Narendra Modi Cabinet 2.0

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government inducted 43 new faces and relieved 12 old guard in the first major Cabinet reshuffle since 2019.

Updated - December 04, 2021 11:48 pm IST

President Ram Nath Kovind administers oath to Cabinet Ministers, at a swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 7, 2021.

President Ram Nath Kovind administers oath to Cabinet Ministers, at a swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 7, 2021.

In a major shake up of his Council of Ministers almost midway through his second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi oversaw the swearing-in of 43 Ministers (new and seven promotions to Cabinet rank) and dropped 12 Ministers (seven Cabinet and five Ministers of State) including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s new Health Minister would be newly elevated Cabinet Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

Government sources have termed it an effort by Mr. Modi to strike a balance between political messaging of including MPs from various regional centres as well as from marginalised communities and beefing up the skill set of the ministries with professionally and educationally qualified additions.

Published - July 08, 2021 11:09 am IST

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New phase: On reconstitution of Union Council of Ministers

Union Ministers, from left to right in the top row- Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Virendra Kumar, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ramchandra Prasad Singh; from left to right in the middle row- Ashwini Vaishnaw, Pashu Pati Kumar Paras, Kiren Rijiju, Raj Kumar Singh, Hardeep Singh Puri; and from left to right in the bottom row- Mansukh Mandaviya, Bhupnder Yadav, Parshottam Rupala, G. Kishan Reddy, Anurag Thakur with Prime Minister Narendra Modi before taking oath, in New Delhi, on July 7.

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