Cabinet Ministers

Of the following 33 ministers, 27 are from the Indian National Congress including the Prime Minister. The
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawarheads the Nationalist Congress Party while the Railway
Minister Mamata Banerjee heads the Trinamool Congress and Farooq Abdullah, Minister for New And
Renewable Energy heads the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. Textiles Minister Dayanidhi
Maran, and the Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister M. K. Azhagiri are from the Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam.

Sl.
Age House State/UT (Constituency)
No. Name Ministries Education

Prime Minister of India and

Other ministries not allocated
to anyone
BA Economics
(Punjab
Manmohan Rajya
1  Ministry of Personnel, 78 Assam University), MA
Singh Sabha
(Cambridge), PhD
Public Grievances and
(Oxford)
Pensions
 Department of Space
MA, LLB, DLitt
Pranab Lok
2 Minister of Finance 75 West Bengal(Jangipur) (Calcutta
Mukherjee Sabha
University) -
Minister of Food Processing Lok
3 Sharad Pawar 70 Maharashtra(Madha) B.Com
Industries Sabha
Rajya LLB (Kerala
4 A K Antony Minister of Defence 70 Kerala
Sabha University)
P Lok LLB, MBA
5 Minister of Home Affairs 65 Tamil Nadu(Sivaganga)
Chidambaram Sabha (Harvard)
Mamata Lok West Bengal(Kolkata LLB (Calcutta
6 Minister of Railways 56
Banerjee Sabha Dakshin) University)
Law Graduate,
Southern
Methodist
University, Dallas,
Rajya TX and The
7 S. M. Krishna Minister of External Affairs 78 Karnataka
Sabha George
Washington
University Law
School,
Washington D.C,
Virbhadra Minister of Micro, Small and Lok
8 76 Himachal Pradesh(Mandi) MA
Singh Medium Enterprises Sabha
9 Vilasrao Minister of Panchayati 65 Rajya Maharashtra B.Sc.,B.A,LLB
Deshmukh Raj and Minister of Rural Sabha
 Development
Ghulam Nabi Minister of Health and Family Rajya
10 61 Jammu and Kashmir MSc
Azad Welfare Sabha
Sushilkumar Rajya LLB (Mumbai
11 Minister of Power 69 Maharashtra, Solapur
Shinde Sabha University)
Veerappa Lok
12 Minister of Law and Justice 70 Karnataka(Chikkaballapur) BA, BL
Moily Sabha
Farooq Minister of New and Lok Jammu and
13 73 MBBS
Abdullah Renewable Energy Sabha Kashmir(Srinagar)
Minister of Petroleum and Lok MA (Osmania
14 Jaipal Reddy 69 Andhra Pradesh(Chevella)
Natural Gas Sabha University)
Minister of Urban Lok Madhya
15 Kamal Nath 64 B Com
Development Sabha Pradesh(Chindwada)
Minister of Overseas Indian
Rajya
16 Vayalar Ravi Affairs andMinister of Civil 73 Kerala LLB
Sabha
Aviation
Dayanidhi Lok Tamil Nadu(Chennai
17 Minister of Textiles 44 BA (Economics)
Maran Sabha Central)
Minister of Communications
and Information Technology Lok
18 Kapil Sibal 62 Delhi (Chandni Chowk) LLM (Harvard)
and Minister of Human Sabha
Resource Development
Rajya
19 Murli Deora Minister of Corporate Affairs 74 Maharashtra B.A.
Sabha
Minister of Information and Rajya
20 Ambika Soni 68 Punjab B.A. (Hons.)
Broadcasting Sabha
Mallikarjun Minister of Labour and Lok
21 68 Karnataka(Gulbarga) LLB
Kharge Employment Sabha
Minister of Road Transport and Lok
22 C. P. Joshi 60 Rajasthan(Bhilwara) Ph.D
Highways Sabha
Minister of Development of Lok
23 B K Handique 76 Assam (Jorhat) MA (Calcutta)
North Eastern Region Sabha
Anand Minister of Commerce and Rajya
24 57 Himachal Pradesh BA, LLB (Shimla)
Sharma Industry Sabha
Minister of Heavy Industries Lok Maharashtra(Bhandara-
25 Praful Patel 53 B Com
and Public Enterprises Sabha Gondiya)
Minister of
Culture and Minister of Lok
26 Kumari Selja 48 Haryana(Ambala) MA, MPhil.
Housing and Urban Poverty Sabha
Alleviation
Subodh Kant Lok LLB (Ranchi
27 Minister of Tourism 59 Jharkhand(Ranchi)
Sahay Sabha University)
Minister of Statistics and
Programme Rajya B.A. (Corporate
28 G K Vasan 46 Tamil Nadu
Implementation and Minister Sabha Secretaryship)
of Shipping
 Pavan Kumar Minister of Parliamentary Lok
29 62 Chandigarh, Chandigarh BSc, LLB
Bansal Affairs Sabha
Mukul Minister of Social Justice and Lok
30 50 Maharashtra(Ramtek) MBA
Wasnik Empowerment Sabha
Minister of Water B.A., M.A., B.CL.
Salman Lok Uttar
31 Resources and Minister of 58 (Oxford
Khursheed Sabha Pradesh(Farrukhabad)
Minority Affairs University)
Kantilal Lok
32 Minister of Tribal Affairs 60 Madhya Pradesh(Ratlam) MA, LLB
Bhuria Sabha
B.A. (Presidency
M. K. Minister of Chemicals and Lok
33 60 Tamil Nadu(Madurai) College, Chennai)
Azhagiri Fertilizers Sabha [1]

Intermediate
Shriprakash Lok
34 Minister of Coal 66 Uttar Pradesh(Kanpur) (D.A.V. College,
Jaiswal Sabha
Kanpur[2]
BA (St. Stephen's
Montek Singh College, Delhi),
35 Planning Commission 67 None NA
Ahluwalia BA, MPhil
([Oxford])
BTech (Indian
Nandan Unique Identification Authority Institute of
36 55 None NA
Nilekani of India Technology,
Bombay)
Minister of State (Independent Charges)
A 'Minister of State with independent charge' is a junior Minister in the Federal (State) or Central
Government of India but is in charge of a ministry, unlike Minister of State who is also a junior Minister but
assists a cabinet minister. All the following seven ministers are from theIndian National Congress.

Sl.
Age (in Lok Sabha/Rajya Educational
No. Name Responsible Ministries
years) Sabha Qualification

B.Tech, IIT-
Jairam Minister of State of the Ministry Rajya Sabha, Andhra
1 56 B, MSM,Heinz
Ramesh of Environment and Forests Pradesh
College
Dinsha Minister of State of the Ministry Lok Sabha,
2 73 Matriculate
Patel of Mines Gujarat(Kaira)
Minister of State of the Ministry
Krishna Lok Sabha, North West M.A., B.Ed.
3 of Women and Child 55
Tirath Delhi (SC) (Delhi ) (University of Delhi)
Development
Minister of State of the Minister
K. V. Lok Sabha, Ernakulam,
4 of Consumer Affairs, Food and 64 M.Sc.(Chemistry)
Thomas Kerala
Public Distribution
Ajay Minister of Youth Affairs and B.A (University of
5 47 Lok Sabha, Delhi
Maken Sports Delhi)
6 Beni Minister of Steel 69 Lok Sabha,Uttar B.A.,LL.B
Prasad Pradesh,(Gonda)
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[edit]Ministers of State
Sl. Age (in
Lok Sabha/Rajya Educational
No. Name Ministries years)
Sabha Qualification

B.A. Educated at College,

Srikant Kumar Ministry of Chemicals and Lok Sabha, Balasore,
1 60 Utkal University, Cuttack,
Jena Fertilizers Orissa
Orissa
Ministry of External Lok Sabha
2 E. Ahammed 71 BA, LLB
Affairs Malappuram, Kerala
Mullappally Lok Sabha
3 Ministry of Home Affairs 66 MA, LLB
Ramachandran Vadakara,Kerala
Ministry of Parliamentary
4 V. Narayanasamy Affairs and Ministry of 63 Lok Sabha Puduchery
Planning
Jyotiraditya Ministry of Commerce and MBA, Stanford
5 38 Lok Sabha Guna,M.P
Madhavrao Scindia Industry University, U.S.A
Daggubati Ministry of Human Lok Sabha,
6 51 BA
Purandeswari Resource Development Vishakapattnam AP
Lok Sabha Kolar,
7. K. H. Muniyappa Ministry of Railways
Karnataka
8 Ajay Maken Ministry of Home Affairs
Lok Sabha
9 Lakshmi Panabaka Ministry of Textiles Nellore,Andhra
Pradesh
Namo Narain
10 Ministry of Finance
Meena
BE from Andhra
Mallipudi
Lok Sabha Kakinada, University, India & MBA
11 Mangapathi Pallam Ministry of Defence
Andhra Pradesh from Temple University,
Raju
Philadelphia, USA
Ministry of Urban
12 Saugata Roy 51 Lok Sabha, Dum Dum M.Sc., Ll.B.
Development
S. S. Lok Sabha Thanjavur,
13 Ministry of Finance
Palanimanickam Tamil Nadu
Ministry of Petroleum and
14 Jitin Prasada
Natural Gas
Sai Prathap
15 Ministry of Steel
Annayyagari
Ministry of External
16 Preneet Kaur
Affairs
Ministry of Lok Sabha Mumbai
17 Gurudas Kamat Communications and North-
Information Technology West,Maharashtra
18 Harish Rawat Ministry of Labour and
 Employment
Bharatsinh
20 Madhavsinh Ministry of Power
Solanki
Mahadev S. Ministry of Road
21
Khandela Transport and Highways
Ministry of Health and Lok
22 Dinesh Trivedi 59 B.Com, M.B.A
Family Welfare Sabha, Barrackpore
Ministry of Rural
23 Sisir Adhikari Lok Sabha, Tamluk
Development
24 Sultan Ahmed Ministry of Tourism Lok Sabha, Uluberia
Choudhury Mohan Ministry of Information
25 Lok Sabha, Mathurapur
Jatua and Broadcasting
Ministry of Social Justice Lok Sabha Perambalur,
26 D. Napolean
and Empowerment Tamil Nadu
Ministry of Information Lok Sabha Arakkonam,
27 S. Jagathrakshakan
and Broadcasting Tamil Nadu
Ministry of Health and Lok Sabha Namakkal,
28 S. Gandhiselvan
Family Welfare Tamil Nadu
Tushar Amarsinh
29 Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Chaudhary
Ministry of
Lok Sabha Ajmer, Wharton School, Uni. of
30 Sachin Pilot Communications and 31
Rajasthan Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Information Technology
Rajya Sabha, West
31 Mukul Roy Ministry of Shipping
Bengal
Ministry of Youth Affairs
32 Arun Yadav
and Sports
Ministry of Heavy
33 Pratik Patil Industries and Public
Enterprises
Ministry of Petroleum &
34 R. P. N. Singh
Natural Gas
Pradeep Jain Ministry of Rural 47
35 Lok Sabha, Jhansi L.L.B
Aditya Development years
Ministry of Water
36 Vincent Pala
Resources
Lok Sabha Tura,
Ministry of Rural Meghalaya
37 Agatha Sangma 28
Development

The current Cabinet Secretary is Shri K.M.Chandrasekhar.

Governer of Reserve Bank of India is Dr. D Subbarao

Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla