2021 Indian cabinet reshuffle

{{Short description|Overview of the reshuffle of the Second Modi ministry}}

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On 7 July 2021 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out a reshuffle of his ministry.{{Cite web|last=Team|first=ThePrint|title=Modi cabinet reshuffle done, 43 new ministers take oath — Here is the full list of portfolios|url=https://theprint.in/india/governance/modi-cabinet-reshuffle-done-43-new-ministers-take-oath-see-the-full-list-of-portfolios/691877/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=ThePrint|date=7 July 2021 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=List of new Cabinet Ministers of India 2021: Check the updated list with Portfolio|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-cabinet-ministers-of-india-1567602236-1|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.jagranjosh.com}}{{Cite web|title=Narendra Modi Ministry: List of Union (Cabinet) Ministers of NDA and Their Designations {{!}} PM Modi Cabinet|url=https://www.news18.com/narendra-modi-ministry/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=News18}} Modi carried out 3 cabinet reshuffles during his first ministry.{{cn|date=October 2021}} The cabinet reshuffle of 2021 is the first cabinet reshuffle of the second Modi ministry.

Changes

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Narayan Rane, Sarbananda Sonowal, Anupriya Patel, Kapil Patil, Meenakshi Lekhi, Ajay Bhatt, Bhupender Yadav, Darshana Jardosh, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Ramchandra Prasad Singh, Bharati Pawar, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Nisith Pramanik, Shobha Karandlaje, Pratima Bhoumik, L. Murugan, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pankaj Chaudhary, Kaushal Kishore, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Subhas Sarkar, Shantanu Thakur, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, S. P. Singh Baghel, Annapurna Devi Yadav, B. L. Verma, Devusinh Chauhan, Bhagwanth Khuba, Mahendra Munjapara, John Barla, Bishweswar Tudu and A. Narayanaswamy became new ministers.

Harsh Vardhan, Prakash Javadekar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, D. V. Sadananda Gowda, Santosh Gangwar, Sanjay Dhotre, Debasree Chaudhuri, Rattan Lal Kataria, Babul Supriyo, Thawarchand Gehlot and Pratap Sarangi left the Modi cabinet.

Anurag Thakur, G. Kishan Reddy, Kiren Rijiju, R. K. Singh, Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh L. Mandaviya and Parshottam Rupala were promoted to cabinet rank ministers.{{Cite news|title=List of Ministers and their portfolios in Narendra Modi's cabinet|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-ministers-and-their-portfolios-in-narendra-modis-cabinet/article35202248.ece|access-date=2021-07-08|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|title=Full List Of Ministers In The Modi Government|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/list-of-cabinet-ministers-who-got-what-2481585|access-date=2021-07-08|website=NDTV.com|language=en}}

Cabinet-level changes

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! colspan="2"|Minister

!Position before reshuffle

!Position after reshuffle

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|Amit Shah

|Minister of Home Affairs

|Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Co-operation

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|Nitin Gadkari

|Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

|Minister of Road Transport and Highways