The Cabinet of India is the highest decision-making body in the country, responsible for governing the nation. The Cabinet is headed by the Prime Minister and comprises senior ministers who are further classified as Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Union Ministers of State (Independent Charge). As of June 2024, the Cabinet of India consists of 72 members, including the Prime Minister, with 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State (Independent Charge), and 36 Ministers of State[1][2][3].
Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers
The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, holds the following portfolios:
- Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Department of Space
- All important policy issues
- All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
Cabinet Ministers
Here is the full list of Cabinet Ministers of India 2024 along with their portfolios:
Cabinet Minister | Portfolio |
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Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya | Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
Shri G. Kishan Reddy | Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines |
Shri Chirag Paswan | Minister of Food Processing Industries |
Shri C R Patil | Minister of Jal Shakti |
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
Here is the list of Ministers of State (Independent Charge) along with their portfolios:
Minister of State (Independent Charge) | Portfolio |
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Rao Inderjit Singh | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Culture |
Dr. Jitendra Singh | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space |
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
Shri Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Shri Jayant Chaudhary | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education |
Ministers of State
Here is the list of Ministers of State along with their portfolios:
Minister of State | Portfolio |
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Jitin Prasada | Minister of State |
Shripad Yesso Naik | Minister of State |
Pankaj Chaudhary | Minister of State |
Krishan Pal | Minister of State |
Ramdas Athawale | Minister of State |
Ram Nath Thakur | Minister of State |
Nityanand Rai | Minister of State |
Anupriya Patel | Minister of State |
V. Somanna | Minister of State |
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani | Minister of State |
Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel | Minister of State |
Sobha Karandlaje | Minister of State |
Kirtivardhan Singh | Minister of State |
B. L. Verma | Minister of State |
Shantanu Thakur | Minister of State |
Suresh Gopi | Minister of State |
Dr. L. Murugan | Minister of State |
Ajay Tamta | Minister of State |
Bandi Sanjay Kumar | Minister of State |
Kamlesh Paswan | Minister of State |
Bhagirath Choudhary | Minister of State |
Satish Chandra Dubey | Minister of State |
Sanjay Seth | Minister of State |
Ravneet Singh | Minister of State |
Durgadas Uikey | Minister of State |
Raksha Nikhil Khadse | Minister of State |
Sukanta Majumdar | Minister of State |
Savitri Thakur | Minister of State |
Tokhan Sahu | Minister of State |
Raj Bhushan Choudhary | Minister of State |
Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma | Minister of State |
Harsh Malhotra | Minister of State |