{{Short description|Principal executive body of India}} {{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}} {{refimprove|date=May 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Union Council of Ministers | nativename_a = | nativename_r = | seal = Emblem of India.svg | seal_width = 100px | seal_caption = State Emblem of India | formed = {{start date and age|df=yes|1947|8|15}} | preceding1 = | preceding2 = | dissolved = | superseding = | agency_type = Highest executive body of the Government of India | jurisdiction = Republic of India | headquarters = New Delhi | employees = | budget = | chief1_name = {{Wdib|P1308|qid=Q192711|fwd=ALL|osd=no}} | chief1_position = Chair | chief2_name = '''Vacant''' | chief2_position = Deputy Chair | child1_agency = Cabinet | child2_agency = Ministries of the Government of India | image = Modi_3.0_Ministry.jpg | image_caption = The incumbent Union Council of Ministers of the Third Modi ministry, 2024 at their swearing in | website = {{URL|https://cabsec.gov.in/|cabsec.gov.in}} }}
The '''Union Council of Ministers''' is the principal executive organ of the Government of India, which serves to aid and advise the President of India in execution of their functions.<ref name="Constitution:85">Article 74 of the ''Constitution of India''</ref> It is chaired by the Prime Minister of India and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries. Currently, the council is headed by {{wd|property|linked|Q192711|P1308|edit@end}} and consists of 71 fellow members. The council is answerable to the Lok Sabha.<ref>Article 75(3) of Constitution of India</ref>
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 of the government.<ref name="const1">Wikisource: Constitution of India/Part XVIII</ref>{{failed verification|no information about structure mentioned|date=January 2025}}
== Regulation == Pursuant to Article 75(3), the Council of Ministers is responsible collectively to the lower house of the Indian parliament, called the Lok Sabha (House of the People).<ref name="CONSt2">Wikisource:Constitution of India/Part V#Article 74 .7BCouncil of Ministers to aid and advise President.7D</ref> 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). If needed, all union cabinet members shall submit in writing to the President to propose a proclamation of emergency by the president in accordance with Article 352.
According to the 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.{{efn|It is not mentioned anywhere that they must be 'elected' members of parliament.}} 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.<ref name="CONSt2"/>{{efn|The newly appointed ministers are expected to attain qualifications of being a member of parliament as specified by Constitution of India (article 84) within a period of six months from the date of their appointment as a minister.}}
==Ranking== There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of rank: * Prime Minister: Leader of the Union Council of Ministers. * Deputy Prime Minister (if any): Presides as prime minister in his absence or as the senior most cabinet minister.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece|title=Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution|last=Rajendran|first=S.|date=13 July 2012|work=The Hindu|access-date=7 March 2018|location=Bangalore|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201092604/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * Cabinet Minister: A member of the Union cabinet; leads a ministry. * Minister of State (Independent charge): Junior minister not reporting to a Cabinet Minister. * 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, a minister is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and functions until the pleasure of the President of India. Since at least the turn of the millennia, evidence indicates that an MP's electoral performance enhances the likelihood of being granted a ministerial portfolio.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ladwig III |first1=Walter C. |title=Executive Particularism and Ministerial Selection in India |journal=Legislative Studies Quarterly |date=23 December 2019 |volume=44 |issue=4 |pages=469–493 |doi=10.1111/lsq.12261 |publisher=Department of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis |url=http://osf.io/j46fv/ |access-date=21 January 2020 |archive-date=16 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216233135/https://osf.io/j46fv/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==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) * 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 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).
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India used its powers for the first time to do "complete justice" under Article 142 of the Indian Constitution to remove a minister functioning in the state of Manipur.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-19 |title=Supreme Court invokes special powers, removes Manipur minister |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/supreme-court-invokes-special-powers-removes-manipur-minister-thounaojam-shyamkumar-singh-6320920/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
== Current Union Council of Ministers == {{further|Third Modi ministry}} ==Oath of office== The oath of office for Union Council of Ministers:
The oath of office is as follows: {{blockquote |text = 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. |sign = Schedule III |source = Constitution of India }}oath of office of Union Council of Ministers In Hindi Version {{blockquote |text = '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।' |sign = तीसरी अनुसूची |source = भारत का संविधान }}
The oath of secrecy is as follows: {{blockquote |text = 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). |sign = Schedule III |source = Constitution of India }}Oath of Secrecy in Hindi Version{{blockquote |text = '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।' |sign = तीसरी अनुसूची |source = भारत का संविधान }} === Cabinet Ministers === Source:<ref name="Modi Cabinet 2024: List of Cabinet Ministers">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=9 June 2024 |title=Modi Cabinet 2024: List of Cabinet Ministers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-modi-30-whos-who-in-the-council-of-ministers/article68268973.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609183120/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-modi-30-whos-who-in-the-council-of-ministers/article68268973.ece |archive-date=9 June 2024 |access-date=9 June 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Full list of ministers with portfolios in Modi 3.0 government: Who gets what |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/full-list-of-portfolio-of-council-of-ministers-modi-government/article68274098.ece |access-date=2024-06-10 |work=The Hindu |archive-url=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 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> {{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}} !style=| Remarks {{Cabinet table minister| title='''Prime Minister'''<br/>Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions<br/>Department of Atomic Energy<br/>Department of Space<br/>All important policy issues; and<br>All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.|minister1=100px Narendra Modi|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=9 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Defence|minister1= 100px Rajnath Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Home Affairs<br>Minister of Co-operation|minister1=100px Amit Shah|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Road Transport and Highways|minister1=100px Nitin Gadkari|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Health and Family Welfare<br>Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers|minister1= 100px Jagat Prakash Nadda|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare <br> Minister of Rural Development|minister1= 100px Shivraj Singh Chouhan|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Finance <br> Minister of Corporate Affairs|minister1=100px Nirmala Sitharaman|minister1_party=BJP|minister1_termstart=9 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of External Affairs|minister1=100px S. Jaishankar|minister1_party=BJP|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Power<br>Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|minister1=100px Manohar Lal Khattar|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=9 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title= Minister of Heavy Industries<br>Minister of Steel|minister1= 100px H. D. Kumaraswamy|minister1_party=Janata Dal (Secular)|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Commerce and Industry|minister1=100px Piyush Goyal|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Education|minister1=100px Dharmendra Pradhan|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=9 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|minister1= 100px Jitan Ram Manjhi|minister1_party=Hindustani Awam Morcha|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Panchayati Raj|minister1=100px Lalan Singh|minister1_party=Janata Dal (United)|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|minister1= 100px Sarbananda Sonowal|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment|minister1= 100px Virendra Kumar Khatik|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Civil Aviation|minister1=100px Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu<ref name="Three MPs from Andhra Pradesh sworn in as Union Ministers">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Three MPs from Andhra Pradesh sworn in as Union Ministers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/three-mps-from-andhra-pradesh-sworn-in-as-union-ministers/article68270543.ece |access-date=9 June 2024 |date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>|minister1_party=Telugu Desam Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution <br> Minister of New and Renewable Energy|minister1=100px Prahlad Joshi|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Tribal Affairs|minister1= 100px Jual Oram|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Textiles|minister1=100px Giriraj Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Information and Broadcasting<br>Minister of Railways<br>Minister of Electronics and Information Technology|minister1=100px Ashwini Vaishnaw|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Development of North Eastern Region<br>Minister of Communications|minister1=100px Jyotiraditya Scindia|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|minister1=100px Bhupender Yadav|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Culture <br> Minister of Tourism|minister1=100px Gajendra Singh Shekhawat|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Women and Child Development|minister1=100px Annpurna Devi|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Parliamentary Affairs<br>Minister of Minority Affairs|minister1=100px Kiren Rijiju|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas|minister1=100px Hardeep Singh Puri|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Labour and Employment <br> Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports|minister1=100px Mansukh L. Mandaviya|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Coal <br> Minister of Mines|minister1=100px G. Kishan Reddy|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Food Processing Industries|minister1= 100px Chirag Paswan|minister1_party=Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of Jal Shakti|minister1=100px C. R. Patil|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table end}}
=== Ministers of State (Independent Charge) === {{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}} !style=| Remarks {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation<br>Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning |minister1=100pxRao Inderjit Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science and Technology<br> Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Earth Sciences |minister1=100pxJitendra Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice |minister1=100pxArjun Ram Meghwal|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush |minister1=100pxPrataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav|minister1_party=Shiv Sena (2022-present)|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |minister1=100pxJayant Chaudhary|minister1_party=Rashtriya Lok Dal|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table end}}
=== Ministers of State (MoS) === {{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}} !style=| Remarks {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture|minister1=100pxRao Inderjit Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |image=}}<br>Rao Inderjit Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office<br/>Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions<br/>Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy<br/>Minister of State in the Department of Space|minister1=Jitendra Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxL. Murugan|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs|minister1=Arjun Ram Meghwal|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxAnupriya Patel|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|minister1=Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav|minister1_party=Shiv Sena (2022-present)|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Apna Dal (Sonelal)|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxSukanta Majumdar|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Education|minister1=Jayant Chaudhary|minister1_party=Rashtriya Lok Dal|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry<br/>Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology|minister1=100pxJitin Prasada|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Power<br/>Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|minister1=100pxShripad Yesso Naik|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance|minister1=100pxPankaj Chaudhary|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxMurlidhar Mohol|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Co-operation|minister1=100pxKrishan Pal Gurjar|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxB. L. Verma|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|minister1=100pxRamdas Athawale|minister1_party=Republican Party of India (Athawale)|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxBhagirath Choudhary|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare|minister1=100pxRam Nath Thakur|minister1_party=Janata Dal (United)|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxBandi Sanjay Kumar|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs|minister1=100pxNityanand Rai|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|minister1=Anupriya Patel|minister1_party=Apna Dal (Sonelal)|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxRaj Bhushan Choudhary|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti|minister1=100pxV. Somanna|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxRavneet Singh Bittu|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways|minister1=V. Somanna|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxKamlesh Paswan|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development|minister1=100pxPemmasani Chandra Sekhar|minister1_party=Telugu Desam Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications|minister1=Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar|minister1_party=Telugu Desam Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxGeorge Kurian|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|minister1=100pxS. P. Singh Baghel|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj|minister1=S. P. Singh Baghel|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises<br/>Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment|minister1=100pxShobha Karandlaje|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|minister1=100pxKirti Vardhan Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxPabitra Margherita|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs|minister1=Kirti Vardhan Singh|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=100pxNimuben Bambhaniya|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|minister1=B. L. Verma|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|minister1=100pxShantanu Thakur|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas<br/>Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism|minister1=100pxSuresh Gopi|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting|minister1=L. Murugan|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|minister2=Harsh Malhotra|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|minister1=100pxAjay Tamta|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= |minister2_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister2_termstart=10 June 2024|minister2_termend=|minister2_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal<br/>Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines|minister1=100pxSatish Chandra Dubey|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence|minister1=100pxSanjay Seth|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries|minister1=Ravneet Singh Bittu|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs|minister1=100pxDurga Das Uikey|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|minister1=100pxRaksha Khadse|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|minister1=Sukanta Majumdar|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development|minister1=100pxSavitri Thakur|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|minister1=100pxTokhan Sahu|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries<br/>Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel|minister1=100pxBhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs|minister1=100pxHarsh Malhotra|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation|minister1=100pxMurlidhar Mohol|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs<br /> Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying|minister1=George Kurian|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table minister|title=Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles|minister1=Pabitra Margherita|minister1_party=Bharatiya Janata Party|minister1_termstart=10 June 2024|minister1_termend=|minister1_ref= }} {{Cabinet table end}}
==See also== * List of longest-serving members of the Union Council of Ministers * National Democratic Alliance * Council of Ministers of Narendra Modi * Union government ministries of India
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *Union Council of Ministers at the [http://india.gov.in/spotlight/union-council-ministers National Portal of India]
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