Cabinet Ministers of India This was the first cabinet reshuffle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi since May of 2019 and it took place on July 7th, 2022. Check the complete list of Ministers who have been admitted into the new Modi Cabinet along with their ministries.
List of new Cabinet Ministers of India 2022: On July 7, 2021, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi reshuffled his cabinet for the first time since May 2019. He brought in new faces and made room for National Democratic Alliance allies (NDA).
Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav, Shobha Karandlaje, Sunita Duggal, and Meenakshi Lekhi were among the 43 members of parliament who took oath as ministers in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Anurag Thakur, G. Kishan Reddy, Paroshottam Rupala, Kiren Rijiju, Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh Mandaviya, and Raj Kumar Singh are the seven newly appointed Ministers of State. Twelve members of Modi’s cabinet resigned in the wake of a phone call, setting the stage for the massive upheaval.
A massive cabinet upheaval is imminent; here is the full roster of new ministers in the Modi government, along with their ministries and the names of those who have left.
PM Modi congratulated his fellow ministers on taking the oath and wished them well in their new roles. He also instructed his ministers to be punctual and let labor do all the talking.
List of Indian Cabinet Ministers for 2022
| S.N. | Name | Ministry |
| 1. | Shri Narendra Modi | Prime Minister
1. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions 2. Department of Space 3. Department of Atomic Energy 4. All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
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| Cabinet Ministers | ||
| 2. | Shri Amit Shah |
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| 3. | Shri Rajnath Singh | Ministry of Defence |
| 4. | Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | 1. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| 5. | Shri Narayan Tatu Rane | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 6. | Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | 1. Ministry of Finance
2. Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| 7. | Shri Narendra Singh Tomar | 1. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
| 8. | Shri Sarbanada Sonowal |
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| 9. | Dr. Virendra Kumar | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 10. | Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Ministry of External Affairs |
| 11. | Shri Ramchandra Prasad | Ministry of Steel |
| 12. | Shri Arjun Munda | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| 13. | Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani | 1. Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| 14. | Mansukh Mandaviya | 1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2. Ministry of Chemical Fertilizers |
| 15. | Shri Ashwini Vaishnav | 1. Ministry of Railways
2. Ministry of Communications 3. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 16. | Shri Piyush Goyal | 1. Ministry of Textiles
2. Ministry of Commerce and Industry 3. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| 17. | Shri Dharmendra Pradhan |
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| 18. | Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| 19. | Shri Pralhad Joshi | 1. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2. Ministry of Coal 3. Ministry of Mines |
| 20. | Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| 21. | Shri Giriraj Singh |
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| 22. | Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| 23. | Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| 24. | Shri Kiren Rijiju | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| 25. | Shri Raj Kumar Singh | 1. Ministry of Power
2. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| 26. | Shri Hardeep Singh Puri |
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| 27. | Shri Bhupender Yadav |
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| 28. | Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey | Ministry of Heavy Industries |
| 29. | Shri Parshottam Rupala | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| 30. | Shri G. Kishan Reddy |
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| 31. | Shri Anurag Singh Thakur | 1.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
2. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | ||
| 1. | Shri Rao Inderjit Singh | 1. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
2. Ministry of Planning 3. Ministry of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| 2. | Dr. Jitendra Singh |
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| Ministers of State | ||
| 1. | Shri Shripad Yesso Naik |
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| 2. | Shri Faggansingh Kulaste | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| 3. | Shri Prahalad Singh Patel |
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| 4. | Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of ConsumerAffairs, Food and Public Distribution
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| 5. | Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture |
| 6. | General (Retd.) V. K. Singh | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| 7. | Shri Krishan Pal | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Power
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries |
| 8. | Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal 3. Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines |
| 9. | Shri Ramdas Athawale | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 10. | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| 11. | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| 12. | Shri Nityanand Rai | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 13. | Shri Pankaj Choudhary | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
| 14. | Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| 15. | Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Law andJustice |
| 16. | Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 17. | Sushri Shobha Karandlaje | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| 18. | Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma | Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 19. | Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways |
| 20. | Shri V. Muraleedharan | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| 21. | Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture |
| 22. | Shri Som Parkash | Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| 23. | Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| 24. | Shri Rameswar Teli | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| 25. | Shri Kailash Choudhary | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| 26. | Smt. Annapurna Devi | Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| 27. | Shri A. Narayanaswamy | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 28. | Shri Kaushal Kishore | Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| 29. | Shri Ajay Bhatt | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism |
| 30. | Shri B. L. Verma | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation |
| 31. | Shri Ajay Kumar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 32. | Shri Devusinh Chauhan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications |
| 33. | Shri Bhagwanth Khuba | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| 34. | Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil | Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
| 35. | Sushri Pratima Bhoumik | Minister of State in the Ministry of SocialJustice and Empowerment |
| 36. | Dr. Subhas Sarkar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| 37. | Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance |
| 38. | Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
| 39. | Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| 40. | Shri Bishweswar Tudu | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| 41. | Shri Shantanu Thakur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| 42. | Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH |
| 43. | Shri John Barla | Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| 44. | Dr. L. Murugan | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| 45. | Shri Nisith Pramanik | 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
List of Ministers who sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
1- Narayan Rane (Cabinet Minister)
2- Sarbananda Sonowal (Cabinet Minister)
3- Dr. Virendra Kumar (Cabinet Minister)
4- Jyotiraditya Scindia (Cabinet Minister)
5- Ram Chandra Prasad (Cabinet Minister)
6- Ashwini Vaishnav (Cabinet Minister)
7- Pashu Pati Kumar (Cabinet Minister)
8- Kiren Rijiju (Cabinet Minister)
9- Raj Kumar Singh (Cabinet Minister)
10- Hardeep Singh Puri (Cabinet Minister)
11- Mansukh Mandaviya (Cabinet Minister)
12- Bhupender Yadav (Cabinet Minister)
13- Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala (Cabinet Minister)
14- G Kishen Reddy (Cabinet Minister)
15- Anurag Thakur (Cabinet Minister)
16- Pankaj Choudhary (Minister of State)
17- Anupriya Singh Patel (Minister of State)
18- Satya Pal Singh Baghel (Minister of State)
19- Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Minister of State)
20- Shobha Karandlaje (Minister of State)
21- Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma (Minister of State)
22- Darshana Vikram Jardosh (Minister of State)
23- Meenakshi Lekhi (Minister of State)
24- Annapurna Devi (Minister of State)
25- A Narayanaswamy (Minister of State)
26- Kaushal Kishore (Minister of State)
27- Ajay Bhatt (Minister of State)
28- BL Verma (Minister of State)
29- Ajay Kumar (Minister of State)
30- Chauhan Devusinh (Minister of State)
31- Bhagwanth Khuba (Minister of State)
32- Kapil Moreshwar Patil (Minister of State)
33- Pratima Bhoumik (Minister of State)
34- Subhas Sarkar (Minister of State)
35- Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad (Minister of State)
36- Rajkumar Ranjan Singh (Minister of State)
37- Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar (Minister of State)
38- Bishweswar Tudu (Minister of State)
39- Shantanu Thakur (Minister of State)
40- Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai (Minister of State)
41- John Barla (Minister of State)
42- Dr L Murugan (Minister of State)
43- Nisith Pramanik (Minister of State)
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar, Minister for Law and Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar have all resigned from the Union Cabinet in preparation for Prime Minister Modi’s massive cabinet reshuffle.
To give the cooperative movement in India more of a voice, Prime Minister Modi’s government established a new “Ministry of Cooperation.”
List of Ministers who have resigned in 2021
1) Harsh Vardhan
Babul Supriyo (2-)
Finally, number three: Ashwini Kumar Choubey
No. 4 Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
5- Santosh Gangwar
SANJAY DHOTRE, No. 6
7- Debasree Chaudhuri \s8- Rattan Lal Kataria
Sadananda Gowda, Number 9
10- Thawar Chand Gehlot
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Number Eleven
12- Prakash Javadekar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Jagat Prakash Nadda met on 6 July 2021, leading to rumors of a cabinet reshuffle.
The changes were made with the upcoming elections in Gujarat, Manipur, Goa, and Uttar Pradesh in mind. To do this, it places extra attention on Other Backward Classes (OBC), Dalit communities, Women members, and Young leaders.
Need for PM Modi’s new Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reshuffled the Cabinet with an eye on poll-bound states and the hopes and expectations of India’s 130 crore people. Last-mile delivery is a priority for the Modi administration, according to our sources, and this will require new resources.
India’s next cabinet will include the youngest ministers in history in 2022.
With some unexpected resignations and appointments, and an eye on election-bound states, Prime Minister Modi is ready to rev up the economy with his youngest cabinet ever. The new ministers’ ages range from 35 to 69.
The Prime Minister has assembled the youngest cabinet in history in order to face the difficulties of high unemployment, a skills gap, and the impending Covid-19 epidemic.
Community Representation Among India’s Cabinet Ministers in 2022
As emphasized by Prime Minister Modi on multiple occasions ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’, the new cabinet is a mix of regional and geographical diversity, experience, gender and communities, coupled with record representation for SCs, STs and OBCs.
Leader of House in Rajya Sabha
Piyush Goyal, a member of the Union Ministerial Council, was elected as the new Rajya Sabha House Leader. He took over for prominent BJP politician Thawarchand Gehlot, who was recently appointed Governor of Karnataka.
When it comes to the 2022 government, what does the ADR report have to say about who should be appointed to what positions?
The following are the conclusions drawn from the ADR report:
1- Criminal Cases: 33 Ministers have criminal cases against them. Twenty-four ministers have significant criminal cases pending against them, including murder, attempted murder, and robbery.
A minimum of 90% of the new Cabinet’s members are millionaires, and many are billionaires. Seventy out of a possible 78 ministers have reported assets of more than Rs 1 crore.
Four ministers have reported assets of more over Rs. 50 crore, making them ministers with high asset levels. To name a few: Jyotiraditya Scindia (379+ crores), Piyush Goyal (95+ crores), Narayan Rane (87+ crores), and Rajeev Chandrasekhar (87+ crores) (over Rs 64 crore).
4- Low Asset Ministers: The Cabinet Ministers who have the least amount of assets— Pratima Bhoumik (about Rs 6 lakh), John Barla (approximately Rs 14 lakh), Kailash Choudhary (around Rs 24 lakh), Bishweswar Tudu (around Rs 27 lakh), and V Muraleedharan (around Rs 27 lakh) (around Rs 27 lakh).
Out of 78 pastors, 9 have doctorates, 17 have bachelor’s degrees or higher, 2 have only completed up to the eighth grade, three have completed up to the tenth, and seven have completed up to the twelfth.
FAQ
What portfolios does Prime Minister Modi oversee?
The following government agencies report directly to Prime Minister Modi: 1. The Ministry of Labor, Workplace Safety, and Pensions The Second Space Agency Atomic Energy Commission 4. All Important Policy Issues And All Other Portfolios Not Allocated To Any Minister
How many distinct groups make up the Ministerial Council?
The Council Of Ministers Consists Of Four Categories Of Ministers: 1. Minister in the Cabinet Official No. 2: Minister of State (Independent Charge) 3- Minister Of State 4- Deputy Minister
Who among India’s Prime Ministers holds the record for the longest time at the helm of an elected government?
With the longest tenure of any elected Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi has transformed India.
There are how many ministers in the new Modi government?
There are 31 Cabinet Ministers, 45 Ministers of State, and 2 Ministers of State in Narendra Modi’s new cabinet (Independent Charge).
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