Cabinet Ministers in India 2020: The Cabinet Consist of 57 council of ministers i.e. 24 cabinet ministers, 9 as Minister of State with Independent Charge and another 24 as Minister of State. It is very important for the aspirants preparing for the competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Bank, RRB and other Government exams to have knowledge on List of Cabinet Ministers of India with their Portfolio. This topic helps the candidates to improve their scores in the general awareness section. The Table comprises of names of the personalities holding office, their Portfolio and the Constituency. We have provided you the complete updated list of Cabinet Ministers 2020. The Below Image describes the portfolios holded by Prime minister Narendra Modi.
Key Highlights
- Nirmala Sitharaman has become the first full-time female Finance Minister of India.
- Central government had formed ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry by Merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries.
- Subrahmanyam Jaishankar had become the first career diplomat to be appointed as External Affairs Minister of India.
- Smriti Irani is the youngest council of ministers in the second term of Modi government. She is currently 43 years of age.
Cabinet Ministers of India:
The Council of Ministers is listed below in three categories
- Cabinet Minister
- Minister of State (Independent Charge)
- Minister of State
Cabinet Ministers
| S.No. | Cabinet Ministers | Portfolio | Constituency |
|---|
| 1. | Narendra Modi | - Prime Minister and 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 not allocated to any Ministers.
| Varansai, Uttar Pradesh |
| 2. | Raj Nath Singh | | Lucknow, U.P |
| 3. | Amit Shah | | Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat |
| 4. | Nitin Jairam Gadkari | - Minister of Road Transport and Highways
- Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
| Nagpur, Maharashtra |
| 5. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda | - Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
| Bangalore North, Karnataka |
| 6. | Nirmala Sitharaman | - Minister of Finance
- Minister of Corporate Affairs
| Rajya Sabha (Karnatka) |
| 7. | Ramvilas Paswan | - Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
| (Rajya Sabha) Hajipur, Bihar |
| 8. | Narendra Singh Tomar | - Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- Minister of Rural Development
- Minister of Panchayati Raj
| Morena, M.P |
| 9. | Ravi Shankar Prasad | - Minister of Law and Justice
- Minister of Communications
- Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
| Patna Sahib, Bihar |
| 10. | Harsimrat Kaur Badal | - Minister of Food Processing Industries.
| Bathinda, Punjab |
| 11. | Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot | - Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
| Rajya Sabha (M.P) |
| 12. | Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | - Minister of External Affairs.
| Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) |
| 13. | Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ | - Minister of Human Resource Development
| Hardwar, Uttarakhand |
| 14. | Arjun Munda | - Minister of Tribal Affairs
| Khunti, Jharkhand |
| 15. | Smriti Zubin Irani | - Minister of Women and Child Development
- Minister of Textiles
| Amethi, U.P |
| 16. | Dr. Harsh Vardhan | - Minister of Health and Family Welfare
- Minister of Science and Technology
- Minister of Earth Sciences.
| Chandni Chowk, New Delhi |
| 17. | Prakash Javadekar | - Minister of Environment, Forest and ClimateChange
- Minister of Information and Broadcasting
- Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
| Rajya Sabha (M.P) |
| 18. | Piyush Goyal | - Minister of Railways
- Minister of Commerce and Industry
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
| 19. | Dharmendra Pradhan | - Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Minister of Steel
| Rajya Sabha (M.P) |
| 20. | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | - Minister of Minority Affairs
| Rajya Sabha (Jharkhand) |
| 21. | Pralhad Joshi | - Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
- Minister of Coal
- Minister of Mines
| Dharwad, Karnataka |
| 22. | Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey | - Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
| Chandauli, U.P |
| 23. | Giriraj Singh | - Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
| Begusarai, Bihar |
| 24. | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | | Jodhpur, Rajasthan |
| S.No. | Minister of State | Portfolio | Constituency |
|---|
| 1. | Santosh Kumar Gangwar | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment
| Bareilly, U.P |
| 2. | Rao Inderjit Singh | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning
| Gurgaon, Haryana |
| 3. | Shripad Yesso Naik | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha andHomoeopathy (AYUSH)
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
| North Goa, Goa |
| 4. | Dr. Jitendra Singh | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region
- Minister of State in the Prime Minister’sOffice
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
- Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy
- Minister of State in the Department of Space.
| Udhampur, J&K |
| 5. | Kiren Rijiju | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
| Arunachal West, Arunachal Pradesh |
| 6. | Prahalad Singh Patel | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism
| Damoh, M.P |
| 7. | Raj Kumar Singh | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
| Arrah in Bihar |
| 8. | Hardeep Singh Puri | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
| Lost in Lok Sabha election |
| 9. | Mansukh L. Mandaviya | - Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Shipping
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
| Rajya Sabha, Gujarat |
| S.No. | Minster of State | Portfolio | Constituency |
|---|
| 1. | Faggansingh Kulaste | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel.
| Mandla, M.P |
| 2. | Ashwini KumarChoubey | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
| Buxar, Bihar |
| 3. | Arjun Ram Meghwal | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
| Bikaner, Rajasthan |
| 4. | General (Retd.) V. K.Singh | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
| Ghaziabad, U.P |
| 5. | Krishan Pal | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
| Faridabad, Haryana |
| 6. | Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
| Jalna, Maharashtra |
| 7. | G. Kishan Reddy | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
| Secunderabad, Telangana |
| 8. | Parshottam Rupala | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
| Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) |
| 9. | Ramdas Athawale | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
| Rajya Sabha (Maharashtra) |
| 10. | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
| Fatehpur, U.P |
| 11. | Babul Supriyo | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
| Asansol, West Bengal |
| 12. | Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
| Mujjafarnagar, U.P |
| 13. | Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
| Akola, Maharashtra |
| 14. | Anurag Singh Thakur | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
| Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh |
| 15. | Angadi Suresh Channabasappa | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
| Belgaum, Karnataka |
| 16. | Nityanand Rai | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
| Ujiarpur, Bihar |
| 17. | Rattan Lal Kataria | - Minister of State in the Ministry of JalShakti
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
| Ambala, Haryana |
| 18. | V. Muraleedharan | - Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
| Vadakara, Kerala |
| 19. | Renuka SinghSaruta | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
| Surguja, Chhattisgarh |
| 20. | Som Parkash | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
| Hoshiarpur, Punjab |
| 21. | Rameswar Teli | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
| Dibrugarh, Assam |
| 22. | Pratap Chandra Sarangi | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
| Balasore, Odisha |
| 23. | Kailash Choudhary | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
| Barmer, Rajasthan |
| 24. | Sushri Debasree Chaudhuri | - Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
| Raiganj, West Bengal |
The list will be updated whenever there is a change in the Council of Ministers. So aspirants can check this page for the latest updates regarding Council of Minister.
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