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At the time of swearing-in, the Council of Ministers comprises the PM and 63 ministers. In the 2021 Council of Ministers, there are 24 Cabinet Ministers, 9 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 30 Ministers of State.
According to the Constitution of India, the total number of ministers in the council of ministers must not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha. Ministers must be members of parliament.
Cabinet Ministers of Modi Govt.
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Narendra modi- Prime Minister
1. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
2. Department of Space
3. Department of Atomic Energy
4. All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
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Amit Shah
- Ministry of Home Affairs
- Ministry of Cooperation
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Rajnath Singh
- Ministry of Defence
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Nitin Gadkari
- Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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Narayan Tatu Rane
- Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Nirmala Sitharaman
1. Ministry of Finance
2. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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Narendra Singh Tomar
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
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Sarbanand Sonowal
- Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
- Ministry of AYUSH
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Dr. Virendra Kumar
- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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S Jaishankar
- Ministry of External Affairs
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Ramchandra Prasad
- Ministry of Steel
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Arjun Munda
- Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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Smriti Irani
- Ministry of Women and Child Development
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Mansukh Mandaviya
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Chemical Fertilizers
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Ashwini Vaishnav
1. Ministry of Railways
2. Ministry of Communications
3. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Piyush Goyal
Ministry of Textiles
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Dharmendra Pradhan
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
- Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Prahlad Joshi
1. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2. Ministry of Coal
3. Ministry of Mines
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Jyotiraditya Scindia
Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Giriraj Singh
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Ministry of Panchayati Raj
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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Pashupati Paras
- Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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Kiren Rijiju
- Ministry of Law and Justice
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Raj kumar Singh
Ministry of Power
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Hardip Singh Puri
- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Bhupinder Yadav
- Ministry or Environment, Forest and Climate Chane
- Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Mahendranath Pandey
- Ministry of Heavy Industries
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Parshottam Rupala
- Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
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G Kishan Reddy
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Tourism
- Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
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Anurag Thakur
1.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
2. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministers of State
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Sripad Naik
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
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Faggan Singh Kulaste
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
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Prahalad Singh Patel
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
- Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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Ashwini Kumar Chaubey
Minister of State in the Ministry of ConsumerAffairs, Food and Public Distribution
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Arjun Ram Meghwal
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
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VK Singh
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
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Krishan Pal Singh
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Power
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries
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Danve Rao Saheb
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal
3. Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
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Ramdas Athavale
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
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Sanjeev Kumar Balyan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
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Nityanand Rai
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Pankaj Choudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
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Anupriya Patel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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SP Singh Baghel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law andJustice
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Rajeev Chandrashekhar
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Shobha Karandlaje
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Bhanu Pratap Verma
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Darshana Vikram Jardosh
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
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V Murleedharan
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
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Meenakshi Lekhi
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
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Shri Som Parkash
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Rameswar Teli
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
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Kailash Choudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
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Annapurna Devi
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
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A. Narayanaswamy
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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Kaushal Kishore
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Ajay Bhatt
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
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B. L. Verma
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation
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Ajay Kumar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
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Devusinh Chauhan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
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Bhagwanth Khuba
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
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Kapil Moreshwar Patil
Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
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Pratima Bhoumik
Minister of State in the Ministry of SocialJustice and Empowerment
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Dr. Subhas Sarkar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
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Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
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Bharati Pravin Pawar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Bishweswar Tudu
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Shantanu Thakur
Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
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Munjapara Mahendrabhai
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH
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John Barla
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs
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Dr. L. Murugan
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Shri Nisith Pramanik
1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
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Shri Rao Inderjit Singh
1. Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
2. Ministry of Planning
3. Ministry of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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Dr. Jitendra Singh
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology
- Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences
- Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
- 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
As on Feb 2020; there are 58 Ministers; which includes 25 cabinet Ministers, 9 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 24 Ministers of State. In total there are 6 ministers who are women in this cabinet.
The members of the Council of Ministers, including the prime minister, are either chosen from parliament or elected thereto within six months of assuming office. The council as a whole is responsible to the Lok Sabha. ... The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a six-year term.
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