2021 Indian cabinet reshuffle

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Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India

On 7 July 2021 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out a reshuffle of his ministry. [1] [2] [3] Modi carried out 3 cabinet reshuffles during his first ministry.[ citation needed ] The cabinet reshuffle of 2021 is the first cabinet reshuffle of the second Modi ministry.

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Jyotiraditya Scindia, Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Anupriya Patel, Kapil Patil, Meenakshi Lekhi, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav, Darshana Jardosh, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Ramchandra Prasad Singh, Bharati Pawar, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Nisith Pramanik, Shobha Karandlaje, Pratima Bhoumik, L. Murugan, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pankaj Chaudhary, Kaushal Kishore, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Subhas Sarkar, Shantanu Thakur, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, S. P. Singh Baghel, Annapurna Devi Yadav, B. L. Verma, Devusinh Chauhan, Bhagwanth Khuba, Mahendra Munjapara, John Barla, Bishweswar Tudu and A. Narayanaswamy became new ministers.

Harsh Vardhan, Prakash Javadekar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Santosh Gangwar, Sanjay Dhotre, Debasree Chaudhuri, Rattan Lal Kataria, Babul Supriyo, Thawarchand Gehlot and Pratap Sarangi left the Modi cabinet.

Anurag Thakur, G. Kishan Reddy, Kiren Rijiju, R. K. Singh, Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh L. Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala were promoted to cabinet rank ministers. [4] [5]

Cabinet-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the cabinet
  •      Promoted
  •      Left the cabinet
MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
The Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, in New Delhi on August 19, 2019 (cropped).jpg Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs
Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg Nitin Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways
D.V. Sadananda Gowda.jpg D. V. Sadananda Gowda Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Resigned from the government
Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg Ravi Shankar Prasad Resigned from the government
Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed as the new governor of karnataka (cropped).JPG Thawar Chand Gehlot Resigned from the government [a]
Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', 2020.jpg Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Minister of Education Resigned from the government
Smt. Smriti Irani in April 2023.jpg Smriti Irani Minister of Women and Child Development
Harsh Vardhan in 2017.jpg Harsh Vardhan Resigned from the government
Prakash Javadekar MIB (cropped).jpg Prakash Javadekar Resigned from the government
Piyush Goyal crop.jpg Piyush Goyal
The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan being greeted by the Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Dr. M.M. Kutty, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg Dharmendra Pradhan
Narayan Rane with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Narayan Rane Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Sarbananda Sonowal with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Sarbananda Sonowal None [b]
Virendra Kumar Khatik with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Virendra Kumar Khatik Lok Sabha MP Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Mahendra Nath Pandey (cropped).jpg Mahendra Nath Pandey Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister of Heavy Industries
Giriraj Singh assuming charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in 2017.jpg Giriraj Singh Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
The official portrait of Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.jpg Jyotiraditya Scindia Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Civil Aviation
R. C. P. Singh (cropped).jpg Ramchandra Prasad Singh Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Steel
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Minister.jpg Ashwini Vaishnaw Rajya Sabha MP
Pashupati Kumar Paras (cropped).jpg Pashupati Kumar Paras Lok Sabha MP Minister of Food Processing Industries
Kiren Rijiju with Modi (cropped).jpg Kiren Rijiju Minister of Law and Justice
Raj Kumar Singh with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Raj Kumar Singh
Hardeep Singh Puri with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Hardeep Singh Puri
Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.jpg Bhupender Yadav Rajya Sabha MP
Shri Parshottam Rupalal.jpg Parshottam Rupala Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Shri G. Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on August 09, 2019.jpg G. Kishan Reddy Minister of State for Home Affairs
Shri Anurag Singh Thakur in March 2023.jpg Anurag Singh Thakur
  1. ↑ Made as Governor of Karnataka in 11 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Formerly served as the Chief Minister of Assam until 10 May 2021

Ministers of State-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the cabinet
  •      Left the cabinet
MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg Santosh Kumar Gangwar Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment Resigned from the government
Rao Inderjit Singh taking over as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning in May 2014 (cropped).jpg Rao Inderjit Singh
Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG Shripad Yesso Naik
Jitendra Singh Rana.jpg Jitendra Singh
Prahlad Singh Patel (cropped).jpg Prahlad Singh Patel
Faggan Singh Kulaste addressing function at 7th Indian Organ Donation Day (cropped).jpg Faggan Singh Kulaste Minister of State for Steel
The Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey on July 25, 2018.jpg Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
Arjun Ram Meghwal 2017 (cropped).jpg Arjun Ram Meghwal
VK Singh.jpg General V. K. Singh Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
Krishan Pal Gurjar assuming office in 2014 (cropped).jpg Krishan Pal Gurjar Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
The Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 05, 2015 (cropped).jpg Raosaheb Danve Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (cropped).jpg Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State for Rural Development
Babul Supriyo 2018.jpg Babul Supriyo Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Resigned from the government
Sanjay Dhotre.jpg Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre Resigned from the government
Shri Rattan Lal Kataria taking charge as the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (cropped).jpg Rattan Lal Kataria Resigned from the government
Rameswar Teli (cropped).jpg Rameswar Teli Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
Pratap Chandra Sarangi.jpg Pratap Chandra Sarangi Resigned from the government
Debasree Chaudhuri assuming office in 2019 (cropped).jpg Debasree Chaudhuri Minister of State for Women and Child Development Resigned from the government
Pankaj Chaudhary in 2021 (cropped).jpg Pankaj Chaudhary Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Finance
Anupriya Singh Patel with PM Modi in 2021.jpg Anupriya Singh Patel Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
SPS Baghel MoS Health.jpg S. P. Singh Baghel Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Law and Justice
Rajeev Chandrasekhar with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Rajeev Chandrasekhar Rajya Sabha MP
Shobha Karandlaje with PM Modi.jpg Shobha Karandlaje Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Darshana Jardosh with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Darshana Jardosh Lok Sabha MP
Meenakshi Lekhi with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Meenakshi Lekhi Lok Sabha MP
Annpurna Devi Minister (cropped).jpg Annpurna Devi Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Education
A. Narayanaswamy (cropped).jpg A. Narayanaswamy Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Kaushal Kishore cropped.jpg Kaushal Kishore Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs
Ajay Bhatt Minister (cropped).jpg Ajay Bhatt Lok Sabha MP
B. L. Verma with PM Modi 2021 (cropped).jpg B. L. Verma Rajya Sabha MP
Ajay Mishra Teni (cropped).jpg Ajay Mishra Teni Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Home Affairs
Devusinh Chauhan with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Devusinh Chauhan Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Communications
Bhagwanth Khuba with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (cropped).jpg Bhagwanth Khuba Lok Sabha MP
Kapil Moreshwar Patil with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Kapil Moreshwar Patil Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Panchayati Raj
Pratima Bhoumik with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Pratima Bhoumik Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Dr. Subhas Sarkar Minister (cropped).jpg Subhas Sarkar Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Education
Bhagwat Karad with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Bhagwat Karad Rajya Sabha MP Minister of State for Finance
Rajkumar Ranjan Singh with PM Modi 2021 (cropped).jpg Rajkumar Ranjan Singh Lok Sabha MP
Bharati Pawar with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Bharati Pawar Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
Tudu 1.png Bishweswar Tudu Lok Sabha MP
SreedhamThakurnagarThakurbariPhotoofShantanuThakur6.jpg Shantanu Thakur Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Mahendra Munjapara with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Mahendra Munjapara Lok Sabha MP
John Barla with Prime Minister Modi (cropped).jpg John Barla Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Minority Affairs
L. Murugan with PM Modi (cropped).jpg L. Murugan None [a]
Shri Nisith Pramanik Minister.jpg Nisith Pramanik Lok Sabha MP

Subsequent changes

6 July 2022

A minor reshuffle of the ministry took place on 6 July 2022. Both Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Ramchandra Prasad Singh, whose tenure as members of the Rajya Sabha had come to an end, resigned from the ministry. Smriti Irani was assigned the additional portfolio of Minority Affairs while Jyotiraditya Scindia was assigned the additional portfolio of Steel. [6]

MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
Smt. Smriti Irani in April 2023.jpg Smriti Irani Minister of Women and Child Development
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing media (cropped).jpg Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Minority Affairs Resigned from the government
Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (cropped).jpg Jyotiraditya Scindia Minister of Civil Aviation
R. C. P. Singh (cropped).jpg Ramchandra Prasad Singh Minister of Steel Resigned from the government

18 May 2023

On 18 May 2023, Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju was appointed as the Minister of Earth Sciences, while the portfolio of Law and Justice was assigned to Arjun Ram Meghwal. [7] [8]

MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
Kiren Rijiju with Modi (cropped).jpg Kiren Rijiju Minister of Law and Justice Minister of Earth Sciences
Arjun Ram Meghwal 2017 (cropped).jpg Arjun Ram Meghwal
SPS Baghel MoS Health.jpg S. P. Singh Baghel Minister of State for Law and Justice Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

7 December 2023

On 7 December 2023, Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel resigned from the ministry after being elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, and Renuka Singh Saruta resigned after her election to the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda was assigned the additional portfolio of Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. [9]

MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Resigned from the government
Arjun Munda - Ranchi 2011-11-29 9195.JPG Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs
Prahlad Singh Patel (cropped).jpg Prahlad Singh Patel Resigned from the government
Renuka Singh Saruta PIB (cropped).jpg Renuka Singh Saruta Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Resigned from the government
Shobha Karandlaje with PM Modi.jpg Shobha Karandlaje Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Rajeev Chandrasekhar with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Bharati Pawar with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Bharati Pawar Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

19 March 2024

Food Processing Industries Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned from the ministry on 19 March 2024. Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju was assigned the additional portfolio. [10]

MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
Pashupati Kumar Paras (cropped).jpg Pashupati Kumar Paras Minister of Food Processing Industries Resigned from the cabinet
Kiren Rijiju with Modi (cropped).jpg Kiren Rijiju Minister of Earth Sciences

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly served as the State President of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party.

References

  1. ↑ Team, ThePrint (7 July 2021). "Modi cabinet reshuffle done, 43 new ministers take oath — Here is the full list of portfolios". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "List of new Cabinet Ministers of India 2021: Check the updated list with Portfolio". www.jagranjosh.com. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Narendra Modi Ministry: List of Union (Cabinet) Ministers of NDA and Their Designations | PM Modi Cabinet". News18. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "List of Ministers and their portfolios in Narendra Modi's cabinet". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Full List Of Ministers In The Modi Government". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Smriti Irani, Jyotiraditya Scindia get additional charges of Minority Affairs, Ministry of Steel". India Today . 6 July 2022.
  7. ↑ President's Secretariat (18 May 2023). "Press Communique: Re-allocation of portfolios". Press Information Bureau .
  8. ↑ President's Secretariat (18 May 2023). "Press Communique: Allocation of portfolio to Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel". Press Information Bureau .
  9. ↑ President's Secretariat (7 December 2023). "Press Communique: Re-allocation of portfolios among the ministers". Press Information Bureau .
  10. ↑ President's Secretariat (20 March 2024). "Press Communique: Allocation of the charge of Minister of Food Processing Industries to Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Earth Sciences". Press Information Bureau .
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