List of Cabinet Ministers of India 2020 [Updated]

The article will keep you updated with the Cabinet Ministers of India 2022 for civil services. The Cabinet Minister of India 2022 list gives you the names of the personalities holding the office of Cabinet Minister of India and their portfolios.

The Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in India. It comprises senior ministers, who are further classified as Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge).

On July 7th 2021 – the President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, reshuffled the allocation of portfolios among the members of the Council of Ministers. After the reshuffling, the Council of Ministers comprises the PM and 63 ministers. In the 2021 Council of Ministers, there are 30 Cabinet Ministers, 2 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 45 Ministers of State. Go through the complete list of Cabinet Ministers 2021 here. 

The preparation for any competitive exam, be it UPSC, SSC, Bank, RRB or other Government exams is incomplete without having a decent knowledge of Cabinet Ministers to ace the general awareness section. A minimum of 1-2 questions will be asked about Cabinet Ministers of India or the Union Ministers in general, in most of the competitive examinations.

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Union Council of Ministers 2021-2022

After a resounding victory in the 2019 General Elections, the newly re-elected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi took the oath of office along with the Council of Ministers on Thursday, 30th May.

As per the Constitution of India, the total strength of the Council of Ministers cannot exceed 15% of the total number of Lok Sabha MPs. The current strength of the 17th Lok Sabha is 543 members and hence the Council of Ministers cannot be more than 81.

At the time of swearing-in, the Council of Ministers comprises the PM and 63 ministers. In the 2021 Council of Ministers, there are 24 Cabinet Ministers, 9 Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and 30 Ministers of State.

The portfolios were distributed on Friday, May 31st.

A few key names from the previous Modi government are missing in the new list. Maneka Gandhi, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore were not a part of the 2021 Cabinet.

In the newly formed cabinet, PM Modi will hold the following portfolios:

• Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions.
• Department of Atomic Energy
• Department of Space

The list of Cabinet Ministers 2022 along with their portfolios is given below:

Key facts on the reshuffling of Cabinet Ministers-

1. Among the new ministers who were inducted into the Union Cabinet are BJP’s Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav, Shobha Karandlaje, Sunita Duggal, Meenakshi Lekhi, Bharati Pawar, Shantanu Thakur and Kapil Patil; JD(U)’s R C P Singh, LJP’s Pashupati Paras, and Apna Dal’s Anupriya Patel.
2. Twelve ministers have resigned including IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Environment Minister Prakash Javdekar, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar.

List of Minister of State (Independent Charge) 2022 along with their portfolios:

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List of Minister of State 2022 along with their portfolios:

The list of Cabinet Ministers falls under the Static GK section in the UPSC exam. For information on various static GK, check the article linked here.

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