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77 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1947-08-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category">Highest executive body of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of India">Republic of India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executives</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prime_minister_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime minister of India">Chair</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><b>Vacant</b>, <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Deputy Prime Minister of India">Deputy Chair</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Child agencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Cabinet</li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Ministries of the Government of India</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.english.gov.in">www.english.gov.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Union Council of Ministers</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">principal executive organ</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a>, which functions as the senior decision-making body of the executive branch.<sup id="cite_ref-Constitution:85_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Constitution:85-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is chaired by the prime minister and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries. Currently, the council is headed by prime minister <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a> and consists of 71 fellow members. The council is answerable to the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Parliament of India</a>. </p><p>A smaller executive body called the <b>Union Cabinet</b> is the supreme decision-making body in India; it is a subset of the Union Council of Ministers who hold important portfolios and <a href="/wiki/Ministry_(government_department)" title="Ministry (government department)">ministries</a> of the government.<sup id="cite_ref-const1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-const1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regulation">Regulation</h2></div> <p>Pursuant to <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of India/Part V">Article 75(3)</a>, the Council of Ministers is responsible collectively to the lower house of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_India" title="Parliament of India">Indian parliament</a>, called the <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a> (House of the People).<sup id="cite_ref-CONSt2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CONSt2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When a bill introduced by a minister in the Lok Sabha is not approved by it, the entire council of ministers is responsible and not the minister. The council of ministers upon losing the confidence of Lok Sabha shall resign to facilitate the formation of a new government. </p><p>A minister shall take any decision without being considered by the council of ministers per <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of India/Part V">Article 78(c)</a>. All union cabinet members shall submit in writing to the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">President</a> to propose a proclamation of emergency by the president in accordance with <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_XVIII" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of India/Part XVIII">Article 352</a>. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_India" title="Constitution of India">Constitution of India</a>, 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. Any minister who is not a member of either of the houses of the parliament for six consecutive months is automatically stripped off his or her ministerial post.<sup id="cite_ref-CONSt2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CONSt2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranking">Ranking</h2></div> <p>There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of <a href="/wiki/Indian_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian order of precedence">rank</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India">Prime Minister</a>: Leader of the Union Council of Ministers.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Deputy Prime Minister of India">Deputy Prime Minister</a> (if any): Presides as prime minister in his absence or as the senior most cabinet minister.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Cabinet Minister: A member of the Union cabinet; leads a <a href="/wiki/Ministry_(government_department)" title="Ministry (government department)">ministry</a>.</li> <li>Minister of State (Independent charge): Junior minister not reporting to a Cabinet Minister.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State" title="Minister of State">Minister of State</a> (MoS): Deputy Minister reporting to a Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointment">Appointment</h2></div> <p>Pursuant to <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of India/Part V">Article 75</a>, a minister who works at the pleasure of the <a href="/wiki/President_of_India" title="President of India">president</a>, is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. Since at least the turn of the millennia, evidence indicates that an <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Lok_Sabha" title="Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha">MP</a>'s electoral performance enhances the likelihood of being granted a ministerial portfolio.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Removal">Removal</h2></div> <ul><li>Upon death</li> <li>Upon self resignation, or resignation or death of the prime minister</li> <li>Upon dismissal by the President for minister's unconstitutional acts per <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of India/Part V">Article 75(2)</a></li> <li>Upon direction from the Judiciary for committing violation of law</li> <li>Upon ceasing eligibility to be a member of Parliament</li> <li>Under the provision of "Collective Responsibility" under Article 75, the Prime Minister and the entire Council of Ministers resign if a <a href="/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" title="Motion of no confidence">Vote of No Confidence</a> is passed in the Lower House (Lok Sabha) of the Indian Parliament</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Council_of_Ministers_in_state_governments">Council of Ministers in state governments</h2></div> <p>Every state in India is governed by its council of ministers with rules and procedures similar to the union council of ministers per <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_VI" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of India/Part VI">Articles 163, 164 and 167(c)</a>. </p><p>In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India used its powers for the first time to do "complete justice" under <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V" class="extiw" title="s:Constitution of India/Part V">Article 142</a> of the Indian Constitution to remove a minister functioning in the state of Manipur. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_Union_Council_of_Ministers">Current Union Council of Ministers</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Third_Modi_ministry" title="Third Modi ministry">Third Modi ministry</a></div> <p>Council portfolios are as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-Modi_Cabinet_2024:_List_of_Cabinet_Ministers2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Modi_Cabinet_2024:_List_of_Cabinet_Ministers2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div 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.mw-parser-output .sticky-header,body.skin-vector-2022 .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header>caption,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi>caption{display:table-caption}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi.wikitable{background-color:#101418}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sticky-header-multi.wikitable{background-color:#101418}}</style> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th style="">Remarks </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_India" title="Prime Minister of India"><b>Prime Minister</b></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Atomic_Energy" title="Department of Atomic Energy">Department of Atomic Energy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Space" title="Department of Space">Department of Space</a><br />All important policy issues; and<br />All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.</td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Modi_tendering_his_resignation_to_the_President_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Modi_tendering_his_resignation_to_the_President_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Modi_tendering_his_resignation_to_the_President_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Modi_tendering_his_resignation_to_the_President_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Modi_tendering_his_resignation_to_the_President_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Modi_tendering_his_resignation_to_the_President_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Modi_tendering_his_resignation_to_the_President_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="432" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Narendra_Modi" title="Narendra Modi">Narendra Modi</a></div></td><td>9 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rajnath_Singh_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Rajnath_Singh_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha.jpg/100px-Rajnath_Singh_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Rajnath_Singh_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha.jpg/150px-Rajnath_Singh_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Rajnath_Singh_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha.jpg/200px-Rajnath_Singh_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="376" data-file-height="470" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Rajnath_Singh" title="Rajnath Singh">Rajnath Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Minister of Home Affairs</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Co-operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Co-operation">Minister of Co-operation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Amit_Shah_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Amit_Shah_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Amit_Shah_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Amit_Shah_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Amit_Shah_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Amit_Shah_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Amit_Shah_photographed_during_the_first_Union_Cabinet_Meeting_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="425" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Amit_Shah" title="Amit Shah">Amit Shah</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Minister of Road Transport and Highways">Minister of Road Transport and Highways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Nitin_Gadkari_on_March_3,_2023_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Shri_Nitin_Gadkari_on_March_3%2C_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Shri_Nitin_Gadkari_on_March_3%2C_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Shri_Nitin_Gadkari_on_March_3%2C_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Shri_Nitin_Gadkari_on_March_3%2C_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Shri_Nitin_Gadkari_on_March_3%2C_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Shri_Nitin_Gadkari_on_March_3%2C_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nitin_Gadkari" title="Nitin Gadkari">Nitin Gadkari</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of Health and Family Welfare</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Chemicals_and_Fertilizers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers">Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JPNadda.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JPNadda.jpg/100px-JPNadda.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JPNadda.jpg/150px-JPNadda.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/JPNadda.jpg/200px-JPNadda.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Jagat_Prakash_Nadda" class="mw-redirect" title="Jagat Prakash Nadda">Jagat Prakash Nadda</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers_Welfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare">Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Rural_Development_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Rural Development (India)">Minister of Rural Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Chief_Minister_of_Madhya_Pradesh,_Shri_Shivraj_Singh_Chauhan_meeting_the_Union_Minister_for_Civil_Aviation,_Shri_Ajit_Singh,_in_New_Delhi_on_November_21,_2012_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/The_Chief_Minister_of_Madhya_Pradesh%2C_Shri_Shivraj_Singh_Chauhan_meeting_the_Union_Minister_for_Civil_Aviation%2C_Shri_Ajit_Singh%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_21%2C_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/The_Chief_Minister_of_Madhya_Pradesh%2C_Shri_Shivraj_Singh_Chauhan_meeting_the_Union_Minister_for_Civil_Aviation%2C_Shri_Ajit_Singh%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_21%2C_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/The_Chief_Minister_of_Madhya_Pradesh%2C_Shri_Shivraj_Singh_Chauhan_meeting_the_Union_Minister_for_Civil_Aviation%2C_Shri_Ajit_Singh%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_November_21%2C_2012_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="647" data-file-height="865" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Shivraj_Singh_Chouhan" title="Shivraj Singh Chouhan">Shivraj Singh Chouhan</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Minister of Finance</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Corporate_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Corporate Affairs">Minister of Corporate Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Union_Minister_of_Finance,_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_addressing_a_press_conference_in_July_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Union_Minister_of_Finance%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_addressing_a_press_conference_in_July_2023.jpg/100px-Union_Minister_of_Finance%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_addressing_a_press_conference_in_July_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Union_Minister_of_Finance%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_addressing_a_press_conference_in_July_2023.jpg/150px-Union_Minister_of_Finance%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_addressing_a_press_conference_in_July_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Union_Minister_of_Finance%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_addressing_a_press_conference_in_July_2023.jpg/200px-Union_Minister_of_Finance%2C_Smt._Nirmala_Sitharaman_addressing_a_press_conference_in_July_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1372" data-file-height="1223" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nirmala_Sitharaman" title="Nirmala Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</a></div></td><td>9 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">Minister of External Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MGR0169_(52896348586)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/MGR0169_%2852896348586%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-MGR0169_%2852896348586%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/MGR0169_%2852896348586%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-MGR0169_%2852896348586%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/MGR0169_%2852896348586%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-MGR0169_%2852896348586%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="815" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/S._Jaishankar" title="S. Jaishankar">S. Jaishankar</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Power_(India)" title="Ministry of Power (India)">Minister of Power</a> & <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs">Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chief_Minister_of_Haryana_Shri_Manohar_Lal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Chief_Minister_of_Haryana_Shri_Manohar_Lal.jpg/100px-Chief_Minister_of_Haryana_Shri_Manohar_Lal.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Chief_Minister_of_Haryana_Shri_Manohar_Lal.jpg/150px-Chief_Minister_of_Haryana_Shri_Manohar_Lal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Chief_Minister_of_Haryana_Shri_Manohar_Lal.jpg/200px-Chief_Minister_of_Haryana_Shri_Manohar_Lal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="709" data-file-height="769" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Manohar_Lal_Khattar" title="Manohar Lal Khattar">Manohar Lal Khattar</a></div></td><td>9 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Heavy_Industries" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Heavy Industries">Minister of Heavy Industries</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Steel" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Steel">Minister of Steel</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JDS_chief_Kumaraswamy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/JDS_chief_Kumaraswamy.jpg/100px-JDS_chief_Kumaraswamy.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/JDS_chief_Kumaraswamy.jpg/150px-JDS_chief_Kumaraswamy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/JDS_chief_Kumaraswamy.jpg/200px-JDS_chief_Kumaraswamy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="433" data-file-height="597" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/H._D._Kumaraswamy" title="H. D. Kumaraswamy">H. D. Kumaraswamy</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#02865A"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Janata_Dal_(Secular)" title="Janata Dal (Secular)">JD(S)</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of Commerce and Industry</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Piyush_Goyal_Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_addressing_a_press_conference_(4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Shri_Piyush_Goyal_Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_addressing_a_press_conference_%284%29.jpg/100px-Shri_Piyush_Goyal_Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_addressing_a_press_conference_%284%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="89" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Shri_Piyush_Goyal_Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_addressing_a_press_conference_%284%29.jpg/150px-Shri_Piyush_Goyal_Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_addressing_a_press_conference_%284%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Shri_Piyush_Goyal_Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_addressing_a_press_conference_%284%29.jpg/200px-Shri_Piyush_Goyal_Minister_of_Commerce_and_Industry_addressing_a_press_conference_%284%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1220" data-file-height="1081" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Piyush_Goyal" title="Piyush Goyal">Piyush Goyal</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Minister of Education</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Dharmendra_Pradhan_Petroleum_Minister.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Shri_Dharmendra_Pradhan_Petroleum_Minister.jpg/100px-Shri_Dharmendra_Pradhan_Petroleum_Minister.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Shri_Dharmendra_Pradhan_Petroleum_Minister.jpg/150px-Shri_Dharmendra_Pradhan_Petroleum_Minister.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Shri_Dharmendra_Pradhan_Petroleum_Minister.jpg/200px-Shri_Dharmendra_Pradhan_Petroleum_Minister.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1075" data-file-height="1048" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Dharmendra_Pradhan" title="Dharmendra Pradhan">Dharmendra Pradhan</a></div></td><td>9 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Micro,_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises">Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Jitan_Ram_Manjhi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Sri_Jitan_Ram_Manjhi.jpg/100px-Sri_Jitan_Ram_Manjhi.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Sri_Jitan_Ram_Manjhi.jpg/150px-Sri_Jitan_Ram_Manjhi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Sri_Jitan_Ram_Manjhi.jpg/200px-Sri_Jitan_Ram_Manjhi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="758" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Jitan_Ram_Manjhi" title="Jitan Ram Manjhi">Jitan Ram Manjhi</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#F5D62A"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Hindustani_Awam_Morcha" title="Hindustani Awam Morcha">HAM(S)</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Panchayati_Raj" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Panchayati Raj">Minister of Panchayati Raj</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Rajiv_Ranjan_Singh_alias_Lalan_Singh_interacting_with_media_after_taking_charge_as_the_Union_Minister_for_Fisheries,_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Shri_Rajiv_Ranjan_Singh_alias_Lalan_Singh_interacting_with_media_after_taking_charge_as_the_Union_Minister_for_Fisheries%2C_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying.jpg/100px-Shri_Rajiv_Ranjan_Singh_alias_Lalan_Singh_interacting_with_media_after_taking_charge_as_the_Union_Minister_for_Fisheries%2C_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Shri_Rajiv_Ranjan_Singh_alias_Lalan_Singh_interacting_with_media_after_taking_charge_as_the_Union_Minister_for_Fisheries%2C_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying.jpg/150px-Shri_Rajiv_Ranjan_Singh_alias_Lalan_Singh_interacting_with_media_after_taking_charge_as_the_Union_Minister_for_Fisheries%2C_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Shri_Rajiv_Ranjan_Singh_alias_Lalan_Singh_interacting_with_media_after_taking_charge_as_the_Union_Minister_for_Fisheries%2C_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying.jpg/200px-Shri_Rajiv_Ranjan_Singh_alias_Lalan_Singh_interacting_with_media_after_taking_charge_as_the_Union_Minister_for_Fisheries%2C_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying.jpg 2x" data-file-width="260" data-file-height="325" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Lalan_Singh" title="Lalan Singh">Lalan Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#003366"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Janata_Dal_(United)" title="Janata Dal (United)">JD(U)</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Ports,_Shipping_and_Waterways" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways">Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarbananda_Sonowal_with_PM_Modi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Sarbananda_Sonowal_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Sarbananda_Sonowal_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Sarbananda_Sonowal_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Sarbananda_Sonowal_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Sarbananda_Sonowal_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Sarbananda_Sonowal_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="918" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sarbananda_Sonowal" title="Sarbananda Sonowal">Sarbananda Sonowal</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment">Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Virendra_Kumar_Khatik_with_PM_Modi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Virendra_Kumar_Khatik_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Virendra_Kumar_Khatik_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Virendra_Kumar_Khatik_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Virendra_Kumar_Khatik_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Virendra_Kumar_Khatik_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Virendra_Kumar_Khatik_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="487" data-file-height="666" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Virendra_Kumar_Khatik" title="Virendra Kumar Khatik">Virendra Kumar Khatik</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)" title="Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)">Minister of Civil Aviation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Kinjarapu_Rammohan_Naidu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Shri_Kinjarapu_Rammohan_Naidu.jpg/100px-Shri_Kinjarapu_Rammohan_Naidu.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Shri_Kinjarapu_Rammohan_Naidu.jpg/150px-Shri_Kinjarapu_Rammohan_Naidu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Shri_Kinjarapu_Rammohan_Naidu.jpg/200px-Shri_Kinjarapu_Rammohan_Naidu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="754" data-file-height="1087" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kinjarapu_Ram_Mohan_Naidu" title="Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu">Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu</a><sup id="cite_ref-Three_MPs_from_Andhra_Pradesh_sworn_in_as_Union_Ministers_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Three_MPs_from_Andhra_Pradesh_sworn_in_as_Union_Ministers-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FFED00"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">TDP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Consumer_Affairs,_Food_and_Public_Distribution" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution">Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_New_and_Renewable_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of New and Renewable Energy">Minister of New and Renewable Energy</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Pralhad_Joshi_Minister_of_Coal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Shri_Pralhad_Joshi_Minister_of_Coal.jpg/100px-Shri_Pralhad_Joshi_Minister_of_Coal.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Shri_Pralhad_Joshi_Minister_of_Coal.jpg/150px-Shri_Pralhad_Joshi_Minister_of_Coal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Shri_Pralhad_Joshi_Minister_of_Coal.jpg/200px-Shri_Pralhad_Joshi_Minister_of_Coal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1219" data-file-height="948" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Prahlad_Joshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Prahlad Joshi">Prahlad Joshi</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tribal_Affairs" title="Ministry of Tribal Affairs">Minister of Tribal Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jual_Oram_PIB_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Jual_Oram_PIB_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Jual_Oram_PIB_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Jual_Oram_PIB_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Jual_Oram_PIB_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Jual_Oram_PIB_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Jual_Oram_PIB_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="1014" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Jual_Oram" title="Jual Oram">Jual Oram</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Textiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Textiles">Minister of Textiles</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Giriraj_Singh_addressing_at_the_inauguration_of_the_National_Conclave_(MSME_Udyam_Sangam_2018),_on_the_occasion_of_the_2nd_United_Nations_MSME_Day,_in_New_Delhi.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Giriraj_Singh_addressing_at_the_inauguration_of_the_National_Conclave_%28MSME_Udyam_Sangam_2018%29%2C_on_the_occasion_of_the_2nd_United_Nations_MSME_Day%2C_in_New_Delhi.JPG/100px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Giriraj_Singh_addressing_at_the_inauguration_of_the_National_Conclave_%28MSME_Udyam_Sangam_2018%29%2C_on_the_occasion_of_the_2nd_United_Nations_MSME_Day%2C_in_New_Delhi.JPG/150px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Giriraj_Singh_addressing_at_the_inauguration_of_the_National_Conclave_%28MSME_Udyam_Sangam_2018%29%2C_on_the_occasion_of_the_2nd_United_Nations_MSME_Day%2C_in_New_Delhi.JPG/200px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2120" data-file-height="1636" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Giriraj_Singh" title="Giriraj Singh">Giriraj Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Information_and_Broadcasting" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Information and Broadcasting">Minister of Information and Broadcasting</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Railways_(India)" title="Minister of Railways (India)">Minister of Railways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Ashwini_Vaishnaw_Minister_of_Railways.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Shri_Ashwini_Vaishnaw_Minister_of_Railways.jpg/100px-Shri_Ashwini_Vaishnaw_Minister_of_Railways.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Shri_Ashwini_Vaishnaw_Minister_of_Railways.jpg/150px-Shri_Ashwini_Vaishnaw_Minister_of_Railways.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Shri_Ashwini_Vaishnaw_Minister_of_Railways.jpg/200px-Shri_Ashwini_Vaishnaw_Minister_of_Railways.jpg 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="508" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ashwini_Vaishnaw" title="Ashwini Vaishnaw">Ashwini Vaishnaw</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Development_of_North_Eastern_Region" title="Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region">Minister of Development of North Eastern Region</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_(India)" title="Minister of Communications (India)">Minister of Communications</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_official_portrait_of_Minister_Jyotiraditya_Scindia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_official_portrait_of_Minister_Jyotiraditya_Scindia.jpg/100px-The_official_portrait_of_Minister_Jyotiraditya_Scindia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_official_portrait_of_Minister_Jyotiraditya_Scindia.jpg/150px-The_official_portrait_of_Minister_Jyotiraditya_Scindia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/The_official_portrait_of_Minister_Jyotiraditya_Scindia.jpg/200px-The_official_portrait_of_Minister_Jyotiraditya_Scindia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="267" data-file-height="359" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Jyotiraditya_Scindia" title="Jyotiraditya Scindia">Jyotiraditya Scindia</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change">Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Union_Minister_Bhupender_Yadav.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Union_Minister_Bhupender_Yadav.jpg/100px-Union_Minister_Bhupender_Yadav.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Union_Minister_Bhupender_Yadav.jpg/150px-Union_Minister_Bhupender_Yadav.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Union_Minister_Bhupender_Yadav.jpg/200px-Union_Minister_Bhupender_Yadav.jpg 2x" data-file-width="817" data-file-height="1017" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bhupender_Yadav" title="Bhupender Yadav">Bhupender Yadav</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(India)" title="Ministry of Culture (India)">Minister of Culture</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Minister of Tourism</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gajendra_Singh_Shekhawat_in_June_2019_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Gajendra_Singh_Shekhawat_in_June_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Gajendra_Singh_Shekhawat_in_June_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Gajendra_Singh_Shekhawat_in_June_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Gajendra_Singh_Shekhawat_in_June_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Gajendra_Singh_Shekhawat_in_June_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Gajendra_Singh_Shekhawat_in_June_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="469" data-file-height="645" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Gajendra_Singh_Shekhawat" title="Gajendra Singh Shekhawat">Gajendra Singh Shekhawat</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Women_and_Child_Development" title="Ministry of Women and Child Development">Minister of Women and Child Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Annpurna_Devi_Minister_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Annpurna_Devi_Minister_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Annpurna_Devi_Minister_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Annpurna_Devi_Minister_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Annpurna_Devi_Minister_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Annpurna_Devi_Minister_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Annpurna_Devi_Minister_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="653" data-file-height="806" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Annpurna_Devi" title="Annpurna Devi">Annpurna Devi</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Minister of Parliamentary Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kiren_Rijiju_with_Modi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Kiren_Rijiju_with_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Kiren_Rijiju_with_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Kiren_Rijiju_with_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Kiren_Rijiju_with_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Kiren_Rijiju_with_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Kiren_Rijiju_with_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="517" data-file-height="659" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kiren_Rijiju" title="Kiren Rijiju">Kiren Rijiju</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hardeep_Singh_Puri_with_PM_Modi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Hardeep_Singh_Puri_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Hardeep_Singh_Puri_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Hardeep_Singh_Puri_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Hardeep_Singh_Puri_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Hardeep_Singh_Puri_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Hardeep_Singh_Puri_with_PM_Modi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="573" data-file-height="709" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Hardeep_Singh_Puri" title="Hardeep Singh Puri">Hardeep Singh Puri</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Minister of Labour and Employment</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Youth_Affairs_and_Sports" title="Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports">Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mansukh_Mandaviya_Profile_(4x5).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Mansukh_Mandaviya_Profile_%284x5%29.png/100px-Mansukh_Mandaviya_Profile_%284x5%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Mansukh_Mandaviya_Profile_%284x5%29.png/150px-Mansukh_Mandaviya_Profile_%284x5%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Mansukh_Mandaviya_Profile_%284x5%29.png/200px-Mansukh_Mandaviya_Profile_%284x5%29.png 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="3751" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Mansukh_L._Mandaviya" class="mw-redirect" title="Mansukh L. Mandaviya">Mansukh L. Mandaviya</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Coal" title="Ministry of Coal">Minister of Coal</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Minister of Mines</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Union_Minister_of_Coal_and_Mines,_Shri_G._Kishan_Reddy_attends_the_release_meeting_of_the_guidelines_for_the_rejuvenation_of_traditional_water_bodies_in_coal_and_lignite_mining_regions.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_Union_Minister_of_Coal_and_Mines%2C_Shri_G._Kishan_Reddy_attends_the_release_meeting_of_the_guidelines_for_the_rejuvenation_of_traditional_water_bodies_in_coal_and_lignite_mining_regions.jpg/100px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_Union_Minister_of_Coal_and_Mines%2C_Shri_G._Kishan_Reddy_attends_the_release_meeting_of_the_guidelines_for_the_rejuvenation_of_traditional_water_bodies_in_coal_and_lignite_mining_regions.jpg/150px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_Union_Minister_of_Coal_and_Mines%2C_Shri_G._Kishan_Reddy_attends_the_release_meeting_of_the_guidelines_for_the_rejuvenation_of_traditional_water_bodies_in_coal_and_lignite_mining_regions.jpg/200px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2200" data-file-height="2117" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/G._Kishan_Reddy" title="G. Kishan Reddy">G. Kishan Reddy</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Food_Processing_Industries" title="Ministry of Food Processing Industries">Minister of Food Processing Industries</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Chirag_Paswan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Shri_Chirag_Paswan.jpg/100px-Shri_Chirag_Paswan.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Shri_Chirag_Paswan.jpg/150px-Shri_Chirag_Paswan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Shri_Chirag_Paswan.jpg/200px-Shri_Chirag_Paswan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="940" data-file-height="957" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Chirag_Paswan" title="Chirag Paswan">Chirag Paswan</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#5B006A"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Lok_Janshakti_Party_(Ram_Vilas)" title="Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)">LJP(RV)</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Jal_Shakti" title="Ministry of Jal Shakti">Minister of Jal Shakti</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Union_Minister_for_Jal_Shakti,_Shri_C.R._Paatil_addressing_at_the_Jal_Shakti_Abhiyan-_Catch_the_Rain_Programme,_in_New_Delhi_on_June_24,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_Union_Minister_for_Jal_Shakti%2C_Shri_C.R._Paatil_addressing_at_the_Jal_Shakti_Abhiyan-_Catch_the_Rain_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_June_24%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-The_Union_Minister_for_Jal_Shakti%2C_Shri_C.R._Paatil_addressing_at_the_Jal_Shakti_Abhiyan-_Catch_the_Rain_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_June_24%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_Union_Minister_for_Jal_Shakti%2C_Shri_C.R._Paatil_addressing_at_the_Jal_Shakti_Abhiyan-_Catch_the_Rain_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_June_24%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-The_Union_Minister_for_Jal_Shakti%2C_Shri_C.R._Paatil_addressing_at_the_Jal_Shakti_Abhiyan-_Catch_the_Rain_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_June_24%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/The_Union_Minister_for_Jal_Shakti%2C_Shri_C.R._Paatil_addressing_at_the_Jal_Shakti_Abhiyan-_Catch_the_Rain_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_June_24%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-The_Union_Minister_for_Jal_Shakti%2C_Shri_C.R._Paatil_addressing_at_the_Jal_Shakti_Abhiyan-_Catch_the_Rain_Programme%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_June_24%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="602" data-file-height="559" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/C._R._Patil" title="C. R. Patil">C. R. Patil</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ministers_of_State_(Independent_Charge)"><span id="Ministers_of_State_.28Independent_Charge.29"></span>Ministers of State (Independent Charge)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1253789634"> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th style="">Remarks </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Statistics_and_Programme_Implementation" title="Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation</a> <p><br /> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Planning_(India)" title="Ministry of Planning (India)">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning</a> <br /> </p> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(India)" title="Ministry of Culture (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rao_Inderjit_Singh" title="Rao Inderjit Singh">Rao Inderjit Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Science_and_Technology_(India)" title="Ministry of Science and Technology (India)">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science and Technology</a> <p><br /> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Earth_Sciences" title="Ministry of Earth Sciences">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Earth Sciences</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(India)" title="Prime Minister's Office (India)">Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Atomic_Energy" title="Department of Atomic Energy">Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy</a> <br /> </p> <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Space" title="Department of Space">Minister of State in the Department of Space</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Singh_(politician,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)">Jitendra Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Law_and_Justice_(India)" title="Ministry of Law and Justice (India)">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice</a> <p><br /> </p> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Arjun_Ram_Meghwal" title="Arjun Ram Meghwal">Arjun Ram Meghwal</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Ayush" title="Ministry of Ayush">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush</a> <p><br /> </p> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prataprao_Ganpatrao_Jadhav" class="mw-redirect" title="Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav">Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#F37020"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena" title="Shiv Sena">SS</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Skill_Development_and_Entrepreneurship" title="Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship">Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship</a> <p><br /> </p> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Education</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jayant_Chaudhary" title="Jayant Chaudhary">Jayant Chaudhary</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#006400"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Lok_Dal" title="Rashtriya Lok Dal">RLD</a></td><td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ministers_of_State">Ministers of State</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1253789634"> <table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portfolio</th> <th>Minister</th> <th>Took office</th> <th>Left office</th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th style="">Remarks </th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(India)" title="Ministry of Culture (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Rao_Inderjit_Singh" title="Rao Inderjit Singh">Rao Inderjit Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister%27s_Office_(India)" title="Prime Minister's Office (India)">Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Personnel,_Public_Grievances_and_Pensions" title="Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions">Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Atomic_Energy" title="Department of Atomic Energy">Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Space" title="Department of Space">Minister of State in the Department of Space</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jitendra_Singh_(politician,_born_1956)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)">Jitendra Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Parliamentary_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Arjun_Ram_Meghwal" title="Arjun Ram Meghwal">Arjun Ram Meghwal</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/L._Murugan" title="L. Murugan">L. Murugan</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Prataprao_Ganpatrao_Jadhav" class="mw-redirect" title="Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav">Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#F37020"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena" title="Shiv Sena">SS</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Anupriya_Patel" title="Anupriya Patel">Anupriya Patel</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#27176D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Apna_Dal_(Sonelal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Apna Dal (Sonelal)">AD(S)</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(India)" title="Minister of Education (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Education</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jayant_Chaudhary" title="Jayant Chaudhary">Jayant Chaudhary</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#006400"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Rashtriya_Lok_Dal" title="Rashtriya Lok Dal">RLD</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sukanta_Majumdar" title="Sukanta Majumdar">Sukanta Majumdar</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_and_Industry_(India)" title="Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Electronics_and_Information_Technology" title="Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology">Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Jitin_Prasada" title="Jitin Prasada">Jitin Prasada</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Power_(India)" title="Ministry of Power (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Power</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_New_and_Renewable_Energy" title="Ministry of New and Renewable Energy">Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shripad_Yesso_Naik" class="mw-redirect" title="Shripad Yesso Naik">Shripad Yesso Naik</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(India)" title="Minister of Finance (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pankaj_Chaudhary" title="Pankaj Chaudhary">Pankaj Chaudhary</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Co-operation" title="Ministry of Co-operation">Minister of State in the Ministry of Co-operation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Krishan_Pal_Gurjar" title="Krishan Pal Gurjar">Krishan Pal Gurjar</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Murlidhar_Mohol" title="Murlidhar Mohol">Murlidhar Mohol</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Social_Justice_and_Empowerment" title="Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment">Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ramdas_Athawale" title="Ramdas Athawale">Ramdas Athawale</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#000080"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_India_(Athawale)" title="Republican Party of India (Athawale)">RPI(A)</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/B._L._Verma_(Uttar_Pradesh_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="B. L. Verma (Uttar Pradesh politician)">B. L. Verma</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Farmers%27_Welfare" title="Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare">Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ram_Nath_Thakur" title="Ram Nath Thakur">Ram Nath Thakur</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#003366"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Janata_Dal_(United)" title="Janata Dal (United)">JD(U)</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bhagirath_Choudhary" title="Bhagirath Choudhary">Bhagirath Choudhary</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Home_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of Home Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nityanand_Rai" title="Nityanand Rai">Nityanand Rai</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Bandi_Sanjay_Kumar" title="Bandi Sanjay Kumar">Bandi Sanjay Kumar</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Chemicals_and_Fertilizers" title="Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers">Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Anupriya_Patel" title="Anupriya Patel">Anupriya Patel</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#27176D"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Apna_Dal_(Sonelal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Apna Dal (Sonelal)">AD(S)</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Jal_Shakti" title="Ministry of Jal Shakti">Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/V._Somanna" title="V. Somanna">V. Somanna</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Raj_Bhushan_Choudhary" title="Raj Bhushan Choudhary">Raj Bhushan Choudhary</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Railways_(India)" title="Minister of Railways (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/V._Somanna" title="V. Somanna">V. Somanna</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ravneet_Singh_Bittu" title="Ravneet Singh Bittu">Ravneet Singh Bittu</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Rural_Development_(India)" title="Ministry of Rural Development (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Sekhar_Pemmasani" title="Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani">Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FFED00"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">TDP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kamlesh_Paswan" title="Kamlesh Paswan">Kamlesh Paswan</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Communications_(India)" title="Ministry of Communications (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Chandra_Sekhar_Pemmasani" title="Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani">Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FFED00"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">TDP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Fisheries,_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying" title="Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying">Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._P._Singh_Baghel" title="S. P. Singh Baghel">S. P. Singh Baghel</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/George_Kurian_(Indian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Kurian (Indian politician)">George Kurian</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Panchayati_Raj" title="Ministry of Panchayati Raj">Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/S._P._Singh_Baghel" title="S. P. Singh Baghel">S. P. Singh Baghel</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Micro,_Small_and_Medium_Enterprises" title="Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises">Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment_(India)" title="Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shobha_Karandlaje" title="Shobha Karandlaje">Shobha Karandlaje</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change" title="Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change">Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kirti_Vardhan_Singh" title="Kirti Vardhan Singh">Kirti Vardhan Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Minister of External Affairs (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Kirti_Vardhan_Singh" title="Kirti Vardhan Singh">Kirti Vardhan Singh</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Pabitra_Margherita" title="Pabitra Margherita">Pabitra Margherita</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs,_Food_and_Public_Distribution" title="Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution">Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/B._L._Verma_(Uttar_Pradesh_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="B. L. Verma (Uttar Pradesh politician)">B. L. Verma</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Nimuben_Bambhaniya" title="Nimuben Bambhaniya">Nimuben Bambhaniya</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Ports,_Shipping_and_Waterways" title="Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways">Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Shantanu_Thakur" title="Shantanu Thakur">Shantanu Thakur</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas">Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Suresh_Gopi" title="Suresh Gopi">Suresh Gopi</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Information_and_Broadcasting_(India)" title="Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/L._Murugan" title="L. Murugan">L. Murugan</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Road_Transport_and_Highways" title="Minister of Road Transport and Highways">Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ajay_Tamta" title="Ajay Tamta">Ajay Tamta</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Harsh_Malhotra" title="Harsh Malhotra">Harsh Malhotra</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Coal" title="Ministry of Coal">Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_(India)" title="Ministry of Mines (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Satish_Chandra_Dubey" title="Satish Chandra Dubey">Satish Chandra Dubey</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(India)" title="Minister of Defence (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Seth_(Jharkhand_politician)" title="Sanjay Seth (Jharkhand politician)">Sanjay Seth</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Food_Processing_Industries" title="Ministry of Food Processing Industries">Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Ravneet_Singh_Bittu" title="Ravneet Singh Bittu">Ravneet Singh Bittu</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tribal_Affairs" title="Ministry of Tribal Affairs">Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Durga_Das_Uikey" title="Durga Das Uikey">Durga Das Uikey</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Youth_Affairs_and_Sports" title="Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports">Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Raksha_Khadse" title="Raksha Khadse">Raksha Khadse</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Development_of_North_Eastern_Region" title="Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region">Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Sukanta_Majumdar" title="Sukanta Majumdar">Sukanta Majumdar</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Women_and_Child_Development" title="Ministry of Women and Child Development">Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Savitri_Thakur" title="Savitri Thakur">Savitri Thakur</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Housing_and_Urban_Affairs" title="Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs">Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban 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style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Corporate_Affairs" title="Ministry of Corporate Affairs">Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Harsh_Malhotra" title="Harsh Malhotra">Harsh Malhotra</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)" title="Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/Murlidhar_Mohol" title="Murlidhar Mohol">Murlidhar Mohol</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Minority_Affairs" title="Ministry of Minority Affairs">Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Fisheries,_Animal_Husbandry_and_Dairying" title="Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying">Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="/wiki/George_Kurian_(Indian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Kurian (Indian politician)">George Kurian</a></div></td><td>10 June 2024</td><td>Incumbent</td><td style="background:#FF9933"> </td><td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a></td><td> </td></tr> <tr><td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Textiles_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Textiles (India)">Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles</a></td><td><div style="font-weight:bold;"><a 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Biren Singh ministry">Singh II</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Meghalaya" title="Government of Meghalaya">Meghalaya</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Second_Conrad_Sangma_ministry" title="Second Conrad Sangma ministry">Sangma II</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Mizoram" title="Government of Mizoram">Mizoram</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Lalduhoma_ministry" title="Lalduhoma ministry">Lalduhoma</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Nagaland" title="Government of Nagaland">Nagaland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Rio_ministry" title="Fifth Rio ministry">Rio V</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Odisha" title="Government of Odisha">Odisha</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Majhi_ministry" title="Majhi ministry">Majhi</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Puducherry" title="Government of Puducherry">Puducherry</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Rangaswamy_ministry" title="Fourth Rangaswamy ministry">Rangaswamy IV</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;width:10em;"><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Punjab_Council_of_Ministers" title="Punjab Council of Ministers">Punjab</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Mann_ministry" title="Mann ministry">Mann</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Rajasthan" title="Government of Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Bhajan_Lal_Sharma_ministry" title="Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry">Sharma</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Sikkim" title="Government of Sikkim">Sikkim</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Second_Tamang_ministry" title="Second Tamang ministry">Tamang II</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Council_of_Ministers" title="Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers">Tamil Nadu</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin_ministry" title="M. K. Stalin ministry">Stalin</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Telangana_Council_of_Ministers" title="Telangana Council of Ministers">Telangana</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Revanth_Reddy_ministry" title="Revanth Reddy ministry">Reddy</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tripura" title="Government of Tripura">Tripura</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Second_Saha_ministry" title="Second Saha ministry">Saha II</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh_Council_of_Ministers" title="Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers">Uttar Pradesh</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_(government_title)" title="President (government title)">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vice_president" title="Vice president">Vice president</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_minister" title="Prime minister">Prime minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_prime_minister" title="Deputy prime minister">Deputy prime minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_minister" title="First minister">First minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_First_Minister_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Deputy First Minister (disambiguation)">Deputy First Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier" title="Premier">Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_President_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Office of the President (disambiguation)">Office of the president</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_department" title="Cabinet department">Cabinet department / Office of the prime minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">Speaker / President of the assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_(government)" title="Minister (government)">Minister</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Titles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state" title="Secretary of state">Secretary of state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of state">Minister of state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_minister" title="Deputy minister">Deputy minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Undersecretary" title="Undersecretary">Undersecretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_secretary" title="Parliamentary secretary">Assistant minister/Parliamentary secretary</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defence / <br /> foreign affairs /<br />public safety</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_defence" title="Ministry of defence">Ministry of defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_foreign_affairs" title="Ministry of foreign affairs">Ministry of foreign affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Immigration_minister" title="Immigration minister">Immigration minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interior_minister" title="Interior minister">Interior minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Interior_ministry" title="Interior ministry">Interior ministry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_development_minister" title="International development minister">International development minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_European_Affairs_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Minister for European Affairs (disambiguation)">Europe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Economics/<br />infrastructure</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_minister" title="Commerce minister">Commerce minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_economy" title="Ministry of the economy">Ministry of the economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_finance" title="Ministry of finance">Ministry of finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Industry_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Industry minister">Industry minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_infrastructure" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of infrastructure">Ministry of infrastructure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_trade_and_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of trade and industry">Ministry of trade and industry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_transport" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of transport">Ministry of transport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Environment / <br />natural resources</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Energy_minister" title="Energy minister">Energy minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_energy" title="Ministry of energy">Ministry of energy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environment_minister" title="Environment minister">Environment minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_electricity" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of electricity">Ministry of electricity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_petroleum" title="Ministry of petroleum">Ministry of petroleum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_water_resources" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of water resources">Ministry of water resources</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Social</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Culture_minister" title="Culture minister">Culture minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_culture" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of culture">Ministry of culture</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_minister" title="Education minister">Education minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_education_and_culture" title="Ministry of education and culture">Ministry of education and culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Health minister">Health minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Health_department" title="Health department">Ministry of health</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Information_minister" title="Information minister">Information minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housing_minister" title="Housing minister">Housing minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Housing_authority" title="Housing authority">Ministry of housing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_justice" title="Ministry of justice">Ministry of justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_labour" title="Minister of labour">Minister of labour</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_labour" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of labour">Ministry of labour</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_minister" title="Regional minister">Regional minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_sports" title="Ministry of sports">Ministry of sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_minister" title="Tourism minister">Tourism minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_home_affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of home affairs">Ministry of home affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_religious_affairs" title="Ministry of religious affairs">Ministry of religious affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_science" title="Ministry of science">Ministry of science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_social_affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of social affairs">Ministry of social affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_social_security" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of social security">Ministry of social security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Veterans_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Minister for Veterans (disambiguation)">Minister for Veterans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_women" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of women">Ministry of women</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Women_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Minister for Women (disambiguation)">Minister for women</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_without_portfolio" title="Minister without portfolio">Minister without portfolio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_heads_of_state_and_government" title="List of current heads of state and government">Presidents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_vice_presidents_and_designated_acting_presidents" title="List of current vice presidents and designated acting presidents">Vice presidents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_heads_of_state_and_government" title="List of current heads of state and 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