The 15th Lok Sabha of India came into being on 21st May 2009 with the oath taking ceremony of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with other 14 cabinet ministers. Prime minister extended his council of ministers by inducting a number of more ministers to it. Here is the list of portfolio of Cabinet Ministers, Minister of State with independent charges and State Minister:
| Serial Number |
Portfolio |
Name of Minister |
| 1 |
Prime Minister and also In-Charge of the Ministries/Departments viz: |
Dr. Manmohan Singh |
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions |
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Ministry of Planning |
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Ministry of Water Resources |
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Department of Atomic Energy |
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Department of Space |
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| 2 |
Minister of Finance |
Shri Pranab Mukherjee |
| 3 |
Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution |
Shri Sharad Pawar |
| 4 |
Minister of Defence |
Shri A.K. Antony |
| 5 |
Minister of Home Affairs |
Shri P. Chidambaram |
| 6 |
Minister of Railways |
Km. Mamata Banerjee |
| 7 |
Minister of External Affairs |
Shri S.M. Krishna |
| 8 |
Minister of Steel |
Shri Virbhadra Singh |
| 9 |
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| 10 |
Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad |
| 11 |
Minister of Power |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde |
| 12 |
Minister of Law and Justice |
Shri M. Veerappa Moily |
| 13 |
Minister of New and Renewable Energy |
Dr. Farooq Abdullah |
| 14 |
Minister of Urban Development |
Shri S. Jaipal Reddy |
| 15 |
Minister of Road Transport and Highways |
Shri Kamal Nath |
| 16 |
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs |
Shri Vayalar Ravi |
| 17 |
Minister of Textiles |
Shri Dayanidhi Maran |
| 18 |
Minister of Communications and Information Technology |
Shri A. Raja |
| 19 |
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
Shri Murli Deora |
| 20 |
Minister of Information and Broadcasting |
Smt. Ambika Soni |
| 21 |
Minister of Labour and Employment |
Shri Mallikarjun Kharge |
| 22 |
Minister of Human Resource Development |
Shri Kapil Sibal |
| 23 |
Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region |
Shri B.K. Handique |
| 24 |
Minister of Commerce and Industry |
Shri Anand Sharma |
| 25 |
Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj |
Shri C.P. Joshi |
| 26 |
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Tourism |
Kum. Selja |
| 27 |
Minister of Food Processing Industries |
Shri Subodh Kant Sahay |
| 28 |
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports |
Dr. M.S. Gill |
| 29 |
Minister of Shipping |
Shri G.K. Vasan |
| 30 |
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
Shri Pawan K. Bansal |
| 31 |
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment |
Shri Mukul Wasnik |
| 32 |
Minister of Tribal Affairs |
Shri Kantilal Bhuria |
| 33 |
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
Shri M.K. Alagiri |
| Ministers of State with Independent Charge |
| Serial Number |
Portfolio |
Name of Minister |
| 1 |
Ministry Civil Aviation |
Shri Praful Patel |
| 2 |
Ministry of Science and Technology; |
Shri Prithviraj Chavan |
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Ministry of Earth Sciences; and |
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Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office; |
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions; and |
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
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| 3 |
Ministry of Coal and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation |
Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal |
| 4 |
Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Minority Affairs |
Shri Salman Khursheed |
| 5 |
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
Shri Dinsha J. Patel |
| 6 |
Ministry of Women and Child Development |
Smt. Krishna Tirath |
| 7 |
Ministry of Environment and Forests |
Shri Jairam Ramesh |
| Ministers of State |
| 1 |
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
Shri Srikant Jena |
| 2 |
Ministry of Railways |
Shri E. Ahamed |
| 3 |
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Shri Mullappally Ramachandran |
| 4 |
Ministry of Planning and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
Shri V. Narayansamy |
| 5 |
Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
Shri JyotiradityaScindia |
| 6 |
Ministry of Human Resource Development |
Smt. D. Purandeswari |
| 7 |
Ministry of Railways |
Shri K.H. Muniyappa |
| 8 |
Ministry of Home Affairs |
Shri Ajay Maken |
| 9 |
Ministry of Textiles |
Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi |
| 10 |
Ministry of Finance |
Shri Namo Narain Meena |
| 11 |
Ministry of Defence |
Shri M.M. Pallam Raju |
| 12 |
Ministry of Urban Development |
Shri Saugata Ray |
| 13 |
Ministry of Finance |
Shri S.S. Palanimanickam |
| 14 |
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
Shri Jitin Prasad |
| 15 |
Ministry of Steel |
Shri A. Sai Prathap |
| 16 |
Ministry of External Affairs |
Smt. Preneet Kaur |
| 17 |
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
Shri Gurdas Kamat |
| 18 |
Ministry of Labour and Employment |
Shri Harish Rawat |
| 19 |
Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution |
Professor K.V. Thomas |
| 20 |
Ministry of Power |
Shri Bharatsinh Solanki |
| 21 |
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
Shri Mahadev S. Khandela |
| 22 |
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Shri Dinesh Trivedi |
| 23 |
Ministry of Rural Development |
Shri Sisir Adhikari |
| 24 |
Ministry of Tourism |
Shri Sultan Ahmed |
| 25 |
Ministry of Shipping |
Shri Mukul Roy |
| 26 |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
Shri Mohan Jatua |
| 27 |
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
Shri D. Napoleon |
| 28 |
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan |
| 29 |
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
Shri S. Gandhiselvan |
| 30 |
Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary |
| 31 |
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology |
Shri Sachin Pilot |
| 32 |
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
Shri Arun Yadav |
| 33 |
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil |
| 34 |
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
Shri R.P.N. Singh |
| 35 |
Ministry of External Affairs |
Shri Shashi Tharoor |
| 36 |
Ministry of Water Resources |
Shri Vincent Pala |
| 37 |
Ministry of Rural Development |
Shri Pradeep Jain |
| 38 |
Ministry of Rural Development |
Ms. Agatha Sangma |
