# Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is a ministry of the government of India responsible for facilitating trade, regulating markets, promoting economic growth through industry development, setting trade policies, overseeing compliance with regulations, fostering relationships with businesses, and advocating for industry needs within a government framework; essentially managing the flow of goods and services between producers and consumers both domestically and internationally.
The ministry was re-created on 13 October 1999 under prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a result of the merger of the two independent ministries, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry. Both the independent ministries had existed since independence and had undergone significant changes over time. The ministry is administered through two departments, the Department of Commerce and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
The ministry is usually headed by a minister of cabinet rank and occasionally by a minister of state (independent charge). The current minister is Piyush Goyal who has been in office since 31 May 2019.

## Organisation
### Department of Commerce

The Department of Commerce is responsible for the formulation and implemention of foreign trade policies and responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, export promotion measures, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities. The department is divided into eight divisions:
* Administrative and General DivisionMinistry of Commerce and Industries India
* Finance Division
* Economic Division
* Trade Policy Division
* Foreign Trade Territorial Division
* State Trading & Infrastructure Division
* Supply Division
* Plantation Division
The subjects under the administrative control of the department include:
* International trade
* Foreign Trade
* State trading
* Management of Indian Trade Services
* Special Economic Zones

### Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade was established in 1995, and in 2000, the Department of Industrial Development was merged with it. The department is responsible for the formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the industrial sector, keeping in view the national priorities and socio-economic objectives. While individual administrative ministries look after the production, distribution, development and planning aspects of specific industries allocated to them, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is responsible for the overall Industrial Policy. It is also responsible for facilitating and increasing the FDI flows to the country. It is also responsible to calculate WPI (I.e. Wholesale Price Index).
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is also responsible for intellectual property rights relating to patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights and geographical indication of goods and oversees the initiative relating to their promotion and protection.
Recently instituted National Startup Award by the ministry recognised 46 startups on the eve of First National Startup Day announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi. udChalo, Ratan Tata backed Repos and others remarkable startups are among the winners.

### Autonomous Bodies

* Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
* National Institute of Design

## Ministers
### Minister of Commerce (1947–1999)

| 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 Commerce (1947–1950) ||||||||||
| | | C. H. Bhabha (1910–1986) | 15 August 1947 | 6 April 1948 | 235 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Kshitish Chandra Neogy (1888–1970) MCA for West Bengal | 6 April 1948 | 19 April 1950 | 2 years, 13 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Prime Minister) | 19 April 1950 | 29 May 1950 | 40 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Sri Prakasa (1890–1971) | 29 May 1950 | 26 December 1950 | 211 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry (1950–1956) ||||||||||
| | | Harekrushna Mahatab (1899–1987) MP for Orissa (Interim) | 26 December 1950 | 13 May 1952 | 1 year, 139 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | T. T. Krishnamachari (1899–1974) MP for Madras South | 13 May 1952 | 30 August 1956 | 4 years, 109 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Commerce and Consumer Industries (1952–1957) ||||||||||
| | | Swaran Singh (1907–1994) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 30 August 1956 | 14 November 1956 | 76 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) Unelected | 14 November 1956 | 1 January 1957 | 48 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of Commerce and Industry (1957–1963) ||||||||||
| | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) Unelected, until April 1957 MP for Surat, from April 1957 | 1 January 1957 | 17 April 1957 | 1 year, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) Unelected, until April 1957 MP for Surat, from April 1957 | 17 April 1957 | 28 March 1958 | 1 year, 86 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966) MP for Allahabad | 28 March 1958 | 5 April 1961 | 3 years, 8 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | K. Chengalaraya Reddy (1902–1976) MP for Kolar | 5 April 1961 | 10 April 1962 | 2 years, 105 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | K. Chengalaraya Reddy (1902–1976) MP for Kolar | 10 April 1962 | 19 July 1963 | 2 years, 105 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of International Trade (1963–1964) ||||||||||
| | | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) MP for Jamnagar (Minister of State) | 19 July 1963 | 27 May 1964 | 313 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) MP for Jamnagar (Minister of State) | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 313 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| Minister of Commerce (1964–1969) ||||||||||
| | | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) MP for Jamnagar (Minister of State until 24 January 1966) | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 2 years, 277 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) MP for Jamnagar (Minister of State until 24 January 1966) | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 2 years, 277 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| | | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) MP for Jamnagar (Minister of State until 24 January 1966) | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 2 years, 277 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Dinesh Singh (1925–1995) MP for Pratapgarh | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 338 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply (1969) ||||||||||
| | | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) MP for Arrah | 14 February 1969 | 4 November 1969 | 263 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Foreign Trade (1969–1973) ||||||||||
| | | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) MP for Arrah | 4 November 1969 | 27 June 1970 | 235 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Lalit Narayan Mishra (1923–1975) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar, until 1972 MP for Darbhanga, from 1972 (Minister of State) | 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 2 years, 223 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Lalit Narayan Mishra (1923–1975) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar, until 1972 MP for Darbhanga, from 1972 (Minister of State) | 18 March 1971 | 5 February 1973 | 2 years, 223 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Commerce (1973–1984) ||||||||||
| | | D. P. Chattopadhyaya (1933–2022) Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal (Minister of State until 23 December 1976) | 5 February 1973 | 24 March 1977 | 4 years, 47 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Mohan Dharia (1925–2013) MP for Pune | 24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 126 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai (1915–1993) MP for Godhra | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 349 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| | | Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 14 January 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 2 years, 1 day | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Shivraj Patil (born 1935) MP for Latur (Minister of State, I/C) | 15 January 1982 | 29 January 1983 | 1 year, 14 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 29 January 1983 | 7 September 1984 | 1 year, 222 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 7 September 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 54 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Commerce and Supply (1984–1985) ||||||||||
| | | Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 31 October 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 61 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | 14 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 14 January 1985 | 30 March 1985 | 75 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of Commerce (1985–1999) ||||||||||
| | | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 30 March 1985 | 25 September 1985 | 179 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919–2013) MP for Farrukhabad (Minister of State, I/C) | 25 September 1985 | 15 November 1985 | 51 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Arjun Singh (1930–2011) MP for South Delhi | 15 November 1985 | 20 January 1986 | 66 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | P. Shiv Shankar (1929–2017) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 20 January 1986 | 25 July 1987 | 1 year, 186 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | N. D. Tiwari (1925–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 25 July 1987 | 25 June 1988 | 336 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Dinesh Singh (1925–1995) MP for Pratapgarh | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 160 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur (Prime Minister) | 2 December 1989 | 5 December 1989 | 3 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | V. P. Singh |
| | | Arun Nehru (1944–2013) MP for Bilhaur | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 339 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | V. P. 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 |
| | | Subramanian Swamy (born 1939) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 21 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 212 days | Janata Party | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| | | P. Chidambaram (born 1945) MP for Sivaganga (Minister of State, I/C) | 21 June 1991 | 9 July 1992 | 1 year, 18 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) | 9 July 1992 | 17 January 1993 | 192 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020) Rajya MP for West Bengal | 18 January 1993 | 10 February 1995 | 2 years, 23 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | P. Chidambaram (born 1945) MP for Sivaganga (Minister of State, I/C) | 10 February 1995 | 3 April 1996 | 1 year, 53 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) | 3 April 1996 | 16 May 1996 | 43 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 |
| | | Devendra Prasad Yadav (born 1953) MP for Jhanjharpur | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| | | Bolla Bulli Ramaiah (1926–2018) MP for Eluru (Minister of State, I/C) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 296 days | Telugu Desam Party | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| | | Bolla Bulli Ramaiah (1926–2018) MP for Eluru (Minister of State, I/C) | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 296 days | Telugu Desam Party | Gujral | | I. K. Gujral |
| | | Ramakrishna Hegde (1926–2004) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Lok Shakti | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Merged with Ministry of Industry to form Ministry of Commerce and Industry. ||||||||||

### Minister of Industry (1950–1999)
#### Key

    $^†$ Assassinated or 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 Industry and Supply (1947–1950) ||||||||||
| | | Syama Prasad Mukherjee (1901–1953) MCA for West Bengal | 15 August 1947 | 19 April 1950 | 2 years, 247 days | Hindu Mahasabha | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) MP for United Provinces (Prime Minister) | 19 April 1950 | 13 May 1950 | 24 days | | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Harekrushna Mahatab (1899–1987) MP for Orissa (Interim) | 13 May 1950 | 26 December 1950 | 227 days | | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Merged with Ministry of Commerce during this interval. ||||||||||
| Minister of Industry (1963–1964) ||||||||||
| | | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) MP for Cuttack (Minister of State) | 19 July 1963 | 27 May 1964 | 326 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) MP for Cuttack (Minister of State) | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 326 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| | | Swaran Singh (1907–1994) MP for Jullundur | 9 June 1964 | 20 June 1964 | 11 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Minister of Industry and Supply (1964–1966) ||||||||||
| | | Swaran Singh (1907–1994) MP for Jullundur | 20 June 1964 | 19 July 1964 | 29 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | H. C. Dasappa (1894–1964) MP for Bangalore | 19 July 1964 | 29 October 1964 | 102 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Tribhuvan Narain Singh (1904–1982) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (Minister of State) Minister of Industry since 5 February 1965 | 30 October 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 73 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Tribhuvan Narain Singh (1904–1982) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (Minister of State) Minister of Industry since 5 February 1965 | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 1 year, 73 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| Minister of Industry (1966–1967) ||||||||||
| | | Damodaram Sanjivayya (1921–1972) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 48 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs (1967–1969) ||||||||||
| | | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977) MP for Barpeta | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 338 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs (1969–1970) ||||||||||
| | | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977) MP for Barpeta | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | 1 year, 133 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Industrial Development and Internal Trade (1970–1971) ||||||||||
| | | Dinesh Singh (1925–1995) MP for Pratapgarh | 27 June 1970 | 18 March 1971 | 264 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Industrial Development (1971–1974) ||||||||||
| | | Moinul Hoque Choudhury (1923–1976) MP for Dhubri | 18 March 1971 | 22 July 1972 | 1 year, 126 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) MP for Palani | 22 July 1972 | 10 October 1974 | 2 years, 80 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Industry and Civil Supplies (1974–1976) ||||||||||
| | | T. A. Pai (1922–1981) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | 1 year, 304 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Industry (1976–1984) ||||||||||
| | | T. A. Pai (1922–1981) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 227 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat (Prime Minister) | 24 March 1977 | 28 March 1977 | 2 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Brij Lal Varma (1916–1987) MP for Mahasamund | 28 March 1977 | 6 July 1977 | 100 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | George Fernandes (1930–2019) MP for Muzaffarpur | 6 July 1977 | 15 July 1979 | 2 years, 9 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat (Prime Minister) | 15 July 1979 | 28 July 1979 | 13 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 |
| | | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 30 July 1979 | 27 November 1979 | 120 days | Indian National Congress (U) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| | | T. A. Pai (1922–1981) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 27 November 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 48 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| | | Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910–2009) MP for Madras South | 16 January 1980 | 3 April 1980 | 78 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Medak (Prime Minister) | 3 April 1980 | 8 August 1981 | 1 year, 127 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | N. D. Tiwari (1925–2018) MP for Nainital | 8 August 1981 | 3 August 1984 | 2 years, 361 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Medak (Prime Minister) | 3 August 1984 | 14 August 1984 | 11 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 14 August 1984 | 7 September 1984 | 24 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MP for Kurnool | 7 September 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 54 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of Industry and Company Affairs (1984–1985) ||||||||||
| | | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MP for Kurnool | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | 14 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Veerendra Patil (1924–1997) MP for Bagalkot | 14 January 1985 | 25 September 1985 | 254 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of Industry (1985–1999) ||||||||||
| | | N. D. Tiwari (1925–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | 1 year, 27 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Jalagam Vengala Rao (1921–1999) MP for Khammam | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | 3 years, 41 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur (Prime Minister) | 2 December 1989 | 5 December 1989 | 3 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | V. P. Singh |
| | | Ajit Singh (1939–2021) MP for Baghpat | 6 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 339 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | V. P. Singh |
| | | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) | 10 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 223 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) | 21 June 1991 | 11 June 1995 | 3 years, 355 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | K. Karunakaran (1918–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala | 11 June 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 340 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Suresh Prabhu (born 1953) MP for Rajapur | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Murasoli Maran (1934–2003) MP for Chennai South | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 1 year, 291 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| | | Murasoli Maran (1934–2003) MP for Chennai South | 21 April 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 1 year, 291 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Gujral | | I. K. Gujral |
| | | Sikander Bakht (1918–2004) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Merged with Ministry of Industry to form Ministry of Commerce and Industry. ||||||||||

### Minister of Commerce and Industry (1999–present)

| 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 |
| | | Murasoli Maran (1934–2003) MP for Chennai South | 13 October 1999 | 9 November 2002 | 3 years, 27 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Arun Shourie (born 1941) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 9 November 2002 | 29 January 2003 | 81 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Arun Jaitley (1952–2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Kamal Nath (born 1946) MP for Chhindwara | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | 4 years, 364 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Anand Sharma (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 28 May 2009 | 26 May 2014 | 4 years, 363 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Nirmala Sitharaman (born 1959) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh (Minister of State, I/C) | 27 May 2014 | 3 September 2017 | 3 years, 99 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Suresh Prabhu (born 1953) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Piyush Goyal (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra, till 2024 MP for Mumbai North, from 2024 | 31 May 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 290 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Piyush Goyal (born 1964) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra, till 2024 MP for Mumbai North, from 2024 | 31 May 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 290 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State
### Minister of State for Commerce (1947–1999)

| 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 State for Commerce and Industry ||||||||||
| | | D. P. Karmarkar (1902–1991) MP for Dharwad North | 12 August 1952 | 13 June 1956 | 3 years, 306 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) MP for Jamnagar Minister of Industrial Development | 1 May 1956 | 13 June 1956 | 43 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | D. P. Karmarkar (1902–1991) MP for Dharwad North Minister of Trade | 13 June 1956 | 30 August 1956 | 78 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) MP for Kendrapara Minister of Consumer Industries | 13 June 1956 | 30 August 1956 | 78 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of State for Commerce and Consumer Industries ||||||||||
| | | D. P. Karmarkar (1902–1991) MP for Dharwad North Minister of Trade | 30 August 1956 | 1 January 1957 | 124 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) MP for Kendrapara Minister of Consumer Industries | 30 August 1956 | 1 January 1957 | 124 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of State for Commerce and Industry ||||||||||
| | | D. P. Karmarkar (1902–1991) MP for Dharwad North Minister of Trade | 1 January 1957 | 17 April 1957 | 106 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) MP for Kendrapara Minister of Consumer Industries | 1 January 1957 | 17 April 1957 | 106 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) MP for Jamnagar Minister of Industry, from 25 April 1957 | 17 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 4 years, 358 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) MP for Cuttack Minister of Commerce, from 25 April 1957 | 17 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 4 years, 358 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Manubhai Shah (1915–2000) MP for Jamnagar Minister of International Trade | 10 April 1962 | 19 July 1963 | 1 year, 100 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| | | Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988) MP for Cuttack Minister of Industry | 10 April 1962 | 19 July 1963 | 1 year, 100 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Minister of State for Commerce ||||||||||
| | | V. P. Singh (1931–2008) MP for Phulpur | 23 December 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 91 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Arif Beg (1935–2016) MP for Bhopal | 14 August 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 1 year, 348 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Krishana Kumar Goyal (1933–2013) MP for Kota | 14 August 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 1 year, 348 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Henry Austin (1920–2008) MP for Ernakulam | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 349 days | Indian National Congress (U) | Charan | | Charan Singh |
| | | Ziaur Rahman Ansari (1925–1992) MP for Unnao | 3 March 1980 | 19 October 1980 | 230 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Khurshed Alam Khan (1919–2013) MP for Farrukhabad | 19 October 1980 | 15 January 1982 | 1 year, 88 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Ram Dulari Sinha (1922–1994) MP for Sheohar | 14 February 1983 | 7 February 1984 | 358 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Nihar Ranjan Laskar (born 1932) MP for Karimganj | 7 February 1984 | 7 September 1984 | 213 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | S. M. Krishna (born 1932) MP for Mandya | 7 September 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 54 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Commerce and Supply ||||||||||
| | | S. M. Krishna (born 1932) MP for Mandya | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | P. A. Sangma (1947–2016) MP for Tura | 1 January 1985 | 29 September 1985 | 271 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Commerce ||||||||||
| | | Brahm Dutt (1926–2014) MP for Tehri Garhwal | 29 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | 1 year, 23 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (1945–2017) MP for Raiganj | 22 October 1986 | 2 December 1989 | 3 years, 41 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Arangil Shreedharan (1925–2001) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala | 23 April 1990 | 10 November 1990 | 201 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | V. P. Singh |
| | | Prem Khandu Thungan (born 1946) MP for Arunachal West | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | 1 year, 11 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | P. J. Kurien (born 1941) MP for Mavelikara | 10 July 1992 | 17 January 1993 | 191 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Kamaluddin Ahmed (1930–2018) MP for Hanamkonda | 19 February 1993 | 29 September 1994 | 1 year, 222 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |

### Minister of State for Industry (1947–1999)

| 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 State for Industry ||||||||||
| | | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) MP for Guntur Minister of Supply | 13 June 1964 | 20 June 1964 | 7 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| Minister of State for Industry and Supply ||||||||||
| | | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) MP for Guntur Minister of Supply; and Minister of Supply and Technical Development | 20 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 205 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Tribhuvan Narain Singh (1904–1982) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh Minister of Heavy Engineering, until 5 February 1965; and Minister of Industry, from 5 February 1965 | 25 July 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 1 year, 170 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| | | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) MP for Guntur Minister of Supply | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 13 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| | | Tribhuvan Narain Singh (1904–1982) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh Minister of Industry | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 13 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
| Minister of State for Industry ||||||||||
| | | Bibudhendra Mishra (1928–2012) MP for Puri | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 48 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Industrial Development and Company Affairs ||||||||||
| | | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (1924–2002) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 13 March 1967 | 14 February 1969 | 1 year, 338 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs ||||||||||
| | | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (1924–2002) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 14 February 1969 | 27 June 1970 | 1 year, 133 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Industrial Development ||||||||||
| | | Ghanshyam Oza (1911–2002) MP for Rajkot | 2 May 1971 | 17 March 1972 | 320 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana (1904–1974) MP for Broach | 11 January 1974 | 31 July 1974 | 201 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Industry and Civil Supplies ||||||||||
| | | Anant Sharma (1919–1988) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | 1 year, 304 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Buddha Priya Maurya (1926–2004) MP for Hapur | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | 1 year, 304 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | A. C. George MP for Mukundapuram | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | 1 year, 304 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Industry ||||||||||
| | | Anant Sharma (1919–1988) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 227 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Buddha Priya Maurya (1926–2004) MP for Hapur | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 227 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Abha Maiti (1925–1994) MP for Panskura | 14 August 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 1 year, 348 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | Jagadambi Prasad Yadav (1925–2002) MP for Godda | 14 August 1977 | 26 January 1979 | 1 year, 165 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| | | B. Rachaiah (1922–2000) MP for Chamarajanagar | 4 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 163 days | Indian National Congress (U) | Charan Singh | | Charan Singh |
| | | Charanjit Chanana Rajya Sabha MP for Delhi | 3 March 1980 | 2 September 1982 | 2 years, 183 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Ram Dulari Sinha (1922–1994) MP for Sheohar | 15 January 1982 | 14 February 1983 | 1 year, 30 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Virbhadra Singh (1934–2021) MP for Mandi | 11 September 1982 | 8 April 1983 | 209 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | S. M. Krishna (born 1932) MP for Mandya | 29 January 1983 | 7 February 1984 | 1 year, 9 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao (1911–1998) MP for Rajahmundry | 7 February 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 267 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | Nihar Ranjan Laskar (born 1932) MP for Karimganj | 7 September 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 54 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| | | S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao (1911–1998) MP for Rajahmundry | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Nihar Ranjan Laskar (born 1932) MP for Karimganj | 12 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 49 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Industry and Company Affairs ||||||||||
| | | Arif Mohammad Khan (born 1951) MP for Bahraich | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| Minister of State for Industry ||||||||||
| | | Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh (born 1942) Rajya Sabha MP for Manipur (D/o Chemicals and Petrochemicals) | 25 September 1985 | 18 February 1988 | 2 years, 146 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) MP for Tenkasi (D/o Industrial Development) | 25 September 1985 | 2 December 1989 | | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | K. K. Tewary (born 1942) MP for Buxar (D/o Public Enterprises) | 12 May 1986 | 23 July 1987 | 1 year, 72 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | P. Namgyal (1937–2020) MP for Ladakh (D/o Chemicals and Petrochemicals) | 4 July 1989 | 2 September 1989 | 60 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| | | Srikant Kumar Jena (born 1950) MP for Cuttack (D/o Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries) | 23 April 1990 | 10 November 1991 | 201 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | V. P. Singh |
| | | P. J. Kurien (born 1941) MP for Mavelikara (D/o Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries, from 2 July 1992) | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Krishna Sahi (born 1931) MP for Begusarai (D/o Industrial Development) | 2 July 1992 | 15 September 1995 | 3 years, 75 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Prem Khandu Thungan (born 1946) MP for Arunachal West (D/o Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) | 2 July 1992 | 18 January 1993 | 200 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | C. Silvera (1935–2016) MP for Mizoram | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| | | Sukhbir Singh Badal (born 1962) MP for Faridkot | 20 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 207 days | Shiromani Akali Dal | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Merged with Ministry of Industry to form Ministry of Commerce and Industry. ||||||||||

### Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (1999–present)

| 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 |
| | | Omar Abdullah (born 1970) MP for Srinagar | 13 October 1999 | 22 July 2001 | 1 year, 282 days | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Raman Singh (born 1952) MP for Rajnandgaon | 13 October 1999 | 29 January 2003 | 3 years, 108 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Digvijay Singh (1955–2010) MP for Banka | 22 July 2001 | 1 September 2001 | 41 days | Samata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Rajiv Pratap Rudy (born 1962) MP for Chapra | 1 September 2002 | 24 May 2003 | 265 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | C. Vidyasagar Rao (born 1941) MP for Karimnagar | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | Satyabrata Mookherjee (1932–2023) MP for Krishnanagar | 5 June 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 352 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| | | S. S. Palanimanickam (born 1950) MP for Thanjavur | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2004 | 2 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | E. V. K. S. Elangovan (born 1948) MP for Gobichettipalayam | 25 May 2004 | 29 January 2006 | 1 year, 249 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Ashwani Kumar (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab (D/o Industrial Policy and Promotion) | 29 January 2006 | 22 May 2009 | 3 years, 113 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Jairam Ramesh (born 1954) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh (D/o Commerce) | 31 January 2006 | 25 February 2009 | 3 years, 25 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Jyotiraditya Scindia (born 1971) MP for Guna | 28 May 2009 | 28 October 2012 | 3 years, 153 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | Daggubati Purandeswari (born 1959) MP for Visakhapatnam | 28 October 2012 | 11 March 2014 | 1 year, 134 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | S. Jagathrakshakan (born 1950) MP for Arakkonam | 2 November 2012 | 20 March 2013 | 138 days | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan (born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu | 17 June 2013 | 26 May 2014 | 343 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| | | C. R. Chaudhary (born 1948) MP for Nagaur | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | 1 year, 269 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Hardeep Singh Puri (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | 2 years, 37 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Som Parkash (born 1949) MP for Hoshiarpur | 31 May 2019 | 9 June 2019 | 9 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Anupriya Patel (born 1981) MP for Mirzapur | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | 2 years, 338 days | Apna Dal (Sonelal) | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| | | Jitin Prasada (born 1973) MP for Pilibhit | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | 280 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |