2024 New Cabinet Ministers of India: Full List, Portfolios and Responsibilities
New Cabinet Ministers of India 2024: India, with its parliamentary form of government, places the Prime Minister as the head, leading a team of cabinet ministers who oversee different departments crucial to the nation’s governance. These cabinet ministers are the topmost officials responsible for key portfolios like Finance, Defence, and Home Affairs. As vital advisors to the Prime Minister, they constitute a closely-knit group working together to ensure effective decision-making and governance. Their expertise in various fields plays a pivotal role in shaping policies and strategies for the country’s development and well-being.
Cabinet Ministers of India
Members of Council of Ministers List 2024
Cabinet Ministers of India: The esteemed Cabinet Ministers of India, who are the current holders of significant government portfolios, play crucial roles in shaping the nation’s policies and governance. These distinguished individuals are responsible for overseeing key sectors such as finance, defense, health, and education, among many others, ensuring the smooth functioning and development of the country.
Shri 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; and
- All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
| Cabinet Ministers of India | Portfolio |
| Shri Raj Nath Singh | Minister of Defence |
| Shri Amit Shah | Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation |
| Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Minister of Road Transport and Highways |
| Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda | Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; and Minister of Rural Development |
| Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs |
| Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Minister of External Affairs |
| Shri Manohar Lal | Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; and Minister of Power |
| Shri H.D Kumaraswamy | Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel |
| Shri Piyush Goyal | Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| Shri Dharmendra Pradhan | Minister of Education |
| Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi | Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh | Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying |
| Shri Sarbananda Sonowal | Minister of ports, Shipping and waterways. |
| Dr. Virendra Kumar | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu | Minister of Civil Aviation |
| Shri Pralhad Joshi | Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
| Shri Jual Oram | Minister of Tribal Affairs |
| Shri Giriraj Singh | Minister of Textiles |
| Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw | Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia | Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region. |
| Shri Bhupender Yadav | Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism |
| Smt. Annpurna Devi | Minister of Women and Child Development |
| Shri Kiren Rijiju | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs |
| Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya | Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Shri G. Kishan Reddy | Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines |
| Shri Chirag Paswan | Minister of Food Processing Industries |
| Shri C R Patil | Minister of Jal Shakti |
Ministers of State (Independent Charge) 2024
Below are the designations and corresponding duties of the Ministers of State (Independent Charge) for the year 2024:
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) | Portfolios |
| 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; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture. |
| 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; Ministry of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Ministry of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space. |
| Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Ministry of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. |
| Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush; and Minister of State in the Minstry of Health and Family Welfare. |
| Shri Jayant Chaudhary | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education. |
List of Ministers of State 2024
In the updated list of Ministers of State and their respective portfolios for the year 2024:
| Minister of State | Portfolios |
| Shri Jitin Prasada | Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. |
| Shri Shripad Yesso Naik | Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. |
| Shri Pankaj Choudhary | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance. |
| Shri Krishan Pal | Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation. |
| Shri Ramdas Athawale | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
| Shri Ram Nath Thakur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. |
| Shri Nityanand Rai | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. |
| Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. |
| Shri V. Somanna | Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways. |
| Shri Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani | Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications. |
| Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel | Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry Panchayati Raj. |
| Sushri Shobha Karandlaje | Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. |
| Shri Kirtivardhan Singh | Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. |
| Shri B. L. Verma | Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
| Shri Shantanu Thakur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. |
| Shri Suresh Gopi | Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism. |
| Dr. L. Murugan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. |
| Shri Ajay Tamta | Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. |
| Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. |
| Shri Kamlesh Paswan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development. |
| Shri Bhagirath Choudhary | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare. |
| Shri Satish Chandra Dubey | Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines. |
| Shri Sanjay Seth | Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. |
| Shri Ravneet Singh | Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways. |
| Shri Durgadas Uikey | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. |
| Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse | Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. |
| Shri Sukanta Majumdar | Minister of State in the Ministry of Minister of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. |
| Smt. Savitri Thakur | Minister of Women and Child Development. |
| Shri Tokhan Sahu | Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. |
| Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary | Minister of State in the Ministry of Jai Shakti. |
| Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma | Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel |
| Shri Harsh Malhotra | Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. |
| Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya | Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Shri Muridhar Mohol | Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Shri George Kurian | Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. |
| Shri Pabitra Margherita | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles. |