The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:-
CABINET MINISTERS
| 1. | Shri K. Rahman Khan |
| 2. | Shri Dinsha J. Patel |
| 3. | Shri Ajay Maken |
| 4. | Shri M.M. Pallam Raju |
| 5. | Shri Ashwani Kumar |
| 6. | Shri Harish Rawat |
| 7. | Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch |
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
| 1. | Shri Manish Tewari |
| 2. | Dr. K. Chiranjeevi |
MINISTERS OF STATE
| 1. | Dr. Shashi Tharoor | |
| 2. | Shri Kodikunnil Suresh | |
| 3. | Shri Tariq Anwar | |
| 4. | Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy | |
| 5. | Smt. Ranee Narah | |
| 6. | Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | |
| 7. | Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury | |
| 8. | Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana | |
| 9. | Shri Ninong Ering | |
| 10. | Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi |
| 11. | Shri Porika Balram Naik |
| 12. | Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi |
| 13. | Shri Lalchand Kataria |
Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President directed the following allocation of portfolios among the newly appointed Ministers shall be as below:
CABINET MINISTERS
| 1. | Shri K. Rahman Khan | Minority Affairs |
| 2. | Shri Dinsha J. Patel | Mines |
| 3. | Shri Ajay Maken | Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation |
| 4. | Shri M.M. Pallam Raju | Human Resource Development |
| 5. | Shri Ashwani Kumar | Law & Justice |
| 6. | Shri Harish Rawat | Water Resources |
| 7. | Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch | Culture |
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
| 1. | Shri Manish Tewari | Information & Broadcasting |
| 2. | Dr. K. Chiranjeevi | Tourism |
MINISTERS OF STATE
| 1. | Dr. Shashi Tharoor | Human Resource Development |
| 2. | Shri Kodikunnil Suresh | Labour & Employment |
| 3. | Shri Tariq Anwar | Agriculture & Food Processing Industries |
| 4. | Shri K. J. Surya Prakash Reddy | Railways |
| 5. | Smt. Ranee Narah | Tribal Affairs |
| 6. | Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | Railways |
| 7. | Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury | Health & Family Welfare |
| 8. | Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana | Road Transport & Highways |
| 9. | Shri Ninong Ering | Minority Affairs |
| 10. | Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi | Urban Development |
| 11. | Shri Porika Balram Naik | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| 12. | Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi | Communications & Information Technology |
| 13. | Shri Lalchand Kataria | Defence |
The President further directed, as advised by the Prime Minister, that the portfolios of the following Ministers shall be changed as indicated below:
CABINET MINISTERS
| 1. | Shri M. Veerappa Moily | Petroleum & Natural Gas |
| 2. | Shri S. Jaipal Reddy | Science & Technology and Earth Sciences |
| 3. | Shri Kamal Nath | Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs |
| 4. | Shri Vayalar Ravi | Overseas Indian Affairs |
| 5. | Shri Kapil Sibal | Communications & Information Technology |
| 6. | Shri C.P. Joshi | Road Transport & Highways |
| 7. | Kumari Selja | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| 8. | Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal | Railways |
| 9. | Shri Salman Khursheed | External Affairs |
| 10. | Shri Jairam Ramesh | Rural Development
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MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
| 1. | Shri Jyotiraditya MadhavraoScindia | Power |
| 2. | Shri K.H. Muniappa | Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
| 3. | Shri Bharatsinh MadhavsinhSolanki | Drinking Water & Sanitation |
| 4. | Shri Sachin Pilot | Corporate Affairs |
| 5. | Shri Jitendra Singh | Youth Affairs & Sports |
MINISTERS OF STATE
| 1. | Shri E. Ahamed | External Affairs |
| 2. | Smt. D. Purandeswari | Commerce & Industry
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| 3. | Shri Jitin Prasada | Defence & Human Resource Development |
| 4. | Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan | New & Renewable Energy |
| 5. | Shri R.P.N. Singh | Home |
| 6. | Shri K.C. Venugopal | Civil Aviation |
| 7. | Shri Rajeev Shukla |
Parliamentary Affairs & Planning. |