In Modi cabinet 3.0, the BJP retained control over numerous important ministries, with its allies also obtaining crucial positions. Keeping key members from the previous cabinet indicates a dedication to maintaining consistency at the highest level, while also introducing new faces.In Pics: Narendra Modi takes oath as PM in white kurta, blue jacket
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Amit Shah- Home; Cooperation
Tasks Ahead: Resolving the ongoing conflict in Manipur, enforcing three new criminal laws nationwide effective from July 1, conducting assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir before the Supreme Court deadline of Sept 30. Read More: Modi 3.0, List of all top ministers retained by Narendra Modi in his government
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Rajnath Singh- Defence
Tasks Ahead: Addressing concerns regarding the Agnipath armed forces recruitment scheme, ensuring peace and security along the China border, implementing significant reforms in the Defence Research & Development Organisation and public sector entities. Read More: Young, GenZ and MP: Meet the youngest MPs of India, all 25
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Nirmala Sitharaman- Finance; Corporate affairs
Tasks Ahead: Sustaining economic growth, maintaining fiscal discipline, and generating employment opportunities, introducing reforms in land, labour, agriculture, and tax sectors to facilitate private investment, promoting privatisation and asset monetization, and facilitating easier credit flow. Read More: Lok Sabha Election Results, Smriti Irani to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union ministers who lost
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JP Nadda- Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilisers
Tasks Ahead: Revamping the Ayushman Bharat Yojana and expanding its coverage, achieving universal and affordable health coverage through increased government expenditure, reducing drug costs, and strengthening infrastructure, decreasing dependence on imported active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).
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Nitin Jairam Gadkari- Road Transport & Highways
Tasks Ahead: Attracting private sector investment in infrastructure development, maintaining or increasing government spending on infrastructure projects, significantly reducing road accidents and fatalities. Read more: Modi Cabinet portfolios allocated; Sitharaman retains finance ministry, Jaishankar to serve as EAM again
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan- Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Rural Development
Tasks Ahead: Increasing farmers’ income to alleviate rural distress, boosting oilseeds and pulses production to reduce reliance on imports, improving the efficiency of rural job guarantee schemes and preventing leaks, promoting climate-resilient agriculture and modernising farming practices.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw- Railways; I&B; Electronics & IT
Tasks Ahead: Continuing rapid development of railway infrastructure, attracting private investment and accelerating monetization efforts, implementing plans for semiconductor manufacturing.
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S Jaishankar- External Affairs
Tasks Ahead: Managing China relations after Galwan Valley clash, strengthening economic diplomacy, navigating global tensions.
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Manohar Lal- Power; Housing & Urban Affairs
Tasks Ahead: Increasing electricity capacity, expanding transmission network, completing PMAY (Urban) houses by December 31.
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Piyush Goyal- Commerce and Industry
Tasks Ahead: Boosting exports to $2 trillion by 2030, pushing PLI for auto products and batteries, negotiating complex FTAs with UK, EU.
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Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu- Civil Aviation
Tasks Ahead: Deciding on air traffic rights, ensuring regional connectivity viability, airport privatisation and capacity expansion.
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Hardeep Singh Puri- Petroleum and Natural Gas
Tasks Ahead: Increasing domestic oil production to reduce import dependence, Bringing natural gas under GST and implementing other reforms, Ensuring adequate ethanol supply.
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Pralhad Joshi- Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution; New & Renewable Energy
Tasks Ahead: Managing volatile food inflation while ensuring fair prices for farmers, achieving 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and ensuring supply chain stability, addressing grid stability issues.
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Mansukh Mandaviya- Labour; Youth Affairs & Sports
Tasks Ahead: Implementing all four Labour Codes across India simultaneously, reducing compliance burdens to formalise the workforce, aligning Delhi, Bengal, and Tamil Nadu with Labour Codes.
Bhupender Yadav- Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Tasks Ahead: Securing international climate finance and technology transfer for energy transition ahead of the Baku climate conference.
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G Kishan Reddy- Coal; Mines
Tasks Ahead: Increasing coal output to meet rising demand from power and other sectors, addressing land possession issues at mines, developing a long-term plan for coal sector diversification.
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Sarbananda Sonowal- Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Tasks Ahead: Promoting private sector participation in ports and shipbuilding, implementing eco-friendly practices in ports and the shipping sector, and resolving tariff-related discrepancies at ports.
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Jitan Ram Manjhi- MSME
Tasks Ahead: Enhancing credit flow and technological upgrades for MSMEs, resolving issues related to payment time periods, facilitating the growth of MSMEs to match international standards.
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HD Kumaraswamy- Heavy Industries; Steel
Tasks Ahead: Overseeing auto and battery PLI, addressing FAME concerns, attracting foreign investment for EV policy, addressing steel dumping and Europe’s import taxes.
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Annpurna Devi- Women & Child Development
Tasks Ahead: Enhancing female workforce participation, effective utilisation of the Nirbhaya Fund, and enhancing the effectiveness of the Women and Child helpline.
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Chirag Paswan- Food Processing
Tasks Ahead: Encouraging both public and private investment in post-harvest infrastructure, modernising fragmented infrastructure in the food processing sector, improving access to finance for food processing SMEs.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia- Communications; Development of N-E
Tasks Ahead: Overseeing the second 5G spectrum auction starting June 25, Ensuring a competitive market with three private players, Rehabilitating BSNL, Finalising regulations for pricing and allocation of satellite spectrum under the Telecommunications Act, 2023.
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Other cabinet ministers
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh got the portfolios of Panchayati Raj and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, while Virendra Kumar got Social Justice and Empowerment. Jual Oram received the responsibility for Tribal Affairs, and Giriraj Singh was assigned to the Textiles Ministry. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took on dual roles in Culture and Tourism, while Kiren Rijiju took charge of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs. Additionally, CR Patil received the Jal Shakti Ministry.
Among the Ministers of State, Jitin Prasada got Commerce and Industry, alongside Electronics and Information Technology, while Shripad Yesso Naik received Power and New and Renewable Energy. Pankaj Chaudhary serves in the Finance Ministry, and Krishan Pal got Cooperation. Ramdas Athawale took on Social Justice and Empowerment, and Ram Nath Thakur was assigned Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Other ministers include Nityanand Rai (Home Affairs), Anupriya Patel (Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers), V Somanna (Jal Shakti; Railways), Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani (Rural Development; Communications), SP Singh Baghel (Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying; Panchayati Raj), Shobha Karandlaje (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Labour and Employment), Kirtivardhan Singh (Environment, Forest and Climate Change; External Affairs), BL Verma (Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Social Justice and Empowerment), Shantanu Thakur (Ports, Shipping and Waterways), Suresh Gopi (Petroleum and Natural Gas; Tourism), L Murugan (Information and Broadcasting; Parliamentary Affairs), Ajay Tamta (Road Transport and Highways), Bandi Sanjay Kumar (Home Affairs), Kamlesh Paswan (Rural Development), Bhagirath Choudhary (Agriculture and Farmers Welfare), Satish Chandra Dubey (Coal; Mines), Sanjay Seth (Defence), Ravneet Singh (Food Processing Industries; Railways), Durgadas Uikey (Tribal Affairs), Raksha Nikhil Khadse (Youth Affairs and Sports), Sukanta Majumdar (Education; Development of North Eastern Region), Savitri Thakur (Women and Child Development), Tokhan Sahu (Housing and Urban Affairs), Raj Bhushan Choudhary (Jal Shakti), Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma (Heavy Industries; Steel), Harsh Malhotra (Corporate Affairs; Road Transport and Highways), Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya (Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution), Murlidhar Mohol (Cooperation; Civil Aviation), and George Kurian (Minority Affairs; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying).
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Ministers Of State (Independent Charge)
In the Ministers of State category with Independent Charge, Rao Inderjit Singh got Statistics and Programme Implementation, Planning, and Culture. Jitendra Singh got Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, and Department of Space. Arjun Ram Meghwal got Law and Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs. Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao got Ayush, and Health and Family Welfare. Jayant Chaudhary got Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Education.
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