Cabinet Ministers in India 2020: The Cabinet Consist of 57 council of ministers i.e. 24 cabinet ministers, 24 as Minister of State & 9 as Minister of State with Independent Charge. It is very important for the aspirants preparing for the competitive exams like Bank, SSC, UPSC, RRB, and other Government exams to have knowledge on List of Cabinet Ministers of India with their Portfolio. This topic helps the candidates to improve their scores in the general awareness section. We have provided you the complete updated list of Cabinet Ministers 2020.Â
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Cabinet Ministers Of India With Portfolio: Updated List
The Union Council of Ministers is headed by the Prime Minister. The Council of Ministers is divided into the following categories:
- Cabinet Ministers
- Minister of States with Independent Charge
- Minister of States
- Deputy Ministers
Key Highlights
- Nirmala Sitharaman has become the first full-time female Finance Minister of India.
- The central government had formed the ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry by Merging Water Resources and Drinking Water Ministries.
- Subrahmanyam Jaishankar had become the first career diplomat to be appointed as External Affairs Minister of India.
- Smriti Irani is the youngest council of ministers in the second term of the Modi government. She is currently 43 years of age.
Union Council of Ministers 2020
After a resounding victory in the 2019 General Elections, the newly re-elected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took the oath of office along with the Council of Ministers on Thursday, 30th May.
As per the Constitution of India, the total strength of the Council of Ministers cannot exceed 15% of the total number of Lok Sabha MPs. The current strength of the 17th Lok Sabha is 543 members and hence the Council of Ministers cannot be more than 81.
At the time of swearing-in, the Council of Ministers comprises the PM and 63 ministers. In the 2020 Council of Ministers, there are 24 Cabinet Ministers, 9 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and30 Ministers of State.
The portfolios were distributed on Friday, May 31st.
Cabinet Ministers of India 2020
In the newly formed cabinet, PM Modi will hold the following portfolios:
- Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions.
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Department of Space
The list of Cabinet Ministers 2020 along with their portfolios is given below:
| Cabinet Minister | Portfolio |
| Shri Raj Nath Singh | Defence Minister |
| Shri Amit Shah | Home Affairs Minister |
| Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Road Transport and Highways, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister |
| Shri DV Sadananda Gowda | Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister |
| Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | Finance, Corporate Affairs Minister |
| Shri Ramvilas Paswan | Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution Minister |
| Shri Narendra Singh Tomar | Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development, and Panchayati Raj Minister |
| Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad | Law and Justice, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Minister |
| Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Food Processing Industries Minister |
| Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot | Social Justice and Empowerment Minister |
| Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | External Affairs Minister |
| Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ | Minister of Human Resource Development Minister |
| Shri Arjun Munda | Tribal Affairs Minister |
| Smt Smriti Zubin Irani | Women and Child Development, Textiles Minister |
| Dr. Harsh Vardhan | Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology, Earth Sciences Minister |
| Shri Prakash Javedkar | Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Information and Broadcasting Minister |
| Shri Piyush Goyal | Railways, Commerce and Industry Minister |
| Shri Dharmendra Pradhan | Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Steel Minister |
| Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Minority Affairs Minister |
| Shri Pralhad Joshi | Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines Minister |
| Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey | Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister |
| Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant | Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise Minister |
| Shri Giriraj Singh | Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries Minister |
| Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Jal Shakti Minister |
List of Minister of State (Independent Charge) 2020 along with their portfolios:
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) | Portfolio |
| Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| 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 |
| Shri 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 |
| 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 |
| Shri 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 |
| Shri Prahalad Singh Patel | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism |
| Shri 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 |
| Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs;Â Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Shri 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 Minister of State 2020 along with their portfolios:
| Minister of State | Portfolio |
| Shri Faggansingh Kulaste | Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel |
| Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| 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 |
| General (Retd) VK Singh | Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Shri Krishan Pal | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Shri G Kishan Reddy | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Shri Parshottam Rupala | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Shri Ramdas Athawale | Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development |
| Shri Babul Supriyo | Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries |
| Shri 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 |
| Shri Anurag Singh Thakur | Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| Shri Angadi Suresh Channabasappa | Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways |
| Shri Nityanand Rai | Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Shri Rattan Lal Kataria | Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Shri V Muraleedharan | Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Smt Renuka Singh Saruta | Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Shri Som Parkash | Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Shri Rameswar Teli | Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| Shri 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. |
| Shri Kailash Choudhary | Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Smt Debasree Chaudhari | Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development |
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