PM Narendra Modi allocates portfolios to newly inducted ministers

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Following the swearing-in ceremony of 43 new ministers inducted into the Narendra Modi authorities and the resignation of 12 ministers, the portfolio reshuffle of the union cabinet has been introduced. While most current ministers have retained their ministries, some modifications have been made in some key ministries. The ministries vacated by the ministers who have been dropped from the union ministry have been allotted to new and current ministers.

New cabinet minister Mansukh Mandaviya has given the ministries of Health & Family Welfare; and Chemicals & Fertilizers. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has given the Civil Aviation ministry, and the present minister Hardeep Singh Puri has given two ministries, Petroleum & Natural Gas, and Housing & Urban Affairs.

Ashwini Vaishnaw has been given three large ministries, Railway minister, Communications, and Information & expertise. Sarbanananda Sonowal has been made the minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, and the AYUSH ministry. Narayan Rane has been given the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ministry.

Kiren Rijiju has been elevated to the publish of the cabinet minister of Law and Justice, beforehand held by Ravi Shankar Prasad. Bhupender Yadav bought the ministries of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, and Labour & Employment. Parshottam Rupala has been given the accountability of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Raj Kumar Singh is the cabinet minister for Power, and New & Renewable Energy.

Anurag Singh Thakur is the brand new Information and Broadcasting minister, together with the ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. G. Kishan Reddy has been given Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region ministries. The Textile Ministry has been transferred from Smriti Irani to Piyush Goyal, who misplaced the Railway ministry to Ashwini Vaishnaw.

PM Modi has stored the Science and Technology ministry, whereas the accountability of the newly shaped ministry of Cooperation has been given to house minister Amit Shah.

The Modi authorities now has 78 ministers. This contains 30 cabinet ministers, 2 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 45 Ministers of State, other than the PM himself. The variety of MoS with Independent Charge has come down considerably, as most of them have been promoted to cabinet ranks. Here is the complete checklist of ministers within the union council of ministers, together with their ministries.

Narendra ModiPrime Minister and in addition in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; All vital coverage points; and All different portfolios not allotted to any Minister

CABINET MINISTERS

1. Raj Nath SinghMinister of Defence2. Amit ShahMinister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation3. Nitin Jairam GadkariMinister of Road Transport and Highways4. Nirmala SitharamanMinister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs5.Narendra Singh TomarMinister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare6.Dr. Subrahmanyam JaishankarMinister of External Affairs7.Arjun MundaMinister of Tribal Affairs8.Smriti Zubin IraniMinister of Women and Child Development9.Piyush GoyalMinister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles10.Dharmendra PradhanMinister of Education; and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship11.Pralhad JoshiMinister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines12.Narayan Tatu RaneMinister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises13.Sarbananda SonowalMinister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of AYUSH14.Mukhtar Abbas NaqviMinister of Minority Affairs15.Dr. Virendra KumarMinister of Social Justice and Empowerment16.Giriraj SinghMinister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj17.Jyotiraditya M. ScindiaMinister of Civil Aviation18.Ramchandra Prasad SinghMinister of Steel19.Ashwini VaishnawMinister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology20.Pashu Pati Kumar ParasMinister of Food Processing Industries21.Gajendra Singh ShekhawatMinister of Jal Shakti22.Kiren RijijuMinister of Law and Justice23.Raj Kumar SinghMinister of Power; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy24.Hardeep Singh PuriMinister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs25.Mansukh MandaviyaMinister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers26.Bhupender YadavMinister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment27.Dr. Mahendra Nath PandeyMinister of Heavy Industries28.Parshottam RupalaMinister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying29.G. Kishan ReddyMinister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region30.Anurag Singh ThakurMinister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1.Rao Inderjit SinghMinister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Corporate Affairs2.Dr. Jitendra SinghMinister 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 within the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State within the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State within the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State within the Department of Space

MINISTERS OF STATE

1. Shripad Yesso NaikMinister of State within the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Tourism2. Faggansingh KulasteMinister of State within the Ministry of Steel; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Rural Development3. Prahalad Singh PatelMinister of State within the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Food Processing Industries4. Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyMinister of State within the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change5. Arjun Ram MeghwalMinister of State within the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Culture6.General (Retd.) V. Okay. SinghMinister of State within the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Civil Aviation7. Krishan PalMinister of State within the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Heavy Industries8. Danve Raosaheb DadaraoMinister of State within the Ministry of Railways; Minister of State within the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Mines9. Ramdas AthawaleMinister of State within the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment10.Sadhvi Niranjan JyotiMinister of State within the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Rural Development11.Dr. Sanjeev Kumar BalyanMinister of State within the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying12. Nityanand RaiMinister of State within the Ministry of Home Affairs13. Pankaj ChaowdharyMinister of State within the Ministry of Finance14. Anupriya Singh PatelMinister of State within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry15.Prof. S. P. Singh BaghelMinister of State within the Ministry of Law and Justice16. Rajeev ChandrasekharMinister of State within the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology17.Su Shobha KarandlajeMinister of State within the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare18. Bhanu Pratap Singh VermaMinister of State within the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises19. Darshana Vikram JardoshMinister of State within the Ministry of Textiles; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Railways20. V. MuraleedharanMinister of State within the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs21. Meenakashi LekhiMinister of State within the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Culture22. Som ParkashMinister of State within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry23. Renuka Singh SarutaMinister of State within the Ministry of Tribal Affairs24. Rameswar TeliMinister of State within the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Labour and Employment25. Kailash ChoudharyMinister of State within the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare26. Annpurna DeviMinister of State within the Ministry of Education27. A. NarayanaswamyMinister of State within the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment28. Kaushal KishoreMinister of State within the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs29. Ajay BhattMinister of State within the Ministry of Defence; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Tourism30. B. L. VermaMinister of State within the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Cooperation31. Ajay KumarMinister of State within the Ministry of Home Affairs32. Devusinh ChauhanMinister of State within the Ministry of Communications33. Bhagwanth KhubaMinister of State within the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers34. Kapil Moreshwar PatilMinister of State within the Ministry of Panchayati Raj35.Su Pratima BhoumikMinister of State within the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment36.Dr. Subhas SarkarMinister of State within the Ministry of Education37.Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao KaradMinister of State within the Ministry of Finance38.Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan SinghMinister of State within the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Education39.Dr. Bharati Pravin PawarMinister of State within the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare40. Bishweswar TuduMinister of State within the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Jal Shakti41. Shantanu ThakurMinister of State within the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways42.Dr. Munjapara MahendrabhaiMinister of State within the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and Minister of State within the Ministry of AYUSH43. John BarlaMinister of State within the Ministry of Minority Affairs44.Dr. L. MuruganMinister of State within the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting45. Nisith PramanikMinister of State within the Ministry of Home Affairs; and Minister of State within the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports