The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of senior ministers, called “Cabinet Ministers”, and junior ministers, called “Ministers of State”. It is led by the Prime Minister. A smaller executive body, called the Union Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in India.
Only the Prime Minister and ministers of the rank of “Cabinet Minister” are members of the Cabinet. The most senior civil servant in India, called theCabinet Secretary, leads the Cabinet Secretariat, and provides administrative assistance to the Council of Ministers. Ministers of State are tasked with assisting Cabinet Ministers in their work.
Prime Minister
| Shri Narendra Modi | Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister |
Cabinet Ministers
| Shri Raj Nath Singh | Home Affairs |
| Smt. Sushma Swaraj | External Affairs, Overseas Indian Affairs |
| Shri Manohar Parrikar | Defence |
| Shri Suresh Prabhu | Railways |
| Shri Arun Jaitley | Finance, Corporate Affairs, Information & Broadcasting |
| Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu | Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Parliamentary Affairs |
| Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Road Transport and Highways, Shipping |
| Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda | Law and Justice |
| Sushri Uma Bharati | Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |
| Dr. Najma A. Heptulla | Minority Affairs |
| Dr. Harsh Vardhan | Science and Technology, Earth Sciences |
| Shri Ramvilas Paswan | Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| Shri Kalraj Mishra | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi | Women and Child Development |
| Shri Ananthkumar | Chemicals and Fertilizers |
| Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad | Communications and Information Technology |
| Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda | Health and Family Welfare |
| Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh | Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation |
| Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | Civil Aviation |
| Shri Anant Geete | Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Food Processing Industries |
| Shri Narendra Singh Tomar | Mines, Steel |
| Shri Jual Oram | Tribal Affairs |
| Shri Radha Mohan Singh | Agriculture |
| Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot | Social Justice and Empowerment |
| Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani | Human Resource Development |
