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Full List Of Ministries In India:  The Indian government is structured as a complex network of departments and ministries, each dealing with specific areas of national administration. This system guarantees effective governance and specialist attention to sectors from agriculture and defence to technology and social welfare. India's Union Government is organised into 54 ministries, each responsible for specific policy domains, and these ministries are further subdivided into 93 departments. To learn more, here’s a complete list of ministries of India along with their principal departments, as per the Integrated Government Online Directory.

Complete List Of Ministries Of India and Their Departments:

Ministry Key Departments
Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare; Department of Agricultural Research and Education
Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Department of Fisheries
AYUSH Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
Chemicals and Fertilisers Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals; Department of Fertilisers; Department of Pharmaceuticals
Civil Aviation Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
Coal Department of Coal
Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce; Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Communications Department of Telecommunications; Department of Posts
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs; Department of Food and Public Distribution
Co-operation Department of Cooperation
Corporate Affairs Department of Corporate Affairs
Culture Department of Culture
Defence Department of Defence; Department of Defence Production; Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Development of the North Eastern Region Department of North Eastern Region
Earth Sciences Department of Earth Sciences
Education Department of School Education and Literacy; Department of Higher Education
Electronics and Information Technology Department of Electronics and Information Technology
Environment, Forests and Climate Change Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
External Affairs Department of External Affairs
Finance Department of Economic Affairs; Department of Expenditure; Department of Revenue; Department of Financial Services; Department of Investment and Public Asset Management
Food Processing Industries Department of Food Processing Industries
Health and Family Welfare Department of Health and Family Welfare; Department of Health Research
Heavy Industries Department of Heavy Industry
Home Affairs Department of Home; Department of Border Management; Department of States; Department of Internal Security; Department of Official Language
Housing and Urban Affairs Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Information and Broadcasting Department of Information and Broadcasting
Jal Shakti Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Labour and Employment Department of Labour and Employment
Law and Justice Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department, Department of Justice
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Mines Department of Mines
Minority Affairs Department of Minority Affairs
New and Renewable Energy Department of New and Renewable Energy
Panchayati Raj Department of Panchayati Raj
Parliamentary Affairs Department of Parliamentary Affairs
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training; Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances; Department of Pensions and Pensioners’ Welfare
Petroleum and Natural Gas Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Planning Department of Planning
Ports, Shipping and Waterways Department of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Power Department of Power
Prime Minister's Office Direct oversight of select departments (e.g., Atomic Energy, Space)
Rural Development Department of Rural Development; Department of Land Resources
Road Transport and Highways Department of Road Transport and Highways
Railways Ministry of Railways (single department)
Science and Technology Department of Science and Technology; Department of Biotechnology; Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Social Justice and Empowerment Department of Social Justice and Empowerment; Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Statistics and Programme Implementation Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Steel Department of Steel
Textiles Department of Textiles
Tourism Department of Tourism
Tribal Affairs Department of Tribal Affairs
Women and Child Development Department of Women and Child Development
Youth Affairs and Sports Department of Youth Affairs; Department of Sports

It is important to note that some of the Indian ministries have multiple departments, while others operate as a single department. For example,  Independent Departments like Atomic Energy and Space report directly to the Prime Minister's Office. While ministries are headed by a Cabinet Minister, some may also have Ministers of State for specific departments.

Indian Ministry And Department Structure

Ministry Departments
Ministry of Home Affairs Department of Home, Department of Border Management, Department of States, Department of Internal Security, Department of Official Language
Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Expenditure, Department of Revenue, Department of Financial Services, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management
Ministry of Communications Department of Telecommunications, Department of Posts