Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Council of Ministers
Portfolios have been allocated to the new ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Council of ministers, who were sworn-in on Sunday. These are the ministries allocated to them:
Cabinet MinistersManohar Parrikar: Defence
Suresh Prabhu: Railways
Jagat Prakash Nadda: Health & Family Welfare
Chaudhary Birender Singh: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation
Ministers of State with Independent ChargeRajiv Pratap Rudy: Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge), Parliamentary Affairs
Bandaru Dattatreya: Labour and Employment (Independent Charge)
Dr. Mahesh Sharma: Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge), Civil Aviation
Ministers of StateMukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minority Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs
Ram Kripal Yadav: Drinking Water & Sanitation
Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary: Home Affairs
Sanwar Lal Jat: Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya: Agriculture
Giriraj Singh: Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir: Chemicals & Fertilizers
Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria: Human Resource Development
Y.S. Chowdary: Science and Technology, Earth Science
Jayant Sinha: Finance
Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Information & Broadcasting
Babul Supriyo: Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti: Food Processing Industries
Vijay Sampla: Social Justice & Empowerment