In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term (Modi 3.0), a new cabinet was formed comprising experienced leaders and fresh faces across various states and coalition partners. Here is an overview of the key ministers and their portfolios:
Key Cabinet Ministers and Their Portfolios:
Narendra Modi - Prime Minister, also in charge of:
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Department of Space
- All important policy issues and unallocated portfolios.
Rajnath Singh - Minister of Defence
Amit Shah - Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation
Nitin Gadkari - Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Nirmala Sitharaman - Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - Minister of External Affairs
Shivraj Singh Chouhan - Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and Rural Development
Dharmendra Pradhan - Minister of Education, and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Piyush Goyal - Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Jyotiraditya Scindia - Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel
Mansukh Mandaviya - Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Chemicals and Fertilizers
Bhupender Yadav - Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Labour and Employment
Ministers of State with Independent Charge:
- Arjun Ram Meghwal - Ministry of Law and Justice
- Rao Inderjit Singh - Ministry of Planning, and Statistics and Implementation
- Jitendra Singh - Ministry of Science and Technology, and Minister in State of Atomic Energy
Regional Representation:
The cabinet includes ministers from a broad array of states to ensure diverse representation. Some notable ministers and their states include:
- Sarbananda Sonowal - Assam
- H. D. Kumaraswamy - Karnataka
- Jitan Ram Manjhi - Bihar
- Pankaj Chaudhary - Uttar Pradesh
- G. Kishan Reddy - Telangana
Notable Exclusions:
Several key leaders from previous terms were not included in Modi 3.0, such as Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, and Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
This comprehensive list reflects the new government's emphasis on both continuity and change, balancing experienced leaders with new entrants to address various national and regional priorities
State wise cabinet ministers numbers:
| State | Number of Cabinet Ministers |
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This table reflects the representation of different states in the current cabinet, highlighting the diverse geographical distribution of ministers (thecurrentindia) (Career Power) (Study IQ Education)