This is a list of the executive ministries of India, from the time of its independence to the present day.

List of Central Ministries "Ministry" refers collectively to all members of the Union Council of Ministers during a given term, including Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State alike. Articles listed by ministry contain information on the term of one prime minister, specifically the composition of their Council of Ministers.

S. No Ministry Formation date Election Governing party Prime Minister Nehru I 15 August 1947 Constituent Assembly Indian National Congress Jawaharlal Nehru2 Nehru II 15 April 1952 1951–523 Nehru III 4 April 1957 19574 Nehru IV 2 April 1962 1962Acting Nanda I 27 May 1964 None Gulzarilal Nanda5 Shastri 9 June 1964 None Lal Bahadur ShastriActing Nanda II 11 January 1966 None Gulzarilal Nanda6 Indira I 24 January 1966 None Indira Gandhi7 Indira II 13 March 1967 19678 Indira III 18 March 1971 1971 Indian National Congress (R)9 Desai 24 March 1977 1977 Janata Party Morarji Desai10 Charan 28 July 1979 None Janata Party (Secular) Charan Singh11 Indira IV 14 January 1980 1980 Indian National Congress (Indira) Indira Gandhi12 Rajiv I 31 October 1984 None Rajiv Gandhi13 Rajiv II 31 December 1984 1984 14 Vishwanath 2 December 1989 1989 Janata Dal V. P. Singh15 Chandra Shekhar 10 November 1990 None Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar16 Rao 21 June 1991 1991 Indian National Congress (I) P. V. Narasimha Rao17 Vajpayee I 16 May 1996 1996 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee18 Deve Gowda 1 June 1996 Janata Dal H. D. Deve Gowda19 Gujral 21 April 1997 None Inder Kumar Gujral20 Vajpayee II 19 March 1998 1998 Bharatiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee21 Vajpayee III 13 October 1999 199922 Manmohan I 22 May 2004 2004 Indian National Congress Manmohan Singh23 Manmohan II 22 May 2009 200924 Modi I 26 May 2014 2014 Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi25 Modi II 30 May 2019 201926 Modi III 9 June 2024 2024

See also List of prime ministers of India

References

India’s First Cabinet Ministers भारत के पहले कैबिनेट मंत्री