Cabinet modes I
After the parliamentary elections in India in 2014 , which were successful for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) , the top candidate Narendra Modi was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of India on May 26, 2014. On the same day, the first personal details of the future ministers of the Modi cabinet were also revealed. In addition to the Prime Minister, the cabinet comprised 45 cabinet members, including 23 Union Cabinet Ministers , 10 Ministers of State with independent charge and a further 12 Ministers of State. In terms of personnel, the government was significantly smaller than the previous cabinet, Manmohan Singh II , which had 79 members when it was first introduced. In the new government, several ministries with similar areas of responsibility were merged. Modi thus fulfilled his campaign promise of “maximum governance with a minimum government” ( minimum government, maximum governance ).
Although the BJP had an absolute majority in the Lok Sabha and was not dependent on coalition partners, some positions were also filled by members of other NDA parties. The Shiv Sena , Telugu Desam Party , Shiromani Akali Dal and Lok Janshakti Party each received a ministerial post , and the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party a ministerial post . With Maneka Gandhi , the widow of Sanjay Gandhi , the government also included a prominent member of the Nehru Gandhi family .
Personnel composition at first presentation
In the cabinet, the northern Indian states, thanks to which the BJP had mainly achieved its victory, were proportionally significantly over-represented. Not a single cabinet member came from southern Kerala and populous West Bengal , where the BJP had fared poorly. The 45 cabinet members included a Muslim ( Najma Heptulla ) and two Sikhs ( Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Maneka Gandhi ), Smriti Irani comes from a Hindu family but is married to a Parsees . The remaining 41 cabinet members were Hindus, with upper privileged castes such as Brahmins , Rajputs , Kayasthas , Vaishyas and other influential castes such as Lingayats , Vokkaligas and Marathas, with 20 cabinet posts being significantly over-represented compared to the lower castes (13 cabinet posts, including the prime minister). Three cabinet members were from the Adivasi and three from the Dalit . Seven of the 45 cabinet members were women (including six of the 23 cabinet ministers).
Later cabinet reshuffles
A major cabinet reshuffle took place on July 5, 2016. The cabinet was expanded to include 19 new officials and responsibilities were redistributed. Of these 19 people, 17 were members of the BJP, one of the Republican Party of India (Athwale) and one of the Apna Dal . After that, the cabinet comprised 77 members. Since many of the newly appointed Dalits were Dalits or belonged to the underprivileged classes of the population ( Other Backward Classes ), it was speculated in the press that the reshuffle had also taken place for tactical reasons in order to be better off against Mayawatis Bahujan Samaj in the upcoming parliamentary election in Uttar Pradesh in 2017 Position party and Mulayam Singh Yadavs Samajwadi Party.
Cabinet Minister
| Office | Surname | State | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister ( Prime Minister ) based at the Prime Minister: |
Narendra Modi | Gujarat | BJP | |
| Interior ( Home Affairs ) | Rajnath Singh | Uttar Pradesh | BJP | |
| Finance ( Finance ) | Arun Jaitley | Delhi | BJP | |
| State Department ( Foreign Affairs ) | Sushma Swaraj | Madhya Pradesh | BJP | |
| Agriculture ( Agriculture ) | Radha Mohan Singh | Bihar | BJP | |
| Defense ( Defense ) | Arun Jaitley | Delhi | BJP | |
|
Manohar Parrikar (from November 9, 2014) |
Goa | BJP | ||
| Railways ( Railways ) | DV Sadananda Gowda | Karnataka | BJP | |
|
Suresh Prabhu (from November 9, 2014) |
Maharashtra | BJP | ||
| Health ( Health ) | Harsh Vardhan | Delhi | BJP | |
|
Jagat Prakash Nadda (from November 9, 2014) |
Himachal Pradesh | BJP | ||
| Development of human resources ( Human Resource Development ) |
Smriti Irani | Maharashtra | BJP | |
|
Prakash Javadekar (from July 5, 2016) |
Madhya Pradesh | BJP | ||
| Justice, Communications and Information Technology ( Law and Justice, Communications and Information Technology ) 5 July 2016: separation of responsibilities for communications and information technology |
Ravi Shankar Prasad | Bihar | BJP | |
|
DV Sadananda Gowda (from November 9, 2014) |
Karnataka | BJP | ||
|
Ravi Shankar Prasad (from July 5, 2016) |
Bihar | BJP | ||
| Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs ( Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs ) since July 5, 2016 and Communications and Information Technology ( Communications and Information Technology ) |
Venkaiah Naidu | Andhra Pradesh | BJP | |
| Land and waterway transport ( Surface Transport Ministry and Shipping Ministry ) |
Nitin Gadkari | Maharashtra | BJP | |
| Rural Development ( Rural Development ) |
Gopinath Munde died on June 3, 2014 |
Maharashtra | BJP | |
|
Nitin Gadkari (from June 4, 2014) |
Maharashtra | BJP | ||
|
Birender Singh (from November 9, 2014) |
Haryana | BJP | ||
| Micro and small enterprise ( Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ) |
Kalraj Mishra | Uttar Pradesh | BJP | |
| Civil Aviation ( Civil Aviation ) |
Ashok Gajapathi Raju (until March 8, 2018) |
Andhra Pradesh | TDP | |
|
Suresh Prabhu (from March 10, 2018) |
Maharashtra | BJP | ||
| Mining, steel, labor and employment ( Mines, Steel, Labor and Employment ) |
Narendra Singh Tomar | Madhya Pradesh | BJP | |
|
Chaudhary Birender Singh (from July 5, 2014) |
Haryana | BJP | ||
| Heavy industry and public enterprises ( Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises ) |
Anant Geete | Maharashtra | SHS | |
| Water resources ( Water Resources ) | Uma Bharti | Madhya Pradesh | BJP | |
| Nutrition and care of the population ( Food and Civil supplies ) |
Ram Vilas Paswan | Bihar | LJP | |
| Food processing ( food processing ) | Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Punjab | SAD | |
| Parliamentary Affairs, as well as chemicals and fertilizers ( Parliamentary Affairs & Additional charge of Chemicals and Fertilizers ) |
Ananth Kumar | Karnataka | BJP | |
| Tribal Affairs ( tribal Affairs ) | Jual Oram | Odisha | BJP | |
| Children's and Women's Development ( Women and Child Development ) | Maneka Gandhi | Delhi | BJP | |
| Minority Affairs ( Minority Affairs ) | Najma Heptulla | Madhya Pradesh | BJP | |
Minister of State with his own area of responsibility
The ministers of state with independent charge are assigned to a ministry, but are responsible for their own responsibilities.
| Area of responsibility | Surname | State | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development of the northeast region , Foreign Affairs, Indians abroad ( Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge) External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs ) |
Vijay Kumar Singh | Uttar Pradesh | BJP | |
|
Jitendra Singh (from November 9, 2014) |
Rajasthan | BJP | ||
| Planning, Statistics and Program Implementation, Defense ( Planning (Independent Charge), Statistics and Program Implementation (Independent Charge), Defense ) |
Rao Inderjit Singh | Haryana | BJP | |
|
DV Sadananda Gowda (from July 5, 2016) |
Karnataka | BJP | ||
| Textiles, Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and clean up the Ganges ( Textiles (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation ) |
Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Uttar Pradesh | BJP | |
| Communications ( Communications ) (separated from the Ministry of Justice on 5 July 2016) |
Manoj Sinha | Uttar Pradesh | BJP | |
| Culture and Tourism ( Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) ) |
Shripad Yesso Naik | Goa | BJP | |
|
Mahesh Sharma (from November 9, 2014) |
Uttar Pradesh | BJP | ||
| Oil and Gas ( Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) ) |
Dharmendra Pradhan | Odisha | BJP | |
| Development, Business, Youth Affairs and Sports ( Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ) |
Sarbananda Sonowal | Assam | BJP | |
|
Jitendra Singh (from May 22, 2016) |
Rajasthan | BJP | ||
| Information, Broadcasting ( Information and Broadcasting ) |
Prakash Javadekar | Maharashtra | BJP | |
|
Arun Jaitley (from November 9, 2014) |
Delhi | BJP | ||
|
M. Venkaiah Naidu (from July 5, 2016) |
Andhra Pradesh | BJP | ||
| Environment, Forestry, climate issues, Parliamentary Affairs ( Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs ) |
Prakash Javadekar | Maharashtra | BJP | |
| Energy, coal, new and renewable energies ( Power (Independent Charge), Coal (Independent Charge), New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge)) |
Piyush Goyal | Maharashtra | BJP | |
| Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Complaints, Pensions Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space ( Science and Technology (Independent Charge), Earth Sciences (Independent Charge) Prime Minister Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space ) |
Jitendra Singh | Rajasthan | BJP | |
|
Harsh Vardhan (from November 9, 2014) |
Delhi | BJP | ||
| Trade and Industry, Finance and Public Affairs ( Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge), Finance, Corporate Affairs ) |
Nirmala Sitharaman | Tamil Nadu | BJP | |
| Labor and Employment ( Labor and Employment ) |
Bandaru Dattatreya | Telangana | BJP | |
| Minority Affairs ( Minority Affairs ) |
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (from November 9, 2014) |
Uttar Pradesh | BJP | |
| Education and Entrepreneurship ( Skill Development & Entrepreneurship ) |
Rajiv Pratap Rudy (from November 9, 2014) |
Bihar | BJP | |
Minister of State
The ministers of state are each subordinate to a minister and correspond to state secretaries in terms of their function .
| Area of responsibility | Surname | State | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Aviation ( Civil Aviation ) | GM Siddeshwara | Karnataka | BJP | |
|
Mahesh Sharma (from November 9, 2014) |
Uttar Pradesh | BJP | ||
|
Jayant Sinha (from July 5, 2016) |
Jharkhand | BJP | ||
| Railways ( Railways ) | Manoj Sinha | Uttar Pradesh | BJP | |
| Chemicals and fertilizers ( Chemicals and Fertilizers ) | Nihalchand Chauhan | Rajasthan | BJP | |
| Rural Development, Panchayati Raj , Drinking Water and Abwasserabgelegenheiten ( Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation ) |
Upendra Kushwaha | Bihar | RLSP | |
|
Birender Singh (from November 9, 2014) |
Haryana | BJP | ||
|
Narendra Singh Tomar (from July 5, 2016) |
Madhya Pradesh | BJP | ||
| Heavy industry and public enterprises ( Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises ) |
Pon. Radhakrishnan | Tamil Nadu | BJP | |
| Interior ( Home Affairs ) | Kiren Rijiju | Arunachal Pradesh | BJP | |
| Road transport and highways, shipping ( Road Transport and Highways, Shipping ) |
Krishan Pal | Haryana | BJP | |
| Agriculture, food industry ( Agriculture, Food Processing Industries ) |
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Uttar Pradesh | BJP | |
| Tribal Affairs ( tribal Affairs ) | Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava | Gujarat | BJP | |
| Consumer Affairs, Food and Distribution ( Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution ) |
Raosaheb Dadarao Danve | Maharashtra | BJP | |
| Mining, steel, labor and employment ( Mines, Steel, Labor and Employment ) |
Vishnu Deo Sai | Chhattisgarh | BJP | |
| Social justice and support ( Social Justice and Empowerment ) |
Sudarshan Bhagat | Jharkhand | BJP | |
| Micro and small enterprise ( Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ) |
Giriraj Singh (from November 9, 2014) |
Bihar | BJP | |
| Drinking water and sanitation ( Drinking Water & Sanitation ) |
Ram Kripal Yadav (from November 9, 2014) |
Bihar | BJP | |
| Chemicals and fertilizers ( Chemicals & Fertilizers ) |
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir (from November 9, 2014) |
Maharashtra | BJP | |
| Science and Technology and Earth Sciences ( Science and Technology and Earth Science ) |
YS Chowdary (November 9, 2014 to March 8, 2018) |
Andhra Pradesh | TDP | |
| Finance ( Finance ) |
Jayant Sinha (from November 9, 2014) |
Jharkhand | BJP | |
| Urban development, housing and combating urban poverty ( Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation ) |
Babul Supriyo (from November 9, 2014) |
West Bengal | BJP | |
| Information and Broadcasting ( Information & Broadcasting ) |
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (from November 9, 2014) |
Rajasthan | BJP | |
| Social justice and their enforcement ( Social Justice & Empowerment ) |
Vijay Sampla (from November 9, 2014) |
Rajasthan | BJP | |
| Development of human resources ( Human Resource Development ) |
Upendra Kushwaha (November 9, 2014 to December 10, 2018) |
Bihar | RLSP | |
Web links
- Cabinet modes: Prabhu gets Railways, Parrikar gets Defense. rediff.com, November 10, 2014, accessed November 12, 2014 (information on cabinet reshuffle on November 9, 2014).
- As it happened: PM Modi's Union Cabinet expansion. The Hindu, November 10, 2014, accessed November 12, 2014 (information on cabinet reshuffle on November 9, 2014).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Smita Gupta: Modi takes the wraps off new Cabinet. The Hindu, May 26, 2014, accessed May 26, 2014 . , Amit Chaturvedi: This is Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers. May 26, 2014, accessed May 26, 2014 .
- ↑ Shri Narendra Modi sworn-in as Prime Minister with Council of Ministers. (No longer available online.) May 26, 2014, archived from the original on May 27, 2014 ; accessed on May 26, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Narendra Modi government to have consolidated ministries to improve coordination and implementation. The Economic Times, May 26, 2014, accessed May 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Najma, the lone Muslim face in Modi Cabinet. The Times of India, May 26, 2014, accessed May 31, 2014 .
- ^ Upper castes rule Cabinet, backwards MoS. The Times of India, May 27, 2014, accessed May 31, 2014 .
- ↑ The equalizers: Women make up 25% of Narendra Modi Cabinet. The Times of India, May 27, 2014, accessed May 31, 2014 .
- ↑ 19 new Ministers join Modi Cabinet. The Hindu, July 5, 2016, accessed July 9, 2016 .
- ↑ Experience, expertise and energy in Modi's 2.0 Cabinet. The Times of India, July 5, 2016, accessed July 9, 2016 .
- ^ A b Cabinet reshuffle: Portfolios of Modi's ministers. Hindustan Times, July 5, 2016, accessed July 9, 2016 .
- ↑ modes Cabinet reshuffle: Lost and gained. The Indian Express, July 6, 2016, accessed July 9, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Big changes in cabinet reshuffle; Prakash Javadekar lands HRD, Ravi Shankar Prasad loses telecom. The Economic Times, July 6, 2016, accessed July 9, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j PM Narendra Modi expands Cabinet, shrinks some ministers. The Indian Express, November 12, 2014, accessed November 12, 2014 .
- ↑ Devesh Kumar: Nitin Gadkari Given Charge of Portfolios Held Previously by Gopinath Munde. NDTV, June 4, 2014, accessed November 12, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Sobhana K. Nair: TDP Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and YS Chowdary resign from the Union Cabinet. The Hindu, March 8, 2018, accessed February 21, 2019 .
- ^ Suresh Prabhu given additional charge of aviation ministry after TDP minister AG Raju resigns. livemint.co, March 10, 2018, accessed on February 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Aman Sharma: What went wrong? VK Singh lost Doner to MoS for personnel Jitendra Singh. The Economic Times, November 11, 2014, accessed November 16, 2014 .
- ↑ Shri Manoj Sinha has taken over the charges of Communications Ministry as MoS with Independent charge on 5th July, 2016. (PDF) bdpa.in, accessed on 18 March 2017 (English).
- ↑ Mohammed Uzair Shaikh: Jitendra Singh appointed as new Union Sports Minister, President accepts resignation of Sarbananda Sonowal. indi.com, May 22, 2016, accessed June 4, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j As it happened: PM Modi's Union Cabinet expansion. The Hindu, November 10, 2014, accessed November 12, 2014 .
- ↑ Manish Kumar: Giriraj Singh Wanted to Send PM Critics to Pakistan. Now, he's a minister. NDTV, November 10, 2014, accessed November 12, 2014 .
- ↑ Sixteenth Lok Sabha: Members Bioprofiles: Kushwaha, Shri Upendra. Lok Sabha website, accessed on February 21, 2019 .
- ^ Upendra Kushwaha resigns from the Union council of ministers. the Pioneer, December 10, 2018, accessed February 21, 2019 .
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