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Union Council of Ministers State Emblem of India The incumbent Union Council of Ministers of the Third Modi ministry, 2024 at their swearing in Agency overview Formed 15 August 1947; 78 years ago (1947-08-15) Type Highest executive body of the Government of India Jurisdiction Republic of India Headquarters New Delhi Agency executives Narendra Modi , Chair Vacant, Deputy Chair Child agencies Cabinet Ministries of the Government of India Website cabsec.gov.in

The **Union Council of Ministers** is the [principal executive organ](/source/Cabinet_(government)) of the [Government of India](/source/Government_of_India), which serves to aid and advise the [President of India](/source/President_of_India) in execution of their functions.[1] It is chaired by the [Prime Minister of India](/source/Prime_Minister_of_India) and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries. Currently, the council is headed by [Narendra Modi](/source/Narendra_Modi) and consists of 71 fellow members. The council is answerable to the [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha).[2]

A smaller executive body called the **Union Cabinet** is the supreme decision-making body in India; it is a subset of the Union Council of Ministers who hold important portfolios and [ministries](/source/Ministry_(government_department)) of the government.[3][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*]

## Regulation

Pursuant to [Article 75(3)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V), the Council of Ministers is responsible collectively to the lower house of the [Indian parliament](/source/Parliament_of_India), called the [Lok Sabha](/source/Lok_Sabha) (House of the People).[4] The council of ministers upon losing the confidence of Lok Sabha shall resign to facilitate the formation of a new council.

A minister can take any decision without being considered by the council of ministers per [Article 78(c)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V). If needed, all union cabinet members shall submit in writing to the [President](/source/President_of_India) to propose a proclamation of emergency by the president in accordance with [Article 352](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_XVIII).

According to the [Constitution of India](/source/Constitution_of_India), the total number of ministers in the council of ministers must not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha. Ministers must be members of parliament.[a] Any minister who is not a member of either of the houses of the parliament for six consecutive months is automatically stripped off his or her ministerial post.[4][b]

## Ranking

There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of [rank](/source/Indian_order_of_precedence):

- [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_India): Leader of the Union Council of Ministers.

- [Deputy Prime Minister](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_India) (if any): Presides as prime minister in his absence or as the senior most cabinet minister.[5]

- Cabinet Minister: A member of the Union cabinet; leads a [ministry](/source/Ministry_(government_department)).

- Minister of State (Independent charge): Junior minister not reporting to a Cabinet Minister.

- [Minister of State](/source/Minister_of_State) (MoS): Deputy Minister reporting to a Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry.

## Appointment

Pursuant to [Article 75](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V), a minister is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and functions until the pleasure of the [President of India](/source/President_of_India). Since at least the turn of the millennia, evidence indicates that an [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament%2C_Lok_Sabha)'s electoral performance enhances the likelihood of being granted a ministerial portfolio.[6]

## Removal

- Upon death

- Upon self resignation, or resignation or death of the prime minister

- Upon dismissal by the President for minister's unconstitutional acts per [Article 75(2)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V)

- Upon direction from the Judiciary for committing violation of law

- Upon ceasing eligibility to be a member of Parliament

- Under the provision of "Collective Responsibility" under Article 75, the Prime Minister and the entire Council of Ministers resign if a [Vote of No Confidence](/source/Motion_of_no_confidence) is passed in the Lower House (Lok Sabha) of the Indian Parliament

## Council of Ministers in state governments

Every state in India is governed by its council of ministers with rules and procedures similar to the union council of ministers per [Articles 163, 164 and 167(c)](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_VI).

In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India used its powers for the first time to do "complete justice" under [Article 142](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V) of the Indian Constitution to remove a minister functioning in the state of Manipur.[7]

## Current Union Council of Ministers

Further information: [Third Modi ministry](/source/Third_Modi_ministry)

## Oath of office

The oath of office for Union Council of Ministers:

The oath of office is as follows:

I, (name), do swear in the name of God (or, solemnly affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the Union and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

— Schedule III, [Constitution of India](/source/Constitution_of_India)

oath of office of Union Council of Ministers In Hindi Version

'मैं, (अमुक), ईश्वर की शपथ लेता हूँ (सत्यनिष्ठा से प्रतिज्ञान करता हूँ) कि मैं विधि द्वारा स्थापित भारत के संविधान के प्रति सच्ची श्रद्धा और निष्ठा रखूँगा, मैं भारत की प्रभुता और अखंडता अक्षुण्ण रखूँगा, मैं संघ के मंत्री के रूप में अपने कर्तव्यों का श्रद्धापूर्वक और शुद्ध अंतःकरण से निर्वहन करूँगा तथा मैं भय या पक्षपात, अनुराग या द्वेष के बिना, सभी प्रकार के लोगों के प्रति संविधान और विधि के अनुसार न्याय करूँगा।'

— तीसरी अनुसूची, [भारत का संविधान](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8)

The oath of secrecy is as follows:

I, (name), do swear in the name of God (or, solemnly affirm) that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration, or shall become known to me as a Minister for the Union, except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as Minister).

— Schedule III, [Constitution of India](/source/Constitution_of_India)

Oath of Secrecy in Hindi Version

'मैं, (अमुक), ईश्वर की शपथ लेता हूँ (सत्यनिष्ठा से प्रतिज्ञान करता हूँ) कि जो विषय संघ के प्रधानमंत्री (या, मंत्री) के रूप में मेरे विचार के लिए लाया जाएगा अथवा मुझे ज्ञात होगा उसे किसी व्यक्ति या व्यक्तियों को, तब के सिवाय जबकि मंत्री के रूप में अपने कर्तव्यों के सम्यक्‌ निर्वहन के लिए ऐसा करना अपेक्षित हो, मैं प्रत्यक्ष अथवा अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से संसूचित या प्रकट नहीं करूँगा।'

— तीसरी अनुसूची, [भारत का संविधान](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8)

### Cabinet Ministers

Source:[8][9]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks Prime Minister Minister 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. Narendra Modi 9 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Home Affairs Minister of Co-operation Amit Shah 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Jagat Prakash Nadda 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister of Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Finance Minister of Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman 9 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Power Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar 9 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Heavy Industries Minister of Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy 10 June 2024 Incumbent JD(S) Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan 9 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Jitan Ram Manjhi 10 June 2024 Incumbent HAM(S) Minister of Panchayati Raj Lalan Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent JD(U) Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar Khatik 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu[10] 10 June 2024 Incumbent TDP Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister of New and Renewable Energy Prahlad Joshi 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister of Railways Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Culture Minister of Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Labour and Employment Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh L. Mandaviya 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Coal Minister of Mines G. Kishan Reddy 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan 10 June 2024 Incumbent LJP(RV) Minister of Jal Shakti C. R. Patil 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP

### Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning Rao Inderjit Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science and Technology Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav 10 June 2024 Incumbent Shiv Sena (2022-present) Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary 10 June 2024 Incumbent RLD

### Ministers of State (MoS)

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture Rao Inderjit Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP 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 Jitendra Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP L. Murugan 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav 10 June 2024 Incumbent Shiv Sena (2022-present) Anupriya Patel 10 June 2024 Incumbent AD(S) Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Jayant Chaudhary 10 June 2024 Incumbent RLD Sukanta Majumdar 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Power Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Pankaj Chaudhary 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Co-operation Krishan Pal Gurjar 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Murlidhar Mohol 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale 10 June 2024 Incumbent RPI(A) B. L. Verma 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ram Nath Thakur 10 June 2024 Incumbent JD(U) Bhagirath Choudhary 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Bandi Sanjay Kumar 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel 10 June 2024 Incumbent AD(S) Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti V. Somanna 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Raj Bhushan Choudhary 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways V. Somanna 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Ravneet Singh Bittu 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar 10 June 2024 Incumbent TDP Kamlesh Paswan 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar 10 June 2024 Incumbent TDP Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying S. P. Singh Baghel 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP George Kurian 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj S. P. Singh Baghel 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Pabitra Margherita 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution B. L. Verma 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Nimuben Bambhaniya 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Suresh Gopi 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Ajay Tamta 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Harsh Malhotra 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines Satish Chandra Dubey 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence Sanjay Seth 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs Durga Das Uikey 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Sukanta Majumdar 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying George Kurian 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles Pabitra Margherita 10 June 2024 Incumbent BJP

## See also

- [List of longest-serving members of the Union Council of Ministers](/source/List_of_longest-serving_members_of_the_Union_Council_of_Ministers)

- [National Democratic Alliance](/source/National_Democratic_Alliance_(India))

- [Council of Ministers of Narendra Modi](/source/Modi_ministry_(disambiguation))

- [Union government ministries of India](/source/Union_government_ministries_of_India)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** It is not mentioned anywhere that they must be 'elected' members of parliament.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** The newly appointed ministers are expected to attain [qualifications](/source/Rajya_Sabha#Qualifications) of being a member of parliament as specified by [Constitution of India](/source/Constitution_of_India) (article 84) within a period of six months from the date of their appointment as a minister.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Constitution:85_1-0)** Article 74 of the *[Constitution of India](/source/Constitution_of_India)*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Article 75(3) of [Constitution of India](/source/Constitution_of_India)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-const1_3-0)** [Wikisource: Constitution of India/Part XVIII](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_XVIII)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CONSt2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CONSt2_4-1) [Wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 74 .7BCouncil of Ministers to aid and advise President.7D](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_India/Part_V#Article_74_.7BCouncil_of_Ministers_to_aid_and_advise_President.7D)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). ["Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution"](http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. [Bangalore](/source/Bangalore). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0971-751X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [13119119](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/13119119). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180201092604/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece) from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Ladwig III, Walter C. (23 December 2019). ["Executive Particularism and Ministerial Selection in India"](http://osf.io/j46fv/). *Legislative Studies Quarterly*. **44** (4). Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis: 469–493. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1111/lsq.12261](https://doi.org/10.1111%2Flsq.12261). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200216233135/https://osf.io/j46fv/) from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Supreme Court invokes special powers, removes Manipur minister"](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-invokes-special-powers-removes-manipur-minister-thounaojam-shyamkumar-singh-6320920/). *The Indian Express*. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Modi_Cabinet_2024:_List_of_Cabinet_Ministers_10-0)** The Hindu (9 June 2024). ["Modi Cabinet 2024: List of Cabinet Ministers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240609183120/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-modi-30-whos-who-in-the-council-of-ministers/article68268973.ece). Archived from [the original](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-modi-30-whos-who-in-the-council-of-ministers/article68268973.ece) on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Full list of ministers with portfolios in Modi 3.0 government: Who gets what"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240610155604/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/full-list-of-portfolio-of-council-of-ministers-modi-government/article68274098.ece). *The Hindu*. Archived from [the original](https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/full-list-of-portfolio-of-council-of-ministers-modi-government/article68274098.ece) on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Three_MPs_from_Andhra_Pradesh_sworn_in_as_Union_Ministers_12-0)** The Hindu (9 June 2024). ["Three MPs from Andhra Pradesh sworn in as Union Ministers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240609183233/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/three-mps-from-andhra-pradesh-sworn-in-as-union-ministers/article68270543.ece). Archived from [the original](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/three-mps-from-andhra-pradesh-sworn-in-as-union-ministers/article68270543.ece) on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

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