2021 Indian cabinet reshuffle

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On 7 July 2021 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out a reshuffle of his ministry. [1] [2] [3]

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Narendra Modi Prime Minister Modi in July 2021.jpg
Narendra Modi

Background

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.

Changes

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 Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Co-operation
Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg Nitin Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Panchayati Raj
Minister of Food Processing Industries
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg Ravi Shankar Prasad Minister of Law and Justice
Minister of Communications (India)
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Resigned from the government
Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed as the new governor of karnataka (cropped).JPG Thawar Chand Gehlot Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
Resigned from the government
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
Minister of Textiles
Minister of Women and Child Development
Harsh Vardhan in 2017.jpg Harsh Vardhan Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Minister of Science and Technology
Minister of Earth Sciences
Resigned from the government
Prakash Javadekar MIB (cropped).jpg Prakash Javadekar Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Resigned from the government
Piyush Goyal.jpg Piyush Goyal Minister of Railways
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Minister of Textiles
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 Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister of Steel
Minister of Education
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
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 Member, Assam Legislative Assembly Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Minister of AYUSH
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 Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Panchayati Raj
Jyotiraditya Scindia (cropped).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 Minister of Railways
Minister of Communications (India)
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
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 State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports
Minister of State for Minority Affairs
Minister of Law and Justice
Raj Kumar Singh with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Raj Kumar Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for New and Renewable Energy
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Minister of Power
Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Hardeep Singh Puri with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Hardeep Singh Puri Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Civil Aviation
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Mansukh Mandaviya Profile.png Mansukh Mandaviya Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.jpg Bhupender Yadav Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Minister of Labour and Employment
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 Minister of Culture
Minister of Tourism
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
Shri Anurag Singh Thakur in March 2023.jpg Anurag Singh Thakur Minister of State for Finance
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

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 Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning
Minister of State for Corporate Affairs
Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG Shripad Yesso Naik Minister of State (Independent Charge) for AYUSH
Minister of State for Defence
Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Minister of State for Tourism
Jitendra Singh.jpg Jitendra Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister of State for Department of Space
Minister of State for Department of Atomic Energy
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister of State for Department of Space
Minister of State for Department of Atomic Energy
Prahlad Singh Patel.jpg Prahlad Singh Patel Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism
Minister of State for Jal Shakti
Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
Faggan Singh Kulaste addressing function at 7th Indian Organ Donation Day (cropped).jpg Faggan Singh Kulaste Minister of State for Steel Minister of State for Steel
Minister of State for Rural Development
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 Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Arjun Ram Meghwal 2017 (cropped).jpg Arjun Ram Meghwal Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of State for Culture
VK Singh.jpg General (Retd.) V. K. Singh Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
Minister of Civil Aviation
Krishan Pal Gurjar assuming office in 2014 (cropped).jpg Krishan Pal Gurjar Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of State for Power
Minister of State for Heavy Industries
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 Minister of State for Railways
Minister of State for Coal
Minister of State for Mines
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (cropped).jpg Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State for Rural Development Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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 Minister of State for Education
Minister of State for Communications
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
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 Minister of State for Jal Shakti
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Resigned from the government
Rameswar Teli (cropped).jpg Rameswar Teli Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister of State for Labour and Employment
Pratap Chandra Sarangi.jpg Pratap Chandra Sarangi Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
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 Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology
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 Minister of State for Textiles
Minister of State for Railways
Meenakshi Lekhi with PM Modi (cropped).jpg Meenakshi Lekhi Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for External Affairs
Minister of State for Culture
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 Minister of State for Defence
Minister of State for Tourism
B. L. Verma with PM Modi 2021 (cropped).jpg B. L. Verma Rajya Sabha MP Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region
Minister of State for Co-operation
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 Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy
Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
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 Minister of State for External Affairs
Minister of State for Education
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 Minister of State for Tribal Affairs
Minister of State for Jal Shakti
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 Minister of State for Women and Child Development
Minister of State for AYUSH
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 State President, Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
Shri Nisith Pramanik Minister.jpg Nisith Pramanik Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Home Affairs
Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports

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