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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Government ministry of India
Summary
Government ministry of India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agency_name | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| seal | Government of India logo.svg |
| seal_width | 100px |
| seal_caption | Branch of Government of India |
| logo | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.png |
| logo_size | 250px |
| logo_caption | Ministry of Consumer Affairs |
| picture | Delhi_India_Government.jpg |
| picture_width | 300 |
| picture_caption | South Block building, housing the Cabinet Secretariat |
| formed | 2 September 1946 |
| jurisdiction | Government of India |
| headquarters | Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi |
| budget | (2023–24 est.) |
| minister1_name | Pralhad Joshi |
| minister1_pfo | (Cabinet Minister) |
| minister2_name | Nimuben Bambhaniya |
| minister2_pfo | (Minister of State) |
| minister3_name | Banwari Lal Verma |
| minister3_pfo | (Minister of State) |
| website | https://consumeraffairs.gov.in/ |
https://dfpd.gov.in/ The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is a government ministry of India. The ministry is headed by a Cabinet rank minister.
Departments
The ministry is divided into two departments, the Department of Food and Public Distribution and the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Department of Food and Public Distribution
The objectives of the department are to ensure:
- remunerative rates for the farmers.
- supply of food grains at reasonable prices through the public distribution system.
Public Distribution System
The Indian Public Distribution System (PDS) is a national food security system that distributes subsidised food to India's poor. Major commodities include wheat, rice and sugar. Surpluses of food from increased crop yields (as a result of the Green Revolution and good monsoon seasons) are managed by the Food Corporation of India, established by the Food Corporation Act 1964. The system implements national policy for farm price support, operations, procurement, storage, preservation, inter-state movement and distribution. PDS has a network of about 478,000 Fair Price Shops (FPS), perhaps the largest distribution network of its type in the world, operated by the Union Government and state governments.
Department of Consumer Affairs
The department administers the policies for Consumer Cooperatives, price monitoring, essential commodity availability, consumer movement and control of statutory bodies such as the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Weights and Measures.
The department is responsible for:
- National Test House
- Standards of Weights and Measures
- The Bureau of Indian Standards
- Monitoring of Prices and Availability of essential commodities
- The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
- Consumer Welfare Fund
- Internal Trade
- Inter-State Trade: The Spirituous Preparations (Inter-State Trade and Commerce) Control Act, 1955 (39 of 1955).
- Control of Futures Trading: the Forward Contracts (Regulations) Act, 1952 (74 of 1952).
The department regulates the availability and prescribes measures to see that the system works towards the food security of vulnerable people. This intent is to increase dignity, accountability, visibility, positive orientation and changed mind set.
Institutes
- National Sugar Institute, Kanpur
Cabinet Ministers
Food and Agriculture (1947{{ndash}}1971)
| Portrait | Minister | |||||||||||
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| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | Minister of Food and Agriculture | Minister of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation | |||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Rajendra Prasad (Indian President), signed image for Walter Nash (NZ Prime Minister), 1958 (16017609534).jpg | 70px]] | Rajendra Prasad | |||||||||
| (18841963) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Bihar (Constituency Assembly) | 15 August 1947 | 14 January 1948 | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Indian National Congress}}" | Jawaharlal Nehru | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Jairamdas Daulatram 1985 stamp of India (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Jairamdas Daulatram | |||||||||
| (18911979) | ||||||||||||
| MP for East Punjab (Constituent Assembly) | 19 January 1948 | 13 May 1950 | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:K M Munshi.jpg | 70px]] | Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi | |||||||||
| (18871971) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Bombay (Constituent Assembly) | 13 May 1950 | 13 May 1952 | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Rafi Ahmed Kidwai 1995 stamp of India.jpg | 70px]] | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai | |||||||||
| (18941954) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Bahraich District (East) | 13 May 1952 | 24 October 1954 | Nehru II | |||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Panjabrao Deshmukh Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Panjabrao Deshmukh | |||||||||
| (1898–1965) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Amravati | ||||||||||||
| (Minister without cabinet rank) | 29 October 1954 | 25 November 1954 | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Ajit Prasad Jain Lok Sabha portrait.gif | 70px]] | Ajit Prasad Jain | |||||||||
| (19021977) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Saharanpur | 25 November 1954 | 17 April 1957 | ||||||||||
| 17 April 1957 | 24 August 1959 | Nehru III | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Miss India Indrani Rehman, S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the contest (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | S. K. Patil | |||||||||
| (18981981) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Mumbai South | 24 August 1959 | 10 April 1962 | ||||||||||
| 10 April 1962 | 1 September 1963 | Nehru IV | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Swaran Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Swaran Singh | |||||||||
| (19071994) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Jullundur | 1 September 1963 | 27 May 1964 | ||||||||||
| 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | Nanda I | Indian National Congress}}" | Gulzarilal Nanda | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Chidambaram Subramaniam | |||||||||
| (19102000) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Palani | 9 June 1964 | 24 January 1966 | Shastri | Indian National Congress}}" | Lal Bahadur Shastri | |||||||
| Nanda II | Indian National Congress}}" | Gulzarilal Nanda | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Chidambaram Subramaniam | |||||||||
| (19102000) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Palani | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indian National Congress}}" | Indira Gandhi | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Jagjivan Ram | |||||||||
| (19081986) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Sasaram | 13 March 1967 | 27 June 1970 | Indira II | |||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.jpg | 70px]] | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | |||||||||
| (19051977) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Barpeta | 27 June 1970 | 2 May 1971 | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indian National Congress (R)}}" |
Civil Supplies (1974{{ndash}}1983)
| Portrait | Minister | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth-Death) | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | Minister of Industry and Civil Supplies | Minister of Civil Supplies and Cooperation | Minister of Commerce and Civil Supplies | Minister of Civil Supplies | Minister of Civil Supplies and Cooperation |
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:T. A. Pai photo.jpg | 70px]] | T. A. Pai | |||||||||
| (19221981) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indira Gandhi | ||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Syed Mir Qasim.jpg | 70px]] | Syed Mir Qasim | |||||||||
| (19212004) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Jammu and Kashmir (Rajya Sabha) | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indira Gandhi | ||||||
| Janata Party}}" | [[File:MohanDharia.jpg | 70px]] | Mohan Dharia | |||||||||
| (19252013) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Pune | 24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | Janata Party | Desai | Janata Party}}" | Morarji Desai | ||||||
| Janata Party (Secular)}}" | [[File:Hitendra Desai Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai | |||||||||
| (19151993) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Godhra | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | Janata Party (Secular)}}" | Charan Singh | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Pranab Mukherjee | |||||||||
| (19352020) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) | 14 January 1980 | 8 June 1980 | Indian National Congress | Indira IV | Indian National Congress}}" | Indira Gandhi | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Vidya Charan Shukla (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Vidya Charan Shukla | |||||||||
| (19292013) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Mahasamund | 8 June 1980 | 19 March 1981 | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Rao Birender Singh stamp (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Rao Birender Singh | |||||||||
| (19212000) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Mahendragarh | 19 March 1981 | 2 September 1982 | ||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg | 70px]] | Bhagwat Jha Azad | |||||||||
| (19222011) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Bhagalpur | ||||||||||||
| (Minister of State, I/C) | 2 September 1982 | 29 January 1983 | Indian National Congress | Indira IV | Indian National Congress}}" | Indira Gandhi | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Bhishma Narain Singh (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Bhishma Narain Singh | |||||||||
| (19332018) | ||||||||||||
| MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) | 29 January 1983 | 14 February 1983 |
Food and Civil Supplies (1983{{ndash}}1991)
| Portrait | Minister | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth-Death) | ||||||||||
| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | Bifurcated into the Ministry of Food and the Ministry of Civil Supplies and Public Distribution | ||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg | 70px]] | Bhagwat Jha Azad | |||||||
| (19222011) | ||||||||||
| MP for Bhagalpur | ||||||||||
| (Minister of State, I/C) | 14 February 1983 | 31 October 1984 | Indian National Congress | Indira IV | Indian National Congress}}" | Indira Gandhi | ||||
| 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | Rajiv I | Indian National Congress}}" | Rajiv Gandhi | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Rao Birender Singh stamp (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Rao Birender Singh | |||||||
| (19212000) | ||||||||||
| MP for Mahendragarh | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | Rajiv II | |||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | Brigadier | |||||||||
| Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | ||||||||||
| (born 1941) | ||||||||||
| MP for Dhenkanal | ||||||||||
| (Minister of State, I/C) | 25 September 1985 | 27 January 1986 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:P. Shiv Shankar (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | P. Shiv Shankar | |||||||
| (19292017) | ||||||||||
| MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) | 27 January 1986 | 12 May 1986 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:H. K. L. Bhagat Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | H. K. L. Bhagat | |||||||
| (19212005) | ||||||||||
| MP for East Delhi | 12 May 1986 | 14 February 1988 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | Sukh Ram | |||||||||
| (19272022) | ||||||||||
| MP for Mandi | ||||||||||
| (Minister of State, I/C) | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | ||||||||
| Janata Dal}}" | [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | |||||||
| (19312008) | ||||||||||
| MP for Fatehpur | ||||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 2 December 1989 | 8 December 1989 | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | Janata Dal}}" | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | ||||
| Janata Dal}}" | Nathuram Mirdha | |||||||||
| (19211996) | ||||||||||
| MP for Nagaur | 8 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | ||||||||
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" | [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg | 70px]] | Chandra Shekhar | |||||||
| (19272007) | ||||||||||
| MP for Ballia | ||||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 10 November 1990 | 21 November 1990 | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" | Chandra Shekhar | ||||
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" | [[File:Rao Birender Singh stamp (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Rao Birender Singh | |||||||
| (19212000) | ||||||||||
| MP for Mahendragarh | 21 November 1990 | 26 June 1991 |
Food (1991{{ndash}}1997)
| Portrait | Minister | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth-Death) | ||||||||
| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | Merged with Ministry of Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution to form the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs |
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Tarun Gogoi - Kolkata 2013-02-10 4891 Cropped.JPG | 70px]] | Tarun Gogoi | |||||
| (19362020) | ||||||||
| MP for Kaliabor | ||||||||
| (Minister of State, I/C) | 21 June 1991 | 17 January 1993 | Indian National Congress | Rao | Indian National Congress}}" | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
| Indian National Congress}}" | Kalpnath Rai | |||||||
| (19411999) | ||||||||
| MP for Ghosi | ||||||||
| (Minister of State, I/C) | 17 January 1993 | 21 December 1994 | ||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg | 70px]] | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||||
| (19212004) | ||||||||
| MP for Nandyal | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 21 December 1994 | 10 February 1995 | ||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Ajit Singh at press conference.jpg | 70px]] | Ajit Singh | |||||
| (19392021) | ||||||||
| MP for Baghpat | 10 February 1995 | 16 May 1996 | ||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
| (19242018) | ||||||||
| MP for Lucknow | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| Janata Dal}}" | [[File:Devendra Prasad Yadav.png | 70px]] | Devendra Prasad Yadav | |||||
| (born 1953) | ||||||||
| MP for Jhanjharpur | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | Janata Dal}}" | H. D. Deve Gowda | ||
| Janata Dal}}" | [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg | 70px]] | Inder Kumar Gujral | |||||
| (19192012) | ||||||||
| MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 21 April 1997 | 23 April 1997 | Gujral | Janata Dal}}" | Inder Kumar Gujral | |||
| Communist Party of India}}" | [[File:Chaturanan Mishra.jpg | 70px]] | Chaturanan Mishra | |||||
| (19252011) | ||||||||
| MP for Madhubani | 23 April 1997 | 9 June 1997 | Communist Party of India |
Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (1991{{ndash}}1997)
| Portrait | Minister | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth-Death) | ||||||||
| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | Merged with Ministry of Food to form the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs |
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg | 70px]] | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||||
| (19212004) | ||||||||
| MP for Nandyal | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | Indian National Congress | Rao | Indian National Congress}}" | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:AK Antony at Ponnani.jpg | 70px]] | A. K. Antony | |||||
| (born 1940) | ||||||||
| MP for Kerala (Rajya Sabha) | 18 January 1993 | 8 February 1995 | ||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Buta Singh at DJ Sheizwoods house (11) (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Buta Singh | |||||
| (19342021) | ||||||||
| MP for Jalore | 10 February 1995 | 20 February 1996 | ||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg | 70px]] | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||||
| (19212004) | ||||||||
| MP for Nandyal | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 20 February 1996 | 16 May 1996 | ||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
| (19242018) | ||||||||
| MP for Lucknow | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| Janata Dal}}" | [[File:Devendra Prasad Yadav.png | 70px]] | Devendra Prasad Yadav | |||||
| (born 1953) | ||||||||
| MP for Jhanjharpur | 1 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | Janata Dal}}" | H. D. Deve Gowda | ||
| Janata Dal}}; color:white" | [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg | 70px]] | Inder Kumar Gujral | |||||
| (19192012) | ||||||||
| MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 21 April 1997 | 23 April 1997 | Gujral | Janata Dal}}" | Inder Kumar Gujral | |||
| Communist Party of India}}" | [[File:Chaturanan Mishra.jpg | 70px]] | Chaturanan Mishra | |||||
| (19252011) | ||||||||
| MP for Madhubani | 23 April 1997 | 9 June 1997 | Communist Party of India |
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (1997{{ndash}}present)
| Portrait | Minister | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth-Death) | |||||||||||
| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs | Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" | [[File:Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (1).jpg | 70px]] | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | ||||||||
| (19462020) | |||||||||||
| MP for Vaishali | |||||||||||
| (Minister of State, I/C) | 9 June 1997 | 10 January 1998 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Gujral | Janata Dal}}" | Inder Kumar Gujral | |||||
| Independent politician}}" | [[File:Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Balwant Singh Ramoowalia | ||||||||
| (born 1942) | |||||||||||
| MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | 10 January 1998 | 19 March 1998 | Independent | ||||||||
| Shiromani Akali Dal}}" | [[File:Surjit Singh Barnala, 2008.png | 70px]] | Surjit Singh Barnala | ||||||||
| (19252017) | |||||||||||
| MP for Sangrur | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | Shiromani Akali Dal | Vajpayee II | BJP}}" | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Shanta Kumar.jpg | 70px]] | Shanta Kumar | ||||||||
| (born 1934) | |||||||||||
| MP for Kangra | 13 October 1999 | 17 July 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | BJP}}" | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Shanta Kumar.jpg | 70px]] | Shanta Kumar | ||||||||
| (born 1934) | |||||||||||
| MP for Kangra | 17 July 2000 | 1 July 2002 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | BJP}}" | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
| Janata Dal (United)}}" | [[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg | 70px]] | Sharad Yadav | ||||||||
| (19472023) | |||||||||||
| MP for Madhepura | 1 July 2002 | 22 May 2004 | Janata Dal (United) | ||||||||
| Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | [[File:The Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Shri Sharad Pawar addressing at the launch of the Sahana Group’s New Marathi Channel “Jai Maharashtra”, in Mumbai on April 27, 2013 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Sharad Pawar | ||||||||
| (born 1940) | |||||||||||
| MP for Baramati, until 2009 | |||||||||||
| MP for Madha, from 2009 | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | Nationalist Congress Party | Manmohan I | Indian National Congress}}" | Manmohan Singh | |||||
| 23 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | Manmohan II | |||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:KV Thomas.jpg | 70px]] | K. V. Thomas | ||||||||
| (born 1946) | |||||||||||
| MP for Ernakulam | |||||||||||
| (Minister of State, I/C) | 19 January 2011 | 26 May 2014 | Indian National Congress | ||||||||
| Lok Janshakti Party}}" | [[File:Ram Vilas Paswan (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Ram Vilas Paswan | ||||||||
| (19462020) | |||||||||||
| MP for Hajipur, until 2019 | |||||||||||
| MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha), from 2019 | 27 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | Lok Janshakti Party | Modi I | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | Narendra Modi | |||||
| 31 May 2019 | 8 October 2020 | Modi II | |||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Piyush Goyal crop.jpg | 70px]] | Piyush Goyal | ||||||||
| (born 1964) | |||||||||||
| MP for Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha) | 9 October 2020 | 9 June 2024 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Prahlad Joshi (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Pralhad Joshi | ||||||||
| (born 1962) | |||||||||||
| MP for Dharwad | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III |
Ministers of State
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | Minister of State for Food and Agriculture | Minister of State for Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation | Minister of State for Industry and Civil Supplies | Minister of State for Civil Supplies and Cooperation | Minister of State for Commerce and Civil Supplies | Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies | Minister of State for Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs | Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution | Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | ||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Panjabrao Deshmukh Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Panjabrao Deshmukh | ||||||||||||||||
| (1898–1965) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Amravati | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Cooperation from 25 Apr 1957 | 17 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | Indian National Congress}}" | Jawaharlal Nehru | |||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Ram Subhag Singh.jpg | 70px]] | Ram Subhag Singh | ||||||||||||||||
| (19171980) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Bikramganj | 8 May 1962 | 27 May 1964 | Nehru IV | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Alungai Mattai Thomas Lok Sabha portrait.gif | 70px]] | Alungal Mathai Thomas | ||||||||||||||||
| (19121981) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Ernakulam | 21 November 1963 | 27 May 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Ram Subhag Singh.jpg | 70px]] | Ram Subhag Singh | ||||||||||||||||
| (19171980) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Bikramganj | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | Nanda I | Indian National Congress}}" | Gulzarilal Nanda | ||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Alungai Mattai Thomas Lok Sabha portrait.gif | 70px]] | Alungal Mathai Thomas | ||||||||||||||||
| (19121981) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Ernakulam | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 June 1964 | 13 June 1964 | Shastri | Indian National Congress}}" | Lal Bahadur Shastri | |||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:P. Govinda Menon official portrait.gif | 70px]] | Panampilly Govinda Menon | ||||||||||||||||
| (19061970) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Mukundapuram | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | Indira I | Indian National Congress}}" | Indira Gandhi | |||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Annasaheb Shinde Lok Sabha portrait.gif | 70px]] | Annasaheb Shinde | ||||||||||||||||
| (19221993) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Kopargaon | 13 March 1967 | 18 March 1971 | Indira II | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:M. S. Gurupadaswamy image.jpg | 70px]] | M. S. Gurupadaswamy | ||||||||||||||||
| (19242011) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 5 June 1967 | 17 October 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Annasaheb Shinde Lok Sabha portrait.gif | 70px]] | Annasaheb Shinde | ||||||||||||||||
| (19221993) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Kopargaon | 18 March 1971 | 2 May 1971 | Indira III | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | |||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Anant Sharma | ||||||||||||||||
| (19191988) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | 10 October 1974 | 9 August 1976 | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indira Gandhi | |||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Buddha Priya Maurya Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Buddha Priya Maurya | ||||||||||||||||
| (19262004) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Hapur | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:A. C. George Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | A. C. George | ||||||||||||||||
| MP for Mukundapuram | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:A. C. George Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | A. C. George | ||||||||||||||||
| MP for Mukundapuram | 9 August 1976 | 24 March 1977 | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indira Gandhi | |||||||||||||
| Janata Party}}" | [[File:Arif Beg.jpg | 70px]] | Arif Beg | ||||||||||||||||
| (1935–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Bhopal | 14 August 1977 | 28 July 1979 | Janata Party | Desai | Janata Party}}" | Morarji Desai | |||||||||||||
| Janata Party}}" | [[File:Krishna Kumar Goyal.jpg | 70px]] | Krishna Kumar Goyal | ||||||||||||||||
| (19322013) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Kota | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (U)}}" | [[File:Henry Austin Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Henry Austin | ||||||||||||||||
| (19202008) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Ernakulam | 30 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | Indian National Congress (U) | Charan | Janata Party (Secular)}}" | Charan Singh | |||||||||||||
| INC}}" | [[File:Ajit Kumar Panja.jpg | 70px]] | Ajit Kumar Panja | ||||||||||||||||
| (19362008) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Calcutta North East | 19 February 1986 | 22 October 1986 | Indian National Congress | Rajiv II | INC}}" | Rajiv Gandhi | |||||||||||||
| INC}}" | [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Ghulam Nabi Azad | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1949) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Washim | 22 October 1986 | 7 September 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
| Janata Dal}}" | [[File:Ram Pujan Singh Patel.gif | 70px]] | Ram Pujan Patel | ||||||||||||||||
| (19402021) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Phulpur | 23 April 1990 | 10 November 1990 | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | Janata Dal}}" | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | |||||||||||||
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" | [[File:Sarwar Hussain.jpg | 70px]] | Sarwar Hussain | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1949) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Bulandshahr | 21 November 1990 | 20 February 1991 | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" | Chandra Shekhar | |||||||||||||
| INC}}" | Kamaluddin Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||
| (19302018) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Hanamkonda | 21 June 1991 | 29 September 1994 | Indian National Congress | Rao | INC}}" | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Krishna Sahi Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Krishna Sahi | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1931) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Begusarai | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State, Civil Supplies from 19 Sep 1995 | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Venod Kumar Sharma.jpg | 70px]] | Venod Sharma | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1948) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Haryana (Rajya Sabha) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution System from 19 Sep 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||
| BJP}}" | [[File:Satyapal Singh Yadav.jpg | 70px]] | Satyapal Singh Yadav | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1942) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Shahjahanpur | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | BJP}}" | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||||||||||
| Samata Party}}" | V. Sreenivasa Prasad | ||||||||||||||||||
| (19472024) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Chamarajanagar | 13 October 1999 | 17 July 2000 | Samata Party | Vajpayee III | BJP}}" | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Sriram Chauhan.jpg | 70px]] | Sriram Chauhan | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1953) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Basti | 22 November 1999 | 17 July 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||||||||||||
| Janata Dal (United)}}" | V. Sreenivasa Prasad | ||||||||||||||||||
| (19472024) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Chamarajanagar | 17 July 2000 | 6 March 2004 | Janata Dal (United) | Vajpayee III | BJP}}" | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Sriram Chauhan.jpg | 70px]] | Sriram Chauhan | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1953) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Basti | 17 July 2000 | 1 September 2001 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Ashok Kumar Pradhan.jpg | 70px]] | Ashok Kumar Pradhan | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1953) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Khurja | 1 September 2001 | 1 July 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Uppalapati Krishnam Raju.jpg | 70px]] | U. V. Krishnam Raju | ||||||||||||||||
| (19402022) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Narasapuram | 1 July 2002 | 29 January 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Subhash Maharia.jpg | 70px]] | Subhash Maharia | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1957) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Sikar | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Kantilal Bhuria cropped.jpg | 70px]] | Kantilal Bhuria | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1950) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Ratlam | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Indian National Congress}}" | Manmohan Singh | |||||||||||||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" | [[File:Akhilesh Prasad Singh (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Akhilesh Prasad Singh | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1962) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Motihari | 23 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||||||||||||||||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal}}" | [[File:Mohammad Taslimuddin (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Mohammed Taslimuddin | ||||||||||||||||
| (19432017) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Kishanganj | 25 May 2004 | 22 May 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:KV Thomas.jpg | 70px]] | K. V. Thomas | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1946) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Ernakulam | 29 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | |||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:The Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 05, 2015 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Raosaheb Danve | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1955) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Jalna | 27 May 2014 | 6 March 2015 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | Narendra Modi | |||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:C. R. Chaudhary (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | C. R. Chaudhary | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1948) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Nagaur | 5 July 2016 | 30 May 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:The Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 05, 2015 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Raosaheb Danve | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1955) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Jalna | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Modi II | ||||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:The Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey on July 25, 2018.jpg | 70px]] | Ashwini Kumar Choubey | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1953) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Buxar | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Niranjan Jyoti | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1967) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Fatehpur | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:B. L. Verma with PM Modi 2021 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | B. L. Verma | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1961) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III | ||||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya being welcomed on her arrival for assumption of charge as the Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Nimuben Bambhaniya | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1966) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Bhavnagar |
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- "Dept of Consumer Affairs – Overview". Dept of Consumer Affairs.
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