Modi’s Third Term Cabinet
The first Cabinet meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term, a significant event that sets the tone for the government’s agenda and policies, was held at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, Delhi. The meeting, which took place at the Prime Minister’s residence, commenced amid ongoing suspense over the distribution of ministerial portfolios.
Key Announcements and Actions
Housing Assistance Expansion:
The Union Cabinet decided to extend assistance to three crore rural and urban households to construct houses. This move aims to address the increased housing demand among eligible families. Over the past decade, 4.21 crore houses have been completed under the PMAY scheme, each equipped with essential amenities such as household toilets, LPG, electricity, and functional household taps.
PM Modi’s Congratulations and Prayers
Congratulations to Sikkim CM:
Prime Minister Modi tweeted his congratulations to Prem Singh Tamang, the SKM chief, as he took his oath as the Chief Minister of Sikkim.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s Prayers:
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his family offered prayers at Jhandewalan Temple earlier today.
Party Reactions
Shiv Sena’s Disappointment:
Shrirang Barne, a Shiv Sena MP led by Eknath Shinde, expressed disappointment over the party not receiving a Cabinet berth in the new government, alleging partiality. However, Shrikant Shinde, Shiv Sena Party Leader in Lok Sabha, clarified that the party supports the government unconditionally without any bargaining for power.
Modi 3.0 Cabinet Ministers
- Home Ministry: Amit Shah
- Defence Ministry: Rajnath Singh
- External Affairs Ministry: Dr. S Jaishankar
- Finance: Nirmala Sitharaman
- Agriculture and Rural Development: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- Roads, Transport, and Highways: Nitin Gadkari
- Housing & Urban Affairs and Power & New Energy: Manohar Lal Khattar
- Commerce Ministry: Piyush Goyal
- Petroleum & Natural Gas: Hardeep Singh Puri
- Railways and Information & Broadcasting: Ashwini Vaishnav
- Education Ministry: Dharmendra Pradhan
- Health Ministry: JP Nadda
- Women and Child Development: Annapurna Devi
- Coal and Mines: G. Kishan Reddy
- Labour & Sports: Mansukh Mandaviya
- Environment Ministry: Bhupendra Yadav
- Civil Aviation: Ram Mohan Yadav
- Parliamentary Affairs & Minority Affairs: Kiren Rijiju
- MSME: Jitan Ram Manjhi
- Ports, Shipping and Waterways: Sarbananda Sonowal
- Youth Affairs and Sports & Food Processing Industries: Chirag Paswan
- Telecom and Development of North Eastern Region: Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Heavy Industries and Steel: H. D. Kumaraswamy
- Panchayati Raj and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy: Lalan Singh
- Social Justice and Empowerment: Dr. Virendra Kumar
- Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & New and Renewable Energy: Pralhad Joshi
- Tribal Affairs: Jual Oram
- Textiles: Giriraj Singh
- Environment, Forest and Climate Change: Bhupendra Yadav
- Culture & Tourism: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Jal Shakti: C R Patil
Ministers of State (MoS)
- Commerce and Industry; Electronics and IT: Jitin Prasada
- Power; New and Renewable Energy: Shripad Yesso Naik
- Finance: Pankaj Chaudhary
- Cooperation: Krishan Pal
- Social Justice and Empowerment: Ramdas Athawale
- Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: Ram Nath Thakur
- Home Affairs: Nityanand Rai
- Health and Family Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers: Anupriya Patel
- Jal Shakti; Railways: V. Somanna
- Rural Development; Communications: Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
- Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Panchayati Raj: Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel
- MSME; Labour and Employment: Sobha Karandlaje
- Environment, Forest and Climate Change; External Affairs: Kirtivardhan Singh
- Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Social Justice and Empowerment: B. L. Verma
- Ports, Shipping and Waterways: Shantanu Thakur
- Petroleum and Natural Gas; Tourism: Suresh Gopi
- Information and Broadcasting; Parliamentary Affairs: Dr. L. Murugan
- Road Transport and Highways: Ajay Tamta
- Home Affairs: Bandi Sanjay Kumar
- Rural Development: Kamlesh Paswan
- Agriculture and Farmers Welfare: Bhagirath Choudhary
- Coal; Mines: Satish Chandra Dubey
- Defense: Sanjay Seth
- Food Processing Industries; Railways: Ravneet Singh
- Tribal Affairs: Durgadas Uikey
- Youth Affairs and Sports: Raksha Nikhil Khadse
- Education; Development of North Eastern Region: Sukanta Majumdar
- Women and Child Development: Savitri Thakur
- Housing and Urban Affairs: Tokhan Sahu
- Jal Shakti: Raj Bhushan Choudhary
- Heavy Industries; Steel: Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma
- Corporate Affairs; Road Transport and Highways: Harsh Malhotra
- Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution: Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya
- Cooperation; Civil Aviation: Murlidhar Mohol
- Minority Affairs; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: George Kurian
- External Affairs; Textiles: Pabitra Margherita
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
- Statistics and Programme Implementation: Rao Inderjit Singh
- Prime Minister’s Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Atomic Energy; Space, Science and Technology, Earth Sciences: Dr. Jitendra Singh
- Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs: Arjun Ram Meghwal
- Ayush and Health and Family Welfare: Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao
- Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Education: Jayant Chaudhary
PM Modi’s Responsibilities
In a gesture of respect and appreciation, Prime Minister Modi contacted former President Pratibha Patil and former Prime Ministers Dr. Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda to seek their blessings as he embarks on his third term. This act of reaching out to the former leaders reflects his commitment to the nation and its democratic values.