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
Minister of Defence
Lucknow, U.P
3.
Amit Shah
Minister of Home Affairs
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
Minister of Jal Shakti.
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Minister of State (Independent Charge)
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
Minister of State
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.