Key Cabinet Ministers in India's Current Government (2024)

India's Council of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, includes senior Cabinet Ministers heading critical portfolios. As of 2024, the following are five principal ministers:

Top Cabinet Ministers

1. Prime Minister: Narendra Modi — Also holds Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; all unallocated portfolios
2. Minister of Home Affairs: Amit Shah — Internal security, police, center-state relations, disaster management, census, citizenship
3. Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs: Nirmala Sitharaman — Budget, taxation, financial sector, economic policy, corporate regulation
4. Minister of External Affairs: S. Jaishankar — Foreign policy, diplomacy, diaspora, international organizations
5. Minister of Defence: Rajnath Singh — Armed forces, defence production, procurement, strategic policy

Other Senior Cabinet Ministers

• Nitin Gadkari: Road Transport & Highways; Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
• Amit Shah (additional): Cooperation
• Dharmendra Pradhan: Education; Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
• Piyush Goyal: Commerce & Industry; Consumer Affairs; Textiles
• Ashwini Vaishnaw: Railways; Communications; Electronics & IT
• Sarbananda Sonowal: Ports, Shipping & Waterways; AYUSH
• Mansukh Mandaviya: Health & Family Welfare; Chemicals & Fertilizers
• Bhupender Yadav: Environment, Forest & Climate Change; Labour & Employment
• G. Kishan Reddy: Tourism; Culture; Development of NE Region
• Anurag Thakur: Information & Broadcasting; Sports; Youth Affairs

Notes

• No Deputy Prime Minister position currently exists
• Cabinet reshuffles occur periodically; last major expansion July 2021
• Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and Ministers of State support Cabinet Ministers
• Portfolio allocations reflect PM's priorities: infrastructure, digital, defence, social welfare

This cabinet combines political loyalty, administrative experience, and technocratic competence—reflecting the Modi government's governance model emphasizing centralized decision-making and delivery-focused ministries.