In the government of India, currently led by Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. This government body is made up of various Union of Council of Minister. This ministry consists of senior ministers called ‘ Cabinet Minister ‘, junior ministers called ‘ Ministers of States’ and rarely deputy ministers.
Maximum and most of the major decisions are made by Union of Cabinet Ministers. According to article 75 of the constitution of India only prime minister and the cabinet ministers sit together and make the decisions for the betterment of the country. These cabinet ministers are appointed according to the article 75 of constitution by the President of India with the guidance and recommendations of the Prime Minister. The removal of these ministers depends upon various reasons such as :
- Death of the Minister
- Self resignation
- If he/she is not eligible to be the Minister
- Violation of any law
- Unconstitutional behaviour of the minister according to article 75 (2) of the constitution of India
Currently, there are 24 ministers in the Union Cabinet Ministry of India.
Ministry | Name | Party |
Prime Minister Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. | Shri. Narendra Modi | BJP |
Minister of Defence | Shri. Rajnath Singh | BJP |
Minister of Home Affairs | Shri. Amit Shah | BJP |
Minister of Finance Minister of Corporate Affairs | Shri. Nirmala Sitharaman | BJP |
Minister of External Affairs | Shri. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | BJP |
Minister of Road Transport and Highways Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | Shri. Nitin Gadkari | BJP |
Minister of Textiles Minister of Women and Child Development | Smt. Smriti Irani | BJP |
Minister of Railways Minister of Commerce and Industry | Shri. Piyush Goyal | BJP |
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Shri. D. V. Sadananda Gowda | BJP |
Minister of Tribal Affairs | Shri. Arjun Munda | BJP |
Minister of Food Processing Industries | Harsimrat Kaur Badal | SAD |
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | Shri. Ram Vilas Paswan | LJP |
Minister of Law and Justice Minister of Communications Minister of Electronics and Information Technology | Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad | BJP |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister of Steel | Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan | BJP |
Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister of Rural Developement Minister of Panchayati Raj | Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar | BJP |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | Shri. Thawar Chand Gehlot | BJP |
Minister of Human Resource Development | Shri. Ramesh Pokhriyal | BJP |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister of Science and TechnologyMinister of Earth Sciences | Shri. Harsh Vardhan | BJP |
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | Shri. Prakash Javdekar | BJP |
Minister of Minority Affairs | Shri. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | BJP |
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | Shri. Mahendra Nath Pandey | BJP |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Coal Minister of Mines | Shri. Pralhad Joshi | BJP |
Minister of Jal Shakti | Shri. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | BJP |
Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries | Shri. Giriraj Singh | BJP |
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | Shri. Arvind Sawant | SS |