India : Council of Ministers


Prime Minister of IndiaManmohan Singh heads his second Cabinet, May 2009 to present
The present Union Cabinet of the Government of India was formed after the Indian general election, 2009 held in five phases in 2009: on 16 April, 22/23 April, 30 April, 7 May and 13 May 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha.
Manmohan Singh took oath as the 14th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the present ‘Council of Ministers’ in two phases.
  • Cabinet Ministers
  • Ministers of State with Independent Charge
  • Ministers of State

Cabinet Ministers
Serial Number Portfolio Name of Minister
1. Prime Minister and also In-Charge of the Ministries/Departments viz:
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Ministry of Planning
Ministry of Culture
Department of Atomic Energy &
Department of Space
Dr. Manmohan Singh
2. Minister of Finance Shri Pranab Mukherjee
3. Minister of Agriculture & Food Processing Industries Shri Sharad Pawar
4. Minister of Defence Shri A.K. Antony
5. Minister of Home Affairs Shri P. Chidambaram
6. Minister of Railways Km. Mamata Banerjee
7. Minister of External Affairs Shri S.M. Krishna
8. Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Shri Virbhadra Singh
9. Minister ofRural Development & additional charge of Panchayati Raj Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh
10. Minister of Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
11. Minister of Power Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde
12. Minister of Law & Justice Shri M. Veerappa Moily
13. Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah
14. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri S. Jaipal Reddy
15. Minister of Urban Development Shri Kamal Nath
16. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs & additional charge of Civil Aviation Shri Vayalar Ravi
17. Minister of Textiles Shri Dayanidhi Maran
18. Minister of Corporate Affairs Shri Murli Deora
19. Minister of Information & Broadcasting Smt. Ambika Soni
20. Minister of Labour & Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
21. Human Resource Development & additional charge of Communications & Information Technology Shri Kapil Sibal
22. Minister of Development of North-Eastern Region Shri B.K. Handique
23. Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Anand Sharma
24. Minister of Road Transport & Highways Shri C.P. Joshi
25. Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation & additional charge of Culture Kum. Selja
26. Ministry of Tourism Shri Subodh Kant Sahay
27. Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation Dr. M.S. Gill
28. Minister of Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan
29. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & additional charge of Science & Technology & Earth Sciences Shri Pawan K. Bansal
30. Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik
31. Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Kantilal Bhuria
32. Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri M.K. Alagiri
33. Ministry of Coal Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal
34. Ministry of Water Resources & additional charge of Minority Affairs Shri Salman Khursheed
35. Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Shri Praful Patel

Ministers of State with Independent Charge
Serial Number Portfolio Name of Minister
1. Ministry Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Professor K.V. Thomas
2. Ministry of Women & Child Development Smt. Krishna Tirath
3. Ministry of Environment & Forests Shri Jairam Ramesh
4. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Ajay Maken
5. Ministry of Steel Shri Beni Prasad Verma
6. Ministry of Mines Shri Dinsha Patel

Ministers of State
Serial Number Portfolio Name of Minister
1. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Srikant Jena
2. Ministry of External Affairs Shri E. Ahamed
3. Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Mullappally Ramachandran
4. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs & Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions & Prime Minister’s Office Shri V. Narayanasamy
5. Ministry of Commerce & Industry Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
6. Ministry of Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari
7. Ministry of Railways Shri K.H. Muniappa
8. Ministry of Textiles Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi
9. Ministry of Finance Shri Namo Narain Meena
10. Ministry of Defence Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
11. Ministry of Urban Development Shri Saugata Ray
12. Ministry of Finance Shri S.S. Palanimanickam
13. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Shri Jitin Prasada
14. Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Shri A. Sai Prathap
15. Ministry of External Affairs Smt. Preneet Kaur
16. Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Gurudas Kamat
17. Ministry of Agriculture & Ministry of Food Processing Industries Shri Harish Rawat
18. Ministry of Railways Shri Bharatsinh Solanki
19. Ministry of Tribal Affairs Shri Mahadev S. Khandela
20. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Shri Dinesh Trivedi
21. Ministry of Rural Development Shri Sisir Adhikari
22. Ministry of Tourism Shri Sultan Ahmed
23. Ministry of Shipping Shri Mukul Roy
24. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua
25. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Shri D. Napoleon
26. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan
27. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Shri S. Gandhiselvan
28. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary
29. Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Shri Sachin Pilot
30. Ministry of Agriculture & Ministry of Food Processing Industries Shri Arun Yadav
31. Ministry of Coal Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
32. Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas & Ministry of Corporate Affairs Shri R.P.N. Singh
33. Ministry of Water Resources & Ministry of Minority Affairs Shri Vincent Pala
34. Ministry of Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain
35. Ministry of Rural Development Ms. Agatha Sangma
36. Ministry of Planning & Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs &
Ministry of Science and Technology & Ministry of Earth Sciences
Shri Ashwani Kumar
37. Ministry of Power Shri K.C. Venugopal

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