# Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

The Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (IAST: Kārmik, Lok Śikāyat Aur Peṃśan Mantrī) is the cabinet minister in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The position is generally held by the prime minister, but sometimes it has been held by other senior members of the cabinet, such as the Minister of Home Affairs. The minister is generally assisted by a minister of state.

## Powers

As the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the prime minister exercises control over the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the country's premier civil service, which staffs most of the senior civil service positions; the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB); and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), except for the selection of its director, who is chosen by a committee of: (a) the prime minister, as chairperson; (b) the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha; (c) and the chief justice.

## List of ministers

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| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Rae Bareli (Prime Minister) | 1 August 1970 | 24 March 1977 | 6 years, 235 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Self |
| 1 | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Rae Bareli (Prime Minister) | 1 August 1970 | 24 March 1977 | 6 years, 235 days | Indian National Congress | Indira III | Self |
| 2 | | | Charan Singh (1902–1987) MP for Baghpat | 24 March 1977 | 1 July 1978 | 1 year, 99 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 3 | | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat (Prime Minister) | 1 July 1978 | 24 January 1979 | 207 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 4 | | | Hirubhai M. Patel (1904–1993) MP for Sabarkantha | 24 January 1979 | 28 July 1979 | 185 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 5 | | | Yashwantrao Chavan (1913–1984) MP for Satara (Deputy Prime Minister) | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 170 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan Singh | Charan Singh |
| 6 | | | Zail Singh (1916–1994) MP for Hoshiarpur | 14 January 1980 | 22 June 1982 | 2 years, 159 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910–2009) MP for Chennai South | 22 June 1982 | 2 September 1982 | 72 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore | 2 September 1982 | 19 July 1984 | 1 year, 321 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Hanamkonda | 19 July 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 165 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Hanamkonda | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 165 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 10 | | | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 336 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 11 | | | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur (Prime Minister) | 2 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 340 days | Janata Dal | V. P. Singh | Self |
| 12 | | | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) | 10 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 223 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Self |
| 13 | | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 330 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | Self |
| 14 | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Self |
| 15 | | | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka (Prime Minister) | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 324 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | Self |
| 16 | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar (Prime Minister) | 21 April 1997 | 18 March 1998 | 331 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | Self |
| 17 | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 19 March 1998 | 30 January 2003 | 4 years, 317 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 17 | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 19 March 1998 | 30 January 2003 | 4 years, 317 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 18 | | | L. K. Advani (born 1927) MP for Gandhinagar (Deputy Prime Minister) | 30 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 113 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 19 | | | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Self |
| 19 | | | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Self |
| 20 | | | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi (Prime Minister) | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Self |
| 20 | | | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi (Prime Minister) | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Self |
| 20 | | | Narendra Modi (born 1950) MP for Varanasi (Prime Minister) | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | Self |

## List of ministers of state

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 23 August 1970 | 10 October 1974 | 4 years, 48 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 1 | | | Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 23 August 1970 | 10 October 1974 | 4 years, 48 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 2 | | | Om Mehta (1927–1995) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 165 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Brigadier (Retd.) Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo AVSM (born 1941) MP for Dhenkanal | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 4 | | | P. Chidambaram (born 1945) MP for Sivaganga | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 68 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Biren Sing Engti (born 1945) MP for Autonomous District | 14 July 1986 | 14 February 1988 | 1 year, 215 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Margaret Alva (born 1942) MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) | 21 June 1991 | 16 May 1996 | 4 years, 330 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 7 | | | S. R. Balasubramoniyan (born 1938) MP for Nilgiris | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 296 days | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 7 | | | S. R. Balasubramoniyan (born 1938) MP for Nilgiris | 3 May 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 320 days | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 8 | | | Kadambur R. Janarthanan (1929–2020) MP for Tirunelveli | 19 March 1998 | 8 April 1999 | 1 year, 20 days | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 9 | | | Vasundhara Raje (born 1953) MP for Jhalawar | 9 April 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 4 years, 296 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 9 | | | Vasundhara Raje (born 1953) MP for Jhalawar | 13 October 1999 | 30 January 2003 | 4 years, 296 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 10 | | | Arun Shourie (born 1941) MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | 22 November 1999 | 1 September 2001 | 1 year, 283 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 11 | | | Harin Pathak (born 1947) MP for Ahmedabad East | 30 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 113 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 12 | | | Suresh Pachouri (born 1952) MP for Madhya Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 13 | | | Prithviraj Chavan (born 1946) MP for Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha) | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 2 years, 218 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 13 | | | Prithviraj Chavan (born 1946) MP for Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha) | 28 May 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 2 years, 218 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 14 | | | V. Narayanasamy (born 1947) MP for Puducherry | 10 November 2010 | 26 May 2014 | 3 years, 197 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 15 | | | Jitendra Singh (born 1956) MP for Udhampur | 26 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | 10 years, 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 15 | | | Jitendra Singh (born 1956) MP for Udhampur | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | 10 years, 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 15 | | | Jitendra Singh (born 1956) MP for Udhampur | 9 June 2024 | Incumbent | 10 years, 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | Narendra Modi |