Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)#Ministers of State

{{Infobox government agency

| name = Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

| seal = Government of India logo.svg

| seal_width = 100px

| seal_caption = Branch of Government of India

| formed = 1949{{cite web|title=Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs - About us|url=http://mpa.nic.in/introduc.htm|publisher=Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India|access-date=8 August 2012}}

| jurisdiction = Government of India

| headquarters = Sansad Bhavan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India

| logo_caption = Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

| image =

| chief1_name = Kiren Rijiju

| chief1_position = Union Cabinet Minister

| chief2_name = Arjun Ram Meghwal

| chief2_position = Union Minister of State

| chief3_name = L. Murugan

| chief3_position = Union Minister of State

| chief4_name = Umang Narula, IAS

| chief4_position = Secretary

| website = [http://mpa.nic.in mpa.nic.in]

| logo = Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs India.png

| logo_size = 250px

| employees =

| budget = {{INRConvert|18.86|c}} (2018-19 est.){{cite web |url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2019 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}

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The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is an Indian government ministry. It is headed by the Union Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.

It handles affairs relating to the Parliament of India, and works as a link between the two chambers, the Lok Sabha ("House of the People," the lower house) and the Rajya Sabha ("Council of States," the upper house). It was created in 1949 as a department but later became a full ministry.

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Kiren Rijiju. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

The subject of 'Nomination of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by the Government' has been allocated to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made by the President under article 77(3) of the Constitution.

Functions assigned to the Ministry under the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 made by the President under Article 77(3) of the Constitution of India:-

Dates of summoning and prorogation of the two Houses of Parliament, Dissolution of Lok Sabha, President's Address to Parliament.

Planning and Coordination of legislative and other official business in both Houses.

Allocation of Government time in Parliament for discussion of motions given notice of by Members.

Liaison with Leaders and Whips of various Parties and Groups represented in Parliament.

Lists of Members of Select and Joint Committees on Bills.

Appointment of Members of Parliament on Committees and other bodies set up by Government.

Functioning of Consultative Committees of Members of Parliament for various Ministries.

Implementation of assurances given by Ministers in Parliament.

Governments stand on Private Members Bills and Resolutions.

Secretarial assistance to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

Advice to Ministries on procedural and other Parliamentary matters.

Coordination of action by Ministries on recommendations of general application made by Parliamentary Committees.

Officially sponsored visits of Members of Parliament to places of interest.

Matters connected with powers, privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament.

Parliamentary Secretaries - functions.

Organisation of Youth Parliament Competitions in Schools/Colleges throughout the country.

Organisation of All India Whips Conference.

Exchange of Government Sponsored Delegations of Members of Parliament with other countries.

Determination of Policy and follow up action in regard to matters raised under rule 377 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha and by way of Special Mentions in Rajya Sabha.

Manual for Handling Parliamentary work in Ministries/Departments.

The Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 (20 of 1953).

The Salary, Allowances and Pensions of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 (30 of 1954).

The Salary, and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977 (33 of 1977).

The Leader and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, 1998 (5 of 1999).

Cabinet Ministers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" \| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \| Portrait ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em" \|Minister {{small\|(Birth-Death) Constituency}} ! colspan="3" \|Term of office ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" \|Political party ! rowspan="2"\| Ministry ! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" \|Prime Minister
style="width:7em"\| From !style="width:7em"\| To !style="width:5em"\| Period
rowspan="8"\| 1 \|rowspan="8" bgcolor="{{party color\|INC}}"\| \|rowspan="8"\| 70px \|rowspan="8"\| Satya Narayan Sinha {{small\|(1900{{ndash}}1983) Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952) MP for Samastipur (from 1952)}} (MoS until 10 April 1962) \|rowspan="8"\| 26 February 1949 \|rowspan="8"\| 13 March 1967 \|rowspan="8"\| {{ayd\|26 Feb 1949\|13 May 1967}} \|rowspan="9"\| Indian National Congress \|bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nehru I \|rowspan="4"\| Jawaharlal Nehru
bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nehru II
bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nehru III
bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nehru IV
bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nanda I \|Gulzarilal Nanda
bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Shastri \|Lal Bahadur Shastri
bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Nanda II \|Gulzarilal Nanda
bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Indira I \|rowspan="5"\| Indira Gandhi
2 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|INC}}"\| \|70px \|Ram Subhag Singh {{small\|(1917{{ndash}}1980) MP for Buxar}} \|13 March 1967 \|14 February 1969 \|{{ayd\|13 Mar 1967\|14 Feb 1969}} \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Indira II
3 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| \|70px \|Kotha Raghuramaiah {{small\|(1912{{ndash}}1979) MP for Guntur}} (MoS until 27 June 1970) \|14 February 1969 \|18 March 1971 \|{{ayd\|14 Feb 1969\|18 Mar 1971}} \|rowspan="2"\| Indian National Congress (R)
4 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| \|70px \|Raj Bahadur {{small\|(1912{{ndash}}1990) MP for Bharatpur}} \|18 March 1971 \|5 February 1973 \|{{ayd\|1971\|3\|18\|1973\|2\|5}} \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| Indira III
(3) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (R)}}"\| \|70px \|Kotha Raghuramaiah {{small\|(1912{{ndash}}1979) MP for Guntur}} \|5 February 1973 \|24 March 1977 \|{{ayd\|5 Feb 1973\|24 Mar 1977}}
5 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Party}}"\| \| \|Ravindra Varma {{small\|(1925{{ndash}}2006) MP for Ranchi}} \|26 March 1977 \|28 July 1979 \|{{ayd\|26 Mar 1977\|28 Jul 1979}} \|Janata Party \|bgcolor="#1F75FE"\| Desai \|Morarji Desai
6 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Party (Secular)}}"\| \| \|K. Gopal {{small\|MP for Karur}} (MoS) \|4 August 1979 \|14 January 1980 \|{{ayd\|4 Aug 1979\|14 Jan 1980}} \|Janata Party (Secular) \|bgcolor="#6495ED"\| Charan Singh \|Charan Singh
7 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \|70px \|Bhishma Narain Singh {{small\|(1933{{ndash}}2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar}} \|14 January 1980 \|29 January 1983 \|{{ayd\|14 Jan 1980\|29 Jan 1983}} \|rowspan="4"\| Indian National Congress (R) \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| Indira IV \|rowspan="2"\| Indira Gandhi
rowspan="2"\| 8 \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \|rowspan="2"\| 70px \|rowspan="2"\| Buta Singh {{small\|(1934{{ndash}}2021) MP for Ropar}} \|29 January 1983 \|31 October 1984 \|rowspan="2"\| {{ayd\|29 Jan 1983\|31 Dec 1984}}
31 October 1984 \|31 December 1984 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| Rajiv I \|rowspan="2"\| Rajiv Gandhi
9 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"\| \|70px \|H. K. L. Bhagat {{small\|(1921{{ndash}}2005) MP for East Delhi}} \|31 December 1984 \|2 December 1989 \|{{ayd\|31 Dec 1984\|2 Dec 1989}} \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| Rajiv II
10 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Telugu Desam Party}}"\| \| \|P. Upendra {{small\|(1936{{ndash}}2009) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh}} \|6 December 1989 \|10 November 1990 \|{{ayd\|6 Dec 1989\|10 Nov 1990}} \|Telugu Desam Party \|style="background:#4C915F"\| Vishwanath \|V. P. Singh
11 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"\| \|70px \|Satya Prakash Malaviya {{small\|(1934{{ndash}}2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh}} \|10 November 1990 \|21 June 1991 \|{{ayd\|10 Nov 1990\|21 Jun 1991}} \|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) \|style="background:#74C365"\| Chandra Shekhar \|Chandra Shekhar
12 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \|70px \|Ghulam Nabi Azad {{small\|(born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra}} \|21 June 1991 \|18 January 1993 \|{{ayd\|21 Jun 1991\|18 Jan 1993}} \|rowspan="3"\| Indian National Congress (I) \|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| Rao \|rowspan="3"\| P. V. Narasimha Rao
13 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \|70px \|Vidya Charan Shukla {{small\|(1929{{ndash}}2013) MP for Raipur}} \|18 January 1993 \|17 January 1996 \|{{ayd\|18 Jan 1993\|17 Jan 1996}}
(12) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \|70px \|Ghulam Nabi Azad {{small\|(born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra}} \|18 January 1996 \|16 May 1996 \|{{ayd\|18 Jan 1996\|16 May 1996}}
14 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Pramod Mahajan {{small\|(1949{{ndash}}2006) MP for Mumbai North East}} \|16 May 1996 \|1 June 1996 \|{{ayd\|16 May 1996\|1 Jun 1996}} \|Bharatiya Janata Party \|style="background:#FFA551;"\| Vajpayee I \|Atal Bihari Vajpayee
15 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Dal}}"\| \|70px \|Ram Vilas Paswan {{small\|(1946{{ndash}}2020) MP for Hajipur}} \|1 June 1996 \|29 June 1996 \|{{ayd\|1 Jun 1996\|29 Jun 1996}} \|rowspan="3"\| Janata Dal \|rowspan="2" style="background:#4C915F"\| Deve Gowda \|rowspan="2"\| H. D. Deve Gowda
rowspan="2"\| 16 \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Dal}}"\| \|rowspan="2"\| 70px \|rowspan="2"\| Srikant Kumar Jena {{small\|(born 1950) MP for Kendrapara}} \|29 June 1996 \|21 April 1997 \|rowspan="2"\| {{ayd\|29 Jun 1996\|21 Apr 1997}}
21 April 1997 \|19 March 1998 \|style="background:#4C915F"\| Gujral \|Inder Kumar Gujral
17 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|BJP}}"\| \|70px \|Madan Lal Khurana {{small\|(1936{{ndash}}2018) MP for Delhi Sadar}} \|19 March 1998 \|30 January 1999 \|{{ayd\|19 Mar 1998\|30 Jan 1999}} \|rowspan="4"\| Bharatiya Janata Party \|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"\| Vajpayee II \|rowspan="4"\| Atal Bihari Vajpayee
18 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|BJP}}"\| \|70px \|Rangarajan Kumaramangalam {{small\|(1952{{ndash}}2000) MP for Tiruchirappalli}} \|30 January 1999 \|13 October 1999 \|{{ayd\|30 Jan 1999\|13 Oct 1999}}
(14) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Pramod Mahajan {{small\|(1949{{ndash}}2006) MP for Maharashtra (Rajya Sabha)}} \|13 October 1999 \|29 January 2003 \|{{ayd\|13 Oct 1999\|29 Jan 2003}} \|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"\| Vajpayee III
19 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Sushma Swaraj {{small\|(1952{{ndash}}2019) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttarakhand}} \|29 January 2003 \|22 May 2004 \|{{ayd\|29 Jan 2003\|22 May 2004}}
(12) \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Ghulam Nabi Azad {{small\|(born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir}} \|23 May 2004 \|1 November 2005 \|{{ayd\|23 May 2004\|1 Nov 2005}} \|rowspan="5"\| Indian National Congress \|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Manmohan I \|rowspan="5"\| Manmohan Singh
20 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi {{small\|(1945{{ndash}}2017) MP for Raiganj}} \|1 November 2005 \|6 April 2008 \|{{ayd\|1 Nov 2005\|6 Apr 2008}}
21 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Vayalar Ravi {{small\|(born 1937) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala}} \|6 April 2008 \|22 May 2009 \|{{ayd\|6 Apr 2008\|22 May 2009}}
22 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Pawan Kumar Bansal {{small\|(born 1948) MP for Chandigarh}} \|28 May 2009 \|28 October 2012 \|{{ayd\|28 May 2009\|28 Oct 2012}} \|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"\| Manmohan II
23 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \|70px \|Kamal Nath {{small\|(born 1946) MP for Chhindwara}} \|28 October 2012 \|26 May 2014 \|{{ayd\|28 Oct 2012\|26 May 2014}}
24 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|M. Venkaiah Naidu {{small\|(born 1948) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka, till 2016 Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan, from 2016}} \|27 May 2014 \|5 July 2016 \|{{ayd\|27 May 2014\|5 Jul 2016}} \| rowspan="5" \| Bharatiya Janata Party \|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFA551;"\| Modi I \| rowspan="5" \| Narendra Modi
25 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Ananth Kumar {{small\|(1959{{ndash}}2018) MP for Bangalore South}} \|5 July 2016 \|12 November 2018{{ref label\|†\|†\|†}} \|{{ayd\|5 Jul 2016\|12 Nov 2018}}
26 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Narendra Singh Tomar {{small\|(born 1957) MP for Gwalior}} \|12 November 2018 \|30 May 2019 \|{{ayd\|12 Nov 2018\|30 May 2019}}
27 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|70px \|Pralhad Joshi {{small\|(born 1962) MP for Dharwad}} \|31 May 2019 \|10 June 2024 \|'''{{ayd\|31 May 2019\|10 June 2024 }}''' \|style="background:#FFA551;"\| Modi II
28 \|bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \|File:Kiren Rijiju with Modi (cropped).jpg \|Kiren Rijuju {{small\|(born 1971) MP for Arunachal West}} \|10 June 2024 \|Incumbent \|{{Ayd\|10 June 2024}} \|style="background:#FFA551;"\| Modi III

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! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" style="width:20em" |Minister
{{small|(Birth-Death)
Constituency}}

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party

! rowspan="2"| Ministry

! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister

style="width:7em"| From

!style="width:7em"| To

!style="width:5em"| Period

rowspan="8"| 1

|rowspan="8" bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"|

|rowspan="8"| 70px

|rowspan="8"| Satya Narayan Sinha
{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1983)
Constituent Assembly Member for Bihar (until 1952)
MP for Samastipur (from 1952)}}
(MoS until 10 April 1962)

|rowspan="8"| 26 February
1949

|rowspan="8"| 13 March
1967

|rowspan="8"| {{ayd|26 Feb 1949|13 May 1967}}

|rowspan="9"| Indian National Congress

|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Nehru I

|rowspan="4"| Jawaharlal Nehru

bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Nehru II

bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Nehru III

bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Nehru IV

bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Nanda I

|Gulzarilal Nanda

bgcolor="#87CEEB"| Shastri