# Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is an Indian government ministry. It is headed by the Union Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
It handles affairs relating to the Parliament of India, and works as a link between the two chambers, the Lok Sabha ("House of the People," the lower house) and the Rajya Sabha ("Council of States," the upper house). It was created in 1949 as a department but later became a full ministry.
The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Kiren Rijiju. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
The subject of 'Nomination of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by the Government' has been allocated to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made by the President under article 77(3) of the Constitution.
Functions assigned to the Ministry under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made by the President under Article 77(3) of the Constitution of India:-
Dates of summoning and prorogation of the two Houses of Parliament, Dissolution of Lok Sabha, President's Address to Parliament. Planning and Coordination of legislative and other official business in both Houses. Allocation of Government time in Parliament for discussion of motions given notice of by Members. Liaison with Leaders and Whips of various Parties and Groups represented in Parliament. Lists of Members of Select and Joint Committees on Bills. Appointment of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by Government. Functioning of Consultative Committees of Members of Parliament for various Ministries. Implementation of assurances given by Ministers in Parliament. Governments stand on Private Members Bills and Resolutions. Secretarial assistance to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. Advice to Ministries on procedural and other Parliamentary matters. Coordination of action by Ministries on recommendations of general application made by Parliamentary Committees. Officially sponsored visits of Members of Parliament to places of interest. Matters connected with powers, privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament. Parliamentary Secretaries - functions. Organisation of Youth Parliament Competitions in Schools/Colleges throughout the country. Organisation of All India Whips Conference. Exchange of Government Sponsored Delegations of Members of Parliament with other countries. Determination of Policy and follow up action in regard to matters raised under rule 377 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and by way of Special Mentions in Rajya Sabha. Manual for Handling Parliamentary work in Ministries/Departments. The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 (20 of 1953). The Salary, Allowances and Pensions of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954). The Salary, and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 (33 of 1977). The Leader and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 (5 of 1999).

## Cabinet Ministers

| 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 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952) (MoS until 10 April 1962) | 26 February 1949 | 13 March 1967 | 18 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952) (MoS until 10 April 1962) | 26 February 1949 | 13 March 1967 | 18 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952) (MoS until 10 April 1962) | 26 February 1949 | 13 March 1967 | 18 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952) (MoS until 10 April 1962) | 26 February 1949 | 13 March 1967 | 18 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952) (MoS until 10 April 1962) | 26 February 1949 | 13 March 1967 | 18 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| 1 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952) (MoS until 10 April 1962) | 26 February 1949 | 13 March 1967 | 18 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 1 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952) (MoS until 10 April 1962) | 26 February 1949 | 13 March 1967 | 18 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| 1 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952) (MoS until 10 April 1962) | 26 February 1949 | 13 March 1967 | 18 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| 2 | | | Ram Subhag Singh (1917–1980) MP for Buxar | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 338 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) MP for Guntur (MoS until 27 June 1970) | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | 2 years, 32 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 4 | | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MP for Bharatpur | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | 1 year, 324 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| (3) | | | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) MP for Guntur | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | 4 years, 47 days | | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Ravindra Varma (1925–2006) MP for Ranchi | 26 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 124 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 6 | | | K. Gopal MP for Karur (MoS) | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 163 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan Singh | Charan Singh |
| 7 | | | Bhishma Narain Singh (1933–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 14 January 1980 | 29 January 1983 | 3 years, 15 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Buta Singh (1934–2021) MP for Ropar | 29 January 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 337 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Buta Singh (1934–2021) MP for Ropar | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 year, 337 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 9 | | | H. K. L. Bhagat (1921–2005) MP for East Delhi | 31 December 1984 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 336 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 10 | | | P. Upendra (1936–2009) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 339 days | Telugu Desam Party | Vishwanath | V. P. Singh |
| 11 | | | Satya Prakash Malaviya (1934–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 10 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 223 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar |
| 12 | | | Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 13 | | | Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) MP for Raipur | 18 January 1993 | 17 January 1996 | 2 years, 364 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| (12) | | | Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 18 January 1996 | 16 May 1996 | 119 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 14 | | | Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) MP for Mumbai North East | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 15 | | | Ram Vilas Paswan (1946–2020) MP for Hajipur | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 16 | | | Srikant Kumar Jena (born 1950) MP for Kendrapara | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 296 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 16 | | | Srikant Kumar Jena (born 1950) MP for Kendrapara | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 296 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 17 | | | Madan Lal Khurana (1936–2018) MP for Delhi Sadar | 19 March 1998 | 30 January 1999 | 317 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 18 | | | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) MP for Tiruchirappalli | 30 January 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 256 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| (14) | | | Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) MP for Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha) | 13 October 1999 | 29 January 2003 | 3 years, 108 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 19 | | | Sushma Swaraj (1952–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttarakhand | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| (12) | | | Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir | 23 May 2004 | 1 November 2005 | 1 year, 162 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 20 | | | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (1945–2017) MP for Raiganj | 1 November 2005 | 6 April 2008 | 2 years, 157 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 21 | | | Vayalar Ravi (born 1937) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 1 year, 46 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 22 | | | Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh | 28 May 2009 | 28 October 2012 | 3 years, 153 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 23 | | | Kamal Nath (born 1946) MP for Chhindwara | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 24 | | | M. Venkaiah Naidu (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka, till 2016 Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan, from 2016 | 27 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 2 years, 39 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 25 | | | Ananth Kumar (1959–2018) MP for Bangalore South | 5 July 2016 | 12 November 2018 | 2 years, 130 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 26 | | | Narendra Singh Tomar (born 1957) MP for Gwalior | 12 November 2018 | 30 May 2019 | 199 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 27 | | | Pralhad Joshi (born 1962) MP for Dharwad | 31 May 2019 | 10 June 2024 | 5 years, 10 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 28 | | | Kiren Rijuju (born 1971) MP for Arunachal West | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 271 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | 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 |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister |
| 1 | | | Jagannath Rao (1909–?) MP for Chatrapur | 14 February 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 27 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| 2 | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 333 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Om Mehta (1927–1995) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir | 30 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 6 years, 267 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Om Mehta (1927–1995) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir | 18 March 1971 | 24 March 1977 | 6 years, 267 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 4 | | | Larang Sai (1935–2004) MP for Sarguja | 14 August 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 1 year, 348 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 5 | | | Ram Kripal Sinha (1934–2023) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 14 August 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 1 year, 348 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 6 | | | Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (1921–1993) MP for Nandyal | 16 January 1980 | 2 September 1982 | 2 years, 229 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Sitaram Kesri (1919–2000) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 3 March 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 318 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | H. K. L. Bhagat (1921–2005) MP for East Delhi | 2 September 1982 | 31 October 1984 | 2 years, 59 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | Kalpnath Rai (1941–1999) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 29 January 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 276 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 10 | | | H. K. L. Bhagat (1921–2005) MP for East Delhi | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 11 | | | N. K. P. Salve (1921–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) MP for Washim | 31 December 1984 | 12 May 1986 | 1 year, 132 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 13 | | | Margaret Alva (born 1942) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| (7) | | | Sitaram Kesri (1919–2000) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | 1 year, 27 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 14 | | | Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019) MP for Kannauj | 12 May 1986 | 2 December 1989 | 3 years, 204 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 15 | | | M. M. Jacob (1926–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | 3 years, 61 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 16 | | | Radhakishan Malviya (1943–2013) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | 151 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 17 | | | P. Namgyal (1937–2010) MP for Ladakh | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | 151 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 18 | | | Satya Pal Malik (born 1946) MP for Aligarh | 23 April 1990 | 10 November 1990 | 201 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | V. P. Singh |
| (15) | | | M. M. Jacob (1926–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 19 | | | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) MP for Salem | 21 June 1991 | 2 December 1993 | 2 years, 164 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 20 | | | Abrar Ahmed (1956–2004) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 18 January 1993 | 2 April 1994 | 1 year, 74 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| (13) | | | Margaret Alva (born 1942) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 19 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | 3 years, 118 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 21 | | | Mukul Wasnik (born 1959) MP for Buldhana | 19 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | 3 years, 118 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 22 | | | Eduardo Faleiro (born 1940) MP for Mormugao | 18 December 1993 | 19 September 1995 | 1 year, 275 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 23 | | | Rameshwar Thakur (1925–2015) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 17 April 1994 | 22 December 1994 | 249 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 24 | | | Mallikarjun Goud (1941–2002) MP for Mahabubnagar | 17 April 1994 | 16 May 1996 | 2 years, 29 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 25 | | | Matang Sinh (1953–2021) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 1 year, 96 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 26 | | | Vilas Muttemwar (born 1949) MP for Nagpur | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 27 | | | S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 19 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 240 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 28 | | | Beni Prasad Verma (1941–2020) MP for Kaiserganj | 1 June 1996 | 29 July 1996 | 58 days | Samajwadi Party | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 29 | | | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1935) MP for Bapatla | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 324 days | Telugu Desam Party | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 30 | | | 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 |
| (29) | | | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1935) MP for Bapatla | 21 April 1997 | 9 June 1997 | 49 days | Telugu Desam Party | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| (30) | | | S. R. Balasubramoniyan (born 1938) MP for Nilgiris | 1 May 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 322 days | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 31 | | | M. P. Veerendra Kumar (1936–2020) MP for Kozhikode | 26 May 1997 | 2 July 1997 | 37 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 32 | | | Jayanthi Natarajan (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu | 9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 33 | | | R. K. Kumar (1942–1999) Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu | 19 March 1998 | 22 May 1998 | 64 days | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 34 | | | Ram Naik (born 1934) MP for Mumbai North | 20 March 1998 | 5 May 1999 | 1 year, 46 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 35 | | | Dilip Ray (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 22 May 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 144 days | Biju Janata Dal | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 36 | | | Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1948) MP for Bareilly | 16 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 37 | | | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (born 1957) MP for Rampur | 16 February 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| (35) | | | Dilip Ray (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 40 days | Biju Janata Dal | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 38 | | | Faggan Singh Kulaste (born 1959) MP for Mandla | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 40 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 39 | | | Sriram Chauhan (born 1953) MP for Basti | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 40 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 40 | | | O. Rajagopal (born 1929) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 22 November 1999 | 22 May 2004 | 4 years, 182 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 41 | | | Bhavna Chikhalia (1955–2013) MP for Junagadh | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 42 | | | Vijay Goel (born 1954) MP for Chandni Chowk | 29 January 2003 | 24 May 2003 | 115 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| (36) | | | Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1948) MP for Bareilly | 24 May 2003 | 8 September 2003 | 107 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 43 | | | Suresh Pachouri (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 44 | | | Bijoy Krishna Handique (1934–2015) MP for Jorhat | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 45 | | | Suryakanta Patil (born 1948) MP for Hingoli | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 4 years, 364 days | Nationalist Congress Party | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 46 | | | Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 1 year, 46 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 47 | | | V. Narayanasamy (born 1947) MP for Puducherry | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 1 year, 46 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 47 | | | V. Narayanasamy (born 1947) MP for Puducherry | 28 May 2009 | 12 July 2011 | 2 years, 45 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 48 | | | Prithviraj Chavan (born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 28 May 2009 | 10 October 2011 | 2 years, 135 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 49 | | | Ashwani Kumar (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 19 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 | 174 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 50 | | | Harish Rawat (born 1948) MP for Haridwar | 12 July 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 108 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 51 | | | Rajeev Shukla (born 1959) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 12 July 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 2 years, 318 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 52 | | | Paban Singh Ghatowar (born 1950) MP for Dibrugarh | 20 July 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 2 years, 310 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| (36) | | | Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born 1948) MP for Bareilly | 27 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 166 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 53 | | | Prakash Javadekar (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 27 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | 166 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 54 | | | Rajiv Pratap Rudy (born 1962) MP for Saran | 9 November 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 1 year, 239 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| (37) | | | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (born 1957) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh, till 2016 Rajya Sabha MP for Jharkhand, from 2016 | 9 November 2014 | 3 September 2017 | 2 years, 298 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| (27) | | | S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) MP for Darjeeling | 5 July 2017 | 3 September 2017 | 60 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| (42) | | | Vijay Goel (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 55 | | | Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 1953) MP for Bikaner | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 6 years, 281 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 55 | | | Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 1953) MP for Bikaner | 31 May 2019 | 10 June 2024 | 6 years, 281 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 56 | | | V. Muraleedharan (born 1958) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 31 May 2019 | 10 June 2024 | 5 years, 10 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 57 | | | Arjun Ram Meghwal (born 1953) MP for Bikaner | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 271 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | Narendra Modi |
| 58 | | | L. Murugan (born 1977) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 271 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | Narendra Modi |

## Deputy Ministers

| 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 | | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar | 1 October 1948 | 26 February 1949 | 148 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2 | | | Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) MP for Mahasamund | 24 January 1966 | 14 February 1966 | 21 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Rohanlal Chaturvedi (1919–?) MP for Etah | 18 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | 241 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 4 | | | J. B. Muthyal Rao MP for Nagarkurnool | 18 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | 241 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Iqbal Singh (1923–1988) MP for Fazilka | 14 February 1969 | 8 July 1970 | 1 year, 144 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Raghbir Singh Panjhazari (1914–1999) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 30 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 261 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Pothuraju Parthasarthy MP for Rajampet | 30 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 261 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Kedar Nath Singh MP for Sultanpur | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | 3 years, 161 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi | 2 May 1971 | 24 March 1977 | 5 years, 326 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 10 | | | Kalpnath Rai (1941–1999) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 15 January 1982 | 6 September 1982 | 234 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 11 | | | Mallikarjun Goud (1941–2002) MP for Mahabubnagar | 15 January 1982 | 31 October 1984 | 2 years, 351 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 11 | | | Mallikarjun Goud (1941–2002) MP for Mahabubnagar | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 2 years, 351 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Radhakishan Malviya (1943–2013) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | 1 year, 9 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 13 | | | P. Namgyal (1937–2010) MP for Ladakh | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | 1 year, 9 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 14 | | | Jagdeep Dhankhar (born 1951) MP for Jhunjhunu | 23 May 1990 | 5 November 1990 | 166 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | V. P. Singh |