July 8, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s just sworn in Union Cabinet 2.0 is a decent mix of young and old blood, experience and energy. From 35-year-old Nisith Pramanik the Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar to 72-year-old Som Parkash, Lok Sabha MP from Hoshiarpur in Punjab, PM Modi has kept his focus clear. The Prime Minister has also kept the gender equality issue also in mind. Of the total 77 Cabinet Ministers, 11 are women, maybe the highest in any Union Cabinet so far.
Here is the full list of the youngest and the oldest Union Cabinet Ministers of India:
1) Nisith Pramanik, 35 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
2) Shantanu Thakur, 38 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
3) Anupriya Singh Patel, 40 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
4) Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, 42 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
5) Dr L Murugan, 44 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
6) John Barla, 45 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs
7) Anurag Thakur, 46 years. Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
8) Kailash Choudhary, 47 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
9) Kiren Rijiju, 49 years. Minister of Law and Justice
10) Mansukh Mandaviya, 49 years. Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
11) Sanjeev Balyan, 49 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
12) Ashwini Vaishnaw, 50 years. Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications, and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
13) Jyotiraditya M Scindia, 50 years. Minister of Civil Aviation
14) Rameswar Teli, 50 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
15) Pratima Bhowmick, 51 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
16) Bhupender Yadav, 52 years. Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment
17) Meenakshi Lekhi, 54 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
18) Shobha Karandlaje, 54 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfar
19) Bishweswar Tudu, 56 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
20) Pankaj Choudhary, 56 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
21) Chauhan Devusinh, 56 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
22) Rajeev Chandrasekhar, 57 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
23) Sarbananda Sonowal, 59 years. Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of AYUSH
24) Ajay Kumar, 60 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
25) Darshana Vikram Jardosh, 60 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
26) Ajay Bhatt, 60 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
27) Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, 63 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
28) Kapil Patil, 63 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
29) RCP Singh, 63 years. Minister of Steel
30) G K Reddy, 64 years. Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
31) Parshottam Rupala, 66 years. Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
32) Subhas Sarkar, 67 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
33) R K Ranjan, 68 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
34) Hardeep Singh Puri, 69 years. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
35) Narayan Rane, 69 years. Minister of MSME
36) Virendra Kumar, 67 years. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
37) Dharmendra Pradhan, 52 years. Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
38) Annapurna Devi Yadav , 50 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
39) Bishweswar Tudu, 56 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti
40) A. Narayanaswamy, 64 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
41) Pasupati Paras. 68 years. Minister of Food Processing Industries
42) Som Prakash , 72 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
43) Bhagwanth Khuba, 54 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Nisith Pramanik, Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar is the youngest member of PM Modi’s Cabinet at 35 years
July 8, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s just sworn in Union Cabinet 2.0 is a decent mix of young and old blood, experience and energy. From 35-year-old Nisith Pramanik the Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar to 72-year-old Som Parkash, Lok Sabha MP from Hoshiarpur in Punjab, PM Modi has kept his focus clear. The Prime Minister has also kept the gender equality issue also in mind. Of the total 77 Cabinet Ministers, 11 are women, maybe the highest in any Union Cabinet so far.
Here is the full list of the youngest and the oldest Union Cabinet Ministers of India:
1) Nisith Pramanik, 35 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
2) Shantanu Thakur, 38 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
3) Anupriya Singh Patel, 40 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
4) Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, 42 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
5) Dr L Murugan, 44 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
6) John Barla, 45 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs
7) Anurag Thakur, 46 years. Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
8) Kailash Choudhary, 47 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
9) Kiren Rijiju, 49 years. Minister of Law and Justice
10) Mansukh Mandaviya, 49 years. Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
11) Sanjeev Balyan, 49 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
12) Ashwini Vaishnaw, 50 years. Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications, and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
13) Jyotiraditya M Scindia, 50 years. Minister of Civil Aviation
14) Rameswar Teli, 50 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
15) Pratima Bhowmick, 51 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
16) Bhupender Yadav, 52 years. Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Labour and Employment
17) Meenakshi Lekhi, 54 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
18) Shobha Karandlaje, 54 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfar
19) Bishweswar Tudu, 56 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
20) Pankaj Choudhary, 56 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
21) Chauhan Devusinh, 56 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications
22) Rajeev Chandrasekhar, 57 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
23) Sarbananda Sonowal, 59 years. Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of AYUSH
24) Ajay Kumar, 60 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
25) Darshana Vikram Jardosh, 60 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
26) Ajay Bhatt, 60 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism
27) Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, 63 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
28) Kapil Patil, 63 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
29) RCP Singh, 63 years. Minister of Steel
30) G K Reddy, 64 years. Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
31) Parshottam Rupala, 66 years. Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
32) Subhas Sarkar, 67 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
33) R K Ranjan, 68 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
34) Hardeep Singh Puri, 69 years. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
35) Narayan Rane, 69 years. Minister of MSME
36) Virendra Kumar, 67 years. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
37) Dharmendra Pradhan, 52 years. Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
38) Annapurna Devi Yadav , 50 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
39) Bishweswar Tudu, 56 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti
40) A. Narayanaswamy, 64 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
41) Pasupati Paras. 68 years. Minister of Food Processing Industries
42) Som Prakash , 72 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
43) Bhagwanth Khuba, 54 years. Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers