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List of Cabinet Ministers of India 2022: Check the updated list with Portfolio

Cabinet Ministers of India 2022: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s console was reorganised for the first time after May 2019 on July 7, 2021. Twelve ministers resigned from the Modi Panel ahead of the massive reshuffle. Check out the complete list of Ministers incorporated into the new Modi Cabinet, their market portfolio, and the ministers. They have stepped down from their positions ahead of the mega leadership change, and what the ADR report stated about the innovative Cabinet Ministers 2022.

India’s new Cabinet Ministers for 2022: For the first time after May 2019, PM Narendra Modi reorganised his cabinet on July 7, 2021, bringing in some new faces and accommodating National Democratic Alliance allies (NDA).

Ajay Bhatt, Sunita Duggal, Shobha Karandlaje,  Jyotiraditya Scindia,  Bhupender Yadav, Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, and Meenakshi Lekhi were among the 43 MPs who took their pledge as Ministers in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Purushottam Rupala, Kiren Rijiju, Paroshottam Rupala, Kiren Rijiju, Anurag Thakur, G Kishan Reddy,  Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh Mandaviya, and Raj Kumar Singh were promoted as Ministers of State. A phone call before the mega reshuffle resulted in the withdrawal of 12 Cabinet members from Modi’s Cabinet.

Check out the complete list of Cabinet Members who have been incorporated into the new Modi Cabinet, including their portfolios, as well as the ministers who have stepped down from their positions ahead of the massive cabinet reshuffle.

Prime Minister Modi commended his coworkers who took the oath of office and wished them well in their new roles. He also recommended his cabinet members be prompt and let their work speak for itself.

Cabinet Ministers of India in 2022

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1. Shri Narendra ModiPrime Minister
1. Personnel Ministry, Public Grievances, and Pensions
2. Space Department
3. Atomic Energy Department
4.  All significant policy concerns and all additional portfolio management have not been assigned to Minister
 
Cabinet Ministers
2. Shri Amit Shah1.  Home Affairs Ministry
2.  Cooperation Ministry
3. Shri Rajnath Singh Defence Ministry
4. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari1. Road Transport and Highways Ministry
5. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry 
6. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman1.  Finance Ministry 
2.  Corporate Affairs  Ministry 
7. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar1. Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  Ministry 
8. Shri Sarbanada Sonowal1.  Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry
2.  AYUSH Ministry 
9Dr. Virendra Kumar Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry
10Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar External Affairs Ministry
11Shri Ramchandra Prasad Steel Ministry
12Shri Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs Ministry
13Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani1.Women and Child Development Ministry
14Mansukh Mandaviya1.  Health and Family Welfare Ministry
2.  Chemical Fertilizers Ministry
15Shri Ashwini Vaishnav1.  Railways Ministry
2.  Communications Ministry
3.  Electronics and Information Technology Ministry
16Shri Piyush Goyal1. Textiles Ministry
2.  Commerce and Industry Ministry
3.  Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry
17Shri Dharmendra Pradhan1.  Education Ministry
2.  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry
18Shri Mukhtar Abbas NaqviMinority Affairs Ministry
19Shri Pralhad Joshi1.  Parliamentary Affairs Ministry
2.  Coal Ministry
3.  Mines Ministry
20Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Civil Aviation Ministry
21Shri Giriraj Singh1.  Rural Development Ministry
2. Panchayati Raj Ministry
22Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Jal Shakti Ministry
23Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras  Food Processing Industries Ministry
24Shri Kiren Rijiju Law and Justice Ministry
25Shri Raj Kumar Singh1.  Power Ministry
2.  New and Renewable Energy Ministry
26Shri Hardeep Singh Puri1.  Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry
2.  Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry
27Shri Bhupender Yadav 1.  Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry
2. Labour and Employment Ministry
28Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey Heavy Industries Ministry
29Shri Parshottam Rupala Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Ministry
30Shri G. Kishan Reddy1.  Culture Ministry
2.  Tourism Ministry
3.  Development of North Eastern Region Ministry
31. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur1. Information and Broadcasting Ministry
2.  Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
1Shri Rao Inderjit Singh1.  State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry
2.  Planning Ministry
3. Ministry of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
2Dr. Jitendra Singh1. State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology Minister
2.  State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences Minister
3.  State in the Prime Minister’s Office Minister
4.  State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Minister
5.  State in the Department of Atomic Energy Minister
6.   Department of Space Minister
Ministers of State
1General (Retd.) V. K. Singh1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
2Shri Krishan Pal1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Power
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries
3Shri Shripad Yesso Naik1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
4Shri Faggansingh Kulaste1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
5Shri Prahalad Singh Patel1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
6Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey1. Minister of State in the Ministry of ConsumerAffairs, Food and Public Distribution
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
7Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
8Prof. S. P. Singh BaghelMinister of State in the Ministry of Law andJustice
9Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
10Sushri Shobha KarandlajeMinister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
11Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh VermaMinister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
12Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
13Shri V. Muraleedharan1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
14Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal
3. Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
15Shri Ramdas AthawaleMinister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
16Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
17Dr. Sanjeev Kumar BalyanMinister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
18Shri Nityanand RaiMinister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
19Shri Pankaj ChoudharyMinister of State in the Ministry of Finance
20Smt. Anupriya Singh PatelMinister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
21Shri Bishweswar Tudu1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
22Shri Shantanu ThakurMinister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
23Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH
24Shri John BarlaMinister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs
25Dr. L. Murugan1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
26Shri Nisith Pramanik1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
27Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
28Shri Som ParkashMinister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
29Smt. Renuka Singh SarutaMinister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
30Shri Bhagwanth Khuba1. Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
31Shri Kapil Moreshwar PatilMinister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
32Sushri Pratima BhoumikMinister of State in the Ministry of SocialJustice and Empowerment
33Dr. Subhas SarkarMinister of State in the Ministry of Education
34Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao KaradMinister of State in the Ministry of Finance
35Shri Rameswar Teli1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
36Shri Kailash ChoudharyMinister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
37Smt. Annapurna DeviMinister of State in the Ministry of Education
38Shri A. NarayanaswamyMinister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
39Shri Kaushal KishoreMinister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
40Shri Ajay Bhatt1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
41Shri B. L. Verma1. Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation
42Shri Ajay KumarMinister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
43Shri Devusinh ChauhanMinister of State in the Ministry of Communications
44Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh 1. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
2. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
45Dr. Bharati Pravin PawarMinister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

List of Ministers who sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

  1. Ashwini Vaishnav  (Cabinet Minister)
  2. Pashu Pati Kumar  (Cabinet Minister)
  3. Kiren Rijiju (Cabinet Minister)
  4. Raj Kumar Singh (Cabinet Minister)
  5. Narayan Rane  (Cabinet Minister)
  6. Sarbananda Sonowal  (Cabinet Minister)
  7. Dr. Virendra Kumar  (Cabinet Minister)
  8. Jyotiraditya Scindia  (Cabinet Minister)
  9. Ram Chandra Prasad (Cabinet Minister)
  10. Anurag Thakur (Cabinet Minister)
  11. Pankaj Choudhary (Minister of State)
  12. Anupriya Singh Patel (Minister of State)
  13. Satya Pal Singh Baghel (Minister of State)
  14. Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Minister of State)
  15. Shobha Karandlaje (Minister of State)
  16. Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma (Minister of State)
  17. Meenakshi Lekhi (Minister of State)
  18. Annapurna Devi (Minister of State)
  19. A Narayanaswamy (Minister of State)
  20. Kaushal Kishore (Minister of State)
  21. Ajay Bhatt (Minister of State)
  22. BL Verma (Minister of State)
  23. Ajay Kumar (Minister of State)
  24. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar (Minister of State)
  25. Bishweswar Tudu (Minister of State)
  26. Shantanu Thakur (Minister of State)
  27. Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai (Minister of State)
  28. John Barla (Minister of State)
  29. Dr L Murugan (Minister of State)
  30. Nisith Pramanik (Minister of State)
  31. Hardeep Singh Puri  (Cabinet Minister)
  32. Mansukh Mandaviya  (Cabinet Minister)
  33. Bhupender Yadav  (Cabinet Minister)
  34. Parshottam Khodabhai Rupala (Cabinet Minister)
  35. G Kishen Reddy (Cabinet Minister)
  36. Darshana Vikram Jardosh (Minister of State)
  37. Chauhan Devusinh (Minister of State)
  38. Bhagwanth Khuba (Minister of State)
  39. Kapil Moreshwar Patil (Minister of State)
  40. Pratima Bhoumik (Minister of State)
  41. Subhas Sarkar (Minister of State)
  42. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad (Minister of State)
  43. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh (Minister of State)

Several ministers, which include Minister Of education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar, Law and Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Environment, Forest and Global Warming Minister Prakash Javadekar, have decided to resign from the Union Cabinet forward with of Prime Minister Modi’s massive cabinet reshuffle.

Party Leader Modi’s government formed a new ‘Department of Cooperation’ to strengthen the country’s cooperative movement.

List of Ministers who have Resigned in 2021

1- Sanjay Dhotre
2- Debasree Chaudhuri
3- Rattan Lal Kataria
4- Sadananda Gowda
5- Harsh Vardhan
6- Babul Supriyo
7- Ashwini Kumar Choubey
8- Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
9- Santosh Gangwar
10- Thawar Chand Gehlot
11- Ravi Shankar Prasad
12- Prakash Javadekar

Meetings on 6 July 2021 between Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Jagat Prakash Nadda sparked rumours of a cabinet overhaul.

The reshuffling is being done in preparation for the next elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, and Gujarat. It also seeks to establish a social balance, focusing on OBC, Dalit, and women members and youth leaders.

PM Modi’s new Cabinet Ministers are required.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reshuffled the Cabinet to live up to the dreams and ambitions of 130 crore Indians and with an eye on poll-bound states. According to insiders, the Modi administration’s objective is to assure last-mile delivery, for which the government wants new energy.

India’s Cabinet Ministers 2022: The Youngest Cabinet Ever!

Prime Minister Modi’s cabinet is poised to feed the growth engine with shocking resignations, unexpected arrivals, and an eye on election-year states. The youngest of the new ministers is 35 years old, while the oldest is 69 years old.

The Prime Minister will face the difficulties of unemployment, a shortage of skills, and the next wave of the Covid-19 epidemic with the youngest cabinet in history.

Cabinet Ministers of India 2022: Community Representation

The new cabinet, as Prime Minister Modi has often stated, is a blend of regional and geographical diversity, experience, gender, and groups, with record representation for SCs, STs, and OBCs.

Rajya Sabha Leader of the House

Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been chosen as Rajya Sabha Leader. He took over as Politician of the House from prominent BJP leader Thawarchand Gehlot, who was recently named Governor of Karnataka.

What does the ADR report say about the new Cabinet Ministers for 2022?

The following results of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report:

1- Criminal Cases: 33 ministers face criminal charges. Of these, 24 Ministers face serious criminal charges, including murder, attempted murder, and robbery.

2- Millionaire Ministers: At least 90% of the new Cabinet members are millionaires. This indicates that 70 of the 78 Ministers disclosed total assets over Rs 1 crore.

3- Ministers with Excessive Assets: Four ministers have reported assets of more than Rs. 50 crore. Jyotiraditya Scindia (over Rs 379 crore), Piyush Goyal (over Rs 95 crore), Narayan Rane (over Rs 87 crore), and Rajeev Chandrasekhar are among them (over Rs 64 crore).

4- Low Asset Ministers: Pratima Bhoumik (about Rs 6 lakh), John Barla (approximately Rs 14 lakh), Kailash Choudhary (approximately Rs 24 lakh), Bishweswar Tudu (approximately Rs 27 lakh), and V Muraleedharan are the Cabinet Ministers with the fewest assets (around Rs 27 lakh).

5- Educational Qualification: Of the 78 Ministers, 9 have a PhD, 17 are graduates or professional graduates, 2 have only completed their Class VIII exams, 3 have passed Class X exams, and 7 have passed Class XII exams.

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