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New Cabinet allotment under third NDA triumph, 18th Lok Sabha session commences

by Psu Connect
Date: 11-06-24

Narendra Modi, the leader of the BJP, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term.

New Cabinet allotment under third NDA triumph, 18th Lok Sabha session commences

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the 72 cabinet members of the Union Council of Ministers:-

Narendra Modi, the leader of the BJP, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term, a historic moment that makes him only the second Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to serve three consecutive terms.

The oath-taking ceremony was conducted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, marking the end of the 17th Lok Sabha session and paving the way for the 18th Lok Sabha. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to the 72 Cabinet ministers and Ministers of State.

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Prime Minister

Shri Narendra Modi

Prime Minister and also in-charge of:

Ministry 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.

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New Cabinet List-

1.	Shri Raj Nath Singh	Minister of Defence.
2.	Shri Amit Shah	Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation.
3.	Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari	Minister of Road Transport and Highways.
4.	Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda	Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
5.	Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan	Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; and Minister of Rural Development.
6.	Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman	Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
7.	Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar	Minister of External Affairs.
8.	Shri Manohar Lal	Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; and Minister of Power.
9.	Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy	Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel.
10.	Shri Piyush Goyal	Minister of Commerce and Industry.
11.	Shri Dharmendra Pradhan	Minister of Education.
12.	Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi	Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
13.	Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh	Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
14.	Shri Sarbananda Sonowal	Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
15.	Dr. Virendra Kumar	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
16.	Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu	Minister of Civil Aviation.
17.	Shri Pralhad Joshi	Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
18.	Shri Jual Oram	Minister of Tribal Affairs.
19.	Shri Giriraj Singh	Minister of Textiles.
20.	Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw	Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
21.	Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia	Minister of Communications; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region.
22.	Shri Bhupender Yadav	Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
23.	Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat	Minister of Culture; and Minister of Tourism.
24.	Smt. Annpurna Devi	Minister of Women and Child Development
25.	Shri Kiren Rijiju	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of Minority Affairs.
26.	Shri Hardeep Singh Puri	Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
27.	Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya	Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.
28.	Shri G. Kishan Reddy	Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
29.	Shri Chirag Paswan	Minister of Food Processing Industries.
30.	Shri C R Patil	Minister of Jal Shakti.