The Second Modi ministry, also called Modi 2.0 was the Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi that was formed after the 2019 general election which was held in seven phases in 2019. The results of the election were announced on 23 May 2019 and this led to the formation of the 17th Lok Sabha. The oath ceremony was arranged in the courtyards of Rashtrapati Bhavan at Raisina Hill. The heads of the states of BIMSTEC countries were invited as guests of honor for this ceremony.
Second Modi ministry | |
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 25th Ministry of the Republic of India | |
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| Date formed | 30 May 2019 |
| Date dissolved | 9 June 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Ram Nath Kovind (until 25 July 2022) Droupadi Murmu (from 25 July 2022) |
| Head of government | Narendra Modi |
| No. of ministers | 76 |
| Ministers removed | 72 |
| Total no. of members | 82 |
| Member parties | National Democratic Alliance
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| Status in legislature | Majority 303 / 545 (56%) |
| Opposition party |
118 / 543 (22%)
Rajya Sabha 92 / 245 (38%) |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Election | 2019 |
| Outgoing election | 2024 |
| Legislature terms | 5 years, 186 days |
| Budgets | 2019 Budget 2020 Budget 2021 Budget 2022 Budget 2023 Budget |
| Incoming formation | 17th Lok Sabha |
| Outgoing formation | 18th Lok Sabha |
| Predecessor | First Modi ministry |
| Successor | Third Modi ministry |
On 7 July 2021, the government went through a ministry expansion with several big names dropped and new faces sworn in. Many current ministers were also given promotion for their good work.[1]
Following the victory of the National Democratic Alliance in the 2024 general election, Prime Minister Modi and the council of ministers tendered their resignation to the President of India on 5 June 2024. However, they remained in office on caretaker basis until a new cabinet assumed office. On 9 June 2024, the new Cabinet of Third Modi ministry was sworn in with Modi again as Prime Minister.
History
editThe Second Modi ministry came into existence following the 2019 general election to the 17th Lok Sabha in which the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance emerged victorious winning 353 of the 543 seats of the Lok Sabha. On 31 May 2019, Narendra Modi was sworn-in as the Prime Minister for the second time by President Ram Nath Kovind along with his council of ministers. The council of ministers which was sworn-in into office on 31 May 2019 consisted of 24 ministers with cabinet rank, 9 ministers of state with independent charge, and 24 ministers of state.
On August 8, 2023, Gaurav Gogoi moved a no-confidence motion against the second Modi ministry in the Lok Sabha.[2][3] The government defeated the motion.[4]
Reshuffle and changes
editSince the formation of the ministry in May 2019, the council of ministers had undergone several major and minor changes under various circumstances.
- 12 November 2019: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Arvind Sawant of Shiv Sena resigned from the cabinet after Shiv Sena's withdrawal from NDA. Prakash Javadekar was assigned the additional charge of his ministry.
- 18 September 2020: Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of Shiromani Akali Dal resigned from the cabinet after Akali Dal's withdrawal from NDA in protest against three controversial farm laws. Narendra Singh Tomar was assigned the additional charge of the ministry.
- 23 September 2020: Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi died due to COVID-19 complications.
- 8 October 2020: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party died after short illness. Piyush Goyal was assigned the additional charge of his ministry.
- 6 July 2021: Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed as the Governor of Karnataka.
- 7 July 2021: A major cabinet reshuffle took place prior to which 12 ministers submitted their resignation. 15 ministers with cabinet rank and 27 ministers of state were inducted. Of the 15 cabinet ministers inducted, 7 ministers of state were promoted to cabinet rank.
- 6 July 2022: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Steel Minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh submitted their resignations prior to expiration of tenure as Rajya Sabha MPs. Smriti Irani was assigned the additional charge of Minority Affairs ministry while Jyotiraditya Scindia was assigned the charge of Steel ministry.
- 18 May 2023: Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju was appointed as Minister of Earth Sciences. Arjun Ram Meghwal was appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice, while S. P. Singh Baghel was appointed as the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.
- 7 December 2023: Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Jal Shakti and Food Processing Industries Minister of State Prahlad Singh Patel, and Tribal Affairs Minister of State Renuka Singh Saruta resigned from the cabinet following their election to the state legislative assemblies; Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda assigned additional charge of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare ministry. Rajeev Chandrasekhar assigned additional charge as minister of state for Jal Shakti, Shobha Karandlaje as minister of state for Food Processing Industries, and Bharati Pawar as minister of state for Tribal Affairs.
- 19 March 2024: Food Processing Industries Minister Pashupati Kumar Paras of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party resigned from the cabinet following seat-sharing disagreement; Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju assigned additional charge of the ministry.
List of ministers
editCabinet Ministers
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister. | 30 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Defence | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Home Affairs | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Co-operation | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Road Transport and Highways | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Finance Minister of Corporate Affairs | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | 31 May 2019 | 8 October 2020 | LJP | Died on 8 October 2020. | ||
| 9 October 2020 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | 31 May 2019 | 7 December 2023 | BJP | Resigned. | ||
| 7 December 2023 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | Additional charge following resignation of Narendra Singh Tomar. | |||
| Minister of Rural Development Minister of Panchayati Raj | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Law and Justice | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 18 May 2023 | BJP | ||||
| 18 May 2023 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) is responsible. | |||
| Minister of Communications Minister of Electronics and Information Technology | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Food Processing Industries | 31 May 2019 | 18 September 2020 | SAD | Resigned. | ||
| 18 September 2020 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Additional charge following resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal. | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 19 March 2024 | RLJP | Resigned | |||
| 20 March 2024 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | Additional charge following resignation of Pashupati Kumar Paras. | |||
| Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | 31 May 2019 | 6 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of External Affairs | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Human Resource Development | 31 May 2019 | 29 July 2020 | BJP | Renamed as Ministry of Education. | ||
| Minister of Education | 29 July 2020 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Tribal Affairs | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Women and Child Development | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Textiles | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Health and Family Welfare | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Science and Technology | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) is responsible. | |||
| Minister of Earth Sciences | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 18 May 2023 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | |||
| 18 May 2023 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Railways | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Steel | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 6 July 2022 | JD(U) | ||||
| 6 July 2022 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | Additional charge following resignation of Ramchandra Prasad Singh. | |||
| Minister of Minority Affairs | 31 May 2019 | 6 July 2022 | BJP | |||
| 6 July 2022 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | Additional charge following resignation of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. | |||
| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Coal Minister of Mines | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | 31 May 2019 | 12 November 2019 | SS | Resigned. | ||
| 12 November 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Additional charge following resignation of Arvind Sawant. The ministry was bifurcated into Ministry of Heavy Industries and Department of Public Enterprises. | |||
| Minister of Heavy Industries | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | |||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Jal Shakti | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
| Minister of Labour and Employment | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of AYUSH | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Development of North Eastern Region | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Culture Minister of Tourism | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Power Minister of New and Renewable Energy | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Civil Aviation | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
| Minister of Shipping | 31 May 2019 | 10 November 2020 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. Ministry renamed as Ports, Shipping and Waterways. | ||
| Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways | 10 November 2020 | 7 July 2021 | BJP | Minister of State (I/C) was responsible. | ||
| 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | ||||
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Planning | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | BJP | |||
Ministers of State
editDemographics
edit Parties
editRepresentation of cabinet ministers by party
| Party | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State (I/C) | Ministers of State | Total number of ministers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 27 | 3 | 40 | 70 | |
| Apna Dal (Sonelal) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party of India (A) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 3 | 42 | 72 | |
States
editRepresentation of cabinet ministers by state
Initiatives
editAccording to Shashi Tharoor, some noteworthy achievements are the rapid construction of infrastructure, including new ports, airports and highways, relying on private contractors; modernisation of the rail network of India; strengthening the social safety net for millions of poor Indians; providing toilets, cooking gas cylinders; cash transfers to farmers and access to electricity and drinking water in rural India; progress in technology diffusion; cheap data plans for android phones, connecting nearly a billion Indians to the Internet; enabling private companies to create commons online; stimulating growth in the startup culture, mainly in the tech domain, and several unicorns; digital money transfer via Unified Payments Interface (direct money transfers between bank accounts); reducing middlemen by paying social benefits directly to the accounts of beneficiaries and effective Indian diplomacy, all with high approval ratings.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ In the 2019 general election, no opposition party obtained the minimum (54) amount of seats to become the official opposition, and thus there was no opposition leader. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the leader of the Indian National Congress party in the Parliament, which has the largest number (50) of seats in the opposition.
- ^ In the 2019 general election, no opposition party obtained the minimum (54) amount of seats to become the official opposition, and thus there was no opposition leader. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the leader of the Indian National Congress party in the Parliament, which has the largest number (50) of seats in the opposition.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "LIVE: Union ministers Gangwar, Pokhriyal resign ahead of Cabinet reshuffle". Business Standard. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "'Compelled to move no-confidence motion to end PM Modi's vow of silence': Congress' Gaurav Gogoi". 8 August 2023.
- ^ "No-Confidence Motion Highlights: Supreme Court order ratified INDIA bloc's no-confidence motion: RSP MP". India Today. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Modi wins no-trust vote over India ethnic violence". BBC News. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Tharoor, Shashi (7 June 2023). "The ups and downs of the Modi decade". The Japan Times. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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