2021 Indian cabinet reshuffle

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On 7 July 2021 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out a reshuffle of his ministry.[1][2][3] Modi carried out 3 cabinet reshuffles during his first ministry.[citation needed] The cabinet reshuffle of 2021 is the first cabinet reshuffle of the second Modi ministry.

Changes

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Jyotiraditya Scindia, Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Anupriya Patel, Kapil Patil, Meenakshi Lekhi, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav, Darshana Jardosh, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Ramchandra Prasad Singh, Bharati Pawar, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Nisith Pramanik, Shobha Karandlaje, Pratima Bhoumik, L. Murugan, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pankaj Chaudhary, Kaushal Kishore, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Subhas Sarkar, Shantanu Thakur, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, S. P. Singh Baghel, Annapurna Devi Yadav, B. L. Verma, Devusinh Chauhan, Bhagwanth Khuba, Mahendra Munjapara, John Barla, Bishweswar Tudu and A. Narayanaswamy became new ministers.

Harsh Vardhan, Prakash Javadekar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Santosh Gangwar, Sanjay Dhotre, Debasree Chaudhuri, Rattan Lal Kataria, Babul Supriyo, Thawarchand Gehlot and Pratap Sarangi left the Modi cabinet.

Anurag Thakur, G. Kishan Reddy, Kiren Rijiju, R. K. Singh, Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh L. Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala were promoted to cabinet rank ministers.[4][5]

Cabinet-level changes

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Colour key
  •      Joined the cabinet
  •      Promoted
  •      Left the cabinet
Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs
Nitin Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
D. V. Sadananda Gowda Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Resigned from the government
Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Resigned from the government
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Resigned from the government [a]
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' Minister of Education Resigned from the government
Smriti Irani
Minister of Women and Child Development
Harsh Vardhan
Resigned from the government
Prakash Javadekar
Resigned from the government
Piyush Goyal
Dharmendra Pradhan
Narayan Rane Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Sarbananda Sonowal None[b]
Virendra Kumar Khatik Lok Sabha MP Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Mahendra Nath Pandey Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister of Heavy Industries
Giriraj Singh Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
Jyotiraditya Scindia Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Civil Aviation
Ramchandra Prasad Singh Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Steel
Ashwini Vaishnaw Rajya Sabha MP
Pashupati Kumar Paras Lok Sabha MP Minister of Food Processing Industries
Kiren Rijiju
Minister of Law and Justice
Raj Kumar Singh
Hardeep Singh Puri
Mansukh Mandaviya
Bhupender Yadav Rajya Sabha MP
Parshottam Rupala Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
G. Kishan Reddy Minister of State for Home Affairs
Anurag Singh Thakur
  1. ^ Made as Governor of Karnataka in 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ Formerly served as the Chief Minister of Assam until 10 May 2021

Ministers of State-level changes

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  •      Joined the cabinet
  •      Left the cabinet
Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
Santosh Kumar Gangwar Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment Resigned from the government
Rao Inderjit Singh
Shripad Yesso Naik
Jitendra Singh
Prahlad Singh Patel
Faggan Singh Kulaste Minister of State for Steel
Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
Arjun Ram Meghwal
General V. K. Singh Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
Krishan Pal Gurjar Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Raosaheb Danve Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State for Rural Development
Babul Supriyo Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Resigned from the government
Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Resigned from the government
Rattan Lal Kataria
Resigned from the government
Rameswar Teli Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Resigned from the government
Debasree Chaudhuri Minister of State for Women and Child Development Resigned from the government
Pankaj Chaudhary Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Finance
Anupriya Singh Patel Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
S. P. Singh Baghel Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Law and Justice
Rajeev Chandrasekhar Rajya Sabha MP
Shobha Karandlaje Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Darshana Jardosh Lok Sabha MP
Meenakshi Lekhi Lok Sabha MP
Annpurna Devi Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Education
A. Narayanaswamy Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Kaushal Kishore Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs
Ajay Bhatt Lok Sabha MP
B. L. Verma Rajya Sabha MP
Ajay Mishra Teni Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Home Affairs
Devusinh Chauhan Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Communications
Bhagwanth Khuba Lok Sabha MP
Kapil Moreshwar Patil Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Panchayati Raj
Pratima Bhoumik Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Subhas Sarkar Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Education
Bhagwat Karad Rajya Sabha MP Minister of State for Finance
Rajkumar Ranjan Singh Lok Sabha MP
Bharati Pawar Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
Bishweswar Tudu Lok Sabha MP
Shantanu Thakur Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Mahendra Munjapara Lok Sabha MP
John Barla Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Minority Affairs
L. Murugan None[a]
Nisith Pramanik Lok Sabha MP

Subsequent changes

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6 July 2022

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A minor reshuffle of the ministry took place on 6 July 2022. Both Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Ramchandra Prasad Singh, whose tenure as members of the Rajya Sabha had come to an end, resigned from the ministry. Smriti Irani was assigned the additional portfolio of Minority Affairs while Jyotiraditya Scindia was assigned the additional portfolio of Steel.[6]

Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
Smriti Irani Minister of Women and Child Development
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Minority Affairs Resigned from the government
Jyotiraditya Scindia Minister of Civil Aviation
Ramchandra Prasad Singh Minister of Steel Resigned from the government

18 May 2023

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On 18 May 2023, Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju was appointed as the Minister of Earth Sciences, while the portfolio of Law and Justice was assigned to Arjun Ram Meghwal.[7][8]

Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
Kiren Rijiju Minister of Law and Justice Minister of Earth Sciences
Arjun Ram Meghwal
S. P. Singh Baghel Minister of State for Law and Justice Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

7 December 2023

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On 7 December 2023, Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel resigned from the ministry after being elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, and Renuka Singh Saruta resigned after her election to the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda was assigned the additional portfolio of Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.[9]

Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Resigned from the government
Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs
Prahlad Singh Patel
Resigned from the government
Renuka Singh Saruta Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Resigned from the government
Shobha Karandlaje Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Bharati Pawar Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

19 March 2024

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Food Processing Industries Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned from the ministry on 19 March 2024. Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju was assigned the additional portfolio.[10]

Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
Pashupati Kumar Paras Minister of Food Processing Industries Resigned from the cabinet
Kiren Rijiju Minister of Earth Sciences

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly served as the State President of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party.

References

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  1. ^ Team, ThePrint (7 July 2021). "Modi cabinet reshuffle done, 43 new ministers take oath — Here is the full list of portfolios". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "List of new Cabinet Ministers of India 2021: Check the updated list with Portfolio". www.jagranjosh.com. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Narendra Modi Ministry: List of Union (Cabinet) Ministers of NDA and Their Designations | PM Modi Cabinet". News18. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "List of Ministers and their portfolios in Narendra Modi's cabinet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Full List Of Ministers In The Modi Government". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Smriti Irani, Jyotiraditya Scindia get additional charges of Minority Affairs, Ministry of Steel". India Today. 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ President's Secretariat (18 May 2023). "Press Communique: Re-allocation of portfolios". Press Information Bureau.
  8. ^ President's Secretariat (18 May 2023). "Press Communique: Allocation of portfolio to Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel". Press Information Bureau.
  9. ^ President's Secretariat (7 December 2023). "Press Communique: Re-allocation of portfolios among the ministers". Press Information Bureau.
  10. ^ President's Secretariat (20 March 2024). "Press Communique: Allocation of the charge of Minister of Food Processing Industries to Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Earth Sciences". Press Information Bureau.