Ministry of Tourism.
Dr L Muruga: is MoS in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and MoS in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Ajay Tamta: is MoS in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar: is the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Kamlesh Paswan: is MoS in the Ministry of Rural Development.
Bhagirath Choudhary: The Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is headed by Bhagirath Choudhary.
Satish Chandra Dubey: is MoS in the Ministry of Coal; and MoS in the Ministry of Mines.
Sanjay Seth: is the Ministry of Defence (MoS).
Ravneet Singh: is MoS in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and MoS in the Ministry of Railways.
Durgadas Uikey is MoS in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Raksha Nikhil Khadse: In the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Nikhil Khadse serves as MoS.
Sukanta Majumdar: In the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region, Sukanta Majumdar holds the position of Minister of State.
Savitri Thakur: is MoS in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Tokhan Sahu: In the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Tokhan Sahu serves as the MoS
Raj Bhushan Choudhary: The Minister of Jal Shakti's MoS is Raj Bhushan Choudhary.
Raju Bhubpathi: MoS for both the Ministry of Steel and the Ministry of Heavy Industries is Srinivasa Varma.
Harsh Malhotra: In the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Harsh Malhotra holds the position of MoS.
Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya: The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution is led by Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya as the Minister of State.
Murlidhar Mohol: In the Ministries of Cooperation and Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol holds the position of MoS.
George Kurian: holds the rank of Minister of Minority Affairs as well as Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy.
Pabitra Margherita: is the Minister of Textiles' MoS as well as the Minister of External Affairs' MoS.
Following the NDA's victory in 293 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 election, Narendra Modi was sworn in for a record-breaking third term as prime minister. Despite capturing 240 seats, the BJP fell short of achieving a majority in the Lok Sabha on its own. 272 is the Lok Sabha's magic number.
