The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called Cabinet Ministers, and junior ministers, called Ministers of State. It is led by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. All other ministers are appointed by the President upon the advice of the Prime Minister.
The current ministry is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shri Narendra Modi has taken oath as the 16th Prime Minister of India on May 30, 2019 with President Ram Nath Kovind. Along with Modi Ji there are other ministers were also sworn as Cabinet Ministers, Minister of State (independent charges) and Minister of State has also taken the oath of office and secrecy. The ceremony was noted by media for being the first ever swearing-in of an Indian Prime Minister to have been attended by the heads of all BIMSTEC countries.
In the Republic of India the Union Council of Ministers is exercises executive authority. It is led by the Indian Prime Minister. It consists of senior ministers, called ‘cabinet ministers’, junior ministers, called ‘ministers of state’ and, rarely, deputy ministers.
The Union Cabinet is a smaller executive body is the supreme decision-making body in India. In accordance with Article 75, only the ministers of the rank of cabinet minister and the prime minister are members of the Union Cabinet.
The Union Council of Ministers consists of four categories of ministers:
List of Cabinet Ministers of India 2020:
| Minister | Portfolio | Took office |
|---|---|---|
| Shri Narendra Modi | Prime MinisterMinistry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsDepartment of Atomic EnergyDepartment of SpaceAll important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. | 30 May 2019 |
Cabinet Ministers of India 2020
| Minister | Portfolio | Took office |
|---|---|---|
| Amit Shah | Ministry of Home Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Raj Nath Singh | Ministry of Defence | 30 May 2019 |
| Nirmala Sitharaman | Minister of FinanceMinister of Corporate Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Minister of External Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Minister of External Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Nitin Gadkari | Minister of Road Transport and Highways Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 30 May 2019 |
| Smriti Irani | Minister of TextilesMinister of Women and Child Development | 30 May 2019 |
| Piyush Goyal | Minister of RailwaysMinister of Commerce and Industry | 30 May 2019 |
| D. V. Sadananda Gowda | Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | 30 May 2019 |
| Arjun Munda | Minister of Tribal Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Minister of Food Processing Industries | 30 May 2019 |
| Ram Vilas Paswan | Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | 30 May 2019 |
| Ravi Shankar Prasad | Minister of Law and JusticeMinister of Communications Minister of Electronics and Information Technology | 30 May 2019 |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | Minister of Petroleum and Natural GasMinister of Steel | 30 May 2019 |
| Narendra Singh Tomar | Minister of Panchayati RajMinister of Rural Developement Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare | 30 May 2019 |
| Thawar Chand Gehlot | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | 30 May 2019 |
| Ramesh Pokhriyal | Minister of Human Resource Development | 30 May 2019 |
| Harsh Vardhan | Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister of Science and Technology Minister of Earth Sciences | 30 May 2019 |
| Prakash Javdekar | Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | 30 May 2019 |
| Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Minister of Minority Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Mahendra Nath Pandey | Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | 30 May 2019 |
| Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Minister of Jal Shakti | 30 May 2019 |
| Pralhad Joshi | Minister of CoalMinister of Mines Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Giriraj Singh | Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries | 30 May 2019 |
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
| Minister | Portfolio | Took office |
|---|---|---|
| Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Labour and Employment | 30 May 2019 |
| Rao Inderjit Singh | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning | 30 May 2019 |
| Shripad Yesso Naik | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. | 30 May 2019 |
| Dr. Jitendra Singh | Minister of State (Independent Charge) 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 Minister of State in the Department of Space | 30 May 2019 |
| Kiren Rijiju | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of State of Minority Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Prahlad Singh Patel | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Culture Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Tourism | 30 May 2019 |
| Raj Kumar Singh | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Power Minister of State (Independent Charge) of New and Renewable Energy Minister of State of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | 30 May 2019 |
| Hardeep Singh Puri | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Civil Aviation Minister of State of Commerce and Industry | 30 May 2019 |
| Mansukh L. Mandaviya | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Shipping Minister of State of Chemicals and Fertilizers | 30 May 2019 |
Ministers of State
| Minister | Portfolio | Took office |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare | 30 May 2019 |
| Faggan Singh Kulaste | Minister of State of Steel | 30 May 2019 |
| Arjun Ram Meghwal | Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | 30 May 2019 |
| V. K. Singh | Minister of State of Road Transport and Highways | 30 May 2019 |
| Krishan Pal Gurjar | Minister of State of Social Justice and Empowerment | 30 May 2019 |
| Raosaheb Danve | Minister of State of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | 30 May 2019 |
| G. Kishan Reddy | Minister of State of Home Affairs | 30 May 2019 |
| Parshottam Rupala | Minister of State of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | 30 May 2019 |
| Ramdas Athawale | Minister of State of Social Justice and Empowerment | 30-May-19 |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Minister of State of Rural Development | 30-May-19 |
| Babul Supriyo | Minister of State of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | 30-May-19 |
| Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Minister of State of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries | 30-May-19 |
| Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre | Minister of State of Human Resource Development Minister of State of Communications Minister of State of Electronics and Information Technology | 30-May-19 |
| Anurag Thakur | Minister of State of FinanceMinister of State of Corporate Affairs | 30-May-19 |
| Suresh Angadi | Minister of State of Railways | 30-May-19 |
| Nityanand Rai | Minister of State of Home Affairs | 30-May-19 |
| Rattan Lal Kataria | Minister of State of Jal Shakti Minister of State of Social Justice and Empowerment | 30-May-19 |
| V. Muraleedharan | Minister of State of External Affairs Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs | 30-May-19 |
| Renuka Singh | Minister of State of Tribal Affairs | 30-May-19 |
| Som Parkash | Minister of State of Commerce and Industry | 30-May-19 |
| Rameswar Teli | Minister of State of Food Processing Industries | 30-May-19 |
| Pratap Chandra Sarangi | Minister of State of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister of State of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries | 30-May-19 |
| Kailash Choudhary | Minister of State of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | 30-May-19 |
| Debasree Chaudhuri | Minister of State of Women and Child Development | 30-May-19 |
So this was the complete list of Cabinet Minister of India 2020. This list is very important for the different competitive exams to be held in India. Hence utmost care must be taken while going through this list.
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