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Overview of Cabinet Reshuffle & Portfolio of New Ministers

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On 7th July, 2021, the reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet took place. As many as 43 Ministers (15 Cabinet Ministers, 28 Ministers of State) were sworn in, taking the strength of the Council of Ministers to 77 (78 including Prime Minister).

  • Out of 43, 36 were New Faces & 7 Ministers were promoted to the rank of Cabinet Minister.
  • As per Article 75 (4) The Ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
  • Before the appointment of Ministers, The President accepted the resignation of 12 Ministers.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to directly monitor the Ministry of Science┬а & Technology.

Appointment of Council of Ministers

As per Article 75 (1) of the Constitution, The Council of Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister

  • Article 75 (1A) states that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the House of the People (i.e. Lok Sabha).
  • The Council of Ministers will be responsible to the Lok Sabha.
  • Article 75 (5) –┬а A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House of Parliament shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.

Newly added Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State (MoS)┬а

S.NoName┬а RankPortfolio
1Narayan Tatu RaneCabinet MinisterMinistry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
2Sarbananda SonowalCabinet MinisterMinistry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways;and Ministry of AYUSH
3Virendra KumarCabinet MinisterMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment
4Jyotiraditya M ScindiaCabinet MinisterMinistry of Civil Aviation
5Ramchandra Prasad SinghCabinet MinisterMinistry of Steel
6Ashwini VaishnawCabinet MinisterMinistryof Railways;Ministry of Communications;and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
7Pashu Pati Kumar ParasCabinet MinisterMinistry of Food Processing Industries
8Bhupender YadavCabinet MinisterMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; And Ministry of Labour and Employment
9Pankaj ChaudharyMinister of StateMinistry of Finance
10Anupriya Singh PatelMinister of StateMinistry of Commerce and Industry
11Dr. Satya Pal Singh BaghelMinister of StateMinistry of Law and Justice
12Rajeev ChandrasekharMinister of StateMinistry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship And Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
13Sushri Shobha KarandlajeMinister of StateMinistry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
14Bhanu Pratap Singh VermaMinister of StateMinistry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
15Darshana Vikram JardoshMinister of StateMinistry of Textiles And Ministry of Railways
16Meenakshi LekhiMinister of State┬аMinistry of External Affairs And Ministry of Culture
17Annpurna DeviMinister of StateMinistry of Education
18┬аA. NarayanaswamyMinister of StateMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment
19Kaushal KishoreMinister of State┬аMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs
20Ajay BhattMinister of StateMinistry of Defence And Ministry of Tourism
21B. L. VermaMinister of StateMinistry of Development of North Eastern Region And Ministry of Cooperation (newly formed Ministry)
22┬аAjay KumarMinister of StateMinistry of Home Affairs
23Chauhan DevusinhMinister of State┬аMinistry of Communications
24Bhagwanth KhubaMinister of StateMinistry of New and Renewable Energy And

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

25Kapil Moreshwar PatilMinister of State┬аMinistry of Panchayati Raj
26Sushri Pratima BhoumikMinister of State┬аMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment
27Dr. Subhas SarkarMinister of StateMinistry of Education
28Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao KaradMinister of StateMinistry of Finance
29Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan SinghMinister of StateMinistry of External Affairs

And

Ministry of Education

30Dr. Bharati Pravin PawarMinister of State┬аMinistry of Health and Family Welfare
31Bishweswar TuduMinister of State┬аMinistry of Tribal Affairs┬аand

Ministry of Jal Shakti

32Shantanu ThakurMinister of StateMinistry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
33Dr. Munjapara MahendrabhaiMinister of StateMinistry of Women and Child Development

And

Ministry of AYUSH

34John BarlaMinister of StateMinistry of Minority Affairs
35Dr. L. MuruganMinister of StateMinistry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

And

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

36Nisith PramanikMinister of StateMinistry of Home Affairs

And

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

7 Ministers who were promoted to Cabinet Rank

Cabinet MinisterPortfolioPrevious Portfolio
Kiren RijijuMinister of Law and JusticeMoS in Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Anurag Singh ThakurMinister of Information and Broadcasting; and

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

MoS in Ministry of Finance &

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Hardeep Singh PuriMinister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and

Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

MoS (I/C) in┬аMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs &

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Parshottam RupalaMinister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and DairyingMoS in Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Mansukh MandaviyaMinister of Health and Family Welfare; and

Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

MoS (I/C)

in Ministry of Shipping

G Kishan ReddyMinister of Culture;

Minister of Tourism; and

Minister of Development of North Eastern Region

MoS in Ministry of Home Affairs
RK Singh 

Minister of Power; and

Minister of New and Renewable Energy

MoS (I/C) in

Ministry of Power &

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

List of Ministers who were allotted Additional Charges

MinisterAdditional Portfolio
Amit ShahUnion Minister for Ministry of Cooperation

(Newly Formed)

Piyush GoyalUnion Minister for Ministry of Textiles
Rao Inderjit SinghMoS in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Dr. Jitendra SinghMoS (I/C) in the Ministry of Science & Technology;

MoS (I/C) in the Ministry of Earth Sciences

General (Retd.) V. K. SinghMoS in Ministry of Civil Aviation

Ministers who were Reshuffled to New Portfolios

MinisterRank & New Portfolio
Dharmendra PradhanUnion Minister for Ministry of Education & Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Giriraj SinghMinister of Rural Development; and

Minister of Panchayati Raj

Dr. Mahendra Nath PandeyUnion Minister for Heavy Industries
Shripad Yesso NaikMoS in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and

MoS in the Ministry of Tourism

Faggansingh KulasteMoS in the Ministry of Rural Development
Prahalad Singh PatelMoS in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and

MoS in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyMoS in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and

MoS in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Arjun Ram MeghwalMoS in Ministry of Culture
General (Retd.) V. K. SinghAdditional Charge as MoS in Ministry of Civil Aviation
Krishan PalMoS in the Ministry of Power; and

MoS in the Ministry of Heavy Industries

Danve Raosaheb DadaraoMoS in the Ministry of Railways;

MoS in the Ministry of Coal; and

MoS in the Ministry of Mines

Sadhvi Niranjan JyotiMoS in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and

MoS in the Ministry of Rural Development

Rameswar TeliMoS in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and

MoS in the Ministry of Labour and Employment