Cabinet Portfolios Announced

Discover the detailed assignments of the newly announced cabinet portfolios. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roles to key ministries and state ministers.This FAQ blog will provide detailed information about the assignments of different ministers in the government.

Prime Minister and Key Ministries

Q: Who is the current Prime Minister, and what portfolios does he hold?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister. He is also in charge of:

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
All important policy issues
All other portfolios were not allocated to any minister.

Q: What are the portfolios of the key ministers in the cabinet?

Rajnath Singh: Defense
Amit Shah: Home Affairs and Cooperation
Nitin Gadkari: Road Transport and Highways
J.P. Nadda: Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development
Nirmala Sitharaman: Finance and Corporate Affairs
S. Jaishankar: External Affairs
Manohar Lal Khattar: Housing, Urban Affairs, and Power
H. D. Kumaraswamy: Heavy Industries and Steel
Piyush Goyal: Commerce and Industry
Dharmendra Pradhan: Education
Jitan Ram Manjhi: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, Panchayati Raj; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy
Sarbananda Sonowal: Ports, Shipping, and Waterways
Dr. Virendra Kumar: Social Justice and Empowerment
Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu: Civil Aviation
Pralhad Joshi: Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution; New and Renewable Energy
Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs
Giriraj Singh: Textiles
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Railways; Information and Broadcasting; Electronics and Information Technology
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia: Communications; Development of the North Eastern Region
Bhupender Yadav: Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Culture and Tourism
Annpurna Devi: Women and Child Development
Kiren Rijiju: Parliamentary Affairs; Minority Affairs
Hardeep Singh Puri: Petroleum and Natural Gas
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya: Labour and Employment; Youth Affairs and Sports
G. Kishan Reddy: Coal; Mines
Chirag Paswan: Food Processing Industries
C. R. Patil: Jal Shakti

Ministers of State (independent charge)

Q: Who are the Ministers of State with Independent Charge and their portfolios?

Rao Inderjit Singh: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Ministry of Planning; Culture
Dr. Jitendra Singh: Science and Technology; Earth Sciences; Prime Minister’s Office; Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions; Atomic Energy; Department of Space
Arjun Ram Meghwal: Law and Justice; MoS Parliamentary Affairs
Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao: Ministry of Ayush; MoS Health and Family Welfare
Jayant Chaudhary: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; MoS Education

Ministers of State

Q: Who are the Ministers of State, and what are their responsibilities?

Jitin Prasada: Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Shripad Yesso Naik: Ministry of Power; Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Pankaj Chaudhary: Finance
Krishan Pal: Cooperation
Ramdas Athawale: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ram Nath Thakur: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Nityanand Rai: Home Affairs
Anupriya Patel: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
V. Somanna: Jal Shakti; Ministry of Railways
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani: Ministry of Rural Development; Ministry of Communications
Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying; Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Sushri Sobha Karandlaje: Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises; Ministry of Labour and Employment
Kirtivardhan Singh: Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change; Ministry of External Affairs
B. L. Verma: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution; Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shantanu Thakur: Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways
Suresh Gopi: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Ministry of Tourism
L. Murugan: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ajay Tamta: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Bandi Sanjay Kumar: Ministry of Home Affairs
Kamlesh Paswan, Ministry of Rural Development
Bhagirath Choudhary: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Satish Chandra Dubey: Ministry of Coal; Ministry of Mines
Sanjay Seth: Ministry of Defense
Ravneet Singh: Ministry of Food Processing Industries; Ministry of Railways
Durgadas Uikey: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Raksha Nikhil Khadse: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sukanta Majumdar: Ministry of Education; Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region
Savitri Thakur, Ministry of Women and Child Development
Tokhan Sahu: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Raj Bhushan Choudhary: Ministry of Jal Shakti
Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma: Ministry of Heavy Industries; Ministry of Steel
Harsh Malhotra: Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution
Murlidhar Mohol: Ministry of Cooperation; Ministry of Civil Aviation
George Kurian: Ministry of Minority Affairs; Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying
Pabitra Margherita: Ministry of External Affairs; Ministry of Textiles

This comprehensive FAQ provides an overview of the current cabinet portfolios. For any further inquiries or detailed descriptions of each ministry's functions, please refer to the official government website or contact the relevant departments directly.

Cabinet Portfolios Announced - FAQs