Union Cabinet 2025: Who Holds Which Portfolio in Modi 3.0? Check the Full List of Ministers and Their Responsibilities

With the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term, India has ushered in a renewed phase of leadership and governance. The newly formed Modi 3.0 government is a blend of experienced political heavyweights and energetic new entrants, aimed at enhancing administrative efficiency and ensuring a balanced representation of states and sectors.

The Union Council of Ministers for 2025 comprises a total of 72 members, including 1 Prime Minister, 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of State with Independent Charge, and 36 Ministers of State. This detailed structure is designed to strengthen every arm of the government — from core ministries like Finance, Defence, and Home Affairs to specialised sectors such as Skill Development, Fisheries, and Renewable Energy.

Below is the complete list of Union Ministers along with their designated portfolios.

Prime Minister of India

1. Shri Narendra Modi – Prime Minister of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Atomic Energy

Department of Space

All important policy issues

All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

Cabinet Ministers

2. Shri Raj Nath Singh – Minister of Defence

3. Shri Amit Shah – Minister of Home Affairs; Minister of Cooperation

4. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari – Minister of Road Transport and Highways

5. Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda – Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

6. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan – Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development

7. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman – Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs

8. Dr. S. Jaishankar – Minister of External Affairs

9. Shri Manohar Lal Khattar – Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs; Minister of Power

10. Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy – Minister of Heavy Industries; Minister of Steel

11. Shri Piyush Goyal – Minister of Commerce and Industry

12. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan – Minister of Education

13. Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi – Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

14. Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) – Minister of Panchayati Raj; Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

15. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal – Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

16. Dr. Virendra Kumar – Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

17. Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu – Minister of Civil Aviation

18. Shri Pralhad Joshi – Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Minister of New and Renewable Energy

19. Shri Jual Oram – Minister of Tribal Affairs

20. Shri Giriraj Singh – Minister of Textiles

21. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw – Minister of Railways; Minister of Information and Broadcasting; Minister of Electronics and Information Technology

22. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia – Minister of Communications; Minister of Development of North Eastern Region

23. Shri Bhupender Yadav – Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

24. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat – Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism

25. Smt. Annpurna Devi – Minister of Women and Child Development

26. Shri Kiren Rijiju – Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Minority Affairs

27. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri – Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

28. Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya – Minister of Labour and Employment; Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

29. Shri G. Kishan Reddy – Minister of Coal; Minister of Mines

30. Shri Chirag Paswan – Minister of Food Processing Industries

31. Shri C. R. Patil – Minister of Jal Shakti

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

32. Rao Inderjit Singh – Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of Planning; Minister of Culture

33. Dr. Jitendra Singh – Minister of Science and Technology; Minister of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of Personnel; Minister of Atomic Energy; Minister of Space

34. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal – Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

35. Shri Prataprao Jadhav – Minister of Ayush; Minister of Health and Family Welfare

36. Shri Jayant Chaudhary – Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Minister of Education

Ministers of State

37. Shri Jitin Prasada – Ministry of Commerce and Industry; Ministry of Electronics and IT

38. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik – Ministry of Power; Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

39. Shri Pankaj Chaudhary – Ministry of Finance

40. Shri Krishan Pal – Ministry of Cooperation

41. Shri Ramdas Athawale – Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

42. Shri Ram Nath Thakur – Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

43. Shri Nityanand Rai – Ministry of Home Affairs

44. Smt. Anupriya Patel – Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

45. Shri V. Somanna – Ministry of Jal Shakti; Ministry of Railways

46. Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani – Ministry of Rural Development; Ministry of Communications

47. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel – Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Ministry of Panchayati Raj

48. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje – Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Ministry of Labour and Employment

49. Shri Kirtivardhan Singh – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Ministry of External Affairs

50. Shri B. L. Verma – Ministry of Consumer Affairs; Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

51. Shri Shantanu Thakur – Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

52. Shri Suresh Gopi – Ministry of Petroleum; Ministry of Tourism

53. Dr. L. Murugan – Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

54. Shri Ajay Tamta – Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

55. Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar – Ministry of Home Affairs

56. Shri Kamlesh Paswan – Ministry of Rural Development

57. Shri Bhagirath Choudhary – Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

58. Shri Satish Chandra Dubey – Ministry of Coal; Ministry of Mines

59. Shri Sanjay Seth – Ministry of Defence

60. Shri Ravneet Singh – Ministry of Food Processing Industries; Ministry of Railways

61. Shri Durgadas Uikey – Ministry of Tribal Affairs

62. Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse – Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

63. Shri Sukanta Majumdar – Ministry of Education; Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

64. Smt. Savitri Thakur – Ministry of Women and Child Development

65. Shri Tokhan Sahu – Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

66. Shri Raj Bhushan Choudhary – Ministry of Jal Shakti

67. Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma – Ministry of Heavy Industries; Ministry of Steel

68. Shri Harsh Malhotra – Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Ministry of Road Transport

69. Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya – Ministry of Consumer Affairs

70. Shri Murlidhar Mohol – Ministry of Cooperation; Ministry of Civil Aviation

71. Shri George Kurian – Ministry of Minority Affairs; Ministry of Fisheries

72. Shri Pabitra Margherita – Ministry of External Affairs; Ministry of Textiles

The third term of Prime Minister Modi’s government is marked by a calculated balance of experience and inclusion. With a mix of veteran politicians and rising leaders, the Union Cabinet 2025 is designed to address both traditional policy areas and emerging sectors. From infrastructure and education to environment and digital governance, each ministry has a clear mandate for the future.