# Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

The Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (Hindi: आवासन और शहरी कार्य मंत्री) is the head of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of the Government of India since the ministry's formation on 6 July 2017 and is a member of the union council of ministers. The minister is responsible for the execution, formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing and urban development in India.
The ministry is currently headed by Manohar Lal Khattar who has been the minister since 10 June 2024. Khattar is the Member of Parliament for Karnal and was formerly the 10th chief minister of Haryana, from 2014 to 2024. Khattar also jointly holds the post of minister of power. The cabinet minister is often assisted by a minister of state and formerly by a deputy minister.

## History of office

The ministry came into existence on 15 August 1947 soon after the independence as the "Ministry of Works, Mines and Power". Narhar Vishnu Gadgil was appointed as the first minister of works, mines and power thereupon. On 26 December 1950, the ministry was reorganized and recognized as the minister of works, production and supply. In 1952, the ministry was renamed as the "Ministry of Works, Housing and Supply" after the Department of Production was separated and the Ministry of Production was formed. Swaran Singh was appointed as the inaugural minister of works, housing and supply and served from 1952 until 1957. In 1962, the Department of Supply was separated from the ministry and the Ministry of Rehabilitation was merged with the Ministry of Works and Supply to form the "Ministry of Works, Housing and Rehabilitation".
In 1964, the ministry was renamed as "Ministry of Works and Housing" after the Department of Rehabilitation was separated from it and further renamed in 1966 as "Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development" and in 1971 as "Ministry of Works and Housing". In 1977, the ministry was merged with Ministry of Supply and Rehabilitation to form the "Ministry of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation". In 1980, the ministry was renamed back as "Ministry of Works and Housing".
In 1985, with rapidly growing urban issues and to give more importance to those issues, the ministry was renamed as the "Ministry of Urban Development" and further renamed in 1995 as the "Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment" with two constituent departments, namely, the Department of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation and the Department of Urban Employment.
The two departments were merged together in 1999 as the "Ministry of Urban Development" and bifurcated only months later into the "Ministry of Urban Development" and the "Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation". The two independent ministries were re-united on 27 May 2000 as the "Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation" with Jagmohan serving as the first office-holder.
Upon the formation of the First Manmohan Singh ministry on 22 May 2004, the ministry was again bifurcated. Two separate ministries were formed, one concerned with urban development and was named as "Ministry of Urban Development" and Ghulam Nabi Azad was appointed as the minister of urban development, while the other ministry was concerned with urban employment and poverty issues and was named as "Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation" and Kumari Selja was appointed as the minister. The Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation was renamed as the "Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation" in 2006 and existed until 2017.
On 6 July 2017, the two independent ministries were re-united as the "Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs" and has since existed in this form. Venkaiah Naidu who served as the minister in both the ministries prior to their merger was appointed as the first minister thereupon. He resigned the following month after being nominated as a candidate for the 2017 vice presidential election and was elected as the Vice President in August 2017. Upon his resignation, Rural Development minister Narendra Singh Tomar briefly officiated in the ministry until the appointment of Hardeep Singh Puri in September 2017. Puri has since then served as the minister of housing and urban affairs and is the longest serving minister in the ministry.

## Titles of office

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has undergone several minor and major organizational and nominal changes since its establishment as the "Ministry of Works, Housing and Supply" in 1952.
* 1947–1950: Minister of Works, Mines and Power
* 1950–1952: Minister of Works, Production and Supply
* 1952–1962: Minister of Works, Housing and Supply
* 1962–1964: Minister of Works, Housing and Rehabilitation
* 1964–1966: Minister of Works and Housing
* 1966–1971: Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development
* 1971–1977: Minister of Works and Housing
* 1977–1980: Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation
* 1980–1985: Minister of Works and Housing
* 1985–1995: Minister of Urban Development
* 1995–1999: Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment
* 1999–2000: Minister of Urban Development
* 2000–2004: Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
* 2004–2017: Minister of Urban Development
* 2017–present: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

## Cabinet ministers

* Key: $^†$ Died in office
| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of Works, Mines and Power (1947–1950) ||||||||||
| | | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (1896–1966) MCA for Bombay | 15 August 1947 | 26 December 1950 | 3 years, 133 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Works, Production and Supply (1950–1952) ||||||||||
| | | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (1896–1966) MCA for Bombay | 26 December 1950 | 13 May 1952 | 3 years, 133 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Works, Housing and Supply (1952–1962) ||||||||||
| | | Swaran Singh (1907–1994) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 13 May 1952 | 17 April 1957 | 4 years, 339 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | K. Chengalaraya Reddy (1902–1976) MP for Kolar | 17 April 1957 | 5 April 1961 | 3 years, 353 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Bezawada Gopala Reddy (1907–1997) MP for Kavali (Minister of State) | 5 April 1961 | 10 April 1962 | 1 year, 5 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Mehr Chand Khanna (1897–1970) MP for New Delhi (Minister of State) | 10 April 1962 | 15 November 1962 | 219 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Works, Housing and Rehabilitation (1962–1964) ||||||||||
| | | Mehr Chand Khanna (1897–1970) MP for New Delhi (Minister of State) | 15 November 1962 | 16 April 1964 | 1 year, 153 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Works and Housing (1964–1966) ||||||||||
| | | Mehr Chand Khanna (1897–1970) MP for New Delhi (Minister of State) | 16 April 1964 | 27 May 1964 | 1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Mehr Chand Khanna (1897–1970) MP for New Delhi (Minister of State) | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| | | Mehr Chand Khanna (1897–1970) MP for New Delhi (Minister of State) | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Mehr Chand Khanna (1897–1970) MP for New Delhi (Minister of State) | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development (1966–1971) ||||||||||
| | | Mehr Chand Khanna (1897–1970) MP for New Delhi (Minister of State) | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 48 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Jagannath Rao (1909–?) MP for Chatrapur (Minister of State) | 13 March 1967 | 14 November 1967 | 246 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Darbhanga | 14 November 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 92 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Kodardas Kalidas Shah (1908–1986) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | 2 years, 32 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Works and Housing (1971–1977) ||||||||||
| | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab (Minister of State) | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | 45 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Uma Shankar Dikshit (1901–1991) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 2 May 1971 | 5 February 1973 | 1 year, 279 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Bhola Paswan Shastri (1914–1984) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | 1 year, 247 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) MP for Guntur | 10 October 1974 | 23 December 1976 | 2 years, 74 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai (1915–1993) Unelected | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 91 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation (1977–1980) ||||||||||
| | | Sikander Bakht (1918–2004) MP for Chandni Chowk | 24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 126 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Ram Kinkar (1922–2003) MP for Barabanki | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 170 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| Minister of Works and Housing (1980–1985) ||||||||||
| | | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore | 14 January 1980 | 19 October 1980 | 279 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Bhishma Narain Singh (1933–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 19 October 1980 | 29 January 1983 | 2 years, 102 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Buta Singh (1934–2021) MP for Ropar | 29 January 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 332 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Buta Singh (1934–2021) MP for Ropar | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 year, 332 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Abdul Ghafoor (1918–2004) MP for Siwan | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of Urban Development (1985–1995) ||||||||||
| | | Abdul Ghafoor (1918–2004) MP for Siwan | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | 1 year, 27 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Mohsina Kidwai (born 1932) MP for Meerut | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | 3 years, 41 days | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Murasoli Maran (1934–2003) MP for Chennai South | 2 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 343 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Vishwanath | | V. P. Singh |
| | | Daulat Ram Saran (1924–2011) MP for Churu | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| | | Sheila Kaul (1915–2015) MP for Raebareli | 21 June 1991 | 3 May 1995 | 3 years, 316 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment (1995–1999) ||||||||||
| | | Sheila Kaul (1915–2015) MP for Raebareli | 3 May 1995 | 10 September 1995 | 130 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) | 10 September 1995 | 15 September 1995 | 5 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | R. K. Dhawan (1937–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar (Minister of State, I/C) | 15 September 1995 | 21 February 1996 | 159 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) | 21 February 1996 | 16 May 1996 | 85 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Sikander Bakht (1918–2004) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) MP for Tenkasi | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| | | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka (Prime Minister) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 296 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar (Prime Minister) | 21 April 1997 | 9 June 1997 | 49 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| | | M. P. Veerendra Kumar (1936–2020) MP for Kozhikode (Minister of State, I/C) | 9 June 1997 | 2 July 1997 | 23 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| | | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1935) MP for Bapatla (Minister of State, I/C) | 2 July 1997 | 14 November 1997 | 135 days | Telugu Desam Party | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| | | T. G. Venkatraman (1931–2013) MP for Tindivanam | 14 November 1997 | 12 December 1997 | 28 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| | | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1935) MP for Bapatla (Minister of State, I/C) | 12 December 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 97 days | Telugu Desam Party | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| | | Ram Jethmalani (1923–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 19 March 1998 | 8 June 1999 | 1 year, 81 days | Independent | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Urban Development (1999) ||||||||||
| | | Jagmohan (1927–2021) MP for New Delhi | 8 June 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 167 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| | | Jagmohan (1927–2021) MP for New Delhi | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 167 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation (1999) ||||||||||
| | | Jagmohan (1927–2021) MP for New Delhi | 22 November 1999 | 26 November 1999 | 4 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Urban Development (1999–2000) ||||||||||
| | | Jagmohan (1927–2021) MP for New Delhi | 26 November 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 183 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation (2000–2004) ||||||||||
| | | Jagmohan (1927–2021) MP for New Delhi | 27 May 2000 | 1 September 2001 | 1 year, 97 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Ananth Kumar (1959–2018) MP for Bangalore South | 1 September 2001 | 12 July 2003 | 1 year, 314 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri AVSM (born 1934) MP for Garhwal | 12 July 2003 | 8 September 2003 | 58 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Bandaru Dattatreya (born 1947) MP for Secunderabad (Minister of State, I/C) | 8 September 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 257 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Urban Development (2004–2017) ||||||||||
| | | 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 |
| | | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) | 1 November 2005 | 18 November 2005 | 17 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | S. Jaipal Reddy (1942–2019) MP for Miryalguda (until 2009) MP for Chevella (from 2009) | 18 November 2005 | 22 May 2009 | 3 years, 185 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | S. Jaipal Reddy (1942–2019) MP for Miryalguda (until 2009) MP for Chevella (from 2009) | 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 236 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Kamal Nath (born 1946) MP for Chhindwara | 19 January 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 3 years, 127 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | M. Venkaiah Naidu (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka, till 2016 Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan, from 2016 | 27 May 2014 | 6 July 2017 | 3 years, 40 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (2017–present) ||||||||||
| | | M. Venkaiah Naidu (born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 6 July 2017 | 17 July 2017 | 11 days' | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Narendra Singh Tomar (born 1957) MP for Gwalior | 18 July 2017 | 3 September 2017 | 47 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Hardeep Singh Puri (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (Minister of State, I/C until 7 July 2021) | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 6 years, 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Hardeep Singh Puri (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (Minister of State, I/C until 7 July 2021) | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2024 | 6 years, 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Manohar Lal Khattar (born 1954) MP for Karnal | 9 June 2024 | Incumbent | 272 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 |
| Minister of State for Works, Housing and Urban Development ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Jagannath Rao (1909–?) MP for Chatrapur | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 338 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 2 | | | Sripati Chandrasekhar (1918–2001) MP for Tamil Nadu | 14 November 1967 | 26 June 1970 | 2 years, 224 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy (1906–1979) MP for Kakinada | 18 February 1969 | 13 March 1971 | 2 years, 23 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 4 | | | Parimal Ghosh (1917–1985) MP for Ghatal | 26 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 265 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | 45 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Works and Housing ||||||||||
| (5) | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 2 May 1971 | 22 July 1972 | 1 year, 81 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | D. P. Chattopadhyaya (1933–2022) Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal | 2 August 1972 | 5 February 1973 | 187 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Om Mehta (1927–1995) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir | 5 February 1973 | 10 October 1974 | 1 year, 247 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Mohan Dharia (1925–2013) MP for Pune | 10 October 1974 | 2 March 1975 | 143 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | H. K. L. Bhagat (1921–2005) MP for East Delhi | 1 December 1975 | 24 March 1977 | 1 year, 113 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Works, Housing, Supply and Rehabilitation ||||||||||
| 10 | | | Ram Kinkar (1922–2003) MP for Barabanki | 14 August 1977 | 11 July 1978 | 331 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| 10 | | | Ram Kinkar (1922–2003) MP for Barabanki | 26 January 1979 | 15 July 1979 | 170 days | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai |
| Minister of State for Works and Housing ||||||||||
| (9) | | | H. K. L. Bhagat (1921–2005) MP for East Delhi | 2 September 1982 | 14 February 1983 | 165 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Urban Development ||||||||||
| 11 | | | Dalbir Singh MP for Shahdol | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | 4 years, 68 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 12 | | | M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) MP for Tenkasi | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 13 | | | Prem Khandu Thungan (born 1946) MP for Arunachal West | 18 January 1993 | 13 September 1995 | 2 years, 238 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Employment ||||||||||
| 14 | | | S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar (Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation) | 15 September 1995 | 8 March 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| (14) | | | S. S. Ahluwalia (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 8 March 1996 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 15 | | | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1935) MP for Bapatla | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 345 days | Telugu Desam Party | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 15 | | | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1935) MP for Bapatla | 21 April 1997 | 9 June 1997 | 345 days | Telugu Desam Party | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 16 | | | M. P. Veerendra Kumar (1936–2020) MP for Kozhikode | 26 May 1997 | 2 July 1997 | 37 days | Inder Kumar Gujral | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 17 | | | Bandaru Dattatreya (born 1947) MP for Secunderabad | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 207 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State for Urban Development ||||||||||
| (17) | | | Bandaru Dattatreya (born 1947) MP for Secunderabad | 13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | 227 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation ||||||||||
| (17) | | | Bandaru Dattatreya (born 1947) MP for Secunderabad | 27 May 2000 | 1 July 2002 | 2 years, 35 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 18 | | | O. Rajagopal (born 1929) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | 212 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 19 | | | Pon Radhakrishnan (born 1952) MP for Kanniyakumari | 29 January 2003 | 8 September 2003 | 222 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State for Urban Development ||||||||||
| 20 | | | Ajay Maken (born 1964) MP for New Delhi | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 3 years, 113 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh |
| 21 | | | Saugata Roy (born 1946) MP for Dum Dum | 29 May 2009 | 22 September 2012 | 3 years, 116 days | All India Trinamool Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 22 | | | Deepa Dasmunsi (born 1960) MP for Raiganj | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh |
| 23 | | | Babul Supriyo (born 1970) MP for Asansol | 9 November 2014 | 12 July 2016 | 1 year, 246 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 24 | | | Rao Inderjit Singh (born 1951) MP for Gurgaon | 5 July 2016 | 6 July 2017 | 1 year, 1 day | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs ||||||||||
| 25 | | | Rao Inderjit Singh (born 1951) MP for Gurgaon | 6 July 2017 | 3 September 2017 | 59 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi |
| 26 | | | Kaushal Kishore (born 1960) MP for Mohanlalganj | 7 July 2021 | 11 June 2024 | 3 years, 245 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi |
| 26 | | | Tokhan Sahu (born 1969) MP for Bilaspur | 11 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 |
| Deputy Minister of Works, Mines and Power ||||||||||
| 1 | | | Surendranath Buragohain | 14 August 1950 | 26 December 1950 | 134 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Deputy Minister of Works, Production and Supply ||||||||||
| (1) | | | Surendranath Buragohain | 26 December 1950 | 13 May 1952 | 1 year, 139 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Supply ||||||||||
| (1) | | | Surendranath Buragohain MP for Sibsagar North Lakhimpur | 13 May 1952 | 4 October 1953 | 1 year, 144 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2 | | | Anil Kumar Chanda (1906–1976) MP for Birbhum | 1 May 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 4 years, 344 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 3 | | | Purnendu Sekhar Naskar (1921–?) MP for Mathurapur | 16 April 1962 | 5 December 1962 | 233 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 4 | | | Jagannath Rao (1909–?) MP for Chatrapur | 8 May 1962 | 26 November 1962 | 202 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Rehabilitation ||||||||||
| (3) | | | Purnendu Sekhar Naskar (1921–?) MP for Mathurapur | 5 December 1962 | 16 April 1964 | 1 year, 133 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Deputy Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development ||||||||||
| 5 | | | B. C. Bhagawati Rajya Sabha MP for Assam | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 48 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Iqbal Singh (1923–1988) MP for Fazilka | 18 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 333 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy (1906–1979) MP for Kakinada | 14 November 1967 | 18 February 1969 | 1 year, 96 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | Indira Gandhi |
| Deputy Minister of Works and Housing ||||||||||
| 8 | | | Chaudhary Dalbir Singh (1926–1987) MP for Sirsa | 10 October 1974 | 1 December 1975 | 1 year, 52 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | Mohammed Usman Arif (1923–1995) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 8 June 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 221 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| 10 | | | Brajamohan Mohanty (1924–1999) MP for Puri | 15 January 1982 | 29 January 1983 | 1 year, 14 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, 290 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| (9) | | | Mohammed Usman Arif (1923–1995) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 14 February 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 260 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi |
| (11) | | | Mallikarjun Goud (1941–2002) MP for Mahabubnagar | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |
| (9) | | | Mohammed Usman Arif (1923–1995) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi |