Narendra Modi Cabinet 3.0 Ministers Portfolio Live News Updates: A day after Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, along with his new Cabinet comprising 71 ministers, the Cabinet portfolios for ministers have been announced.
The prime minister will be in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, among others.
Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, and Nirmala Sitharaman are among the several ministers of the Modi 2.0 Cabinet who have retained their previous portfolios in the Modi 3.0 Cabinet.
The Rashtrapati Bhawan has released a communique in this regard on Monday, 10 June. In the new Cabinet, 30 ministers will hold Cabinet rank – including those from allies like TDP, JD(U), LJP, JDS, and HAM – 35 will be Ministers of State (MoS), and five will be Ministers of State with Independent Charge.
While most senior ministers of PM Modi's previous cabinet, including BJP leaders Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, S Jaishankar, and Nirmala Sitharaman, took oath along with the prime minister, nine new faces also took oath on Sunday. Stay tuned to The Quint for live updates!
BJP's two key allies the JD(U) and TDP got just one Cabinet minister post each.
BJP chief JP Nadda will also be part of the new Cabinet.
Among the Union Ministers, six are former chief ministers, namely Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Manohar Lal Khattar, Sarbananda Sonowal, Rajnath Singh, HD Kumaraswamy, and Jitan Ram Manjhi.
So far, only seven women have taken oath as ministers: Nirmala Sitharaman, Annapurna Devi, Anupriya Patel, Raksha Khadse among others.
The Cabinet has 27 ministers from OBC, 10 from Scheduled Castes, 5 from Scheduled Tribes and 5 from minority communities, Hindustan Times reported.
NCP is the first NDA ally likely to not get a Cabinet post.
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Who Are the Ministers of State in Modi 3.0 Govt?
Jitin Prasada: Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Shripad Yesso Naik: Minister of State in the Ministry of Power, Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Pankaj Chaudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Krishan Pal: Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation
Ramdas Athawale: Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ram Nath Thakur: Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Nityanand Rai: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
Anupriya Patel: Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
V Somanna: Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani: Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
SP Singh Baghel: Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Shobha Karandlaje: Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
Kirtivardhan Singh: Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
BL Verma: Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shantanu Thakur: Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Suresh Gopi: Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
L Murugan: Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ajay Tamta: Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Bandi Sanjay Kumar: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
Kamlesh Paswan: Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
Bhagirath Choudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Satish Chandra Dubey: Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
Sanjay Seth: Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
Ravneet Singh: Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Durgadas Uikey: Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Raksha Nikhil Khadse: Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sukanta Majumdar: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Savitri Thakur: Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
Tokhan Sahu: Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Raj Bhushan Choudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma: Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
Harsh Malhotra: Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya: Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Murlidhar Mohol: Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation, Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
George Kurian: Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Pabitra Margherita: Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles
Portfolios Announced for Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Full List
Narendra Modi: Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space
Rajnath Singh: Minister of Defence
Amit Shah: Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Cooperation
Nitin Gadkari: Minister of Road Transport and Highways
JP Nadda: Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Minister of Agriculture and Family Welfare, Minister of Rural Development
Nirmala Sitharaman: Minister of Finance, Minister of Corporate Affairs
S Jaishankar: Minister of External Affairs
Manohar Lal: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Minister of Power
HD Kumaraswamy: Minister of Heavy Industries, Minister of Steel,
Piyush Goyal: Minister of Commerce and Industry
Dharmendra Pradhan: Minister of Education
Jitan Ram Manjhi: Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh: Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Sarbananda Sonowal: Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Virendra Kumar: Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu: Minister of Civil Aviation
Pralhad Joshi: Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Jual Oram: Minister of Tribal Affairs
Giriraj Singh: Minister of Textiles
Ashwini Vaishnaw: Minister of Railways, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Scindia Jyotiraditya: Minister of Communications, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
Bhupender Yadav: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Minister of Culture, Minister of Tourism
Annpurna Devi: Minister of Women and Child Development
Kiren Rijiju: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Minority Affairs
Hardeep Singh Puri: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Mansukh Mandaviya: Minister of Labour and Employment, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
G Kishan Reddy: Minister of Coal, Minister of Mines
Chirag Paswan: Minister of Food Processing Industries
CR Patil: Minister of Jal Shakti
Govt To Help Build 3 Crore Houses Under PM Awas Yojana
In its first Cabinet meeting, the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government on Monday, 10 June, has decided to provide assistance to construct 3 crore rural and urban houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), news agency ANI reported.
Over the last 10 years, 4.21 crore houses have been completed, ANI reported.
Who Are The Major Leaders From South India in the Modi 3.0 Cabinet?
As many as five Cabinet ministers and eight Ministers of State from the five south Indian states – Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh – were sworn into the Modi 3.0 government on Sunday, 9 June.
Two ministerial posts were given to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and one to Janata Dal (Secular), both of whom are the major regional allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
From Karnataka, the BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman and Pralhad Joshi were sworn in as Cabinet ministers, whereas Shobha Karandlaje and V Somanna got MoS posts. JD(S) chief and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy also received a Cabinet post.
A surprise name from the state was that of George Kurian – the only Christian MP in the Modi 3.0 government. Meanwhile, Kerala saw its first BJP MP Suresh Gopi take oath as MoS. Read the full piece here.