Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0 Ministers And Portfolios: Amit Shah Gets Home, Rajnath Singh Defence; Check Full Detailed List Of Ministers And Their Ministries
At the oath-taking ceremony on Thursday, a total of 58 Ministers were sworn-in. Among them, 25 were accorded Cabinet rank, 11 given independent charge and 24 assigned as Minister of State (MoS).
New Delhi, May 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday allocated portfolios to the newly sworn in Union Ministers of his government. In a major rejig, BJP veteran Rajnath Singh, the Home Minister in the outgoing government, has been appointed as the Defence Minister. Party president Amit Shah, meanwhile, has been given the charge of Ministry of Home Affairs. Amit Shah Is India's New Home Minister; Here's A Look At The BJP Chief's Journey
Among other major names, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Defence Minister in the outgoing government, has been allocated the portfolio of Finance and Corporate Affairs. Prakash Javadekar, another senior BJP leader, has been assigned Environment Ministry. Narendra Modi 2.0: First Meeting of New Cabinet to Take Place Later Today
Giant killer Smriti Irani, who defeated Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, has been allotted the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, in addition to the Textile portfolio which she held in the erstwhile government as well.
At the oath-taking ceremony on Thursday, a total of 58 Ministers were sworn-in. Among them, 25 were accorded Cabinet rank, 11 given independent charge and 24 assigned as Minister of State (MoS).
Cabinet Secretariat Releases List:
List of Cabinet Ministers With Their Portfolios
| Cabinet Ministers | Portfolio |
| Rajnath Singh | Defence |
| Amit Shah | Home |
| Nitin Gadkari | Transport |
| DV Sadanand Gowda | Chemical & Fertilisers |
| Nirmala Sitharaman | Finance & Corporate Affairs |
| Ram Vilas Paswan | Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | Agriculture, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj |
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | Law, Communication, Electronics & I-T |
| Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Food Processing Industries |
| Thawar Chand Gehlot | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| Dr. S Jaishankar | External Affairs |
| Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank | Human Resources & Development |
| Arjun Munda | Tribal Affairs |
| Smriti Irani | Women & Child Development; Textile |
| Dr. Harshvardhan | Health, Family Welfare, Science & Technology |
| Prakash Javadekar | Environment; Information & Broadcasting |
| Piyush Goyal | Railways |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | Petroleum; Steel |
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Minority Affairs |
| Prahlad Joshi | Parliamentary Affairs; Coal & Mines |
| Mahendra Nath Pandey | Skill Development & Entrepreneurship |
| Arvind Sawant | Heavy Industries |
| Giriraj Singh | Animal Husbandry |
| Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Jal Shakti |
List of Union MoS (Independent Charge) With Their Portfolios
| Union Minister of State, Independent Charge | Portfolio |
| Santosh K Gangwar | Labour & Employment |
| Rao Indrajit Singh | Planning; Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| Shripad Y Naik | Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH); Defence (MoS) |
| Dr. Jitendra Singh | Development of North East Region; PMO (MoS); Public Grievance (MoS); Personnel (MoS); Atomic Energy (MoS); Space (MoS) |
| Kiren Rijiju | Youth Affairs & Sports; Minority Affairs |
| Prahalad Singh Patel | Tourism; Culture |
| Raj Kumar Singh | Power; New and Renewable Energy; Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Hardeep Singh Puri | Housing & Urban Affairs; Civil Aviation; Commerce & Industry |
| Mansukh Mandaviya | Shipping; Chemical & Fertilisers |
List of Minister of State With Their Portfolios
| Ministers of State | Portfolio |
| Faggansingh Kulaste | Steel |
| Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Health, Family Welfare |
| Arjun Ram Meghwal | Parliamentary Affairs, Heavy Industries & Public Enterprise |
| General (Retd.) V. K. Singh | Road Transport & Highways |
| Krishan Pal | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution |
| G. Kishan Reddy | Home Affairs |
| Parshottam Rupala | Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare |
| Ramdas Athawale | Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Rural Development |
| Babul Supriyo | Environment, Forest, Climate Change |
| Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Animal Husband, Dairying, Fisheries |
| Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao | HRD, Communication, Electronics & IT |
| Anurag Singh Thakur | Finance, Corporate Affairs |
| Angadi Suresh Channabasappa | Railways |
| Nityanand Rai | Home Affairs |
| Rattan Lal Kataria | Jal Shakti, Social Justice and Empowerment |
| V. Muraleedharan | External Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs |
| Renuka Singh Saruta | Tribal Affairs |
| Som Parkash | Commerce and Industry |
| Rameswar Teli | Food Processing Industries |
| Pratap Chandra Sarangi | MSME, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries |
| Kailash Choudhary | Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare |
| Debasree Chaudhuri | Women and Child Development |
To the new Ministers, PM Modi has appealed for unity and cohesion to work towards the common goal of development and public welfare.
"This team is a blend of youthful energy and administrative experience. It has people who have excelled as Parliamentarians and those who have had distinguished professional careers. Together, we will work for India’s progress," he had said.
Among major names who are not part of the second Modi government, include BJP veteran Arun Jaitley, who has opted out on health grounds; his longtime colleague Sushma Swaraj who had hinted retirement from politics nearly six months ago; 8-time MP Maneka Gandhi, who was expected to be appointed as the Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha.
Apart from them, senior BJP leaders Suresh Prabhu, Jayant Sinha, Vijay Goel, Rajyavardhan Rathore and Anantkumar Hegde -- all Ministers in the erstwhile Modi regime -- have been excluded.
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