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National Democratic Alliance (India)>National Democratic Alliance {{Color boxBharatiya Janata Party}}Bharatiya Janata Party {{Color box>{{party colorborder=darkgray}} Shiv Sena {{Color boxLok Janshakti Party}}Lok Janshakti Party {{Color box>{{party colorborder=darkgray}} Shiromani Akali Dal {{Color boxApna Dal (Sonelal)}}Apna Dal (Sonelal) {{Color box>{{party colorborder=darkgray}} Republican Party of India (A)}}Majority government>Majority {{Composition bar545Bharatiya Janata Party}}border border-color=darkgrayper=1}}| opposition_cabinet = Indian National Congress{{efn>In the 2014 general election, no opposition party obtained the minimum (55) amount of seats to become the official opposition, and thus there was no opposition leader. Mallikarjun Kharge was the leader of the Indian National Congress Party in the assembly, which had the largest number (44) of seats in the opposition.}}| opposition_leader = 2014 Indian general election>20142019 Indian general election>201926 may 2014|30 may 2019}}| budget = | advice_and_consent1 = | advice_and_consent2 = | incoming_formation = | outgoing_formation = | previous = Second Manmohan Singh ministry| successor = Second Modi ministry}}{{Narendra Modi |state=expanded}}The First Ministry of Narendra Modi is the Council of Ministers headed by Narendra Modi that was formed after the 2014 general election which was held in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May in 2014. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2014 and this led to the formation of the 16th Lok Sabha. The Council assumed office from 27 May 2014.The Council of Ministers included 10 female ministers, of whom 6 held the rank of Cabinet minister. This is the highest number of female Cabinet ministers in any Indian government in history. The only other government to appoint more than 1 female Cabinet minister, was the first UPA government from 2004 to 2009, which had 3 female Cabinet Ministers.WEB, Shubhojit,www.elections.in/political-corner/women-cabinet-ministers-india/,www.elections.in/political-corner/women-cabinet-ministers-india/," title="web.archive.org/web/20140706231039www.elections.in/political-corner/women-cabinet-ministers-india/,">web.archive.org/web/20140706231039www.elections.in/political-corner/women-cabinet-ministers-india/, Women Cabinet Ministers in India, elections.in, 1 July 2014, 1 July 2014, 6 July 2014,

Background

{{Further|2014 Indian general election|First swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi}}The 2014 general election was held in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May, to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2014. On 20 May 2014, a meeting of the parliamentary party of BJP was organised at the Central Hall of the Parliament of India and Narendra Modi was elected as its leader. Subsequently, BJP president Rajnath Singh along with other leaders of the ally parties of NDA, met President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan and handed over the support letter of 335 members of parliament and claimed for the government formation. Following this, Mukherjee invited Modi and under the powers vested on him under Constitution of India, appointed him as the Prime Minister of India and sought his advice for the names of the members of the council of ministers of his government.NEWS, Narendra Modi appointed PM, swearing-in on May 26,indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/swearing-in-of-modi-govt-on-may-26/, 20 May 2014, The Indian Express, 20 May 2014, Press Trust of India,indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/swearing-in-of-modi-govt-on-may-26/," title="web.archive.org/web/20140520152512indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/swearing-in-of-modi-govt-on-may-26/,">web.archive.org/web/20140520152512indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/swearing-in-of-modi-govt-on-may-26/, 20 May 2014, On 9 November 2014, there was an expansion and reshuffling in his cabinet and 21 new cabinet ministers were sworn in.NEWS, Pheroze, L. Vincent, 21 new Ministers inducted into Modi Cabinet,www.thehindu.com/news/national/prime-minister-narendra-modis-union-cabinet-expansion/article6580375.ece,web.archive.org/web/20141109134655/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prime-minister-narendra-modis-union-cabinet-expansion/article6580375.ece, 9 November 2014, The Hindu, 9 November 2014, 9 November 2014,

History

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Nripendra Misra as his Principal Secretary and Ajit Doval as National Security Advisor (NSA) in his first week in office. He also appointed IAS officer A.K. Sharma and Indian Forest Service officer Bharat Lal as joint secretaries in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Both officers were part of Modi’s government in Gujarat during his tenure as Chief Minister.NEWS, Vikas, Dhoot,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/with-key-men-in-place-narendra-modi-pmo-gradually-takes-shape/articleshow/35914945.cms,articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-02/news/50272335_1_cabinet-secretary-ajit-seth-jawed-usmani-sutanu-behuria," title="web.archive.org/web/20140604190614articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-02/news/50272335_1_cabinet-secretary-ajit-seth-jawed-usmani-sutanu-behuria,">web.archive.org/web/20140604190614articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-02/news/50272335_1_cabinet-secretary-ajit-seth-jawed-usmani-sutanu-behuria, With key men in place, Narendra Modi PMO gradually takes shape, The Economic Times, 2 June 2014, 4 June 2014, 4 June 2014, On 31 May 2014, Prime Minister Modi abolished all existing Group of Ministers (GoMs) and Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoMs).WEB,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/narendra-modi-abolishes-all-goms-egoms/articleshow/35845345.cms,articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-01/news/50245981_1_egoms-upa-ii-ministries," title="web.archive.org/web/20140603103921articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-01/news/50245981_1_egoms-upa-ii-ministries,">web.archive.org/web/20140603103921articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-06-01/news/50245981_1_egoms-upa-ii-ministries, Narendra Modi abolishes all GOMs, EGOMs, The Economic Times, 1 June 2014, 3 June 2014, 3 June 2014, A statement from the PMO explained, “This would expedite the process of decision making and usher in greater accountability in the system. The Ministries and Departments will now process the issues pending before the EGoMs and GoMs and take appropriate decisions at the level of Ministries and Departments itself”. The UPA-II government had set up 68 GoMs and 14 EGoMs during its tenure, of which 9 EGoMs and 21 GoMs were inherited by the new government.WEB, Shishir, Sinha,www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/govt-abolishes-all-egoms-goms/article6070007.ece,web.archive.org/web/20201026020127/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/Modi-Govt-abolishes-all-EGoMs-GoMs/article20788283.ece, Modi Govt abolishes all EGoMs, GoMs, Business Line, 31 May 2014, 26 October 2020, 26 October 2020, WEB, Rahul, Shrivastava,www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/narendra-modi-overturns-upa-legacy-abolishes-ministerial-panels-and-empowered-groups-of-ministers-533838,web.archive.org/web/20151117233506/https://www.ndtv.com/elections-news/narendra-modi-overturns-upa-legacy-abolishes-ministerial-panels-and-empowered-groups-of-ministers-564848, Narendra Modi Overturns UPA Legacy, Abolishes Ministerial Panels and Empowered Groups of Ministers, NDTV, 31 May 2014, 2 June 2014, 17 November 2015, The move was described by the Indian media as being in alignment with Modi’s policy of “minimum government, maximum governance”.WEB, D.K., Singh,indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/prime-minister-narendra-modi-to-shed-upa-baggage-goms-egoms-to-be-junked/,web.archive.org/web/20140601133330/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/prime-minister-narendra-modi-to-shed-upa-baggage-goms-egoms-to-be-junked/, Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shed UPA baggage: GoMs, EGoMs to be junked, The Indian Express, 1 June 2014, 2 June 2014, 1 June 2014, The Indian Express stated that the GoMs and EGoMs had become “a symbol and an instrument of policy paralysis during the previous UPA government”. The Times of India described the new government’s decision as “a move to restore the authority of the Union Cabinet in decision-making and ensure ministerial accountability”.WEB, Rajeev, Deshpande,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-government-scraps-ministerial-panels/articleshow/35862930.cms,web.archive.org/web/20140601030013/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-government-scraps-ministerial-panels/articleshow/35862930.cms, Modi government scraps ministerial panels, The Times of India, 1 June 2014, 1 June 2014, 1 June 2014, Newly appointed cabinet minister Gopinath Munde, who was in charge of the Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, and Drinking Water and Sanitation portfolios, died in a car crash in Delhi on 3 June 2014.NEWS,www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27659814,web.archive.org/web/20140603042836/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-27659814, Gopinath Munde: Indian minister dies in car crash, BBC, BBC News, 3 June 2014, 3 June 2014, 3 June 2014, WEB, Saptarishi, Dutta,blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/06/03/minister-gopinath-munde-dies-in-car-crash/,blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/06/03/minister-gopinath-munde-dies-in-car-crash/?mg=blogs-wsj&url=http%253A%252F%252Fblogs.wsj.com%252Findiarealtime%252F2014%252F06%252F03%252Fminister-gopinath-munde-dies-in-car-crash," title="web.archive.org/web/20140606072125blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/06/03/minister-gopinath-munde-dies-in-car-crash/?mg=blogs-wsj&url=http%253A%252F%252Fblogs.wsj.com%252Findiarealtime%252F2014%252F06%252F03%252Fminister-gopinath-munde-dies-in-car-crash,">web.archive.org/web/20140606072125blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2014/06/03/minister-gopinath-munde-dies-in-car-crash/?mg=blogs-wsj&url=http%253A%252F%252Fblogs.wsj.com%252Findiarealtime%252F2014%252F06%252F03%252Fminister-gopinath-munde-dies-in-car-crash, Minister Gopinath Munde Dies in Car Crash, The Wall Street Journal, 3 June 2014, 6 June 2014, 3 June 2014, dead, NEWS,www.thehindu.com/news/national/gopinath-munde-no-more/article6077413.ece,web.archive.org/web/20140606042334/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gopinath-munde-dies-in-road-accident/article6077413.ece, Gopinath Munde dies in road accident, The Hindu, 3 June 2014, 6 June 2014, 6 June 2014, Sikdar, Shubhomoy, Perappadan, Bindu Shajan, Cabinet minister Nitin Gadkari, who is in charge of Road Transport and Highways, and Shipping, was assigned to look after Munde’s portfolios on 4 June.WEB,indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitin-gadkari-given-additional-charge-of-portfolios-held-by-gopinath-munde/, Nitin Gadkari given additional charge of portfolios held by Gopinath Munde, The Indian Express, live,indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitin-gadkari-given-additional-charge-of-portfolios-held-by-gopinath-munde/," title="web.archive.org/web/20140606135427indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitin-gadkari-given-additional-charge-of-portfolios-held-by-gopinath-munde/,">web.archive.org/web/20140606135427indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/nitin-gadkari-given-additional-charge-of-portfolios-held-by-gopinath-munde/, 6 June 2014, 4 June 2014, 6 June 2014, On 10 June 2014, in another step to downsize the government, Modi abolished four Standing Committees of the Cabinet. He also decided to reconstitute five crucial Cabinet Committees.WEB,finance.yahoo.com/news/meramaal-launches-information-government-schemes-054400453.html,web.archive.org/web/20181231042937/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meramaal-launches-information-government-schemes-054400453.html, Meramaal Launches Information About Government Schemes on Its Portal, Yahoo! Finance, en-US, 20 December 2018, 30 December 2018, 31 December 2018, These included the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) that handles all high-level defence and security matters, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) that recommends to the President all senior bureaucratic appointments and postings, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) which is a sort of small cabinet and the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.WEB,indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/narendra-modi-trims-cabinet-committees-scraps-4/,web.archive.org/web/20140610175956/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/narendra-modi-trims-cabinet-committees-scraps-4/, Narendra Modi trims Cabinet Committees, scraps four, The Indian Express, 10 June 2014, 10 June 2014, 11 June 2014, live, NEWS,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-scraps-4-cabinet-committees-including-one-on-uidai/articleshow/36358252.cms,web.archive.org/web/20140612045426/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-narendra-modi-scraps-4-cabinet-committees-including-one-on-uidai/articleshow/36358252.cms, PM Narendra Modi scraps 4 Cabinet Committees, including one on UIDAI, The Economic Times, 11 June 2014, 11 June 2014, 12 June 2014, The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers submitted their resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind on 24 May 2019, after the completion of their 5-year term. The President accepted the resignations and requested the Council of Ministers to continue until the new government assumed office.WEB, President Kovind accepts PM’s resignation; asks him to continue till new government assumes office,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-kovind-accepts-pms-resignation-asks-him-to-continue-till-new-government-assumes-office/articleshow/69485467.cms,web.archive.org/web/20190524185331/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-kovind-accepts-pms-resignation-asks-him-to-continue-till-new-government-assumes-office/articleshow/69485467.cms, The Times of India, 24 May 2019, 24 May 2019, 24 May 2019, en, WEB, PM Modi Spends an Eventful Friday with Staff after Council of Ministers Resigns to Make Way for Next Term,www.news18.com/news/politics/modi-spends-an-eventful-friday-with-pmo-staff-ministers-after-dissolving-16th-lok-sabha-2158713.html,web.archive.org/web/20190524182537/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/modi-spends-an-eventful-friday-with-pmo-staff-ministers-after-dissolving-16th-lok-sabha-2158713.html, News18, 24 May 2019, 24 May 2019, 24 May 2019,

List of Council members

Council portfolios are as follows:WEB,www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/council-ministers, Council of Ministers, India.gov.in, 22 September 2021, Source:WEB,www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/council-ministers, Union Council of Ministers, 10 December 2014, India.gov.in, live,india.gov.in/spotlight/union-council-ministers," title="web.archive.org/web/20141210094919india.gov.in/spotlight/union-council-ministers,">web.archive.org/web/20141210094919india.gov.in/spotlight/union-council-ministers, 10 December 2014, WEB,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Full-list-PM-Modis-new-look-Cabinet/articleshow/53067400.cms,web.archive.org/web/20160705181906/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Full-list-PM-Modis-new-look-Cabinet/articleshow/53067400.cms, Full list: PM Modi’s new-look Cabinet, 5 July 2016, 5 July 2016, 5 July 2016, The Times of India, NEWS, President of India allocates portfolios of the Council of Ministers,pib.gov.in/newsite/printrelease.aspx?relid=170476, 3 September 2017, Press Information Bureau, 3 September 2017,

Cabinet ministers

Note:

• (I/C) - (Independent Charge)

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Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

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Demographics of the Council of Ministers

NDA Cabinet by Party

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Notes

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See also

• Foreign policy of Narendra Modi
• Politics of India
• Council of Ministers of the Republic of India

References

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External links

{{commons category|Modi ministry}}

• Website of Cabinet Secretariat of India
• Council of Ministers – Official Portal of the Indian Government

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