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The much-awaited Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was taken place on 30th May 2019. After a long assessment, some important changes have been made by PM Modi in his cabinet.
PM Narendra Modi changed the 40% of Ministry. One third of this cabinet, has the debutants.
Here, we are notifying the major changes made by PM Modi according to his assessment.
Major Changes in Modi Cabinet
Amit Shah takes charge as Minister of Home Affairs.
Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will be the External Affairs Minister in New Cabinet.
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' is introduced as Minister of Human Resource Development
Smt. Sushma Swaraj and Suresh Prabhu are no longer a part of the new cabinet of Modi.
The major part of cabinet belongs to the Hindu belt. As 31 ministers are situated to Hindi heartland, 5 ministers are from South India, 2 ministers from North-East India and 18 ministers are situated from other areas of India.
There are only 10 ministers are younger than 50 years, 17 ministers are between the 50 – 60 years, 29 ministers in between 60 – 70 years and only 2 ministers are older than 70.
Given below are the present portfolios of the Union Council of Ministers after the changes made in the Modi Cabinet 2019 : -
Cabinet Ministers of India 2019 [Updated List]
| S.No. |
Minister |
Portfolio |
| 1. |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi |
Prime Minister and in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; all important policy issues; and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. |
| 2. |
Rajnath Singh |
Minister for Defence |
| 3. |
Amit Shah |
Minister for Home Affairs. |
| 4. |
Nitin Jairam Gadkari |
Minister for Road Transport and Highways; and Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. |
| 5. |
D.V. Sadananda Gowda |
Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers. |
| 6. |
Nirmala Sitharaman |
Minister for Finance; and Minister for Corporate Affairs. |
| 7. |
Ram Vilas Paswan |
Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. |
| 8. |
Narendra Singh Tomar |
Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister for Rural Development; and Minister for Panchayati Raj. |
| 9. |
Ravi Shankar Prasad |
Minister for Law and Justice; Minister for Communications; and Minister for Electronics and Information Technology. |
| 10. |
Harsimrat Kaur Badal |
Minister for Food Processing Industries. |
| 11. |
Thaawar Chand Gehlot |
Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment. |
| 12. |
S. Jaishankar |
Minister for External Affairs. |
| 13. |
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ |
Minister for Human Resources Development. |
| 14. |
Arjun Munda |
Minister for Tribal Affairs. |
| 15. |
Smriti Irani |
Minister for Women and Child Development; and Minister for Textiles. |
| 16. |
Dr. Harsh Vardhan |
Minister for Health and Family Welfare; Minister for Science and Technology; and Minister for Earth Sciences. |
| 17. |
Prakash Javadekar |
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. |
| 18. |
Piyush Goyal |
Minister for Railways; and Minister for Commerce and Industry. |
| 19. |
Dharmendra Pradhan |
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister for Steel. |
| 20. |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi |
Minister for Minority Affairs. |
| 21. |
Pralhad Joshi |
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs; Minister for Coal; and Minister for Mines. |
| 22. |
Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey |
Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. |
| 23. |
Arvind Sawant |
Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise. |
| 24. |
Giriraj Singh |
Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries. |
| 25. |
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
Minister for 'Jal Shakti'. |
Cabinet Ministers of India 2018
| S.No. | Minister | Portfolio |
| 1. | Mr. PM Narendra Modi | Department of SpaceDepartment of Atomic energy ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and PensionsAll important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
|
| 2. | Shri Raj Nath Singh | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| 3. | Smt. Sushma Swaraj | Ministry of External Affairs |
| 4. | Shri Arun Jaitley | Ministry of Finance & Corporate Affairs |
| 5. | Shri Ramvilas Paswan | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution |
| 6. | Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| 7. | Shri Ananthkumar | Ministry of Chemicals and FertilizersMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| 8. | Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad | Ministry of Electronics and Information technology ministry of Law and Justice |
| 9. | Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| 10. | Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh | Ministry of Steel |
| 11. | Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Ministry of Road Transport and HighwayMinistry of shippingMinistry of water resources, River Development, & Ganga Rejuvenation |
| 12. | Suresh Prabhu | Ministry of Commerce & Industry |
| 13. | D.V. Sadananda Gowda | Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation |
| 14. | Sushri Uma Bharati | Minister of Drinking water & Sanitation |
| 15. | Nirmala Sitharaman | Minister of Defense |
| 16. | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Minister of Minority Affairs |
| 17. | Dr. Harsh Vardhan | Ministry of Earth SciencesMinistry of Environment, Forest, and Climate ChangeMinistry of Science and Technology |
| 18. | Dharmendra Pradhan | Minister of Skill Development & EntrepreneurshipMinister of Petroleum & Gas |
| 19. | Piyush Goyal | Minister of Railways |
| 20. | Smriti Zubin Irani | Minister of Information |
| 21. | Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| 22. | Shri Anant Geete | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| 23. | Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| 24. | Shri Narendra Singh Tomar | Ministry of MinesMinistry of Panchayati RajMinistry of Rural Development |
| 25. | Shri Jual Oram | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| 26. | Shri Radha Mohan Singh | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
| 27. | Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 28. | Shri Prakash Javadekar | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
List of Ministers of State 2019 (Independent charge)
| S.No. |
Minister |
Portfolio |
| 1. |
Santosh Kumar Gangwar |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. |
| 2. |
Rao Inderjit Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning. |
| 3. |
Shripad Yesso Naik |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH); and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. |
| 4. |
Dr. Jitendra Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; 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. |
| 5. |
Kiren Rijiju |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs. |
| 6. |
Prahalad Singh Patel |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism. |
| 7. |
Raj Kumar Singh |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. |
| 8. |
Hardeep Singh Puri |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. |
| 9. |
Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Shipping; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. |
List of Ministers of State 2019
| S.No. |
Minister |
Portfolio |
| 1. |
Faggansingh Kulaste |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel. |
| 2. |
Ashwini Kumar Choubey |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. |
| 3. |
Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. |
| 4. |
General (Retd.) V. K. Singh |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. |
| 5. |
Krishan Pal |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
| 6. |
Raosaheb Danve |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. |
| 7. |
G. Kishan Reddy |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. |
| 8. |
Purushottam Rupala |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. |
| 9. |
Ramdas Athawale |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
| 10. |
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development. |
| 11. |
Babul Supriyo |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. |
| 12. |
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. |
| 13. |
Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development; Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. |
| 14. |
Anurag Thakur |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. |
| 15. |
Suresh Angadi |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways. |
| 16. |
Nityanand Rai |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs. |
| 17. |
Ratanlal Kataria |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. |
| 18. |
V. Muraleedharan |
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. |
| 19. |
Renuka Singh Saruta |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. |
| 20. |
Som Parkash |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. |
| 21. |
Rameswar Teli |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries. |
| 22. |
Pratap Chandra Sarangi |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. |
| 23. |
Kailash Choudhary |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. |
| 24. |
Debasree Chaudhuri |
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development. |
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