Mumbai: Narendra Modi was officially sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India for a third term on June 9, in a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, officiated by President Droupadi Murmu.
Alongside PM Modi, 71 Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies also took their oaths as part of his Council of Ministers.
While the complete list of ministers had been previously released, their respective portfolios were announced today as PM Modi chaired his first meeting in his new term.
Here is the complete list of Cabinet ministers and their allocated portfolios in the Modi 3.0 government:
- Rajnath Singh – Ministry of Defence
- Amit Shah – Home Ministry and Minister of Cooperation
- Nitin Gadkari – Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
- JP Nadda – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Chemicals and Fertilisers
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan – Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
- Nirmala Sitharaman – Ministry of Finance, Corporate Affairs
- S Jaishankar – Minister of External Affairs
- Manohar Lal Khattar – Power Ministry, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- HD Kumaraswamy – Ministry of Heavy Industry and Steel
- Piyush Goyal – Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Dharmendra Pradhan – Ministry of Education
- Jitan Ram Manjhi – Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh – Ministry of Panchayati Raj; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy
- Sarbananda Sonowal – Ministry of Shipping
- Dr Virendra Kumar – Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu – Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Pralhad Joshi – Ministry of Food, Consumer Affairs and Renewable Energy
- Jual Oram – Ministry of Tribal Affairs
- Giriraj Singh – Textile Ministry
- Ashwini Vaishnaw – Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology
- Jyotiraditya Scindia – Ministry of Communications, Development of North Eastern Region
- Bhupender Yadav – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat – Ministry of Culture and Tourism
- Annapurna Devi – Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Kiren Rijiju – Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Minority Affairs
- Hardeep Singh Puri – Petroleum Ministry
- Mansukh Mandaviya – Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- G Kishan Reddy – Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Mines
- Chirag Paswan – Ministry of Food Processing
- CR Patil – Ministry of Jal Shakti
This new cabinet includes a mix of veteran leaders and new faces, reflecting a blend of experience and fresh perspectives aimed at addressing the diverse challenges facing the nation. The allocation of portfolios indicates the government’s focus on critical areas such as defense, home affairs, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development.
As the Modi 3.0 government embarks on its journey, the nation watches with anticipation to see how these ministers will contribute to India’s progress and governance.
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