A ready-reference “Static GK” capsule listing the full Union Council of Ministers of India — Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State (Independent Charge), and Ministers of State — with their exact portfolios. This is one of the most frequently asked static GK topics in SSC, Banking, Railway and State PSC exams, so keep this page bookmarked and revisit it periodically, since portfolios can change with reshuffles.
⚡ QUICK FACTS
👤 Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
🏛️ Cabinet Ministers
30
📋 Total Strength
70 Ministers
🗓️ Last Verified
22 August 2026
⚠️ Note: Cabinet composition can change through reshuffles with no advance notice. This list is accurate as on 22 August 2026. As of this update, media reports point to speculation about a possible broader reshuffle, but no official change beyond the ones reflected below has been confirmed. Please cross-check against the official Cabinet Secretariat portfolio list before an exam if this page hasn’t been recently updated.
Prime Minister
Name
Portfolio(s)
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and all important policy issues not allocated to any Ministry/Department
Cabinet Ministers
#
Name
Portfolio(s)
1
Rajnath Singh
Defence
2
Amit Shah
Home Affairs; Cooperation
3
Nitin Gadkari
Road Transport and Highways
4
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers
5
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Rural Development
6
Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance; Corporate Affairs
7
S. Jaishankar
External Affairs
8
Manohar Lal Khattar
Housing and Urban Affairs; Power
9
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Heavy Industries; Steel
10
Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry
11
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
12
Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lallan Singh)
Panchayati Raj; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
13
Sarbananda Sonowal
Ports, Shipping and Waterways
14
Birendra Kumar (Choudhary)
Social Justice and Empowerment
15
Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu
Civil Aviation
16
Pralhad Joshi
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; New and Renewable Energy; Education (additional charge)
17
Jual Oram
Tribal Affairs
18
Giriraj Singh
Textiles
19
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Railways; Information and Broadcasting; Electronics and Information Technology
20
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
Communications; Development of North Eastern Region
21
Bhupender Yadav
Environment, Forest and Climate Change
22
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Culture; Tourism
23
Annapurna Devi
Women and Child Development
24
Kiren Rijiju
Parliamentary Affairs; Minority Affairs
25
Hardeep Singh Puri
Petroleum and Natural Gas
26
Mansukh Mandaviya
Labour and Employment; Youth Affairs and Sports
27
G. Kishan Reddy
Coal; Mines
28
Chirag Paswan
Food Processing Industries
29
C. R. Patil
Jal Shakti
Note: Dharmendra Pradhan (formerly Cabinet Minister, Education) exited the Council of Ministers on 25 July 2026 per the source list; the Education portfolio has since moved to Pralhad Joshi as an additional charge (row 16 above).
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
#
Name
Portfolio(s)
1
Rao Inderjit Singh
Statistics and Programme Implementation; Planning; Culture
2
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Science and Technology; Earth Sciences; PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Atomic Energy; Space
3
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Law and Justice; Parliamentary Affairs
4
Prataprao Jadhav
Ayush; Health and Family Welfare
5
Jayant Chaudhary
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Education
Ministers of State
#
Name
Portfolio(s)
1
Jitin Prasada
Commerce and Industry; Electronics and Information Technology
2
Shripad Yesso Naik
Power; New and Renewable Energy
3
Pankaj Chaudhary
Finance
4
Krishan Pal
Cooperation
5
Ramdas Athawale
Social Justice and Empowerment
6
Ram Nath Thakur
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
7
Nityanand Rai
Home Affairs
8
Anupriya Patel
Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers
9
V. Somanna
Jal Shakti; Railways
10
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
Rural Development; Communications
11
S. P. Singh Baghel
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Panchayati Raj
12
Shobha Karandlaje
MSME; Labour and Employment
13
Kirtivardhan Singh
Environment, Forest and Climate Change; External Affairs
14
B. L. Verma
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Social Justice and Empowerment
15
Shantanu Thakur
Ports, Shipping and Waterways
16
Suresh Gopi
Petroleum and Natural Gas; Tourism
17
L. Murugan
Information and Broadcasting; Parliamentary Affairs
18
Ajay Tamta
Road Transport and Highways
19
Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Home Affairs
20
Kamlesh Paswan
Rural Development
21
Bhagirath Choudhary
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
22
Satish Chandra Dubey
Coal; Mines
23
Sanjay Seth
Defence
24
Ravneet Singh (Bittu)
Food Processing Industries; Railways
25
Durgadas Uikey
Tribal Affairs
26
Raksha Nikhil Khadse
Youth Affairs and Sports
27
Sukanta Majumdar
Education; Development of North Eastern Region
28
Savitri Thakur
Women and Child Development
29
Tokhan Sahu
Housing and Urban Affairs
30
Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Jal Shakti
31
Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma
Heavy Industries; Steel
32
Harsh Malhotra
Corporate Affairs; Road Transport and Highways
33
Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
34
Murlidhar Mohol
Cooperation; Civil Aviation
35
Pabitra Margherita
External Affairs; Textiles
Note: George Kurian (formerly Minister of State, Minority Affairs; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying) resigned from the Council of Ministers effective 23 June 2026, after the BJP did not renominate him to the Rajya Sabha. As of this update (22 August 2026), no official reassignment of his portfolios or successor had been confirmed, so his entry has been removed from this list rather than left in place or reassigned speculatively.
Quick Facts for Exams
The Union Council of Ministers has three ranks: Cabinet Minister, Minister of State (Independent Charge), and Minister of State.
Total strength of the Council of Ministers (including the PM) cannot exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha — this cap comes from the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.
A Minister of State (Independent Charge) handles a ministry on their own without a Cabinet Minister above them, but does not attend Cabinet meetings unless specially invited.
Article 75 of the Constitution deals with the appointment, term, and responsibility of the Council of Ministers.
Disclaimer: This list has been compiled from publicly available sources and is accurate as on 22 August 2026. Cabinet composition can change through reshuffles; please verify current portfolios from the official Cabinet Secretariat website (cabsec.gov.in) before relying on this for an upcoming exam.
