- 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 & 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) – 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)
| S.No | Name | Rank | Portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narayan Tatu Rane | Cabinet Minister | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 2 | Sarbananda Sonowal | Cabinet Minister | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways;and Ministry of AYUSH |
| 3 | Virendra Kumar | Cabinet Minister | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 4 | Jyotiraditya M Scindia | Cabinet Minister | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| 5 | Ramchandra Prasad Singh | Cabinet Minister | Ministry of Steel |
| 6 | Ashwini Vaishnaw | Cabinet Minister | Ministryof Railways;Ministry of Communications;and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 7 | Pashu Pati Kumar Paras | Cabinet Minister | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| 8 | Bhupender Yadav | Cabinet Minister | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; And Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| 9 | Pankaj Chaudhary | Minister of State | Ministry of Finance |
| 10 | Anupriya Singh Patel | Minister of State | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| 11 | Dr. Satya Pal Singh Baghel | Minister of State | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| 12 | Rajeev Chandrasekhar | Minister of State | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship And Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| 13 | Sushri Shobha Karandlaje | Minister of State | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| 14 | Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma | Minister of State | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 15 | Darshana Vikram Jardosh | Minister of State | Ministry of Textiles And Ministry of Railways |
| 16 | Meenakshi Lekhi | Minister of State | Ministry of External Affairs And Ministry of Culture |
| 17 | Annpurna Devi | Minister of State | Ministry of Education |
| 18 | A. Narayanaswamy | Minister of State | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 19 | Kaushal Kishore | Minister of State | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| 20 | Ajay Bhatt | Minister of State | Ministry of Defence And Ministry of Tourism |
| 21 | B. L. Verma | Minister of State | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region And Ministry of Cooperation (newly formed Ministry) |
| 22 | Ajay Kumar | Minister of State | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 23 | Chauhan Devusinh | Minister of State | Ministry of Communications |
| 24 | Bhagwanth Khuba | Minister of State | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy And
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| 25 | Kapil Moreshwar Patil | Minister of State | Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
| 26 | Sushri Pratima Bhoumik | Minister of State | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 27 | Dr. Subhas Sarkar | Minister of State | Ministry of Education |
| 28 | Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad | Minister of State | Ministry of Finance |
| 29 | Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | Minister of State | Ministry of External Affairs
And Ministry of Education |
| 30 | Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar | Minister of State | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| 31 | Bishweswar Tudu | Minister of State | Ministry of Tribal Affairs and
Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| 32 | Shantanu Thakur | Minister of State | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| 33 | Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai | Minister of State | Ministry of Women and Child Development
And Ministry of AYUSH |
| 34 | John Barla | Minister of State | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| 35 | Dr. L. Murugan | Minister of State | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
And Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| 36 | Nisith Pramanik | Minister of State | Ministry of Home Affairs
And Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
7 Ministers who were promoted to Cabinet Rank
| Cabinet Minister | Portfolio | Previous Portfolio |
|---|---|---|
| Kiren Rijiju | Minister of Law and Justice | MoS in Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Anurag Singh Thakur | Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
MoS in Ministry of Finance &
Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| Hardeep Singh Puri | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs |
MoS (I/C) in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs &
Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Parshottam Rupala | Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying | MoS in Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
| Mansukh Mandaviya | Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
MoS (I/C)
in Ministry of Shipping |
| G Kishan Reddy | Minister 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
| Minister | Additional Portfolio |
|---|---|
| Amit Shah | Union Minister for Ministry of Cooperation
(Newly Formed) |
| Piyush Goyal | Union Minister for Ministry of Textiles |
| Rao Inderjit Singh | MoS in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| Dr. Jitendra Singh | MoS (I/C) in the Ministry of Science & Technology;
MoS (I/C) in the Ministry of Earth Sciences |
| General (Retd.) V. K. Singh | MoS in Ministry of Civil Aviation |
Ministers who were Reshuffled to New Portfolios
| Minister | Rank & New Portfolio |
|---|---|
| Dharmendra Pradhan | Union Minister for Ministry of Education & Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Giriraj Singh | Minister of Rural Development; and
Minister of Panchayati Raj |
| Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey | Union Minister for Heavy Industries |
| Shripad Yesso Naik | MoS in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and
MoS in the Ministry of Tourism |
| Faggansingh Kulaste | MoS in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| Prahalad Singh Patel | MoS in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and
MoS in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| Ashwini Kumar Choubey | MoS in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and
MoS in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Arjun Ram Meghwal | MoS in Ministry of Culture |
| General (Retd.) V. K. Singh | Additional Charge as MoS in Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Krishan Pal | MoS in the Ministry of Power; and
MoS in the Ministry of Heavy Industries |
| Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | MoS in the Ministry of Railways;
MoS in the Ministry of Coal; and MoS in the Ministry of Mines |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | MoS in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and
MoS in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| Rameswar Teli | MoS in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and
MoS in the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
