2014 Indian cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out the first reshuffle of his premiership on 9 November 2014 in which he expanded the initial composition of the ministry formed on 26 May 2014. Modi inducted four cabinet ministers, three ministers of state with independent charge, and fourteen ministers of state.[1]

Appointees

Former Goan Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Rajya Sabha MPs Suresh Prabhu, Jagat Prakash Nadda, and Chaudhary Birender Singh were appointed cabinet ministers. The ministers of state (independent charge) appointed were Bandaru Dattatreya, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, and Mahesh Sharma. The ministers of state were Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Ram Kripal Yadav, Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary, Sanwar Lal Jat, Mohan Kundariya, Giriraj Singh, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Ram Shankar Katheria, Y.S. Chowdary, Jayant Sinha, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Babul Supriyo, Niranjan Jyoti, and Vijay Sampla.[2][3]

Cabinet-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the cabinet
Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
Arun Jaitley
Nitin Gadkari
Manohar Parrikar None[a] Minister of Defence
Suresh Prabhu None Minister of Railways
D. V. Sadananda Gowda Minister of Railways Minister of Law and Justice
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Jagat Prakash Nadda Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Narendra Singh Tomar
Birender Singh Rajya Sabha MP
Harsh Vardhan Minister of Health and Family Welfare
  1. ^ Chief Minister of Goa until 8 November 2014

Minister of State-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the cabinet
Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
General V. K. Singh (Retd)
Rao Inderjit Singh
Santosh Kumar Gangwar
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles
Bandaru Dattatreya Lok Sabha MP Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment
Rajiv Pratap Rudy Lok Sabha MP
Shripad Yesso Naik
Sarbananda Sonowal Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports
Prakash Javadekar
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Jitendra Singh
Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry
Mahesh Sharma Lok Sabha MP
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Rajya Sabha MP
Ram Kripal Yadav Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation
Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Home Affairs
Sanwar Lal Jat Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Mohan Kundariya Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Agriculture
Giriraj Singh Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
G. M. Siddeshwara Minister of State for Civil Aviation Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Nihalchand Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister of State for Panchayati Raj
Upendra Kushwaha
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
Pon Radhakrishnan Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Krishan Pal
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan
Minister of State for Agriculture
Vishnu Deo Sai
Sudarshan Bhagat Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of State for Rural Development
Ram Shankar Katheria Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Human Resource Development
Y. S. Chowdary Rajya Sabha MP
Jayant Sinha Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Finance
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
Babul Supriyo Lok Sabha MP
Niranjan Jyoti Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
Vijay Sampla Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment

References

  1. ^ "Indian PM Narendra Modi expands cabinet with 21 new ministers". BBC News. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Narendra Modi's Cabinet reshuffle: Meet the new ministers". India Today. 9 November 2014.
  3. ^ President's Secretariat (9 November 2014). "Press Release: Allocation of Portfolios amongst the members of the Council of Ministers". Press Information Bureau.
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