YOU MUST KNOW OUR MINISTERS

LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
(as on 14.06.2009)

CABINET MINISTERS

1. Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Minister viz.:

(i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;

(ii) Ministry of Planning;

(iii) Department of Atomic Energy;

(iv) Department of Space; and

(v) Ministry of Culture;


2. Shri Pranab Mukherjee:Minister of Finance.

3. Shri Sharad Pawar:Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

4. Shri A.K. Antony:Minister of Defence.

5. Shri P. Chidambaram:Minister of Home Affairs.

6. Km. Mamata Banerjee:Minister of Railways.

7. Shri S.M. Krishna:Minister of External Affairs.

8. Shri Virbhadra Singh:Minister of Steel

9. Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh:Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

10. Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad:Minister of Health and Family Welfare

11. Shri Sushilkumar Shinde:Minister of Power

12. Shri M. Veerappa Moily:Minister of Law and Justice

13. Dr. Farooq Abdullah:Minister of New and Renewable Energy

14. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy:Minister of Urban Development

15. Shri Kamal Nath:Minister of Road Transport and Highways

16. Shri Vayalar Ravi:Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs

17. Shri Dayanidhi Maran:Minister of Textiles

18. Shri A. Raja:Minister of Communications and Information Technology

19. Shri Murli Deora:Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

20. Smt. Ambika Soni:Minister of Information and Broadcasting

21. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge:Minister of Labour and Employment

22. Shri Kapil Sibal:Minister of Human Resource Development

23. Shri B.K. Handique:Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region

24. Shri Anand Sharma:Minister of Commerce and Industry

25. Shri C.P. Joshi:Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj

26. Kumari Selja:Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Tourism

27. Shri Subodh Kant Sahay:Minister of Food Processing Industries

28. Dr. M.S. Gill:Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

29. Shri G.K. Vasan:Minister of Shipping

30. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal:Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Water Resources

31. Shri Mukul Wasnik:Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

32. Shri Kantilal Bhuria:Minister of Tribal Affairs

33. Shri M.K. Alagiri:Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers


MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1. Shri Praful Patel:Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation
2.
Shri Prithviraj Chavan
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
3.
Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
4.
Shri Salman Khursheed
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs
5.
Shri Dinsha J. Patel
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
6.
Smt. Krishna Tirath
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development
7.
Shri Jairam Ramesh
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests

MINISTERS OF STATE

1. Shri Srikant Jena:Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

2. Shri E. Ahammed:Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways

3. Shri Mullappally Ramachandran:Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
4. Shri V. Narayanasamy
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

5. Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

6. Smt. D. Purandeswari
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development

7. Shri K.H. Muniappa
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways

8. Shri Ajay Maken:Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

9. Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi:Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles

10. Shri Namo Narain Meena:Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

11. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju:Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence

12. Shri Saugata Ray:Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development

13. Shri S.S. Palanimanickam:Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

14. Shri Jitin Prasada:Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

15. Shri A. Sai Prathap:Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel

16. Smt. Preneet Kaur:Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs

17. Shri Gurudas Kamat:Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

18. Shri Harish Rawat:Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment

19. Prof. K.V. Thomas
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

20. Shri Bharatsinh Solanki:Minister of State in the Ministry of Power

21. Shri Mahadev S. Khandela:Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

22. Shri Dinesh Trivedi:Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

23. Shri Sisir Adhikari:Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

24. Shri Sultan Ahmed:Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism

25. Shri Mukul Roy:Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping

26. Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua:Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

27. Shri D. Napoleon:Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

28. Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan:Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

29. Shri S. Gandhiselvan:Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

30. Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary:Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

31. Shri Sachin Pilot
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

32. Shri Arun Yadav
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

33. Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

34. Shri R.P.N. Singh:Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

35. Shri Shashi Tharoor:Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs

36. Shri Vincent Pala:Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources

37. Shri Pradeep Jain:Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

38. Ms. Agatha Sangma:Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development