After Narendra Modi's third term as Prime Minister began, a significant Union Cabinet meeting took place on the evening of June 10th. During this meeting, responsibilities were allocated. In Modi's third Cabinet, previous responsibilities of prominent figures like Nitin Gadkari, Amit Shah, and Rajnath Singh were maintained. Some new individuals were entrusted with major roles. Amit Shah will now oversee the Home Ministry in Modi's third term. Rajnath Singh (Defense), Nirmala Sitharaman (Finance), S. Jaishankar (Foreign Affairs), and Nitin Gadkari's Ministry of Road Transport and Highways have all been retained. Newly appointed BJP president J. P. Nadda has been appointed as the Health Minister, while Shivraj Singh Chauhan will serve as the Agriculture Minister. Criticism has arisen regarding the representation of Maharashtra in Modi's third Cabinet. Despite being a significant state with 48 MPs, only two cabinet ministers have been appointed from Maharashtra. Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal have been included in the Cabinet, while four other leaders have been given ministerial positions. Within these appointments, Shiv Sena's Shinde faction has been granted the position of Minister of State with independent charge. Raksha Khadse (BJP), Muralidhar Mohol (BJP), Prataprao Jadhav (Shiv Sena Shinde Group), and Ramdas Athawale (RPI) have been appointed as state ministers. Cabinet Ministers: 1. Nitin Gadkari – Minister of Road Transport and Highways 2. Piyush Goyal – Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister of State (Independent Charge): 1. Prataprao Jadhav – Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ministers of State and their responsibilities: 1. Ramdas Athawale – Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment 2. Raksha Khadse – Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports 3. Muralidhar Mohol – Minister of State for Co-operation and Minister of State for Civil Aviation There has been controversy within the NDA regarding ministerial appointments. Key Cabinet Ministers: - Rajnath Singh – Defense Minister - Amit Shah – Home Minister; Minister of Co-operation - Nitin Gadkari – Minister of Road Transport and Highways - Jagat Prakash Nadda – Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers - Shivraj Singh Chauhan – Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister for Rural Development - Nirmala Sitharaman – Finance Minister and Corporate Affairs Minister - Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar – Minister of External Affairs - Manohar Lal Khattar – Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Minister of Power - H. D. Kumaraswamy – Minister of Heavy Industries and Minister of Steel - Piyush Goyal – Minister of Commerce and Industry - Dharmendra Pradhan – Education Minister - Jitan Ram Manjhi – Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises - Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh – Panchayat Raj Minister and Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying - Sarbananda Sonowal – Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways - Virendra Kumar – Minister of Social Justice - K. R. Naidu – Civil Aviation Minister - Prahlad Joshi – Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution - Jual Oram – Tribal Affairs Minister - Giriraj Singh – Textiles Minister - Ashwini Vaishnav – Minister of Railways, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology - Jyotiraditya Scindia – Minister of Communications, Development Minister of North Eastern Region - Bhupendra Yadav – Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change - Gajendra Singh Shekhawat – Minister of Cultural Affairs and Minister of Tourism - Annapurna Devi – Minister of Women and Child Development - Kiren Rijiju – Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Minister of Minority Affairs - Hardeep Singh Puri – Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas - Mansukh Mandaviya – Minister of Labor and Employment and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports - G. Kishan Reddy – Coal Minister and Mines Minister - Chirag Paswan – Minister of Food Processing Industries - C. R. Patil – Water Power Minister
