Narendra Modi inducted thirty six new faces in his first cabinet expansion. 43 MPs took oath as ministers in the 1st mega cabinet expansion by Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
The full list of ministers and portfolios:
PM Narendra Modi to monitor Ministry of the Science and Technology
Amit Shah to monitor the Ministry of Cooperation, in addition to the Home Ministry
Rajnath Singh : The Minister of Defence
Nitin Jairam Gadkari : The Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Sarbanand Sonowal – The Ports and Waterways minister
Piyush Goyal: The Minister of Commerce and Industry; Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of Textiles
Bhupendra Yadav: Labour ministry
Anurag Thakur: Sports and Youth affairs and I&B ministry too.
Meenakshi Lekhi: MoS External Affairs Minister
Pankaj Choudhary: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Shobha Karandlaje: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Darshana Vikram Jardosh: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Meenakashi Lekhi: The Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
Anupriya Singh Patel: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
S P Singh Baghel: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice
Rajeev Chandrasekhar: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
A Narayanaswamy: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Kaushal Kishore: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Ajay Bhatt: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
B L Verma: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation
Ajay Kumar: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
Chauhan Devusinh: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
Bhagwanth Khuba: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Ramchandra Prasad Singh: The Minister of Steel
Pashu Pati Kumar Paras: The Minister of Food Processing Industries
Kiren Rijiju: The Minister of Law and Justice
Kapil Moreshwar Patil: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Hardeep Singh Puri: Urban Housing and Petroleum ministry
Smriti Irani: The Ministry of Women and Child Development
Dr. Virendra Kumar: The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Bhupender Yadav: The Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment
Mansukh Mandaviya: Union minister for Health and Chemical and Fertilisers
Jyotiraditya Scindia: Civil Aviation ministry
Ashwini Vaishnav: The Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh: Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dharmendra Pradhan: The Minister of Education; and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Narayan Tatu Rane: The Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Pratima Bhoumik: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Dr Subhas Sarkar: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
Bishweswar Tudu: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
Shantanu Thakur: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Dr Munjapara Mahendrabhai: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
I congratulate all the colleagues who have taken oath today and wish them the very best for their ministerial tenure. We will continue working to fulfil aspirations of the people and build a strong and prosperous India. #Govt4Growth pic.twitter.com/AVz9vL77bO
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 7, 2021