# Minister of Food Processing Industries

The Minister of Food Processing Industries (Hindi: खाद्य प्रसंस्करण उद्योग मंत्री) is the head of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries and a senior member of the union council of ministers of the Government of India. The portfolio is usually held by a minister with cabinet rank who is a senior member of the council of ministers and is often assisted by one or two junior ministers or the Ministers of State.

## Cabinet Ministers

* Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of Food Processing Industries |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Jagdish Tytler (born 1944) MP for Delhi Sadar (MoS, I/C) | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 160 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 2 | | | Sharad Yadav (1947–2023) MP for Badaun | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 339 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| 3 | | | Hukmdev Narayan Yadav (born 1939) MP for Sitamarhi | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| 4 | | | Giridhar Gamang (born 1943) MP for Koraput (MoS, I/C) | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 5 | | | Tarun Gogoi (1936–2020) MP for Kaliabor (MoS, I/C) | 17 January 1993 | 13 September 1995 | 2 years, 239 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 6 | | | Brigadier Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM (born 1941) MP for Dhenkanal (MoS, I/C) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| – | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| – | | | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Unelected (Prime Minister) | 1 June 1996 | 6 July 1996 | 35 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 7 | | | Dilip Ray (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha (MoS, I/C) | 6 July 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 1 year, 172 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 7 | | | Dilip Ray (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha (MoS, I/C) | 21 April 1997 | 25 December 1997 | 1 year, 172 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 8 | | | S. Jaipal Reddy (1942–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 25 December 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 84 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| – | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 19 March 1998 | 3 February 1999 | 321 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 9 | | | Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 3 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 252 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Ministry disestablished during this interval |||||||||||
| Minister of Food Processing Industries |||||||||||
| 10 | | | Chaman Lal Gupta (1934–2021) MP for Udhampur (MoS, I/C) | 1 September 2001 | 1 July 2002 | 303 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 11 | | | N. T. Shanmugam (born 1947) MP for Vellore (MoS, I/C) | 1 July 2002 | 15 January 2004 | 1 year, 198 days | Pattali Makkal Katchi | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| – | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 15 January 2004 | 17 January 2004 | 2 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 12 | | | Rajnath Singh (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 17 January 2004 | 22 May 2004 | 126 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 13 | | | Subodh Kant Sahay (born 1951) MP for Ranchi (MoS, I/C until 22 May 2009) | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 6 years, 241 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| 13 | | | Subodh Kant Sahay (born 1951) MP for Ranchi (MoS, I/C until 22 May 2009) | 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 6 years, 241 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 14 | | | Sharad Pawar (born 1940) MP for Madha (2009–2014) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (from 2014) | 19 January 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 3 years, 127 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 15 | | | Harsimrat Kaur Badal (born 1966) MP for Bathinda | 27 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 6 years, 112 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 15 | | | Harsimrat Kaur Badal (born 1966) MP for Bathinda | 31 May 2019 | 17 September 2020 | 6 years, 112 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 16 | | | Narendra Singh Tomar (born 1957) MP for Morena | 17 September 2020 | 7 July 2021 | 293 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 17 | | | Pashupati Kumar Paras (born 1952) MP for Hajipur | 7 July 2021 | 19 March 2024 | 2 years, 256 days | Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 18 | | | Kiren Rijiju (born 1971) MP for Arunachal West | 20 March 2024 | 10 June 2024 | 82 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 19 | | | Chirag Paswan (born 1982) MP for Hajipur | 9 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 day | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Arun Subhashchandra Yadav (born 1974) MP for Khandwa | 19 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 | 174 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 2 | | | Harish Rawat (born 1948) MP for Haridwar | 19 January 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 3 | | | Charan Das Mahant (born 1954) MP for Korba | 12 July 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 2 years, 318 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 4 | | | Tariq Anwar (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 5 | | | Sanjeev Balyan (born 1972) MP for Muzaffarnagar | 27 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 166 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 6 | | | Niranjan Jyoti (born 1967) MP for Fatehpur | 9 November 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 4 years, 202 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 7 | | | Rameswar Teli (born 1970) MP for Dibrugarh | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 8 | | | Prahlad Singh Patel (born 1960) MP for Damoh | 7 July 2021 | 7 December 2023 | 2 years, 153 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 9 | | | Shobha Karandlaje (born 1966) MP for Udupi Chikmagalur | 7 December 2023 | 9 June 2024 | 185 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 10 | | | Ravneet Singh Bittu (born 1975) Unelected | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 0 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |