- By Mayukh Debnath
- Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:16 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Modi Cabinet 2024 Portfolio Allocation: The Cabinet formed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi as part of the country's third consecutive NDA government convened for a meeting on Monday at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, the PM's official residence in New Delhi. The portfolio allocation for the new Cabinet has clarified that BJP leaders Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, and Rajnath Singh will retain their earlier portfolios of Union Home Ministry, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, and Ministry of Defence respectively.
Similarly, S Jaishankar has again been entrusted with the external affairs portfolio, while Nirmala Sitharaman continues to be responsible for the Finance Ministry. Veteran BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been allocated the Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, and the Panchayat and Rural Development ministries. Among non-BJP leaders, HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi and LJP (Ram Vilas) supremo Chirag Paswan have been assigned the MSME and Youth & Sports charges respectively.
PM Modi has kept with himself key charges like Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space. He will also be responsible for all important policy issues and portfolios not allocated to any minister. Meanwhile, BJP president JP Nadda has been allocated the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, a portfolio he held during the first term of PM Modi's government.
Modi Cabinet 2024 Portfolio Allocation: Full List Of Cabinet Ministers
| Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) | Amit Shah |
| Ministry of Cooperation | Amit Shah |
| External Affairs Ministry (MEA) | S Jaishankar |
| Ministry of Health & Family Welfare | J P Nadda |
| Ministry of Chemical & Fertilizers | J P Nadda |
| Ministry of Highways and Road Transport | Nitin Gadkari |
| Ministry of Education | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Ministry of Defence | Rajnath Singh |
| Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Ministry of Railways | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Ministry of Electonics & IT | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Ministry of Finance | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Ministry of Commerce and Industry | Piyush Goyal |
| Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Ministry of Rural Development | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Ministry of Panchayati Raj | Lalan Singh |
| Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying | Lalan Singh |
| Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) | Jitan Ram Manjhi |
| Ministry of Jal Shakti | C R Patil |
| Ministry of Tourism | Gajendra Shekhawat |
| Ministry of Culture | Gajendra Shekhawat |
| Ministry of Civil Aviation | Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development | Annapurna Devi |
| Ministry of Textile | Giriraj Singh |
| Ministry of Food Processing | Chirag Paswan |
| Ministry of Telecommunication | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| Ministry of Development of Northeast Region | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Ministry of Electonics & IT | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| Ministry of Consumer Affairs | Pralhad Joshi |
| Ministry of New & Renewable Energy | Pralhad Joshi |
| Ministry of Tribal Affairs | Jual Oram |
| Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | Manoharlal Khattar |
| Ministry of Power | Manoharlal Khattar |
| Ministry of Heavy Industries | H D Kumaraswamy |
| Ministry of Steel | H D Kumaraswamy |
| Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment | Virendra Kumar |
| Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Bhupender Yadav |
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Kiren Rijiju |
| Ministry of Minority Affairs | Kiren Rijiju |
| Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Hardeep Singh Puri |
| Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Ministry of Labour and Employment | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Ministry of Coal | G Kishan Reddy |
| Ministry of Mines | G Kishan Reddy |
(With inputs from agencies)