2014 Indian cabinet reshuffle

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out the first reshuffle of his premiership on 9 November 2014 in which he expanded the initial composition of the ministry formed on 26 May 2014. Modi inducted four cabinet ministers, three ministers of state with independent charge, and fourteen ministers of state. [1]

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Appointees

Former Goan Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Rajya Sabha MPs Suresh Prabhu, Jagat Prakash Nadda, and Chaudhary Birender Singh were appointed cabinet ministers. The ministers of state (independent charge) appointed were Bandaru Dattatreya, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, and Mahesh Sharma. The ministers of state were Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Ram Kripal Yadav, Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Sanwar Lal Jat, Mohan Kundariya, Giriraj Singh, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Ram Shankar Katheria, Y.S. Chowdary, Jayant Sinha, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Babul Supriyo, Niranjan Jyoti, and Vijay Sampla. [2] [3]

Cabinet-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the cabinet
MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg Arun Jaitley
Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg Nitin Gadkari
The official photograph of the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar.jpg Manohar Parrikar None [a] Minister of Defence
Suresh Prabhu (cropped).jpg Suresh Prabhu None Minister of Railways
D.V. Sadananda Gowda.jpg D. V. Sadananda Gowda Minister of Railways Minister of Law and Justice
Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Jagat Prakash Nadda 2023.jpg Jagat Prakash Nadda Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg Narendra Singh Tomar
Chaudhary Birender Singh with Venkaiah Naidu (cropped).jpg Birender Singh Rajya Sabha MP
Harsh Vardhan in 2017.jpg Harsh Vardhan Minister of Health and Family Welfare
  1. ↑ Chief Minister of Goa until 8 November 2014

Minister of State-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the cabinet
MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
VK Singh.jpg General V. K. Singh (Retd)
Rao Inderjit Singh taking over as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning in May 2014 (cropped).jpg Rao Inderjit Singh
Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg Santosh Kumar Gangwar Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles
The ILO Deputy Director General (Policy) International Labour Organization, Ms. Deborah Greenfield meeting the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg Bandaru Dattatreya Lok Sabha MP Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment
Rajiv Pratap Rudy PIB (cropped).jpg Rajiv Pratap Rudy Lok Sabha MP
Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG Shripad Yesso Naik
Sarbananda Sonowal with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Sarbananda Sonowal Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports
Prakash Javadekar MIB (cropped).jpg Prakash Javadekar Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Jitendra Singh Rana.jpg Jitendra Singh
Am 11. April 2025 empfing Aussenministerin Beate Meinl-Reisinger die indische Finanzministerin Nirmala Sitharaman in Wien (54445397025) (cropped).jpg Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry
Dr. Mahesh Sharma taking charge as the Minister of State for (Independent Charge) Tourism, in New Delhi on November 12, 2014 (cropped).jpg Mahesh Sharma Lok Sabha MP
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing media (cropped).jpg Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Rajya Sabha MP
Ram Kripal Yadav (cropped).jpg Ram Kripal Yadav Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation
Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary (cropped).jpg Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Home Affairs
Sanwar Lal Jat (cropped).jpg Sanwar Lal Jat Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Mohan Kundariya (cropped).jpg Mohan Kundariya Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Agriculture
Giriraj Singh assuming charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in 2017.jpg Giriraj Singh Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in New Delhi on December 22, 2015 (cropped).jpg Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
G. M. Siddeshwara (cropped).jpg G. M. Siddeshwara Minister of State for Civil Aviation Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Nihalchand addressing at the presentation of the 4th National Awards for Technology Innovation (cropped).jpg Nihalchand Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister of State for Panchayati Raj
Upendra Kushwaha in 2018 (cropped).jpg Upendra Kushwaha Minister of State for Human Resource Development
Pon Radhakrishnan.jpg Pon Radhakrishnan Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Krishan Pal at the National Workshop on Autism Tools (cropped).jpg Krishan Pal Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan.jpg Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Minister of State for Agriculture
Vishnu Deo Sai, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.jpg Vishnu Deo Sai
Sudarshan Bhagat giving awards (cropped).jpg Sudarshan Bhagat Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of State for Rural Development
Ram Shankar Katheria (cropped).jpg Ram Shankar Katheria Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Human Resource Development
Set1-3 (cropped).jpg Y. S. Chowdary Rajya Sabha MP
JayantSinha.JPG Jayant Sinha Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Finance
The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC) and Information & Broadcasting, Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore addressing after felicitating the winners of the World Youth Boxing Championship 2017, at a function (cropped).jpg Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
Babul Supriyo 2018.jpg Babul Supriyo Lok Sabha MP
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (cropped).jpg Niranjan Jyoti Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
Vijay Sampla (cropped).jpg Vijay Sampla Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment

References

  1. ↑ "Indian PM Narendra Modi expands cabinet with 21 new ministers". BBC News . 10 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Narendra Modi's Cabinet reshuffle: Meet the new ministers". India Today . 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ President's Secretariat (9 November 2014). "Press Release: Allocation of Portfolios amongst the members of the Council of Ministers". Press Information Bureau .
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