The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:-
CABINET MINISTERS
Shri K. Rahman Khan
Shri Dinsha J. Patel
Shri Ajay Maken
Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
Shri Ashwani Kumar
Shri Harish Rawat
Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
Shri Manish Tewari
Dr. K. Chiranjeevi
MINISTERS OF STATE
Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Shri Kodikunnil Suresh
Shri Tariq Anwar
Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
Smt. Ranee Narah
Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury
Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana
Shri Ninong Ering
Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi
Shri Porika Balram Naik
Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi
Shri Lalchand Kataria
Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President directed the following allocation of portfolios among the newly appointed Ministers shall be as below:
CABINET MINISTERS
Shri K. Rahman Khan
Minority Affairs
Shri Dinsha J. Patel
Mines
Shri Ajay Maken
Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
Human Resource Development
Shri Ashwani Kumar
Law & Justice
Shri Harish Rawat
Water Resources
Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch
Culture
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
Shri Manish Tewari
Information & Broadcasting
Dr. K. Chiranjeevi
Tourism
MINISTERS OF STATE
Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Human Resource Development
Shri Kodikunnil Suresh
Labour & Employment
Shri Tariq Anwar
Agriculture &Food Processing Industries
Shri K. J. Surya Prakash Reddy
Railways
Smt. Ranee Narah
Tribal Affairs
Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Railways
Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury
Health & Family Welfare
Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana
Road Transport & Highways
Shri Ninong Ering
Minority Affairs
Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi
Urban Development
Shri Porika Balram Naik
Social Justice & Empowerment
Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi
Communications & Information Technology
Shri Lalchand Kataria
Defence
The President further directed, as advised by the Prime Minister, that the portfolios of the following Ministers shall be changed as indicated below:
CABINET MINISTERS
Shri M. Veerappa Moily
Petroleum & Natural Gas
Shri S. Jaipal Reddy
Science & Technology and Earth Sciences
Shri Kamal Nath
Urban Development&Parliamentary Affairs
Shri Vayalar Ravi
Overseas Indian Affairs
Shri Kapil Sibal
Communications & Information Technology
Shri C.P. Joshi
Road Transport & Highways
Kumari Selja
Social Justice & Empowerment
Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal
Railways
Shri Salman Khursheed
External Affairs
Shri Jairam Ramesh
Rural Development
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
Power
Shri K.H. Muniappa
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Shri Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
Drinking Water & Sanitation
Shri Sachin Pilot
Corporate Affairs
Shri Jitendra Singh
Youth Affairs & Sports
MINISTERS OF STATE
Shri E. Ahamed
External Affairs
Smt. D. Purandeswari
Commerce & Industry
Shri Jitin Prasada
Defence & Human Resource Development
Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan
New & Renewable Energy
Shri R.P.N. Singh
Home
Shri K.C. Venugopal
Civil Aviation
Shri Rajeev Shukla
Parliamentary Affairs & Planning.