New Delhi:  A day after Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term, the President's office in an official communique announced cabinet ministers' portfolios. In Modi 3.0 Cabinet, the big four ministers were retained, signalling a huge continuity in terms of key government policies.  While Amit Shah has been retained as the Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharman and S Jaishankar have maintained their positions in the Defence, Finance and External Affairs Ministries respectively. Nitin Gadkari continues as the Minister of Road Transport and Highways. The Prime Minister will keep the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Space. The Modi 3.0 Cabinet portfolio in many ways signifies how the government is keen to push the key infra, development projects further in its goal to achieve a developed India by 2047.  Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been given Agriculture ministry, a move aimed towards farmers.  However, to strike a regional balance and include allies TDP, JDU, HAM and LJP among others, the Modi cabinet has also dropped nearly 37 ministers from the previous council. 

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Full List of The Portfolios Allotted to 72 Ministers 

Alongside Prime Minister Modi, 30 cabinet ministers, 5 ministers of state (independent charge), and 36 ministers of state were sworn in. Prominent figures among the newly inducted ministers include former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Vidisha MP Shivraj Singh Chouhan, as well as former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, now representing the Karnal constituency. The majority of the berths are allocated to the BJP, with the remaining going to allied parties. The BJP-led NDA government also ensured representation for its first MP in Kerala, Suresh Gopi.  Hindustani Awami Morcha President Jitan Ram Manjhi secured a ministerial berth. Among the fresh faces from the BJP in the Council of Ministers are Jitin Prasada, Raksha Khadse, Muralidhar Mohol, and V Somanna. 

Modi Cabinet 3.0 Portfolio Allocation CONFIRMED

Narendra Modi - Prime Minister 

Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Who Gets What

1. Amit Shah  - Ministry of Home
2. Rajnath Singh  - Ministry of Defence
3. Nitin Gadkari - Ministry of Road And Transport
4. JP Nadda - Ministry of Health
5. Shivraj Singh Chouhan -  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
6. Nirmala Sitharaman - Ministry of Finance; Minister of Corporate Affairs 
7. Dr S Jaishankar - Ministry of External Affairs
8. Manohar Lal Khattar - Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ; Minister of Power 
9. HD Kumaraswamy - Ministry of Heavy Industries; Ministry of Steel 
10. Piyush Goyal - Ministry of Commerce And Industry 
11. Dharmendra Pradhan - Ministry of Education 
12. Jitan Ram Manjhi-Hindustan Awam Morcha -  Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)   
13. Rajeev Ranjan Singh (Lallan Singh)  - Ministry of Panchayati Raj; Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying  
14. Sarbananda Sonowal - Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways  
15. Dr. Virendra Kumar -Minister of Social Justice And Empowerment
16. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu- Ministry of Civil Aviation 
17. Prahlad Joshi- Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  
18. Jual Oram - Ministry of Tribal Affairs
19. Giriraj Singh - Ministry of Textiles
20. Ashwini Vaishnaw -Ministry of Information and Broadcasting; Ministry of Railways; Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology 
21. Jyotiraditya M Scindia - Ministry of Telecommunications and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
22. Bhupender Yadav – Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India  
23. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat - Ministry of Culture and Tourism
24. Annpurna Devi - Ministry of Women And Child Development
25. Kiren Rijiju -  Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Minority Affairs.
26. Hardeep Singh Puri- - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
27. Mansukh Mandaviya - - Ministry of Labour and Employment
28. G Kishan Reddy - Ministry of Coal and Mines
29. Chirag Paswan - - Minister of Food Processing Industries 
30. CR Patil -Ministry of Jal Shakti

Minister of State (Independent Charge)

1. Rao Inderjit Singh - MoS, Culture And Tourism
2. Dr. Jitendra Singh - MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences
3. Arjun Ram Meghwal - MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
4. Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav - MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush and MoS in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 
5. Jayant Chaudhary - MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.
6. Jitin Prasada -MoS in the Ministry of Commerce and MoS in Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  
7. Shripad Yesso Naik - MoS in Ministry of Power and MoS in Ministry of New And Renewable Energy   
8. Pankaj Chaudhary - MoS in the Ministry of Finance
9. Krishan Pal - MoS in Ministry of Cooperation
10. Ramdas Athawale - MoS in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
11. Ramnath Thakur - MoS in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
12. Nityanand Rai - MoS in the Ministry of Home Affairs
13. Anupriya Patel -  MoS in Ministr of Health and Family Welfare; MoS in Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
14. V Somanna - Mos in Ministry of Jal Shakti; MoS in Ministry of Railways
15. Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani - MoS in the Ministry of Rural Development and Mos in the Ministry of Communications 
16. Prof. SP Singh Baghel - MoS in Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; MoS in The Ministry of Panchayati Raj
17. Shobha Karandlaje - MoS (MSME); MoS in Ministry of Labour and Employment
18. Kirti Vardhan Singh - MoS in Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; MoS in Ministry of External Affairs 
19. BL Verma - MoS in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food And Public Distribution; MoS in Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment  
20. Shantanu Thakur - MoS in Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
21. Suresh Gopi - MoS in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; MoS in Ministry of Tourism
22. L Murugan- MoS in MIB; MoS in Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs 
23. Ajay Tamta -  MoS, Road And Transport
24. Bandi Sanjay Kumar - Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
25. Kamlesh  Paswan - MoS, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
26. Bhagirath Choudhary - Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
27. Satish Chandra Dubey -  Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines.
28. Sanjay Seth - Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.
29. Ravneet Singh Bittu -Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.  
30.  Durga Das Uikey - Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
31. Raksha Khadse -Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
32. Sukanta Majumdar- Minister of State in the Ministry of Education; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region.
33. Savitri Thakur -  MoS in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
34. Tokhan Sahu -MoS in the Ministry of Housing And Urban Affairs  
35.  Raj Bhushan Choudhary -  MoS in Ministry of Jal Shakti  
36.  Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma -  MoS in Ministry of Heavy Industries and MoS in Ministry of Steel  
37.  Harsh Malhotra - MoS in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and MoS in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  
38. Nimuben Bambhaniya -   MoS in Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution  
39. Murlidhar Mohol - MoS in the Ministry of Cooperation and MoS in the Ministry of Civil Aviation  
40. George Kurian -  MoS in the Ministry of Minority Affairs and MoS in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying 
41.  Pabitra Margherita - MoS in the Ministry of External Affairs and MoS in the Ministry of Textiles

Day 1 of Modi 3.0

After assuming office for a third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the officials of the PMO for the first time. Emphasizing dedication, he stated, "We are not bound by time. Our work doesn't adhere to strict office hours. We have no limits to our thinking or criteria for our efforts. This is my team, and the country trusts it."

Earlier, PM Modi arrived at the South Block to take charge for his third term. His first action was signing a file authorizing the release of the 17th instalment of PM Kisan Nidhi, benefiting 9.3 crore farmers with a distribution of approximately Rs 20,000 crores. 

Additionally, in its first cabinet meeting, the new government decided to assist in constructing 3 crore rural and urban houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). Over the past decade, a total of 4.21 crore houses have been completed for eligible poor families under this scheme. All PMAY-constructed houses come with essential amenities, including household toilets, LPG connections, electricity, and functional household taps, through convergence with other central and state government schemes.