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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
Government ministry of India
Government ministry of India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agency_name | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India |
| seal | Government of India logo.svg |
| seal_width | 150px |
| seal_caption | Branch of Government of India |
| logo | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.svg |
| logo_width | 250px |
| logo_caption | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| image_size | 150px |
| formed | |
| jurisdiction | Government of India |
| headquarters | New Delhi |
| chief1_name | Sanjay Jaju, IAS |
| chief1_position | Information and Broadcasting Secretary |
| website | |
| budget | (2023–24 est.) |
| employees | 4,012 (2016 est.) |
| minister1_name | Ashwini Vaishnaw |
| minister1_pfo | Minister of Information and Broadcasting |
| deputyminister1_name | L. Murugan |
| deputyminister1_pfo | Minister of State |
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is a ministerial level agency of the Government of India responsible for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws in the areas of information, broadcasting, the press, and the cinema of India.
The Ministry is responsible for the administration of the Press Information Bureau and Prasar Bharati, the broadcasting arm of the Indian Government. The Central Board of Film Certification is the other important statutory body subordinate to this ministry, responsible for the regulation and certification of motion pictures broadcast in India.
Organisation

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is structured into various departments and divisions, each responsible for distinct aspects of media regulation, public broadcasting, film certification, and communication strategy. As of 20 June 2025, the official organisational chart outlines the roles of the Minister, Secretary, Joint Secretaries, Directors, and other senior officials overseeing functions such as print media, films, digital communication, and administration.
- Broadcasting
- Conditional Access System (CAS)
- Community Radio Stations
- Prasar Bharati
- Doordarshan
- Akashvani (All India Radio)
- Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited
- Uplinking / Downlinking of TV Channels
- Content Regulation on Private TV Channels
- Direct to Home (DTH)
- Internet Protocol Television (IPTV)
- Headend-in-the-Sky (HITS)
- Digital television transition
- Radio And Television Licence Around The World
- Broadcasting Authority of India 1977
- Information
- Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP), Central Bureau of Communication (CBC)
- Directorate of Field Publicity
- Photo Division
- Publications Division
- Research Reference and Training Division
- Song and Drama Division
- Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI)
- Press Council of India
- Press Information Bureau (PIB)
- Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC)
- Films
- Central Board of Film Certification
- Film and Television Institute of India, Pune (FTII)
- Film Certification Appellate Tribunal
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)
- National Film Development Corporation
Mandate
The mandate of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting are:
- News services—both televised and broadcast through All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (DD)
- Development of broadcasting and television
- Import and export of films
- Development and promotion of film industry
- Promotion and organisation of film festivals and cultural exchanges
- Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP)
- Manage press relations to effectively communicate the policies of the Government of India and gather feedback on these policies
- Administration of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 with respect to newspapers
- Dissemination of information about India within and outside the country through publications on matters of national importance
- Provide research, references, and training to support the media units of the Ministry in fulfilling their responsibilities
- Utilise interpersonal communication and traditional folk art forms to promote information and raise awareness on public interest issues through publicity campaigns
- Foster international cooperation in the areas of information and mass media
Civil service
Main article: Indian Information Service
The Indian Information Service (IIS) is a distinguished Group 'A' Civil Service open to candidates who successfully complete the UPSC Civil Service Examination. Serving as the media wing of the Government of India, IIS officers act as a crucial communication bridge between the government and the public. They work under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, playing an important role in information dissemination and public relations.
List of ministers
Cabinet ministers
Note:
- MoS (I/C) Minister of State (Independent Charge)
- MoS Minister of State
| Portrait | Minister | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth-Death) | ||||||||
| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | |
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Sardar patel (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Vallabhbhai Patel | |||||
| (18751950) | ||||||||
| Member, Constituent Assembly | ||||||||
| (Deputy Prime Minister) | 15 August | |||||||
| 1947 | 26 January | |||||||
| 1950 | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru | |||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:R.R DIVAKAR.jpg | 70px]] | R. R. Diwakar | |||||
| (18941990) | ||||||||
| Member, Interim Parliament | ||||||||
| (MoS) | 31 January | |||||||
| 1950 | 13 May | |||||||
| 1952 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:B. V. Keskar portrait.gif | 70px]] | B. V. Keskar | |||||
| (19081984) | ||||||||
| MP for Musafirkhana | ||||||||
| (Minister with cabinet rank, until 1957; | ||||||||
| MoS, until 1962) | 13 May | |||||||
| 1952 | 17 April | |||||||
| 1957 | Nehru II | |||||||
| 17 April | ||||||||
| 1957 | 9 April | |||||||
| 1962 | Nehru III | |||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Bezawada Gopala Reddy.jpg | 70px]] | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | |||||
| (19071997) | ||||||||
| MP for Kavali | 10 April | |||||||
| 1962 | 31 August | |||||||
| 1963 | Nehru IV | |||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Satya Narayan Sinha portrait.gif | 70px]] | Satya Narayan Sinha | |||||
| (19001983) | ||||||||
| MP for Samastipur | 1 September | |||||||
| 1963 | 27 May | |||||||
| 1964 | ||||||||
| 27 May | ||||||||
| 1964 | 9 June | |||||||
| 1964 | Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda | ||||||
| (acting) | ||||||||
| 11 June | ||||||||
| 1964 | 2 July | |||||||
| 1964 | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png | 70px]] | Indira Gandhi | |||||
| (19171984) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 2 July | |||||||
| 1964 | 11 January | |||||||
| 1966 | ||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||
| 1966 | 24 January | |||||||
| 1966 | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda | ||||||
| (acting) | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Raj Bahadur | |||||
| (19121990) | ||||||||
| MP for Bharatpur | ||||||||
| (MoS) | 24 January | |||||||
| 1966 | 13 March | |||||||
| 1967 | Indira I | Indira Gandhi | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Kodardas Kalidas Shah portrait.jpg | 70px]] | Kodardas Kalidas Shah | |||||
| (19081986) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 13 March | |||||||
| 1967 | 14 February | |||||||
| 1969 | Indira II | |||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Satya Narayan Sinha portrait.gif | 70px]] | Satya Narayan Sinha | |||||
| (19001983) | ||||||||
| MP for Darbhanga | 14 February | |||||||
| 1969 | 8 March | |||||||
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (R) | |||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png | 70px]] | Indira Gandhi | |||||
| (19171984) | ||||||||
| MP for Raebareli | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 18 March | |||||||
| 1971 | 8 November | |||||||
| 1973 | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indira III | ||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg | 70px]] | Inder Kumar Gujral | |||||
| (19192012) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | ||||||||
| (MoS) | 8 November | |||||||
| 1973 | 28 June | |||||||
| 1975 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Vidya Charan Shukla (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Vidya Charan Shukla | |||||
| (19292013) | ||||||||
| MP for Raipur | ||||||||
| (MoS) | 28 June | |||||||
| 1975 | 24 March | |||||||
| 1977 | ||||||||
| Janata Party}}" | [[File:Lkadvani.jpg | 70px]] | Lal Krishna Advani | |||||
| (born 1927) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 26 March | |||||||
| 1977 | 28 July | |||||||
| 1979 | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai | |||||
| Janata Party (Secular)}}" | [[File:Purushottam Kaushik Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Purushottam Kaushik | |||||
| (19302017) | ||||||||
| MP for Raipur | 28 July | |||||||
| 1979 | 14 January | |||||||
| 1980 | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan Singh | Charan Singh | |||||
| Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | [[File:Vasant Sathe (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Vasant Sathe | |||||
| (19252011) | ||||||||
| MP for Wardha | 14 January | |||||||
| 1980 | 2 September | |||||||
| 1982 | Indian National Congress (Indira) | Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||||
| Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | N. K. P. Salve | |||||||
| (19212012) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 2 September | |||||||
| 1982 | 14 January | |||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | [[File:H. K. L. Bhagat Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | H. K. L. Bhagat | |||||
| (19212005) | ||||||||
| MP for East Delhi | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 14 January | |||||||
| 1983 | 31 October | |||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||
| 4 November | ||||||||
| 1984 | 31 December | |||||||
| 1984 | Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi | |||||
| Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | Vitthalrao Gadgil | |||||||
| (19282001) | ||||||||
| MP for Pune | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 31 December | |||||||
| 1984 | 22 October | |||||||
| 1986 | Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | Rajiv II | ||||||
| Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | [[File:Ajit_Kumar_Panja.jpg | 70px]] | Ajit Kumar Panja | |||||
| (19362008) | ||||||||
| MP for Calcutta North East | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 22 October | |||||||
| 1986 | 14 February | |||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | [[File:H. K. L. Bhagat Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | H. K. L. Bhagat | |||||
| (19212005) | ||||||||
| MP for East Delhi | 14 February | |||||||
| 1988 | 2 December | |||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| Telugu Desam Party}}" | P. Upendra | |||||||
| (19362009) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 6 December | |||||||
| 1989 | 10 November | |||||||
| 1990 | Telugu Desam Party | Vishwanath | V. P. Singh | |||||
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" | [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg | 70px]] | Chandra Shekhar | |||||
| (19272007) | ||||||||
| MP for Ballia | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 21 November | |||||||
| 1990 | 21 June | |||||||
| 1991 | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar | |||||
| Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | [[File:Ajit_Kumar_Panja.jpg | 70px]] | Ajit Kumar Panja | |||||
| (19362008) | ||||||||
| MP for Calcutta North East | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 21 June | |||||||
| 1991 | 18 January | |||||||
| 1993 | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress (Indira)}}" | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo.jpg | 70px]] | Brigadier | |||||
| Kamakhya Prasad Singh Deo | ||||||||
| (born 1941) | ||||||||
| MP for Dhenkanal | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 18 January | |||||||
| 1993 | 15 September | |||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg | 70px]] | P. A. Sangma | |||||
| (19472016) | ||||||||
| MP for Tura | 15 September | |||||||
| 1995 | 16 May | |||||||
| 1996 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg | 70px]] | Sushma Swaraj | |||||
| (19522019) | ||||||||
| MP for South Delhi | 16 May | |||||||
| 1996 | 1 June | |||||||
| 1996 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
| Janata Dal}}; color:white" | [[File:C. M. Ibrahim (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | C. M. Ibrahim | |||||
| (born 1948) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 1 June | |||||||
| 1996 | 21 April | |||||||
| 1997 | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | H. D. Deve Gowda | |||||
| 21 April | ||||||||
| 1997 | 1 May | |||||||
| 1997 | Gujral | Inder Kumar Gujral | ||||||
| Janata Dal}}; color:white" | [[File:Jaipal Sudini Reddy - Kolkata 2004-11-10 03212 Cropped.jpg | 70px]] | S. Jaipal Reddy | |||||
| (19422019) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh | 1 May | |||||||
| 1997 | 19 March | |||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg | 70px]] | Sushma Swaraj | |||||
| (19522019) | ||||||||
| MP for South Delhi | 19 March | |||||||
| 1998 | 11 October | |||||||
| 1998 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||||
| (19242018) | ||||||||
| MP for Lucknow | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 11 October | |||||||
| 1998 | 5 December | |||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Pramod_jee.jpg | 70px]] | Pramod Mahajan | |||||
| (19492006) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 5 December | |||||||
| 1998 | 13 October | |||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Official photograph of the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg | 70px]] | Arun Jaitley | |||||
| (19522019) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 13 October | |||||||
| 1999 | 30 September | |||||||
| 2000 | Vajpayee III | |||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg | 70px]] | Sushma Swaraj | |||||
| (19522019) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh, till 8 November 2000 | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Uttarakhand, from 9 November 2000 | 30 September | |||||||
| 2000 | 29 January | |||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg | 70px]] | Ravi Shankar Prasad | |||||
| (born 1954) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 29 January | |||||||
| 2003 | 22 May | |||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Jaipal Sudini Reddy - Kolkata 2004-11-10 03212 Cropped.jpg | 70px]] | S. Jaipal Reddy | |||||
| (19422019) | ||||||||
| MP for Miryalguda | 23 May | |||||||
| 2004 | 18 November | |||||||
| 2005 | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | |||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi PIB.jpg | 70px]] | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | |||||
| (19452017) | ||||||||
| MP for Raiganj | 18 November | |||||||
| 2005 | 11 November | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg | 70px]] | Manmohan Singh | |||||
| (born 1932) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Assam | ||||||||
| (Prime Minister) | 11 November | |||||||
| 2008 | 22 May | |||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Ambika Soni PIB (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Ambika Soni | |||||
| (born 1942) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 28 May | |||||||
| 2009 | 27 October | |||||||
| 2012 | Manmohan II | |||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Manish Tewari 2014.jpg | 70px]] | Manish Tewari | |||||
| (born 1965) | ||||||||
| MP for Ludhiana | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 28 October | |||||||
| 2012 | 26 May | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Prakash Javadekar MIB (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Prakash Javadekar | |||||
| (born 1951) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 27 May | |||||||
| 2014 | 9 November | |||||||
| 2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | |||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Official photograph of the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg | 70px]] | Arun Jaitley | |||||
| (19522019) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 9 November | |||||||
| 2014 | 5 July | |||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg | 70px]] | M. Venkaiah Naidu | |||||
| (born 1948) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan | 5 July | |||||||
| 2016 | 18 July | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Smt. Smriti Irani in April 2023.jpg | 70px]] | Smriti Irani | |||||
| (born 1976) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 18 July | |||||||
| 2017 | 14 May | |||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in October 2016 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Colonel | |||||
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | ||||||||
| (born 1970) | ||||||||
| MP for Jaipur Rural | ||||||||
| (MoS, I/C) | 14 May | |||||||
| 2018 | 30 May | |||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Prakash Javadekar MIB (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Prakash Javadekar | |||||
| (born 1951) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 31 May | |||||||
| 2019 | 7 July | |||||||
| 2021 | Modi II | |||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Shri Anurag Singh Thakur in March 2023.jpg | 70px]] | Anurag Singh Thakur | |||||
| (born 1974) | ||||||||
| MP for Hamirpur | 7 July | |||||||
| 2021 | 9 June | |||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Ashwini Vaishnaw addressing the Media after assuming charge as the Minister of Railways at Rail Bhavan.jpg | 70px]] | Ashwini Vaishnaw | |||||
| (born 1970) | ||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III |
Ministers of state
| Portrait | Minister | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth-Death) | |||||||
| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period |
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:R.R DIVAKAR.jpg | 70px]] | R. R. Diwakar | ||||
| (18941990) | |||||||
| Member, Constituent Assembly | 7 October | ||||||
| 1948 | 26 January | ||||||
| 1950 | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | Jawaharlal Nehru | ||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg | 70px]] | Inder Kumar Gujral | ||||
| (19192012) | |||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 14 February | ||||||
| 1969 | 18 March | ||||||
| 1971 | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indira II | Indira Gandhi | ||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Sher Singh Kadyan Lok Sabha photo.jpg | 70px]] | Sher Singh Kadyan | ||||
| (19172009) | |||||||
| MP for Rohtak | |||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Nanini Satpathy.png | 70px]] | Nandini Satpathy | ||||
| (19312006) | |||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 18 March | ||||||
| 1971 | 14 June | ||||||
| 1972 | Indian National Congress (R) | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indira III | ||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg | 70px]] | Inder Kumar Gujral | ||||
| (19192012) | |||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 22 July | ||||||
| 1972 | 8 November | ||||||
| 1973 | |||||||
| Janata Party}}; color:white" | Jagbir Singh | ||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 14 August | ||||||
| 1977 | 11 July | ||||||
| 1978 | Janata Party | Desai | Morarji Desai | ||||
| 26 January | |||||||
| 1979 | 15 July | ||||||
| 1979 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif | 70px]] | Ram Dulari Sinha | ||||
| (19221994) | |||||||
| MP for Sheohar | 8 June | ||||||
| 1980 | 19 October | ||||||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | |||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | S. Krishna Kumar | ||||||
| (born 1993) | |||||||
| MP for Kollam | 25 June | ||||||
| 1988 | 2 December | ||||||
| 1989 | |||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | Kamla Kant Tiwari | ||||||
| MP for Buxar | 22 April | ||||||
| 1989 | 2 December | ||||||
| 1989 | |||||||
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" | [[File:The Union Tourism Minister, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai addressing at the National Tourism Awards 2010-2011 presentation ceremony, in New Delhi on February 29, 2012.jpg | 70px]] | Subodh Kant Sahay | ||||
| (born 1951) | |||||||
| MP for Ranchi | 21 November | ||||||
| 1990 | 21 June | ||||||
| 1991 | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Chandra Shekhar | ||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:P.M. Sayeed.jpg | 70px]] | P. M. Sayeed | ||||
| (19412005) | |||||||
| MP for Lakshadweep | 15 September | ||||||
| 1995 | 16 May | ||||||
| 1996 | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing media (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | ||||
| (born 1957) | |||||||
| MP for Rampur | 20 March | ||||||
| 1998 | 13 October | ||||||
| 1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Ramesh Bais in 2023 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Ramesh Bais | ||||
| (born 1947) | |||||||
| MP for Raipur | 30 September | ||||||
| 2000 | 29 January | ||||||
| 2003 | Vajpayee III | ||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Ambareesh.jpg | 70px]] | M. H. Ambareesh | ||||
| (19522018) | |||||||
| MP for Mandya | 24 October | ||||||
| 2006 | 15 February | ||||||
| 2007 | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Anand Sharma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg | 70px]] | Anand Sharma | ||||
| (born 1953) | |||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Himachal Pradesh | 18 October | ||||||
| 2008 | 22 May | ||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| Trinamool Congress}}" | [[File:Choudhury Mohan Jatua (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Choudhury Mohan Jatua | ||||
| (born 1935) | |||||||
| MP for Mathurapur | 28 May | ||||||
| 2009 | 22 September | ||||||
| 2012 | Trinamool Congress | Manmohan II | |||||
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | [[File:S. Jagathrakshakan (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | S. Jagathrakshakan | ||||
| (born 1950) | |||||||
| MP for Arakkonam | 28 May | ||||||
| 2009 | 28 October | ||||||
| 2012 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in October 2016 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Colonel | ||||
| Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | |||||||
| (born 1970) | |||||||
| MP for Jaipur Rural | 9 November | ||||||
| 2014 | 14 May | ||||||
| 2018 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | [[File:L. Murugan with PM Modi (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | L. Murugan | ||||
| (born 1977) | |||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh | 7 July | ||||||
| 2021 | Incumbent | Modi II |
Deputy ministers
| No. | Portrait | Minister | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth-Death) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | From | To | Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | The position of Deputy Minister was abolished. | |
| Indian National Congress}}" | Sham Nath | ||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Chandni Chowk | 8 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | 27 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | Jawaharlal Nehru | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 May | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 9 June | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Nanda I | Gulzarilal Nanda | |||||||||||||||||
| (acting) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:C. R. Pattabhiraman Lok Sabha photo.gif | 70px]] | C. R. Pattabhiraman | ||||||||||||||||
| (19062001) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Kumbakonam | 15 June | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 11 January | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Shastri | Lal Bahadur Shastri | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 January | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 24 January | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Nanda II | Gulzarilal Nanda | |||||||||||||||||
| (acting) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | [[File:Nanini Satpathy.png | 70px]] | Nandini Satpathy | ||||||||||||||||
| (19312006) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha | 29 January | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 13 March | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Indira I | Indira Gandhi | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 March | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | 14 February | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Indira II | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (R)}}" | Dharam Bir Sinha | ||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1932) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Barh | 2 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | 23 March | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Kumudben Joshi.jpg | 70px]] | Kumudben Joshi | ||||||||||||||||
| (19341922) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 19 January | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | 15 January | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Indian National Congress (I) | Indian National Congress (I)}}" | Indira IV | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | Mallikarjun Goud | ||||||||||||||||||
| (19412002) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Mahabubnagar | 15 January | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 7 February | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Kerala Governor Khan during an inaugural function in 2023.jpg | 70px]] | Arif Mohammad Khan | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1951) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Bahraich | 15 January | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | 29 January | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Ghulam Nabi Azad | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1949) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Washim | 8 February | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | 31 October | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | S. Dhirajr | ||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Kollam | 14 February | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | 25 June | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Indian National Congress (I)}}" | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress (I)}}" | [[File:Girija Vyas assuming office in 2013 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | Girija Vyas | ||||||||||||||||
| (born 1946) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MP for Udaipur | 21 June | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 17 March | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress (I)}}" | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
References
References
- (2022). "Budget data".
- "Central govt to hire 2.8 lakh more staff, police, I-T & customs to get lion's share - Times of India".
- "About Us Main Page".
- "Organisation Chart as on 20.06.2025". Government of India.
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