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First Modi ministry
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24th Ministry of the Republic of India
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Date formed26 May 2014
Date dissolved30 May 2019
People and organisations
Head of state Pranab Mukherjee (until 25 July 2017)
Ram Nath Kovind (from 25 July 2017)
Head of government Narendra Modi
Member parties  National Democratic Alliance
Former
Status in legislature Majority
336 / 545(62%)
Opposition partyNone [a]
History
Election 2014
Outgoing election 2019
Legislature terms5 years, 4 days
Incoming formation 16th Lok Sabha
Outgoing formation 17th Lok Sabha
Predecessor Second Manmohan Singh ministry
Successor Second Modi ministry

The First Narendra Modi ministry is the Council of Ministers headed by Narendra Modi that was formed after the 2014 general election which was held in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May in 2014. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2014 and this led to the formation of the 16th Lok Sabha. The Council assumed office from 27 May 2014.

Contents

The Council of Ministers included 10 female ministers, of whom 6 held the rank of Cabinet minister. This is the highest number of female Cabinet ministers in any Indian government in history. The only other government to appoint more than 1 female Cabinet minister, was the first UPA government from 2004 to 2009, which had 3 female Cabinet Ministers. [1]

Background

First meeting of the Modi cabinet, 27 May 2014. First meeting of the cabinet of Narendra Modi.jpg
First meeting of the Modi cabinet, 27 May 2014.

The 2014 general election was held in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May, to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2014. On 20 May 2014, a meeting of the parliamentary party of BJP was organised at the Central Hall of the Parliament of India and Narendra Modi was elected as its leader. Subsequently, BJP president Rajnath Singh along with other leaders of the ally parties of NDA, met President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan and handed over the support letter of 335 members of parliament and claimed for the government formation. Following this, Mukherjee invited Modi and under the powers vested on him under Constitution of India, appointed him as the Prime Minister of India and sought his advice for the names of the members of the council of ministers of his government. [2] On 9 November 2014, there was an expansion and reshuffling in his cabinet and 21 new cabinet ministers were sworn in. [3]

History

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Nripendra Misra as his Principal Secretary and Ajit Doval as National Security Advisor (NSA) in his first week in office. He also appointed IAS officer A.K. Sharma and Indian Forest Service officer Bharat Lal as joint secretaries in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Both officers were part of Modi's government in Gujarat during his tenure as Chief Minister. [4]

On 31 May 2014, Prime Minister Modi abolished all existing Group of Ministers (GoMs) and Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs). [5] A statement from the PMO explained, "This would expedite the process of decision making and usher in greater accountability in the system. The Ministries and Departments will now process the issues pending before the EGoMs and GoMs and take appropriate decisions at the level of Ministries and Departments itself". The UPA-II government had set up 68 GoMs and 14 EGoMs during its tenure, of which 9 EGoMs and 21 GoMs were inherited by the new government. [6] [7] The move was described by the Indian media as being in alignment with Modi's policy of "minimum government, maximum governance". [6] [8] The Indian Express stated that the GoMs and EGoMs had become "a symbol and an instrument of policy paralysis during the previous UPA government". [8] The Times of India described the new government's decision as "a move to restore the authority of the Union Cabinet in decision-making and ensure ministerial accountability". [9]

Newly appointed cabinet minister Gopinath Munde, who was in charge of the Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, and Drinking Water and Sanitation portfolios, died in a car crash in Delhi on 3 June 2014. [10] [11] [12] Cabinet minister Nitin Gadkari, who is in charge of Road Transport and Highways, and Shipping, was assigned to look after Munde's portfolios on 4 June. [13]

On 10 June 2014, in another step to downsize the government, Modi abolished four Standing Committees of the Cabinet. He also decided to reconstitute five crucial Cabinet Committees. [14] These included the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) that handles all high-level defence and security matters, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) that recommends to the President all senior bureaucratic appointments and postings, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) which is a sort of small cabinet and the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. [15] [16]

The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers submitted their resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind on 24 May 2019, after the completion of their 5-year term. The President accepted the resignations and requested the Council of Ministers to continue until the new government assumed office. [17] [18]

List of ministers

Council portfolios are as follows: [19]

Source: [20] [21] [22]

Cabinet Ministers

Note:

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRemarks
Prime Minister
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
All important policy issues; and
All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.
26 May 201430 May 2019  BJP Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.jpg
Minister of Home Affairs 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on May 09, 2023 (cropped).jpg
Minister of External Affairs 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs 27 May 20147 January 2016  BJP Merged with Ministry of External Affairs.
Minister of Finance
Minister of Corporate Affairs
27 May 201414 May 2018  BJP Defence Minister Arun Jaitely speaking at the commissioning of INS Kamorta (closeup).jpg
14 May 201823 August 2018  BJP Additional charge during period of indisposition of Arun Jaitley.
23 August 201823 January 2019  BJP  
23 January 201915 February 2019  BJP Additional charge during period of indisposition of Arun Jaitley.
15 February 201930 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Defence 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 201413 March 2017  BJP RM Manohar Parrikar (cropped).jpg
13 March 20173 September 2017  BJP Additional charge following resignation of Manohar Parrikar.
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Urban Development
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
27 May 20146 July 2017  BJP The Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation were merged to form the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs 6 July 201717 July 2017  BJP  
17 July 20173 September 2017  BJP Additional charge following resignation of M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201612 November 2018  BJP Died on 12 November 2018.
13 November 201830 May 2019  BJP Additional charge following demise of Ananth Kumar.
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Minister of Shipping
27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Railways 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20143 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Commerce and Industry 27 May 20143 September 2017  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 27 May 20143 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Minority Affairs 27 May 201412 July 2016  BJP  
12 July 20163 September 2017  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Panchayati Raj
27 May 20143 June 2014  BJP Died in an accident on 3 June 2014.
4 June 20149 November 2014  BJP Additional charge following demise of Gopinath Munde.
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation 27 May 20143 June 2014  BJP Died in an accident on 3 June 2014.
4 June 20149 November 2014  BJP Additional charge following demise of Gopinath Munde.
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 27 May 201430 May 2019  LJP  
Minister of Women and Child Development 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 27 May 201412 November 2018  BJP  
13 November 201830 May 2019  BJP Additional charge following demise of Ananth Kumar.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP Bifurcated into Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology 5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Law and Justice 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Health and Family Welfare 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Civil Aviation 27 May 20149 March 2018  TDP Resigned.
10 March 201830 May 2019  BJP Additional charge following resignation of Ashok Gajapathi Raju.
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 27 May 201430 May 2019  SS  
Minister of Food Processing Industries 27 May 201430 May 2019  SAD  
Minister of Mines 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Steel 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Tribal Affairs 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Agriculture 27 May 201427 August 2015  BJP Renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 27 August 201530 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Human Resource Development 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Science and Technology
Minister of Earth Sciences
27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Textiles 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
5 July 201618 May 2017  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible. Died on 18 May 2017.
18 May 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas 27 May 20143 September 2017  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
9 November 20143 September 2017  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Coal 27 May 20143 September 2017  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of Labour and Employment 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 27 May 20143 September 2017  BJP  
Minister of Information and Broadcasting 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP MoS (I/C) was responsible.
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201617 July 2017  BJP  
18 July 201714 May 2018  BJP  

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRemarks
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Youth Affairs and Sports 27 May 201422 May 2016  BJP  
22 May 20165 July 2016  BJP Additional charge following resignation of Sarbananda Sonowal.
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Power
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of New and Renewable Energy
27 May 20143 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Development of North Eastern Region 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Culture 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Tourism 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20143 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Labour and Employment 9 November 20143 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of AYUSH 9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Communications 5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Housing and Urban Affairs 3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Information and Broadcasting 14 May 201830 May 2019  BJP  

Ministers of State

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRemarks
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
5 July 201617 October 2018  BJP Resigned.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs 27 May 20147 January 2016  BJP Merged with Ministry of External Affairs.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
9 November 20143 September 2017  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy
Minister of State in the Department of Space
27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development 27 May 20149 November 2014  RLSP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj 27 May 20149 November 2014  RLSP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation 27 May 20149 November 2014  RLSP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
3 September 201714 May 2018  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 201412 July 2016  BJP  
12 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 20143 September 2017  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture 27 May 201427 August 2015  BJP Renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
9 November 201427 August 2015  BJP Renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 27 August 20153 September 2017  BJP  
27 August 20155 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 27 May 20146 March 2015  BJP Resigned.
5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines 27 May 20145 July 2016  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel 27 May 201430 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment 27 May 20149 November 2014  BJP  
9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
9 November 201430 May 2019  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  RPI(A)  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
5 July 201630 May 2019  AD(S)  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs 9 November 201412 July 2016  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 9 November 20143 September 2017  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development 9 November 201411 December 2018  RLSP Resigned.
9 November 20145 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology
Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences
9 November 20149 March 2018  TDP Resigned.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 9 November 201414 May 2018  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
9 November 201412 July 2016  BJP  
5 July 20166 July 2017  BJP The Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation were merged to form the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 6 July 20173 September 2017  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles 5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development 5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice 5 July 201630 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 5 July 20163 September 2017  BJP  
3 September 201714 May 2018  BJP  
14 May 201830 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal 3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry 3 September 201730 May 2019  BJP  

Demographics

Representation of cabinet ministers by party
  1. Bharatiya Janata Party (92.95%)
  2. Shiv Sena (1.41%)
  3. Republican Party of India (A) (1.41%)
  4. Lok Janshakti Party (1.41%)
  5. Shiromani Akali Dal (1.41%)
  6. Apna Dal (1.41%)

Notes

  1. In the 2014 general election, no opposition party obtained the minimum (55) amount of seats to become the official opposition, and thus there was no opposition leader. Mallikarjun Kharge was the leader of the Indian National Congress Party in the assembly, which had the largest number (44) of seats in the opposition.

See also

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