Government of India – Who’s Who

Government of India – Who’s Who

Know more about the personalities holding the highest offices and important positions in Executive, Judiciary and Legislature in the country.


President of India

Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India
Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
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Vice President of India

Shri Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India
Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari
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Prime Minister of India

Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
Dr. Manmohan Singh
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Council of Ministers


1 Prime Minister and also In-Charge of the Ministries/Departments not specifically allocated to the charge of any Ministry viz:

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;

Dr. Manmohan Singh
2 Ministry of Planning;
3 Department of Atomic Energy;
4 Department of Space;
5 Ministry of Finance
6 Ministry of Coal;
7 Ministry of Environment & Forests
8 Ministry of External Affairs Shri Pranab Mukherjee
9 Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Shri Kapil Sibal
10 Ministry of Railways Shri Lalu Prasad
11 Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Palaniappan Chidambaram
12 Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Ministry of Steel Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
13 Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev
14 Ministry of Defence Shri A.K.Antony
15 Ministry of Human Resource Development Shri Arjun Singh
16 Ministry of Company Affairs Shri Prem Chand Gupta
17 Ministry of Power Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde
18 Ministry of Urban Development Sri S. Jaipal Reddy
19 Ministry of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Shri Sharad Pawar
20 Ministry of Mines Shri Sis Ram Ola
21 Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Mahavir Prasad
22 Ministry of Tribal Affairs Shri P.R. Kyndiah
23 Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways Shri T.R. Baalu
24 Ministry of Textiles Shri Shankersinh Vaghela
25 Ministry of Commerce & Industry Shri Kamal Nath
26 Ministry of Law & Justice Shri H.R. Bhardwaj
27 Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi
28 Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
29 Ministry of Minority Affairs Shri Abdul Rehman Antulay
30 Ministry of Rural Development Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
31 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi
32 Ministry of Panchayati Raj Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar
33 Ministry of Development of North-Eastern Region
34 Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Murli Deora
35 Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Smt. Meira Kumar
36 Ministry of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni
37 Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Shri A. Raja
38 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss
39 Ministry of Water Resources Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz
Ministers of State (Independent charge)

1 Ministry of Labour & Employment Shri Oscar Fernandes
2 Ministry of Women and Child Development Smt. Renuka Chowdhury
3 Ministry of Food Processing Industries Shri Subodh Kant Sahay
4 Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Shri G.K. Vasan
5 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M.S. Gill
6 Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Shri Vilas Muttemwar
7 Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja
8 Ministry of Civil Aviation Shri Praful Patel


Ministers of State

1 Ministry of External Affairs Shri Anand Sharma
2 Ministry of Defence Shri M. M. Pallam Raju
3 Ministry of Rural Development Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu
4 Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers and Ministry of Mines Shri B.K. Handique
5 Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dinsha J. Patel
6 Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Power Shri Jairam Ramesh
7 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi
8 Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry Shri Ashwani Kumar
9 Ministry of Home Affairs Dr. Shakeel Ahmad
10 Ministry of Human Resource Development Smt. Daggubati Purandareswari
11 Ministry of Defence Shri Rao Inderjit Singh
12 Ministry of Railways Shri Naranbhai Rathwa
13 Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways Shri K.H. Muniappa
14 Ministry of Urban Development Shri Ajay Maken
15 Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Kantilal Bhuria
16 Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal
17 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension and Minister of State in PMO Shri Prithviraj Chavan
18 Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Taslimuddin
19 Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Smt. Suryakanta Patil
20 Ministry of Human Resource Development Shri Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi
21 Ministry of Railways Shri R. Velu
22 Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Parliametary Affairs Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal
23 Ministry of Environment & Forests Shri S. Regupathy
24 Ministry of Law & Justice Shri K. Venkatapathy
25 Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
26 Ministry of Textiles Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan
27 Ministry of Tourism and Culture Smt Kanti Singh
28 Ministry of Environment & Forests Shri Namo Narain Meena
29 Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh
30 Ministry of External Affairs Shri E. Ahamed
31 Ministry of Finance Shri S.S. Palanimanickam
32 Ministry of Water Resources Shri Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav
33 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Shri M.H. Ambareesh
34 Ministry of Home Affairs Smt. V. Radhika Selvi
35 Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Planning Shri V. Narayanasamy
36 Ministry of Coal Shri Santosh Bagrodia
37 Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Shri Raghunath Jha
38 Ministry of Tribal Affairs Dr. Rameshwar Oraon
39 Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
40 Ministry of Steel Shri Jitin Prasada