Narendra Modi Cabinet highlight: Finance Ministry announces ₹1.39 lakh cr tax devolution to states

The Narendra Modi government has allocated Cabinet berths to two of its allies in the south and one to its Telangana party chief. Notably, the government has allotted Minister of State roles to two of its party leaders from Kerala, where the Bharatiya Janata Party registered its first electoral win.

While Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has been allocated charge of Minister of Heavy Industries and Minister of Steel, Telugu Desam Party's Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has been appointed Minister of Civil Aviation.

Finance Ministry has announced the release of an additional installment of tax devolution to states for June 2024, in a move to support state finances and spur economic development. The total amount released to states for June now stands at ₹1,39,750 crore.

Union Minister JP Nadda posted on X, "Grateful to PM Modi for trusting me with the roles of Minister of Health and Family Welfare, and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Modi 3.0 is steadfastly committed to the welfare of the people. In line with this, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) will make every effort to ensure better healthcare infrastructure and facilities, ensuring no one is left behind in receiving better treatment. Additionally, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers will contribute to every extent to realizing PM Modi ji's vision of 'Viksit Bharat'."

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, work is going on for agriculture and farmer welfare and rural development work is also progressing rapidly...There is continuity. Better work in the last 10 years and in our manifesto, whether it is farmer welfare or rural development, we have prepared a roadmap for it and we will take these works forward. The priority of the Prime Minister and the priority of the government is farmer welfare and that is why today he signed the first file, the decision taken by the cabinet today to release Kisan Samman Nidhi..."

Chirag Paswan, who was allocated Ministry of Food Processing Industries, said, “I am happy and satisfied with the responsibility given to me by my Prime Minister...For me, it's a huge responsibility and definitely I will be fulfilling it, yes, I'll need some time before I can understand and I can study the whole department and then only I can comment in detail about these things.”

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: PM Modi called up former president Pratibha Patil and former prime ministers Dr Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda to seek their blessings as he begins his third term.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for appointing him as Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries in the union government.

"I am deeply grateful to the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri @narendramodi , for appointing me as the Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, in its third consecutive term," Kumaraswamy posted on 'X'.

Home Ministry— Amit Shah

Defence Ministry— Rajnath Singh

External Affairs Ministry— Dr S Jaishankar

Finance — Nirmala Sitharaman

Agriculture and rural development — Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MoRTH — Nitin Gadkari

Housing & Urban Affairs and Power & New Energy — Manohar Lal Khattar

Commerce Ministry — Piyush Goyal

Petroleum & Natural Gas — Hardeep Singh Puri

Railways and Information & Broadcasting — Ashwini Vaishnav

Education Ministry — Dharmendra Pradhan

Health Ministry — JP Nadda

Labour Ministry — Mansukh Mandaviya

Environment Ministry — Bhupender Yadav

Civil Aviation — Ram Mohan Naidu

Parliamentary Affairs — Kiren Rijiju

MSME — Jitan Ram Manjhi

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways - Sarbananda Sonowal

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports – Chirag Paswan

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Telecom – Jyotiraditya Scindia

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Union minister Annapurna Devi, OBC leader from Jharkhand, has been allocated women and child development ministry, which was earlier held by Smriti Zubin Irani.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has been allocated tourism and culture ministry. He had Jal Shakti ministry in the previous government.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: BJP president JP Nadda has been allocated health ministry, a portfolio he held in the first term of the Modi government.

Home Ministry— Amit Shah

Defence Ministry— Rajnath Singh

External Affairs Ministry— Dr S Jaishankar

Finance — Nirmala Sitharaman

Agriculture and rural development — Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MoRTH — Nitin Gadkari

Housing & Urban Affairs and Power & New Energy — Manohar Lal Khattar

Commerce Ministry — Piyush Goyal

Petroleum & Natural Gas — Hardeep Singh Puri

Railways and Information & Broadcasting — Ashwini Vaishnav

Education Ministry — Dharmendra Pradhan

Health Ministry — JP Nadda

Labour Ministry — Mansukh Mandaviya

Environment Ministry — Bhupender Yadav

Civil Aviation — Ram Mohan Naidu

Parliamentary Affairs — Kiren Rijiju

MSME — Jitan Ram Manjhi

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways - Sarbananda Sonowal

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports – Chirag Paswan

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Telecom – Jyotiraditya Scindia

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Ram Mohan Naidu has been allocated the civil aviation ministry.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Dharmendra Pradhan has been allocated ministry of education in the Modi government.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Nirmala Sitharaman have retained home ministry, defence ministry, and finance ministry, respectively.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Former Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been allocated ministry of power and ministry of urban affairs in the new NDA government.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Ashwini Vaishnaw has been allocated, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, people aware of the matter said.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets agriculture and rural development ministry in the new NDA government.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: “Appreciate your message @NawazSharifMNS. The people of India have always stood for peace, security and progressive ideas. Advancing the well-being and security of our people shall always remain our priority,” Modi said on X.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has retained the Road Transport & Highways Ministry, reported India Today. Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra are the two ministers of state for Road Transport & Highways.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: “None of the ministers in the cabinet know their responsibility but yet we are being told by media about 2 ‘big’ decisions taken. So basically PM Modi is taking the decision and merely conveying it to the cabinet minus portfolios?” Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi posted on X.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: In the first cabinet meeting, the government decided to provide assistance to construct 3 crore rural and urban houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

Under PMAY, a total of 4.21 crore houses have been completed for eligible poor families under the housing schemes in the last 10 years. All the houses constructed under PMAY are provided with basic amenities such as household toilets, LPG, electricity, and functional household taps through convergence with other schemes of central Government and state governments.

Narendra Modi Cabinet Live Updates: A cabinet briefing is likely to take place soon, reports India Today citing sources in the government.