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| image = The Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh addressing a Curtain Raiser Press Conference regarding 2nd Global RE-invest, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018 (cropped).JPG
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of India]]
| jurisdiction   = [[Government of India]]
| headquarters = Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, [[New Delhi]], India
| headquarters   = Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, [[New Delhi]], India
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| budget         = {{INRConvert|118761.71|c}} <small>(2022-23 est.)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2019 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |format=PDF |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 }}</ref>
| minister1_name = [[Raj Kumar Singh]]
| minister1_name = [[Raj Kumar Singh]]
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| chief1_name     = Alok Kumar IAS  Power Secretary
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The '''Ministry of Power'''  is an [[Government of India|Indian government]] [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]]. The current Union Minister of State (Independent charge) is [[Raj Kumar Singh]].
The '''Ministry of Power'''  is an [[Government of India|Indian government]] [[Ministry (government department)|ministry]]. The current [[cabinet (government)|Union Cabinet Minister]] is [[R. K. Singh|Raj Kumar Singh]].
The ministry is charged with overseeing [[Electricity in India|electricity]] production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects.  
The ministry is charged with overseeing [[Electricity in India|electricity]] production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects.


The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and [[States and territories of India|state]] electricity operations, as well as with the [[private sector]]. The ministry also oversees [[rural electrification]] projects.
The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and [[States and territories of India|state]] electricity operations, as well as with the [[private sector]]. The ministry also oversees [[rural electrification]] projects.
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;"
|- align=center
|- align=center
! №
! No.
! width="75" |Portrait
! Name
! Name
! width=75|Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2"|Term of office
!Prime Minister
! colspan=2|Political party<br /><small>(Alliance)</small>
! colspan=2|Political party<br /><small>(Alliance)</small>
!Prime Minister
|- align=center
|- align=center
|1
|1
| [[File:Narhar Vishnu Gadgil 1985 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|105x105px]]
| [[Narhar Vishnu Gadgil]]
| [[Narhar Vishnu Gadgil]]
|
| 15 August 1947
| 15 August 1947
| 12 December 1950
| 12 December 1950
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|12 december 1950}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| rowspan="8"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="8"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=8|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=8|
| rowspan="4"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|2
|2
| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|119x119px]]
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|
| 6 June 1952
| 6 June 1952
| 17 April 1957
| 17 April 1957
|{{Ayd|6 june 1952|17 april 1957}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|3
|3
| [[S.K. Patil]]
|
|
| [[S. K. Patil]]
| 17 April 1957
| 17 April 1957
| 2 April 1958
| 2 April 1958
|{{Ayd|17 april 1957|2 april 1958}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|4
|4
|
| [[Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim]]
| [[Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim]]
|
| 2 April 1958
| 2 April 1958
| 26 June 1963
| 26 June 1963
|{{Ayd|2 april 1958|26 june 1963}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|5
|5
|
| [[H. C. Dasappa]]
| [[H. C. Dasappa]]
|
| 9 June 1964
| 9 June 1964
| 19 July 1964
| 19 July 1964
|rowspan="2"| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|{{Ayd|9 june 1964|19 july 1964}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|6
|6
| [[File:Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1977 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|106x106px]]
| [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
| [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
|
| 29 January 1966
| 29 January 1966
| 13 November 1966
| 13 November 1966
|{{Ayd|29 january 1966|13 november 1966}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|7
|7
|
| [[K. L. Rao]] <br> ''(MoS)''
| [[K. L. Rao]] <br> ''(MoS)''
|
| 13 November 1966
| 13 November 1966
| 9 November 1973
| 9 November 1973
|rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|{{Ayd|13 november 1966|9 november 1973}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|8
|8
| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
| [[K C Pant]]
| [[K C Pant]]
|
| 9 November 1973
| 9 November 1973
| 24 March 1977
| 24 March 1977
|{{Ayd|9 november 1973|24 march 1977}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|9
|9
|
| [[P. Ramachandran]]
| [[P. Ramachandran]]
|
| 26 March 1977
| 26 March 1977
| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
|{{Ayd|26 march 1977|28 july 1979}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Morarji Desai]]
| rowspan="1"| [[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="1"| [[Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan="1"| [[Morarji Desai]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|10
|(8)
| [[File:Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
| [[K C Pant]]
| [[K C Pant]]
|
| 30 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
|[[Charan Singh]]
|rowspan="1"| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
|rowspan="1"| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (Urs)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Urs)}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Charan Singh]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|11
|10
| [[P Shiv Shankar]]
|[[File:SHIV SHANKER, SHRI P.jpg|82x82px]]
|
| [[P. Shiv Shankar]]
| 2 September 1982
| 2 September 1982
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
|{{Ayd|2 september 1982|31 december 1984}}
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan=3| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=3| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan=3| Indira Gandhi
|- align=center
|- align=center
|12
|11
|
| [[B. Shankaranand]]
| [[B. Shankaranand]]
|
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
|{{Ayd|31 december 1984|25 september 1985}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|13
|12
|
| [[Vasant Sathe]]
| [[Vasant Sathe]]
|
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
| 2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|25 september 1985|2 december 1989}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|14
|13
|[[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|93x93px]]
| [[Arif Mohammad Khan]]
| [[Arif Mohammad Khan]]
|
| 6 December 1989
| 6 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
| [[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[National Front (India)|National Front]])</small>
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|[[V. P. Singh]]
| [[V. P. Singh]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" rowspan=1|
|- align=center
|- align=center
|15
|15
|
| [[Kalyan Singh Kalvi]]
| [[Kalyan Singh Kalvi]]
|
| 21 November 1990
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|21 november 1990|21 june 1991}}
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" rowspan=1|
| Chandra Shekhar
|- align=center
|- align=center
|16
|16
| [[Kalpnath Rai]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
|
|
| [[Kalpnath Rai]] <br><small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| 18 January 1993
| 18 January 1993
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|18 january 1993}}
| rowspan="2" |[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=2|
|rowspan="2"|  [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|17
|17
|
| [[N. K. P. Salve]]
| [[N. K. P. Salve]]
|
| 18 January 1993
| 18 January 1993
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|18 january 1993|16 may 1996}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|18
|18
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|
|  16 May 1996
|  16 May 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan=1|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan=1|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan=1|
|rowspan="1"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|19
|19
| [[File:H-d-deve-gowda 1.jpg|88x88px]]
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 21 April 1997
| 21 April 1997
| rowspan=2|[[Janata Dal]]<br/><small>([[United Front (India)|United Front]])</small>
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|21 april 1997}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda|Deve Gowda]]
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" rowspan=2|
|- align=center
|- align=center
|20
|20
|[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 017.jpg|104x104px]]
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
|
| 21 April 1997
| 21 April 1997
| 9 June 1997  
| 9 June 1997  
| rowspan=2|[[I. K. Gujral]]
|{{Ayd|21 april 1997|9 june 1997}}
| rowspan="2" |[[I. K. Gujral]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
|21
|21
| [[Yoginder K Alagh]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
|[[File:Shri Yogendra Alagh.jpg|105x105px]]
|
| [[Yoginder K Alagh]] <br><small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| 9 June 1997
| 9 June 1997
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| rowspan=1|[[Independent politician|Independent]]<br/><small>([[United Front (India)|United Front]])</small>
|{{Ayd|9 june 1997|19 march 1998}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Independent/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan="1" |[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" rowspan=1|
|- align=center
|- align=center
|22
|22
| [[P R Kumaramangalam]]
|
|
| [[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam]]
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 23 August 2000
| 23 August 2000
| rowspan=4|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|23 august 2000}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=4|
| rowspan="4" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|- align=center
|- align=center
|(18)
|(18)
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|
| 23 August 2000
| 23 August 2000
| 30 September 2000
| 30 September 2000
|{{Ayd|23 august 2000|30 september 2000}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|23
|23
| [[File:Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu addressing at the inauguration of the International Conference on "Technology for Ultra High Speed Rolling Stock" (1).jpg|75x75px]]
| [[Suresh Prabhu]]
| [[Suresh Prabhu]]
|
| 30 September 2000
| 30 September 2000
| 24 August 2002
| 24 August 2002
|{{Ayd|30 september 2000|24 august 2002}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Shiv Sena]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
|- align=center
|- align=center
|24
|24
| [[File:Anant Geete in April 2017.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[Anant Geete]]
| [[Anant Geete]]
|
| 26 August 2002
| 26 August 2002
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|26 august 2002|22 may 2004}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|25
|25
| [[File:Shri P.M. Sayeed assumes the charge of Union Minister for Power in New Delhi on May 25, 2004.jpg|75x75px]]
| [[P M Sayeed]]  
| [[P M Sayeed]]  
|  
| 22 May 2004
| 23 May 2004
| 18 December 2005
| 18 December 2005
| rowspan="5" | [[Indian National Congress]]<br /><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
|{{Ayd|22 may 2004|18 december 2005}}
| rowspan="5" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="5" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
  |rowspan="5"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="5" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
   
|- align=center
|- align=center
|26
|26
| [[File:Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg|94x94px]]
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|
| 18 December 2005
| 18 December 2005
| 29 January 2006
| 29 January 2006
|{{Ayd|18 december 2005|29 january 2006}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|27
|27
| [[File:Sushilkumar Shinde.JPG|94x94px]]
| [[Sushil Kumar Shinde]]
| [[Sushil Kumar Shinde]]
|
| 29 January 2006
| 29 January 2006
| 31 July 2012
| 31 July 2012
|{{Ayd|29 january 2006|31 july 2012}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|28
|28
| [[File:A delegation of Central Committee of Communist Party of China calling on the Union Minister for Law & Justice, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily.jpg|85x85px]]
| [[Veerappa Moily]]
| [[Veerappa Moily]]
|
| 31 July 2012
| 31 July 2012
| 28 October 2012
| 28 October 2012
|{{Ayd|31 july 2012|28 october 2012}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|29
|29
| [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
|[[File:Jyotiraditya Scindia.jpg|88x88px]]
|
| [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] <br><small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| 29 October 2012
| 29 October 2012
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|29 october 2012|26 may 2014}}
|- align=center
|- align=center
|30
|30
| [[Piyush Goyal]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
| [[File:Piyush Goyal.jpg|100x100px]]
|
| [[Piyush Goyal]] <br><small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
| 3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
| rowspan="2" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|3 september 2017}}
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|- align=center
|- align=center
|31
|31
| [[Raj Kumar Singh]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
| [[File:The Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh addressing a Curtain Raiser Press Conference regarding 2nd Global RE-invest, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018 (cropped).JPG|83x83px]]
|
| [[Raj Kumar Singh]] <br><small>''(Independent Charge till 7-Jul-2021)''</small>
| 3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
| Incumbent
| ''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|3 september 2017|}}
|}
 
== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Power
!Name
!Portrait
!colspan=2|Political party
!colspan="2"|Term
!Years
|-align=center           
|[[Krishan Pal Gurjar]]
|[[File:Krishan Pal addressing at the inauguration of the “National Workshop on Autism Tools”, organised by the National Trust under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
| {{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|7 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{Age in years and days|2021|7|07}}
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 23:38, 10 June 2022


Ministry of Power
Ministry of Power India.svg
The Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh addressing a Curtain Raiser Press Conference regarding 2nd Global RE-invest, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018 (cropped).JPG
Raj Kumar Singh
Ministry overview
Formed2 July 1992; 33 years ago (1992-07-02)
Preceding Ministry
  • Ministry of Energy Sources
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersShram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, India
Annual budget₹118,761.71 crore (US$14 billion) (2022-23 est.)[1]
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Alok Kumar IAS Power Secretary
Websitepowermin.gov.in

The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry. The current Union Cabinet Minister is Raj Kumar Singh. The ministry is charged with overseeing electricity production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects.

The ministry acts as a liaison between the central government and state electricity operations, as well as with the private sector. The ministry also oversees rural electrification projects.

History[edit]

The Ministry of Power became a ministry on July 2, 1992 during the P. V. Narasimha Rao government.[2] Prior to that time it had been a department (the Department of Power) in the Ministry of Power, Coal and Non-Conventional Energy Sources. That ministry was split into the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, and Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (renamed the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in 2006).

In 2012, the Ministry of Power inaugurated the Smart Grid project in Puducherry.[3]

List of Power Ministers[edit]

No. Portrait Name Term of office Prime Minister Political party
(Alliance)
1 Narhar Vishnu Gadgil 1985 stamp of India (cropped).jpg Narhar Vishnu Gadgil 15 August 1947 12 December 1950 3 years, 119 days Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress
2 Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg Gulzarilal Nanda 6 June 1952 17 April 1957 4 years, 315 days
3 S. K. Patil 17 April 1957 2 April 1958 350 days
4 Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim 2 April 1958 26 June 1963 5 years, 85 days
5 H. C. Dasappa 9 June 1964 19 July 1964 40 days Lal Bahadur Shastri
6 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1977 stamp of India (cropped).jpg Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 29 January 1966 13 November 1966 288 days
7 K. L. Rao
(MoS) 		13 November 1966 9 November 1973 6 years, 361 days Indira Gandhi
8 Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg K C Pant 9 November 1973 24 March 1977 3 years, 135 days
9 P. Ramachandran 26 March 1977 28 July 1979 2 years, 124 days Morarji Desai Janata Party
(8) Shri K.C Pant (cropped).jpg K C Pant 30 July 1979 14 January 1980 168 days Charan Singh Indian National Congress (Urs)
10 File:SHIV SHANKER, SHRI P.jpg P. Shiv Shankar 2 September 1982 31 December 1984 2 years, 120 days Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
11 B. Shankaranand 31 December 1984 25 September 1985 268 days Rajiv Gandhi
12 Vasant Sathe 25 September 1985 2 December 1989 4 years, 68 days
13 Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg Arif Mohammad Khan 6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days V. P. Singh Janata Dal
15 Kalyan Singh Kalvi 21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Chandra Shekhar Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
16 Kalpnath Rai
(Independent Charge) 		21 June 1991 18 January 1993 1 year, 211 days P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress
17 N. K. P. Salve 18 January 1993 16 May 1996 3 years, 119 days
18 Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
19 H-d-deve-gowda 1.jpg H. D. Deve Gowda 1 June 1996 21 April 1997 324 days Deve Gowda Janata Dal
20 Inder Kumar Gujral 017.jpg I. K. Gujral 21 April 1997 9 June 1997 49 days I. K. Gujral
21 Shri Yogendra Alagh.jpg Yoginder K Alagh
(Independent Charge) 		9 June 1997 19 March 1998 283 days Independent
22 Rangarajan Kumaramangalam 19 March 1998 23 August 2000 2 years, 157 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
(18) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 23 August 2000 30 September 2000 38 days
23 Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu addressing at the inauguration of the International Conference on "Technology for Ultra High Speed Rolling Stock" (1).jpg Suresh Prabhu 30 September 2000 24 August 2002 1 year, 328 days Shiv Sena
24 Anant Geete in April 2017.jpg Anant Geete 26 August 2002 22 May 2004 1 year, 270 days
25 Shri P.M. Sayeed assumes the charge of Union Minister for Power in New Delhi on May 25, 2004.jpg P M Sayeed 22 May 2004 18 December 2005 1 year, 210 days Manmohan Singh Indian National Congress
26 Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg Manmohan Singh 18 December 2005 29 January 2006 42 days
27 Sushilkumar Shinde.JPG Sushil Kumar Shinde 29 January 2006 31 July 2012 6 years, 184 days
28 A delegation of Central Committee of Communist Party of China calling on the Union Minister for Law & Justice, Dr. M. Veerappa Moily.jpg Veerappa Moily 31 July 2012 28 October 2012 89 days
29 Jyotiraditya Scindia.jpg Jyotiraditya Scindia
(Independent Charge) 		29 October 2012 26 May 2014 1 year, 209 days
30 Piyush Goyal.jpg Piyush Goyal
(Independent Charge) 		26 May 2014 3 September 2017 3 years, 100 days Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party
31 The Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh addressing a Curtain Raiser Press Conference regarding 2nd Global RE-invest, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018 (cropped).JPG Raj Kumar Singh
(Independent Charge till 7-Jul-2021) 		3 September 2017 Incumbent 7 years, 304 days

List of Ministers of State[edit]

Ministers of State in the Ministry of Power
Name Portrait Political party Term Years
Krishan Pal Gurjar Krishan Pal addressing at the inauguration of the “National Workshop on Autism Tools”, organised by the National Trust under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in New Delhi.jpg Template:Party name with colour 7 July 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 362 days

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ About ministry, Ministry of Power (India), archived from the original on 26 October 2012
  3. ↑ "Smart grid project inaugurated". Puducherry. The Hindu. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.

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