# Minister of Communications (India)

The minister of communications (Hindi: संचार मंत्री) is the head of the Ministry of Communications 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.
The current minister is Jyotiraditya Scindia who has been serving in office since 10 June 2024 and is currently assisted by Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani as the minister of state for communications.
One former president - Shankar Dayal Sharma served as minister in the ministry. Sharma was Cabinet minister for communications from 1974 until 1977. Two former prime ministers, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Inder Kumar Gujral also served as ministers in the ministry. Shastri was Cabinet minister for transport and communications from 1957 until 1958, while Gujral was minister of state for communications from 1967 until 1971.

## History

The Ministry of Communications came into existence soon after India's independence in the First Nehru ministry formed on 15 August 1947. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai was appointed as the first minister of communications and served until 1951. The ministry was merged with the Ministry of Transport to form the "Ministry of Transport and Communications" on 17 April 1957 in the Third Nehru ministry. Lal Bahadur Shastri was appointed as the minister in the newly-formed ministry. The ministry was bifurcated on 31 August 1963 into the Ministry of Transport and the Department of Posts and Telegraphs. The "Department of Posts and Telegraphs" became the Ministry of Communications on 13 May 1964.
On 22 December 2001, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Information Technology were merged to form the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The ministry was further bifurcated on 5 July 2016 into the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The two ministries have since then existed independently.

## Cabinet ministers

| 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 Communications (1947–1957) ||||||||||
| | | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (1894–1954) | 15 August 1947 | 2 August 1951 | 3 years, 352 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Amrit Kaur (1887–1964) | 2 August 1951 | 13 May 1952 | 285 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) MP for Shahabad South | 13 May 1952 | 7 December 1956 | 4 years, 208 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MP for Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur (Minister of State) | 7 December 1956 | 17 April 1957 | 131 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Ministry disestablished during this interval ||||||||||
| Minister of Posts and Telegraph (1963–1964) ||||||||||
| | | Ashoke Kumar Sen (1913–1996) MP for Calcutta North West | 1 September 1963 | 13 May 1964 | 255 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Communications (1964–2001) ||||||||||
| | | Ashoke Kumar Sen (1913–1996) MP for Calcutta North West | 13 May 1964 | 27 May 1964 | 31 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Ashoke Kumar Sen (1913–1996) MP for Calcutta North West | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 31 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| | | Ashoke Kumar Sen (1913–1996) MP for Calcutta North West | 9 June 1964 | 13 June 1964 | 31 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Samastipur | 13 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 2 years, 273 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Samastipur | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 2 years, 273 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Samastipur | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 2 years, 273 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | 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 |
| | | Satya Narayan Sinha (1900–1983) MP for Darbhanga | 14 February 1969 | 8 March 1971 | 2 years, 22 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Raebareli (Prime Minister) | 8 March 1971 | 18 March 1971 | 10 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Sher Singh Kadyan (1917–2009) MP for Rohtak (Minister of State) | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | 45 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (1919–1989) MP for Allahabad (Minister of State) | 2 May 1971 | 8 November 1973 | 2 years, 190 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MP for Bharatpur | 8 November 1973 | 11 January 1974 | 64 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 11 January 1974 | 10 October 1974 | 272 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918–1999) MP for Bhopal | 10 October 1974 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 165 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat (Prime Minister) | 24 March 1977 | 26 March 1977 | 2 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Parkash Singh Badal (1927–2023) MP for Faridkot | 26 March 1977 | 27 March 1977 | 1 day | Shiromani Akali Dal | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | George Fernandes (1930–2019) MP for Muzaffarpur | 27 March 1977 | 6 July 1977 | 101 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Brij Lal Varma (1916–1987) MP for Mahasamund | 6 July 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 22 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Charan Singh (1902–1987) MP for Baghpat (Prime Minister) | 28 July 1979 | 30 July 1979 | 2 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| | | Zulfiquarullah MP for Sultanpur (Minister of State) | 30 July 1979 | 27 November 1979 | 120 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| | | Charan Singh (1902–1987) MP for Baghpat (Prime Minister) | 27 November 1979 | 7 December 1979 | 10 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| | | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra (1920–2004) MP for Begusarai | 7 December 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 38 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Medak (Prime Minister) | 14 January 1980 | 16 January 1980 | 2 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Bhishma Narain Singh (1933–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 16 January 1980 | 3 March 1980 | 47 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | C. M. Stephen (1918–1984) MP for Gulbarga | 3 March 1980 | 2 September 1982 | 2 years, 183 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Anant Sharma (1919–1988) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 2 September 1982 | 14 February 1983 | 165 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Medak (Prime Minister) | 14 February 1983 | 31 October 1984 (died in office) | 1 year, 260 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 31 October 1984 | 4 November 1984 | 4 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) MP for Barmer | 31 December 1984 | 22 October 1986 | 1 year, 295 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Arjun Singh (1930–2011) MP for South Delhi | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | 1 year, 115 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Vasant Sathe (1925–2011) MP for Wardha | 14 February 1988 | 25 June 1988 | 132 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Bir Bahadur Singh (1935–1989) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 25 June 1988 | 30 May 1989 (died in office) | 339 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 31 May 1989 | 4 July 1989 | 34 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Giridhar Gamang (born 1943) MP for Koraput (Minister of State, I/C) | 4 July 1989 | 2 December 1989 | 151 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur (Prime Minister) | 2 December 1989 | 6 December 1989 | 4 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| | | K. P. Unnikrishnan (born 1936) MP for Vatakara | 6 December 1989 | 23 April 1990 | 138 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| | | Janeshwar Mishra (1933–2010) MP for Allahabad (Minister of State, I/C) | 23 April 1990 | 5 November 1990 | 196 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur (Prime Minister) | 6 November 1990 | 10 November 1990 | 4 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| | | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) | 10 November 1990 | 21 November 1990 | 11 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| | | Sanjaya Sinh (born 1951) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (Minister of State, I/C) | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| | | Rajesh Pilot (1945–2000) MP for Dausa (Minister of State, I/C) | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Sukh Ram (1927–2022) MP for Mandi (Minister of State, I/C) | 18 January 1993 | 16 May 1996 | 3 years, 119 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 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| | | Beni Prasad Verma (1941–2020) MP for Kaiserganj (Minister of State, I/C until 10 July 1996) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 1 year, 263 days | Samajwadi Party | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| | | Beni Prasad Verma (1941–2020) MP for Kaiserganj (Minister of State, I/C until 10 July 1996) | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 1 year, 263 days | Samajwadi Party | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| | | Buta Singh (1934–2021) MP for Jalore | 19 March 1998 | 20 April 1998 | 32 days | Independent | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Sushma Swaraj (1952–2019) MP for South Delhi | 20 April 1998 | 11 October 1998 | 174 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 11 October 1998 | 5 December 1998 | 55 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Jagmohan (1927–2021) MP for New Delhi | 5 December 1998 | 8 June 1999 | 185 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 8 June 1999 | 13 October 1999 | 127 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Ram Vilas Paswan (1946–2020) MP for Hajipur | 13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | 1 year, 323 days | Janata Dal (United) | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Ram Vilas Paswan (1946–2020) MP for Hajipur | 13 October 1999 | 1 September 2001 | 1 year, 323 days | Lok Janshakti Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 1 September 2001 | 22 December 2001 | 112 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology (2001–2016) ||||||||||
| | | Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 22 December 2001 | 29 January 2003 | 1 year, 38 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Arun Shourie (born 1941) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Dayanidhi Maran (born 1966) MP for Chennai Central | 23 May 2004 | 15 May 2007 | 2 years, 357 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | A. Raja (born 1963) MP for Perambalur | 15 May 2007 | 22 May 2009 | 2 years, 7 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) | 22 May 2009 | 28 May 2009 | 6 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | A. Raja (born 1963) MP for Nilgiris | 28 May 2009 | 15 November 2010 | 1 year, 171 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Kapil Sibal (born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk | 15 November 2010 | 26 May 2014 | 3 years, 192 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 27 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 | 2 years, 39 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| Minister of Communications (2016–present) ||||||||||
| | | Manoj Sinha (born 1959) MP for Ghazipur (Minister of State, I/C) | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | 2 years, 329 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Ravi Shankar Prasad (born 1954) MP for Patna Sahib | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Ashwini Vaishnaw (born 1970) Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Jyotiraditya Scindia (born 1971) MP for Guna | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 277 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |
* ↑ The ministry's competences were transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

## 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 |
| Minister of State of Communications |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MP for Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur | 14 February 1956 | 7 December 1956 | 297 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Ministry disestablished during this interval |||||||||||
| Minister of State of Communications |||||||||||
| 2 | | | Jagannath Rao (1909–?) MP for Chatrapur | 14 February 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 27 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 18 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | 4 years, 0 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 18 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | 4 years, 0 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Sher Singh Kadyan (1917–2009) MP for Rohtak | 14 February 1969 | 18 March 1971 | 2 years, 32 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| (6) | | | Sher Singh Kadyan (1917–2009) MP for Rohtak | 12 January 1974 | 10 October 1974 | 271 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Narhari Prasad Sai (1929–1999) MP for Raigarh | 14 August 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 1 year, 348 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| 8 | | | Narsingh Yadav MP for Chandauli | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 168 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| 9 | | | Tukaram Shrangare (1937–2011) MP for Osmanabad | 31 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 167 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| 10 | | | Kartik Oraon (1924–1981) MP for Lohardaga | 8 June 1980 | 8 December 1981 (died in office) | 1 year, 183 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 11 | | | Yogendra Makwana (born 1933) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 15 January 1982 | 29 January 1983 | 1 year, 14 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Vitthalrao Gadgil (1928–2001) MP for Pune | 29 January 1983 | 31 October 1984 | 1 year, 332 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Vitthalrao Gadgil (1928–2001) MP for Pune | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 1 year, 332 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 13 | | | Giridhar Gamang (born 1943) MP for Koraput | 25 June 1988 | 4 July 1989 | 1 year, 9 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 14 | | | Beni Prasad Verma (1941–2020) MP for Kaiserganj | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Samajwadi Party | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 15 | | | Kabindra Purkayastha (born 1931) MP for Silchar | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 207 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 16 | | | Tapan Sikdar (1944–2014) MP for Dum Dum | 13 October 1999 | 22 December 2001 | 2 years, 70 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State of Communications and Information Technology |||||||||||
| (16) | | | Tapan Sikdar (1944–2014) MP for Dum Dum | 22 December 2001 | 1 July 2002 | 191 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 17 | | | Sumitra Mahajan (born 1943) MP for Indore | 1 July 2002 | 24 May 2003 | 327 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 18 | | | Sanjay Paswan (born 1962) MP for Nawada | 1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | 212 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 18 | | | Su. Thirunavukkarasar (born 1949) MP for Pudukkottai | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 19 | | | Ashok Kumar Pradhan (born 1953) MP for Khurja | 24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 364 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 20 | | | Shakeel Ahmad (born 1956) MP for Madhubani | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| 21 | | | Jyotiraditya Scindia (born 1971) MP for Guna | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 1 year, 46 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| 22 | | | Gurudas Kamat (1954–2018) MP for Mumbai North West | 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 236 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 23 | | | Sachin Pilot (born 1977) MP for Dausa | 28 May 2009 | 28 October 2012 | 3 years, 153 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| (22) | | | Gurudas Kamat (1954–2018) MP for Mumbai North West | 21 January 2011 | 12 July 2011 | 172 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 24 | | | Milind Deora (born 1976) MP for Mumbai South | 12 July 2011 | 26 May 2014 | 2 years, 318 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 25 | | | Killi Krupa Rani (born 1965) MP for Srikakulam | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| Minister of State of Communications |||||||||||
| 26 | | | Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre (born 1959) MP for Akola | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 27 | | | Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan (born 1964) MP for Kheda | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 28 | | | Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani (born 1976) MP for Guntur | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 279 days | Telugu Desam 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 | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Deputy Minister of Communications |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Khurshed Lal (1903–1951) MCA for United Provinces | 1 October 1948 | 29 January 1951 | 2 years, 120 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2 | | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MCA for Rajputana MP for Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur | 29 January 1951 | 13 May 1952 | 1 year, 105 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| (2) | | | Raj Bahadur (1912–1990) MCA for Rajputana MP for Jaipur–Sawai Madhopur | 4 June 1952 | 14 February 1956 | 3 years, 255 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Deputy Minister of Posts and Telegraphs |||||||||||
| 3 | | | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati (1905–1997) MP for Tezpur | 1 September 1963 | 13 May 1964 | 255 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Deputy Minister of Communications |||||||||||
| (3) | | | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati (1905–1997) MP for Tezpur | 13 May 1964 | 27 May 1964 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| (3) | | | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati (1905–1997) MP for Tezpur | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| (3) | | | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati (1905–1997) MP for Tezpur | 15 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| (3) | | | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati (1905–1997) MP for Tezpur | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 250 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| 4 | | | Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) MP for Mahasamund | 24 January 1966 | 14 February 1966 | 21 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Jagannath Pahadia (1932–1991) MP for Bayana | 22 July 1972 | 23 December 1976 | 4 years, 154 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Balgovind Verma (1923–1980) MP for Kheri | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 91 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Vijaykumar Naval Patil (born 1942) MP for Dhule | 19 October 1980 | 31 October 1984 | 4 years, 68 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Vijaykumar Naval Patil (born 1942) MP for Dhule | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 4 years, 68 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Jai Parkash (born 1954) MP for Hisar | 7 December 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 196 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| 9 | | | P. V. Rangayya Naidu (born 1933) MP for Khammam | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |