Modi government reconstitutes 8 Cabinet Committees. Know the members

The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government reconstituted the eight subcommittees of the Union Cabinet on 3 July 2024 after being sworn in for the record third consecutive time. 

Of the 72 members of the Union Council Minister, including the Prime Minister Modi, 31 are of Cabinet rank. These Cabinet ministers are part of the newly reconstituted Cabinet sub-committee.

The Prime Minister is the head of the Union Council of Ministers and chairs its meetings. 

The cabinet sub-committee of which the Prime Minister is a part will always be chaired by the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister is not a member of two subcommittees: the Cabinet Committee on Skill, Employment and Livelihood and the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

Following are the reconstituted Union Cabinet Committee and its members.  

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet consists of two members, 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 
• Union Home Minister & Ministry of Cooperation - Amit Shah.

Cabinet Committee on Security

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
• Minister of Defence -Rajnath Singh,
• Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation- Amit Shah, 
• Minister of Finance and  Minister of Corporate Affairs-  Nirmala Sitharaman, 
• Minister of External Affairs- Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
• Minister of Defence -Rajnath Singh,
• Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation- Amit Shah, 
• Minister of Finance and  Minister of Corporate Affairs-  Nirmala Sitharaman, 
• Minister of Road Transport and Highways- Nitin Gadkari,
• Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development- Shivraj Singh Chouhan,
• Minister of Heavy Industries and Minister of Steel- H. D. Kumaraswamy,
• Minister of Commerce and Industry-  Piyush Goyal, 
•  Minister of Education-  Dharmendra Pradhan,
• Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying- Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh,

Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
• Minister of Defence -Rajnath Singh,
• Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation- Amit Shah,
• Minister of Road Transport and Highways.-Nitin Gadkari,
• Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers- Jagat Prakash Nadda,
• Minister of Finance and  Minister of Corporate Affairs-  Nirmala Sitharaman, 
• Minister of Micro, Small and  Medium Enterprises.-Jitan Ram Manjhi,
• Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways- Sarbananda Sonowal,
• Minister of Civil Aviation- Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu,
• Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change- Bhupender Yadav,
• Minister of Women and Child Development-  Annapurna Devi, 
• Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs-Kiren Rijiju,
• Minister of Coal and Minister of Mines- G. Kishan Reddy.

Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
• Minister of Defence -Rajnath Singh,
• Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation- Amit Shah,
• Minister of Road Transport and Highways.-Nitin Gadkari,
• Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs- Nirmala Sitharaman, 
• Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy- Pralhad Joshi,
• Minister of Textiles- Giriraj Singh,
• Minister of Railways; Minister of lnformation and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and lnformation Technology- Ashwini Vaishnaw,
• Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas- Hardeep Singh Puri,
• Minister of Food Processing lndustries- Chirag Paswan,

Special invitees 

• Minister of State (lndependent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme lmplementation; Minister of State (lndependent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture- Rao lnderjit Singh,
• Minister of State (lndependent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare- Prataprao Jadhav.

Cabinet Committee on Skill, Employment and Livelihood

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
• Minister of Defence -Rajnath Singh,
• Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation- Amit Shah,
• Minister of Road Transport and Highways.-Nitin Gadkari,
• Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs- Nirmala Sitharaman, 
• Minister of Education- Dharmendra Pradhan,
• Minister of Railways; Minister of lnformation and Broadcasting; and Minister of Electronics and lnformation Technology- Ashwini Vaishnaw,
• Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change-  Bhupender Yadav,
• Minister of Culture and Minister of Tourism- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,
• Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas-Hardeep Singh Puri,
• Minister of Labour and Employment; and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports- Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.

Special invitee 

Minister of State (lndependent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education- Jayant Chaudhary. 

Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs

• Minister of Defence -Rajnath Singh,
• Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation- Amit Shah,
• Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers- Jagat Prakash Nadda,
• Minister of Finance and  Minister of Corporate Affairs-  Nirmala Sitharaman, 
• Minister of Panchayati Raj; and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying- Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh,
• Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment- Dr. Virendra Kumar,
• , Minister of Civil Aviation-Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu,
• Minister of Tribal Affairs- Jual Oram,
• Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs-Kiren Rijiju,
• Minister of Jal Shakti- C R Patil.

Special Invitees 

• Minister of State (lndependent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs-  Arjun Ram Meghwal, 
• Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs-  Dr L. Murugan.

 Cabinet Committee on Accommodation.

• Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation- Amit Shah,
• Minister of Road Transport and Highways.-Nitin Gadkari,
• Minister of Finance and  Minister of Corporate Affairs-  Nirmala Sitharaman,
• Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Minister of Power- Manohar Lal Khattar,
• Minister of Commerce and Industry- Piyush Goyal,

Special Invitees 
Minister of State (lndependent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (lndependent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space. – Dr. Jitendra Singh.