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List of New Cabinet Ministers of India: In India, the Council of Ministers has executive authority which is made up of senior ministers who are divided into Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Union Ministers of State (Independent Charge). Any competitive exam preparation, whether it is UPSC, SSC, Bank, RRB, or other Government examinations, is incomplete without a thorough understanding of Cabinet Ministers in order to ace the general awareness section. In most competitive examinations, at least 1-2 questions on Indian Cabinet Ministers or Union Ministers, in general, will be asked.
The overall strength of the Council of Ministers cannot exceed 15% of the total number of Lok Sabha MPs, according to the Indian Constitution. The 17th Lok Sabha currently has 543 members, hence the Council of Ministers cannot have more than 81 members.
The Prime Minister of India, Narender Modi is currently responsible for the following portfolios that include the following
| Cabinet Minister | Portfolios |
| Shri Rajnath Singh | Ministry of Defence |
| Shri Amit Shah | Ministry of Home AffairsMinistry of Cooperation |
| Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
| Smt Nirmala Sitharaman | Ministry of FinanceMinistry of Corporate Affairs |
| Shri Narender Singh Tomar | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare |
| Dr Subhramanyam Jaishankar | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Shri Arjun Munda | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Smt Smriti Zubin Irani | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
| Shri Piyush Goyal | Ministry of Commerce and IndustryMinistry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry of Textiles |
| Shri Dharmendra Prasad | Ministry of Education Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
| Shri Pralhad Joshi | Ministry of Parliamentary AffairsMinistry of CoalMinistry of Mines |
| Shri Narayan Tatu Rane | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Shri Sarbananda Sonowal | Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) |
| Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| Shri Virendra Kumar | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Shri Giriraj Singh | Ministry of Panchayati Raj Ministry of Rural Development |
| Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh | Ministry of Steel |
| Shri Ashvini Vaishnaw | Ministry of RailwayMinistry of CommunicationsMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
| Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Shri Kiren Rijiju | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Shri Raj Kumar Singh | Ministry of PowerMinistry of New and Renewable Energy |
| Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasMinistry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Shri Mansukh N. Mandaviya | Ministry of Health and Famil WelfareMinistry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| Shri Bhupender Yadav | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ChangeMinistry of Labour and Employment |
| Dr Mahendranath Pandey | Ministry of Heavy Industries |
| Shri Parshottam Rupala | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandaries and Dairy |
| Shri G. Kishan Reddy | Ministry of CultureMinistry of Tourism Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region |
| Shri Anurag Singh Thakur | Ministry of Information and BroadcastingMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Shri Rao Inderjit Singh | Ministry of Planning Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
| Dr Jitendra Singh | Ministry of Science and TechnologyMinistry of Earth Sciences |
| Shri Rao Inderjit Singh | Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
| Dr Jitendra Singh | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionDept. of Atomic EnergyDept. of SpacePrime Minister’s Office |
| Shri Sripad Yesso Naik | Ministry of Tourism |
| Shri Fagansingh Kulaste | Ministry of SteelMinistry of Rural Development |
| Shri Pralhad Singh Patel | Ministry of Jal ShaktiMinistry of Food Processing Industries |
| Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
| Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | Ministry of CultureMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| General Rtd VK Singh | Ministry of Civil AviationMinistry of Road Transport and Highway |
| Shri Kishan Pal | Ministry of PowerMinistry of Heavy Industries |
| Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | Ministry of RailwaysMinistry of CoalMinistry of Mines |
| Shri Ramdas Athawale | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Ministry of Rural DevelopmentMinistry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandries and Dairy |
| Shri Nityanand Rai | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Shri Pankaj Chowdhury | Ministry of Finance |
| Smt Anupriya Singh Patel | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Prof. SP Singh Baghel | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Shree Rajeev Chandrashekhar | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
| Sushri Sobha Karandlaje | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare |
| Shri Bhanupratap Singh Verma | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Smt Darshana Vikram Jardosh | Ministry of TextilesMinistry of Railways |
| Shri V. Muraleedharan | Ministry of External AffairsMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Smt Meenakshi Lekhi | Ministry of External AffairsMinistry of Culture |
| Shri Som Prakash | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Smt Renuka Singh Sarota | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
| Shri Rameshwar Teli | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural GasMinistry of Labour and Employment |
| Shri Kailash Chaudhary | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| Smt Annapurna Devi | Ministry of Education |
| Shri A. Narayanswammy | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Shri Kaushal Kishore | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Shri Ajay Bhatt | Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Tourism |
| Shri BL Verma | Ministry of CooperationMinistry of Development of North Eastern Region |
| Shri Ajay Kumar | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Shri Devusinh Chauhan | Ministry of Communication |
| Shri Bhagwanth Khuba | Ministry of New and Renewable EnergyMinistry of Chemical and Fertilizers |
| Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil | Ministry of Panchayati Raj |
| Sushri Pratima Bhaumik | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Dr Subhas Sarkar | Ministry of Education |
| Dr Bhagwad Kishanrao Karad | Ministry of Finance |
| Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | Ministry of External AffairsMinistry of Education |
| Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| Shri Bishweswar Tudu | Ministry of Tribal Affairs Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Shri Shantanu Thakur | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways |
| Dr Munjapura Mahendrabhai | Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentMinistry of Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy (AYUSH) |
| Shri John Barla | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
| Dr L Murugan | Ministry of Information and BroadcastMinistry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandries and Dairy |
| Shri Nisith Pramanik | Ministry of Home AffairsMinistry of Youth Affiars and Sports |
There are 31 cabinet ministers including the Prime Minister of India.
The total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers, shall not exceed fifteen per cent. of the total number of members of the House of the People.
There are 30 ministers of state in India.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan is the Education Minister of India.
The current Finance Minister of India is Nirmala Sitharaman.