The Narendra Modi government on Tuesday appointed 19 ministers of state and elevated Prakash Javadekar, Ministers of State (Independent Charge) for Environment & Forests.
The President administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new members of the Council of Ministers at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ministers are:
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- S.S. Ahluwalia
- Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi
- Vijay Goel
- Ramdas Athawale
- Rajen Gohain
- Anil Madhav Dave
- Parshottam Rupala
- M.J. Akbar
- Arjun Ram Meghwal
- Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
12.. Mahendra Nath Pandey
- Ajay Tamta
- Smt. Krishna Raj
- Mansukh L. Mandaviya
- Smt. Anupriya Patel
- C.R. Chaudhary
- P.P. Chaudhary
- Subhash Ramrao Bhamre