Cabinet portfolios announced | Who gets what in Modi 3.0? Check full list
In Modi 3.0, 71 ministers have been allocated ministries. The key development comes nearly 24 hours since Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister for his third consecutive term, along with 71 ministers in his Union Council.
PTC Web Desk: In Modi 3.0, 71 ministers have been allocated ministries. The key development comes nearly 24 hours since Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister for his third consecutive term, along with 71 ministers in his Union Council.
Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet has kept big faces in key ministries.
Amit Shah has retained the Home portfolio, Rajnath Singh the Defence portfolio, S Jaishankar retained the Foreign Ministry and Nirmala Sitharaman will keep the Finance Ministry. Nitin Gadkari will continue to be in-charge of Road Transport and Highways, with two juniors - Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra. Piyush Goyal has retained the Commerce portfolio.
JP Nadda, the health minister of Prime Minister Modi's first cabinet, has been assigned the same position. He has also been given charge for the Chemicals and Fertilisers department.
The Prime Minister will have charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, as well as the Departments of Atomic Energy and Space.
Full list of Cabinet Ministers -
1. Raj Nath Singh - Minister of Defence
2. Amit Shah - Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation
3. Nitin Jairam Gadkari - Minister of Road Transport and Highways
4. Jagat Prakash Nadda - Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
5. Shivraj Singh Chouhan - Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and Minister of Rural Development
6. Nirmala Sitharaman - Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs
7. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - Minister of External Affairs
8. Manohar Lal - Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; and Minister of Power
9. H. D. Kumaraswamy - Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel
10. Piyush Goyal - Minister of Commerce and Industry
11. Dharmendra Pradhan - Minister of Education
12. Jitan Ram Manjhi - Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
13. Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh - Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
14. Sarbananda Sonowal - Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
15. Dr. Virendra Kumar - Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
16. Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu - Minister of Civil Aviation
17. Pralhad Joshi - Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy
18. Jual Oram- Minister of Tribal Affairs
19. Giriraj Singh- Minister of Textiles
20. Ashwini Vaishnaw- Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
21. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia- Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
22. Bhupender Yadav- Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
23. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism
24. Annpurna Devi- Minister of Women and Child Development
25. Kiren Rijiju- Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs
26. Hardeep Singh Puri- Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
27. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya- Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
28. Shri G. Kishan Reddy- Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines
29. Chirag Paswan- Minister of Food Processing Industries
30. C R Patil- Minister of Jal Shakti