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{{Short description|Government ministry of India}}
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The '''Ministry of Commerce and Industry''' is a ministry of the [[Government of India]] responsible for facilitating trade, regulating markets, promoting economic growth through industry development, setting trade policies, overseeing compliance with regulations, fostering relationships with businesses, and advocating for industry needs within a government framework; essentially managing the flow of goods and services between producers and consumers both domestically and internationally.
 
The ministry was re-created on 13 October 1999 under [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] as a result of the merger of the two independent ministries, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry. Both the independent ministries had existed since independence and had undergone significant changes over time. The ministry is administered through two departments, the Department of Commerce and the [[Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade]].
 
The ministry is usually headed by a minister of [[Union Council of Ministers|cabinet rank]] and occasionally by a minister of state (independent charge). The current minister is [[Piyush Goyal]] who has been in office since 31 May 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=List of ministers in Narendra Modi's government|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-27/news/50122791_1_portfolios-public-grievances-smt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530042524/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-27/news/50122791_1_portfolios-public-grievances-smt|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 May 2014|access-date=28 June 2014|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
 
== Organisation ==
=== Department of Commerce ===
The Department of Commerce is responsible for the formulation and implementation of [[foreign trade]] policies and responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, [[export]] promotion measures, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities. The department is divided into eight divisions:<ref>{{cite web
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* Administrative and General Division[[File:Ministry of Commerce and Industries India.jpg|alt=Ministry of Commerce and Industries India|thumb|Ministry of Commerce and Industries India]]
* Finance Division
* Economic Division
* Trade Policy Division
* Foreign Trade Territorial Division
* State Trading & Infrastructure Division
* Supply Division
* Plantation Division
 
The subjects under the administrative control of the department include:<ref>{{cite web
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* International trade
* Foreign Trade
* State trading
* Management of Indian Trade Services
* [[Special Economic Zone]]s


{{Politics of India}}
=== Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade ===
The '''Ministry of Commerce and Industry''' administers two departments, the Department of Commerce and the Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (formerly Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion). The head of the Ministry is a Minister of Cabinet rank.
{{main|Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade}}


== Minister of Commerce and Industry ==
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade was established in 1995, and in 2000, the Department of Industrial Development was merged with it. The department is responsible for the formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the [[industrial sector]], keeping in view the national priorities and socio-economic objectives. While individual administrative ministries look after the production, distribution, development and planning aspects of specific industries allocated to them, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is responsible for the overall Industrial Policy. It is also responsible for facilitating and increasing the FDI flows to the country. It is also responsible to calculate WPI (I.e. Wholesale Price Index).
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|post            = Minister of Commerce and Industry<br /><small>('' वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री'')</small>
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is also responsible for [[intellectual property]] rights relating to [[patent]]s, designs, [[trademark]]s, [[copyright]]s and geographical indication of goods and oversees the initiative relating to their promotion and protection.
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Recently instituted National Startup Award by the ministry recognised 46 startups <ref>{{cite web | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1790183 | title=46 Startups announced winners of the National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator }}</ref> on the eve of First National Startup Day announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. [[udChalo]], [[Ratan Tata]] backed Repos and others remarkable startups <ref>{{cite web | url=https://inc42.com/buzz/meet-the-46-indian-startups-that-won-national-startup-awards-2021/ | title=Meet the 46 Indian Startups That Won National Startup Awards 2021 | date=15 January 2022 }}</ref> are among the winners.
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The '''Minister of Commerce and Industry''' is the head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and one of the [[Cabinet minister (India)|cabinet ministers]] of the [[Government of India]]. The first Minister of Commerce and Industry of independent India was [[Syama Prasad Mukherjee]]. The current Minister is [[Piyush Goyal]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. Goyal took over from [[Suresh Prabhu]] on 31 May 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=List of ministers in Narendra Modi's government|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-27/news/50122791_1_portfolios-public-grievances-smt|access-date=28 June 2014|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
== Cabinet ministers ==
=== Minister of Commerce (1947{{ndash}}1999) ===


===Past Ministers: Industry===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Commerce
|-
|-
! Name
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! Portrait
|  
! colspan=2|Term of office
| '''[[C. H. Bhabha]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}1986)}}
! colspan=2|Party
! Prime Minister
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Syama Prasad Mukherjee]]
| [[File:Syama Prasad Mookerjee.jpg|60px]]
| 15 August 1947
| 15 August 1947
| 6 April 1948
| {{ayd|15 Aug 1947|6 Apr 1948}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4"| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="4" style="width:7em"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kshitish Chandra Neogy.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kshitish Chandra Neogy]]'''<br>{{small|(1888{{ndash}}1970)<br>MCA for [[West Bengal]]}}
| 6 April 1948
| 19 April 1950
| 19 April 1950
| rowspan=12| [[Indian National Congress]]
| {{ayd|6 Apr 1948|19 Apr 1950}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=12|
|-
| rowspan=3| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[File:Jawaharlal Nehru close-up (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Harekrushna Mahtab]]
| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''<br>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1964)<br>MP for [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|[[File:Harekrushna-Mahtab.jpg|center|frameless]]
| 19 April 1950
| 13 May 1950
| 29 May 1950
| {{ayd|19 Apr 1950|29 May 1950}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Sri Prakasa Portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Sri Prakasa]]'''<br>{{small|(1890{{ndash}}1971)}}
| 29 May 1950
| 26 December 1950
| {{ayd|29 May 1950|26 Dec 1950}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Commerce and Industry
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Harekrushna Mahatab]]'''<br>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Orissa]] (Interim)}}
| 26 December 1950
| 26 December 1950
|- style="height: 50px;"
| 13 May 1952
| [[Nityanand Kanungo]]
| {{ayd|26 Dec 1950|13 May 1952}}
|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 19 July 1963
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
| 9 June 1964
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| [[Ram Subhag Singh]]
|-
| [[File:Ram Subhag Singh.jpg|60px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 9 June 1964
| [[File:T. T. Krishnamachari Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 13 June 1964
| '''[[T. T. Krishnamachari]]'''<br>{{small|(1899–1974)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Madras South]]}}
|rowspan=3| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| 13 May 1952
|- style="height: 50px;"
| 30 August 1956
| [[H. C. Dasappa]]
| {{ayd|13 May 1952|30 Aug 1956}}
|
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| 19 July 1964
|-
| 29 October 1964
! colspan="10"| Minister of Commerce and Consumer Industries
|- style="height: 50px;"
|-
| [[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| [[File:Swaran Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 30 October 1964
| '''[[Swaran Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1907{{ndash}}1994)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]}}
| 24 January 1966
| 30 August 1956
|- style="height: 50px;"
| 14 November 1956
| [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]
| {{ayd|30 Aug 1956|14 Nov 1956}}
| [[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 24 January 1966
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| 13 March 1967
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan=6| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
|-
| [[F. A. Ahmed]]<br>''(Industrial Development)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 1977 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>''Unelected''}}
| 14 November 1956
| 1 January 1957
| {{ayd|14 Nov 1956|1 Jan 1957}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Commerce and Industry
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>''Unelected'', until April 1957<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]], from April 1957}}
| rowspan="2"| 1 January 1957
| rowspan="2"| 28 March 1958
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1 Jan 1957|28 Mar 1958}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br />{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br />MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
| 28 March 1958
| 5 April 1961
| {{ayd|28 Mar 1958|5 Apr 1961}}
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:K. C. Reddy.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[K. Chengalaraya Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1976)<br>MP for [[Kolar Lok Sabha constituency|Kolar]]}}
| rowspan="2"| 5 April 1961
| rowspan="2"| 19 July 1963
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|5 Apr 1961|19 Jul 1963}}
|-
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of International Trade
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Manubhai Shah Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Manubhai Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Jamnagar]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| rowspan="2"| 19 July 1963
| rowspan="2"| 9 June 1964
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|19 Jul 1963|27 May 1964}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Commerce
|-
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Manubhai Shah Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Manubhai Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Jamnagar]]}}<br>(Minister of State until 24 Jan 1966)
| rowspan="3"| 9 June 1964
| rowspan="3"| 13 March 1967
| rowspan="3"| {{ayd|9 Jun 1964|13 Mar 1967}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|-
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Dinesh Singh Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)|Dinesh Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1995)<br>MP for [[Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency|Pratapgarh]]}}
| 13 March 1967
| 13 March 1967
| 14 February 1969
| {{ayd|13 Mar 1967|14 Feb 1969}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Bali Ram Bhagat portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Bali Ram Bhagat]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]}}
| 14 February 1969
| 4 November 1969
| {{ayd|14 Feb 1969|4 Nov 1969}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Foreign Trade
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Bali Ram Bhagat portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Bali Ram Bhagat]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]]}}
| 4 November 1969
| 27 June 1970
| 27 June 1970
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|4 Nov 1969|27 Jun 1970}}
| [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]] <br>''(Industrial Development <br> and Internal Trade)''
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Stamp of India - 1976 - Colnect 326695 - 1st Death Anniv Lalit Narayan Mishra - Politician.jpeg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]'''<br />{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1975)<br />Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]], until 1972<br>MP for [[Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency|Darbhanga]], from 1972}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 27 June 1970
| 27 June 1970
| 18 March 1971
| 18 March 1971
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|27 Jun 1970|5 Feb 1973}}'''
| [[Moinul Hoque Choudhury]]<br>''(Industrial Development)''
|-
|[[File:Moinul Hoque Choudhury.gif|60px]]
| 18 March 1971
| 18 March 1971
| 22 July 1972
| 5 February 1973
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| [[C Subramaniam]]<br>''(Industrial Development)''
|-
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam 2010 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|60px]]
! colspan="10"| Minister of Commerce
| 22 July 1972
|-
| 10 October 1974
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[File:D. P. Chattopadhyaya Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| [[T. A. Pai]]<br>''(Industry)''
| '''[[D. P. Chattopadhyaya]]'''<br>{{small|(1933{{ndash}}2022)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[West Bengal]]}}<br>(Minister of State until 23 Dec 1976)
|
| 5 February 1973
| 10 October 1974
| 24 March 1977
| 23 March 1977
| {{ayd|5 Feb 1973|24 Mar 1977}}
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Brij Lal Verma]]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| 28 March 1977
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| 6 July 1977
|-
| rowspan=2| [[Janata Party]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| [[File:MohanDharia.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=2| [[Morarji Desai]]
| '''[[Mohan Dharia]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Pune Lok Sabha constituency|Pune]]}}
|- style="height: 50px;"
| 24 March 1977
| [[George Fernandes]]
| 28 July 1979
| [[File:George Fernandes (cropped).jpg|60px]]
| {{ayd|1977|3|24|1979|7|28}}
| 6 July 1977
| [[Janata Party]]
| 15 July 1977
| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
| [[Morarji Desai]]
| [[File:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 2011 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| [[File:Hitendra Desai Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Godhra Lok Sabha constituency|Godhra]]}}
| 30 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
| 27 November 1979
| rowspan=1| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (Urs)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan=2| [[Charan Singh]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[T. A. Pai]]
|
| 27 November 1979
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
| rowspan=1| [[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]
| '''{{ayd|30 Jan 1979|14 Jan 1980}}'''
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress (Urs)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
| [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|60px]]
| [[Charan Singh]]
| 8 August 1981
|-
| 3 August 1984
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan=5| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=5|
| '''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2020)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Gujarat]]}}
| rowspan=2| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| 14 January 1980
|- style="height: 50px;"
| 15 January 1982
| [[Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy]]
| {{ayd|14 Jan 1980|15 Jan 1982}}
|
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Shivraj Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1935)<br>MP for [[Latur Lok Sabha constituency|Latur]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 15 January 1982
| 29 January 1983
| {{ayd|15 Jan 1982|29 Jan 1983}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 29 January 1983
| 7 September 1984
| {{ayd|29 Jan 1983|7 Sep 1984}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2020)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Gujarat]]}}
| 7 September 1984
| 7 September 1984
| 31 October 1984
| {{ayd|7 Sep 1984|31 Oct 1984}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Commerce and Supply
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2020)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Gujarat]]}}
| 31 October 1984
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|31 Oct 1984|31 Dec 1984}}
| [[Veerendra Patil]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:RajivGandhi.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 31 December 1984
| 14 January 1985
| {{ayd|31 Dec 1984|14 Jan 1985}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 14 January 1985
| 14 January 1985
| 30 March 1985
| {{ayd|14 Jan 1985|30 Mar 1985}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Commerce
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 30 March 1985
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
|rowspan=3| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| {{ayd|30 Mar 1985|25 Sep 1985}}
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|60px]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="6"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Khurshed Alam Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency|Farrukhabad]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
| 22 October 1986
| 15 November 1985
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|25 Sep 1985|15 Nov 1985}}
| [[J. Vengala Rao]]
|-
|  
|  bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| 22 October 1986
| [[File:The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Arjun Singh briefing the press on Central Budget of HRD (2007-08), in New Delhi on March 09, 2007.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Arjun Singh (Madhya Pradesh politician)|Arjun Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1930{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[South Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|South Delhi]]}}
| 15 November 1985
| 20 January 1986
| {{ayd|15 Nov 1985|20 Jan 1986}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:P. Shiv Shankar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. Shiv Shankar]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2017)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Gujarat]]}}
| 20 January 1986
| 25 July 1987
| {{ayd|20 Jan 1986|25 Jul 1987}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[N. D. Tiwari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2018)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 25 July 1987
| 25 June 1988
| {{ayd|25 Jul 1987|25 Jun 1988}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Dinesh Singh Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)|Dinesh Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1995)<br>MP for [[Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency|Pratapgarh]]}}
| 25 June 1988
| 2 December 1989
| {{ayd|25 Jun 1988|2 Dec 1989}}
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>MP for [[Fatehpur Lok Sabha constituency|Fatehpur]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Ajit Singh (politician)|Ajit Singh]]<ref name=iandc /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=14 |title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile :Singh,Shri Ajit |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022948/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=14 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|
| 5 December 1989
| 5 December 1989
| {{ayd|1989|12|2|1989|12|5}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[V. P. Singh]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:Arun Nehru.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Arun Nehru]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Bilhaur Lok Sabha constituency|Bilhaur]]}}
| 6 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
|| [[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[National Front (India)|National Front]])</small>
| {{ayd|6 Dec 1989|10 Nov 1990}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|| [[V. P. Singh]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
| [[K. Karunakaran]]
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| [[File:Karunakaran Kannoth.jpg|60px]]
| 10 November 1990
| 11 June 1995
| 21 November 1990
| {{ayd|1990|11|10|1990|11|21}}
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Subramanian Swamy.JPG|70px]]
| '''[[Subramanian Swamy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1939)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| {{ayd|21 Nov 1990|21 Jun 1991}}
| [[Janata Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:P. Chidambaram.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. Chidambaram]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1945)<br>MP for [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency|Sivaganga]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 21 June 1991
| 9 July 1992
| {{ayd|21 Jun 1991|9 Jul 1992}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 9 July 1992
| 17 January 1993
| {{ayd|9 Jul 1992|17 Jan 1993}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2020)<br>Rajya MP for [[West Bengal]]}}
| 18 January 1993
| 10 February 1995
| {{ayd|18 Jan 1993|10 Feb 1995}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:P. Chidambaram.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. Chidambaram]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1945)<br>MP for [[Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency|Sivaganga]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 10 February 1995
| 3 April 1996
| {{ayd|10 Feb 1995|3 Apr 1996}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 3 April 1996
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
|| [[Indian National Congress]]
| {{ayd|3 Apr 1996|16 May 1996}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
| [[Suresh Prabhu]]
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| [[File:The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu holding a Press Conference on the 3rd meeting of Council for Trade Development and Promotion, in New Delhi on January 08, 2018.jpg|60px]]
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
|| [[Shiv Sena]]
| {{ayd|16 May 1996|1 Jun 1996}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[Murasoli Maran]]
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[File:Murasoli Maran 2004 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:Devendra Prasad Yadav.png|70px]]
| '''[[Devendra Prasad Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituency|Jhanjharpur]]}}
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
| {{ayd|1 Jun 1996|29 Jun 1996}}
| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Bolla Bulli Ramaiah.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Eluru Lok Sabha constituency|Eluru]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 29 June 1996
| 21 April 1997
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|29 Jun 1996|21 Apr 1997}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
| 21 April 1997
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
|| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br /><small>([[United Front (India)|United Front]])</small>
| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{DMK/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|| [[H. D. Dewe Gowda]]
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
|-
| [[Sikandar Bakht]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Lok Shakti}}"|
|
| [[File:Ramakrishna Hegde portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ramakrishna Hegde]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2004)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
| {{ayd|19 Mar 1998|13 Oct 1999}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Lok Shakti]]
|| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
! colspan="10"| {{nobold|''Merged with Ministry of Industry to constitute the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.''}}
|-
|}
|}


===Past Ministers: Commerce===
=== Minister of Industry (1950{{ndash}}1999) ===
 
;Key
:{{note label|†|†|†}} Assassinated or died in office
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industry and Supply
|-
|-
! Name
| bgcolor="{{party color|Hindu Mahasabha}}"|
! Portrait
| [[File:Shyama Prasad Mukherjee portrait in Parliament.jpg|70px]]
! colspan=2|Term of office
| '''[[Syama Prasad Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1901{{ndash}}1953)<br>MCA for [[West Bengal]]}}
! colspan=2|Party
! Prime Minister
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[I. I. Chundrigar]]
| [[File:No image.svg|60px]]
| 2 September 1946
| 14 August 1947
|| [[All-India Muslim League]]
|  style="width:4px; background:green;"|
|| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br><small>(as Vice President of <br> the Executive Council)</small>
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Cooverji Hormusji Bhabha]] <br>''(Commerce)''
|
| 15 August 1947
| 15 August 1947
| 6 April 1948
|rowspan=16| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=16|
|rowspan=10| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Kshitish Chandra Neogy]] <br>''(Commerce)''
|
| 6 April 1948
| 19 April 1950
| 19 April 1950
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|15 Aug 1947|19 Apr 1950}}
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
| [[Hindu Mahasabha]]
| [[File:Jnehru.jpg|60px]]
| rowspan="3"| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3" style="width:7em"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jawaharlal Nehru close-up (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''<br>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1964)<br>MP for [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 19 April 1950
| 19 April 1950
| 29 May 1950
| 13 May 1950
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|19 Apr 1950|13 May 1950}}
| [[Sri Prakasa]] <br>''(Commerce)''
|-
| [[File:Sri Prakasa 1991 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 29 May 1950
| [[File:Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Harekrushna Mahatab]]'''<br>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Orissa]] (Interim)}}
| 13 May 1950
| 26 December 1950
| 26 December 1950
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|13 May 1950|26 Dec 1950}}
| [[Harekrushna Mahtab]] <br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
|-
| [[File:Harekrushna Mahatab 2000 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
! colspan="10"| {{nobold|''Merged with Ministry of Commerce during this interval.''}}
| 26 December 1950
|-
| 13 May 1952
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industry
|- style="height: 50px;"
|-
| [[T T Krishnamachari]] <br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:TT Krishnamachari 2002 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg|70px]]
| 13 May 1952
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency|Cuttack]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 30 August 1956
| rowspan="2"| 19 July 1963
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2"| 9 June 1964
| [[Swaran Singh]]  
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|19 Jul 1963|9 Jun 1964}}
|  
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 30 August 1956
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| 14 November 1956
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Swaran Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Swaran Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1907{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency|Jullundur]]}}
| 9 June 1964
| 20 June 1964
| {{ayd|9 Jun 1964|20 Jun 1964}}
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industry and Supply
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Swaran Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Swaran Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1907{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency|Jullundur]]}}
| 20 June 1964
| 19 July 1964
| {{ayd|20 Jun 1964|19 Jul 1964}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:H. C. Dasappa official portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[H. C. Dasappa]]'''<br>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1964)<br>MP for Bangalore}}
| 19 July 1964
| 29 October 1964{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| {{ayd|19 Jul 1964|29 Oct 1964}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Tribhuvan Narayan Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1982)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 30 October 1964
| 5 February 1965
| {{ayd|30 Oct 1964|5 Feb 1965}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industry
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Tribhuvan Narayan Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1982)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
| rowspan="2"| 5 February 1965
| rowspan="2"| 24 January 1966
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|5 Feb 1965|24 Jan 1966}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1972)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| 24 January 1966
| 13 March 1967
| {{ayd|24 Jan 1966|13 Mar 1967}}
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1977)<br>MP for [[Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency|Barpeta]]}}
| 13 March 1967
| 14 February 1969
| {{ayd|13 Mar 1967|14 Feb 1969}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1977)<br>MP for [[Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency|Barpeta]]}}
| 14 February 1969
| 27 June 1970
| {{ayd|14 Feb 1969|27 Jun 1970}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industrial Development and Internal Trade
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Dinesh Singh Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Dinesh Singh (politician, born 1925)|Dinesh Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1995)<br>MP for [[Pratapgarh Lok Sabha constituency|Pratapgarh]]}}
| 27 June 1970
| 18 March 1971
| {{ayd|27 Jun 1970|18 Mar 1971}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
| [[Morarji Desai]] <br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industrial Development
| [[File:Morarji Desai (portrait).png|60px]]
| 14 November 1956
| 28 March 1958
|-
|-
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)'' 
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Moinul Hoque Choudhury.gif|70px]]
| 28 March 1958
| '''[[Moinul Hoque Choudhury]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1976)<br>MP for [[Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency|Dhubri]]}}
| 05 April 1961
| 18 March 1971
| 22 July 1972
| {{ayd|18 Mar 1971|22 Jul 1972}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
| [[KC Reddy]] <br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|  
| [[File:Chidambaram Subramaniam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 05 April 1961
| '''[[Chidambaram Subramaniam]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency|Krishnagiri]]}}
| 19 July 1963
| 22 July 1972
| 10 October 1974
| {{ayd|22 Jul 1972|10 Oct 1974}}
|-
|-
| [[Manubhai Shah]] <br>''(As MoS till 24 January 1966)''<br>''(Commerce)''
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industry and Civil Supplies
|
| 19 July 1963
| 13 March 1967
|| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|-
| [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]<br>''(Commerce)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|  
| [[File:T. A. Pai photo.jpg|70px]]
| 13 March 1967
| '''[[T. A. Pai]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1981)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
| 14 February 1969
| 10 October 1974
|rowspan=5| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| 9 August 1976
| {{ayd|10 Oct 1974|9 Aug 1976}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
| [[Bali Ram Bhagat]]<br>''(Foreign Trade and Supply)''
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industry
| [[File:Nicolae Ceauşescu and B.R. Bhagat (cropped).png|60px]]
| 14 February 1969
| 27 June 1970
|-
|-
| [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]]<br>''(Commerce)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|  
| [[File:T. A. Pai photo.jpg|70px]]
| 27 June 1970
| '''[[T. A. Pai]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1981)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
| 10 March 1971
| 9 August 1976
| 24 March 1977
| {{ayd|9 Aug 1976|24 Mar 1977}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
| [[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]<br>''(MoS)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 27 June 1970
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 05 February 1973
| 24 March 1977
| 28 March 1977
| {{ayd|1977|3|24|1977|3|26}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
|-
| [[D. P. Chattopadhyay]]<br>''(Commerce)''<br>''(as MoS till 23 December 1976)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|  
|  
| 05 February 1973
| '''[[Brij Lal Varma]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency|Mahasamund]]}}
| 24 March 1977  
| 28 March 1977
| 6 July 1977
| {{ayd|28 Mar 1977|6 Jul 1977}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:George Fernandes (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[George Fernandes]]'''<br />{{small|(1930{{ndash}}2019)<br />MP for [[Muzaffarpur Lok Sabha constituency|Muzaffarpur]]}}
| 6 July 1977
| 15 July 1979
| {{ayd|6 Jul 1977|15 Jul 1979}}
|-
|-
| [[Morarji Desai]]<br>''(Commerce)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 26 March 1977
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 28 July 1979
| 15 July 1979
|rowspan=2| [[Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2| [[Morarji Desai]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Mohan Dharia]]<br>''(Commerce)''
|  
| 26 March 1977
| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
| {{ayd|15 Jul 1979|28 Jul 1979}}
|-
|-
| [[Charan Singh]]<br>''(Commerce)''
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|  
| [[File:Prime minister Charan Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Charan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
|rowspan=2| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| {{ayd|28 Jul 1979|30 Jul 1979}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Party (Secular)/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|rowspan=2|[[Charan Singh]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| [[Hitendra Desai]]<br>''(Commerce)''
| rowspan="3"| [[Charan Singh]]
|
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (U)}}"|
| [[File:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1994)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| 30 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
| 27 November 1979
| {{ayd|30 Jul 1979|27 Nov 1979}}
| [[Indian National Congress (U)]]
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| [[File:T. A. Pai photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[T. A. Pai]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1981)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
| 27 November 1979
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
| {{ayd|27 Nov 1979|14 Jan 1980}}
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|-
|-
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| [[File:R Venkataraman.jpg|70px]]
|14 January 1980  
| '''[[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}2009)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Madras South]]}}
| 16 January 1980  
| 16 January 1980
|rowspan=11| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 3 April 1980
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=11|
| '''{{ayd|16 Jan 1980|3 Apr 1980}}'''
|rowspan=4| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="6"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br>''(Commerce)''<ref name="164.100.47.132">{{Cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4195 |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903085528/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4195 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|  
| [[File:Secretary Tim Geithner and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee 2010 crop.jpg|60px]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| 16 January 1980
|-
| 15 January 1982
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png|70px]]
| [[Shivraj Patil]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''<br>''(Commerce)''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=321 |title=Thirteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Patil,Shri Shivraj V. |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903085538/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=321 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Medak Lok Sabha constituency|Medak]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| [[File:Shivraj Patil.jpg|60px]]
| 3 April 1980
| 15 January 1982
| 8 August 1981
| 29 January 1983
| '''{{ayd|3 Apr 1980|8 Aug 1981}}'''
|- style="height: 50px;"
|-
| [[V. P. Singh]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2259.htm |title=Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : SINGH, SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015033426/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2259.htm |archive-date=15 October 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|70px]]
| 29 January 1983
| '''[[N. D. Tiwari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Nainital Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital]]}}
| 8 August 1981
| 3 August 1984
| {{ayd|8 Aug 1981|3 Aug 1984}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png|70px]]
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Medak Lok Sabha constituency|Medak]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 3 August 1984
| 14 August 1984
| {{ayd|3 Aug 1984|14 Aug 1984}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 14 August 1984
| 7 September 1984
| 7 September 1984
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|14 Aug 1984|7 Sep 1984}}
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]<br>''(Commerce)''<ref name="164.100.47.132"/>
|-
| [[File:Secretary Tim Geithner and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee 2010 crop.jpg|60px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency|Kurnool]]}}
| 7 September 1984
| 7 September 1984
| 31 October 1984
| {{ayd|7 Sep 1984|31 Oct 1984}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industry and Company Affairs
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency|Kurnool]]}}
| 4 November 1984
| 31 December 1984
| 31 December 1984
|[[Indira Gandhi]]<br>[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| {{ayd|4 Nov 1984|31 Dec 1984}}
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Rajiv Gandhi, the 6th PM of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 31 December 1984
| 14 January 1985
| {{ayd|31 Dec 1984|14 Jan 1985}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|  
|  
| 31 December 1984
| '''[[Veerendra Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency|Bagalkot]]}}
| 14 January 1985
| 14 January 1985
|rowspan=6| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[V. P. Singh]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2259.htm |title=Tenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : SINGH, SHRI VISHWANATH PRATAP |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015033426/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2259.htm |archive-date=15 October 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|14 January 1985
| 25 September 1985
| 25 September 1985
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|14 Jan 1985|25 Sep 1985}}
| [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]]
|-
| [[File:Arjun Singh 237.jpg|60px]]
! colspan="10"| Minister of Industry
| 15 November 1985
|-
| 20 January 1986
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|70px]]
| [[P Shiv Shankar]] <br>''(Commerce)''
| '''[[N. D. Tiwari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2018)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
|  
| 25 September 1985
| 20 January 1986
| 22 October 1986
| 25 July 1987
| {{ayd|25 Sep 1985|22 Oct 1986}}
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[N. D. Tiwari]] <br>''(Commerce)''
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|60px]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 25 July 1987
| rowspan="2"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| 25 June 1988
|-
|- style="height: 50px;"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Dinesh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)|Dinesh Singh]] <br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
| [[File:Jalagam Vengala Rao.jpg|70px]]
|  
| '''[[Jalagam Vengala Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1999)<br>MP for [[Khammam Lok Sabha constituency|Khammam]]}}
| 25 June 1988
| 22 October 1986
| 2 December 1989  
| 2 December 1989
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|22 Oct 1986|2 Dec 1989}}
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|-
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|60px]]
| style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|02 December 1989
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|06 December 1989
| '''[[V. P. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>MP for [[Fatehpur Lok Sabha constituency|Fatehpur]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| rowspan=2| [[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[National Front (India)|National Front]])</small>
| 2 December 1989
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| 5 December 1989
| rowspan=2| [[V. P. Singh]]
| {{ayd|1989|12|2|1989|12|5}}
|- style="height: 50px;"|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
| [[Arun Nehru]] <br>''(Commerce)''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2815.htm |title=9th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : NEHRU, SHRI ARUN KUMAR |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=August 29, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017214646/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/2815.htm |archive-date=17 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=iandc>Arun Nehru was Minister of Commerce, while Ajit Singh was in charge of Industry</ref>
| rowspan="2"| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
|
| rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| 06 December 1989
| rowspan="2"| [[V. P. Singh]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:Ajit Singh at press conference.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Baghpat Lok Sabha constituency|Baghpat]]}}
| 6 December 1989
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
| {{ayd|6 Dec 1989|10 Nov 1990}}
|-
|-
| [[Chandra Shekhar]] <br>''(Commerce)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|  
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 10 November 1990
| 10 November 1990
| 21 November 1990
| rowspan=1| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
|rowspan=2| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Subramanian Swamy]] <br>''(Commerce)''
| [[File:Subramanian Swamy.JPG|60px]]
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| rowspan=1| [[Janata Dal]]
| {{ayd|1990|11|10|1991|6|21}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[P Chidambaram]]<br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)'' <br>''(Commerce)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[File:P. Chidambaram.jpg|60px]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| 9 July 1992
| 11 June 1995
|rowspan=5| [[Indian National Congress]]
| {{ayd|21 Jun 1991|11 Jun 1995}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=5|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=5| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| rowspan="2"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|  
|-
| 9 July 1992
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 18 January 1993
| [[File:K. Karunakaran (image).jpg|70px]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| '''[[K. Karunakaran]]'''<br>{{small|(1918{{ndash}}2010)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Kerala]]}}
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]] <br>''(Commerce)''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4195 |title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile : Mukherjee,Shri Pranab |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903085528/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=4195 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| 11 June 1995
| [[File:Secretary Tim Geithner and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee 2010 crop.jpg|60px]]
| 16 May 1996
| January 1993
| {{ayd|11 Jun 1995|16 May 1996}}
| February 1995
|-
|- style="height: 50px;"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
| [[P Chidambaram]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)'' <br>''(Commerce)''
| [[File:Suresh Prabhu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[File:P. Chidambaram.jpg|60px]]
| '''[[Suresh Prabhu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency|Rajapur]]}}
| 10 February 1995
| 3 April 1996
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|
| 3 April 1996
| 15 May 1996
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
| 01 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| {{ayd|16 May 1996|1 Jun 1996}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
|-
| [[Devendra Prasad Yadav]]<br>''(Commerce)''
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|  
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Murasoli Maran Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 1 June 1996
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Murasoli Maran]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2003)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
| 29 June 1996
| rowspan="2"| 1 June 1996
|| [[Janata Dal]]<br /><small>([[United Front (India)|United Front]])</small>
| rowspan="2"| 19 March 1998
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1 Jun 1996|19 Mar 1998}}'''
|rowspan=1| [[H. D. Dewe Gowda]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
| [[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]<br>''(Commerce)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|  
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| 29 June 1996
|-
| 19 March 1998
| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
|| [[Telugu Desam Party]]<br /><small>([[United Front (India)|United Front]])</small>
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
|rowspan=1| [[H. D. Dewe Gowda]]<br>[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
|-
|- style="height: 50px;"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Ramakrishna Hegde]]<br>''(Commerce)''<ref name=rajya>{{cite web |title=Rajya Sabha Members Biographical Sketches 1952 - 2003: H| url = http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/h.pdf | access-date = 2014-09-01|pages=3–4}}</ref><ref>Minister of Commerce</ref>
| [[File:Sikander Bakht Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|
| '''[[Sikander Bakht]]'''<br>{{small|(1918{{ndash}}2004)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Madhya Pradesh]]}}
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
|| [[Lok Shakti]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
| {{ayd|19 Mar 1998|13 Oct 1999}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Lok Shakti/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan=4| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Murasoli Maran]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[File:Murasoli Maran 2004 stamp of India.jpg|60px]]
|-
! colspan="10"| {{nobold|''Merged with Ministry of Industry to form Ministry of Commerce and Industry.''}}
|-
|}
 
=== Minister of Commerce and Industry (1999{{ndash}}present) ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| [[File:Murasoli Maran Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Murasoli Maran]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2003)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
| 13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
| 9 November 2002
| 9 November 2002
|| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
| {{ayd|13 Oct 1999|9 Nov 2002}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" rowspan=1|
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|[[Arun Shourie]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[File:Arun Shourie.jpg|60px]]
| rowspan="3" style="width:7em"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Arun Shourie cropped.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Arun Shourie]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 9 November 2002
| 9 November 2002
| 29 January 2003
| 29 January 2003
|rowspan=2| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
| {{ayd|9 Nov 2002|29 Jan 2003}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
|-
|[[Arun Jaitley]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Arun Jaitley, Minister.jpg|60px]]
| [[File:Official photograph of the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Arun Jaitley]]'''<br>{{small|(1952{{ndash}}2019)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Gujarat]]}}
| 29 January 2003
| 29 January 2003
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|29 Jan 2003|22 May 2004}}
| [[Kamal Nath]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=175 |title=Sixteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile : Kamal Nath,Shri |website=loksabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903091049/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=175 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
| [[File:KamalNath.jpg|60px]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kamal Nath 2012.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kamal Nath]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency|Chhindwara]]}}
| 23 May 2004
| 23 May 2004
| 22 May 2009
| 22 May 2009
| rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress]]<br /><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
| {{ayd|23 May 2004|22 May 2009}}
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=2|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan=2| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Anand Sharma]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx |title=Webpage of Shri Anand Sharma, Member of Parliament (RAJYA SABHA) |website=rajyasabha.nic.in |publisher=[[National Informatics Centre]] |access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
| [[File:Anand Sharma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg|60px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Anand_Sharma_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_2012.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Anand Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Rajasthan]]}}
| 28 May 2009
| 28 May 2009
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
|- style="height: 50px;"
| {{ayd|28 May 2009|26 May 2014}}
| [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''<br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|[[File:Portrait of Nirmala Sitharaman.jpg|60px]]
|-
| 26 May 2014
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Am 11. April 2025 empfing Außenministerin Beate Meinl-Reisinger die indische Finanzministerin Nirmala Sitharaman in Wien (54445397025) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Nirmala Sitharaman]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 27 May 2014
| 3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
| rowspan="3" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
| {{ayd|27 May 2014|3 Sep 2017}}
| rowspan="3" width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="4"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="2"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
|- style="height: 50px;"
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Suresh Prabhu]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
| rowspan="4"| [[Narendra Modi]]
| [[File:The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu holding a Press Conference on the 3rd meeting of Council for Trade Development and Promotion, in New Delhi on January 08, 2018.jpg|60px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Suresh Prabhu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Suresh Prabhu]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1953)<br />Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| 3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
| 30 May 2019
| 30 May 2019
| {{ayd|3 Sep 2017|30 May 2019}}
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Piyush Goyal crop.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Piyush Goyal]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1964)<br />Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]], till 2024<br/>MP for [[Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai North]], from 2024}}
| rowspan="2"| 31 May 2019
| rowspan="2"| Incumbent
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|31 May 2019}}
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|-
|[[Piyush Goyal]]<br>''(Commerce and Industry)''
|[[File:Piyush Goyal (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|31 May 2019
|Incumbent
|}
|}
== List of Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
! [[Minister of state]]
! Portrait
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="2" | Term
! Days
|-align=center
|[[C. R. Chaudhary]]
|[[File:C.R. Chaudhary addressing at the National Consultation on Legal Metrology with Secretaries and Controllers of Legal Metrology of StatesUTs, in New Delhi.jpg|100px]]
|Rowspan=3|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|Rowspan=3 bgcolor=FF9933|
|3 September 2017
|30 May 2019
|{{Age in days|2017|9|3|2019|5|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Hardeep Singh Puri]]
|[[File:The Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation (Independent Charge) and Commerce & Industry, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri addressing at a Webinar in New Delhi on October 02, 2020.jpg|100px]]
|30 May 2019
|7 July 2021
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30|2021|07|07}} days
|-align=center
|[[Som Parkash]]
|[[File:Som Prakash.jpg|100px]]
|30 May 2019
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2019|05|30}} days
|-align=center
|[[Anupriya Patel]]
|[[File:Health minister anupriya patel.jpg|100px]]
|[[Apna Dal (Sonelal)]]<br /><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
|bgcolor=#330066|
|7 July 2021
|Incumbent
|{{Age in days|2021|07|07}} days


== Ministers of State ==
===Minister of State for Commerce (1947{{ndash}}1999) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|-
!style="width:7em"| From
!style="width:7em"| To
!style="width:6em"| Period
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:D. P. Karmarkar Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[D. P. Karmarkar]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad North]]}}
|{{small|12 August}}<br>1952
|{{small|13 June}}<br>1956
|'''{{ayd|12 Aug 1952|13 Jun 1956}}'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="4"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Manubhai Shah Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
|'''[[Manubhai Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Jamnagar]]}}<br>''Minister of Industrial Development''
|{{small|1 May}}<br>1956
|{{small|13 June}}<br>1956
|'''{{ayd|1 May 1956|13 Jun 1956}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:D. P. Karmarkar Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[D. P. Karmarkar]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad North]]}}<br>''Minister of Trade''
|rowspan="2"| {{small|13 June}}<br>1956
|rowspan="2"| {{small|30 August}}<br>1956
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|13 Jun 1956|30 Aug 1956}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency|Kendrapara]]}}<br>''Minister of Consumer Industries''
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Commerce and Consumer Industries
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:D. P. Karmarkar Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[D. P. Karmarkar]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad North]]}}<br>''Minister of Trade''
|rowspan="2"| {{small|30 August}}<br>1956
|rowspan="2"| {{small|1 January}}<br>1957
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|30 Aug 1956|1 Jan 1957}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency|Kendrapara]]}}<br>''Minister of Consumer Industries''
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:D. P. Karmarkar Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[D. P. Karmarkar]]'''<br>{{small|(1902{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Dharwad North Lok Sabha constituency|Dharwad North]]}}<br>''Minister of Trade''
|rowspan="2"| {{small|1 January}}<br>1957
|rowspan="2"| {{small|17 April}}<br>1957
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1 Jan 1957|17 Apr 1957}}'''
|rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="6"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency|Kendrapara]]}}<br>''Minister of Consumer Industries''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Manubhai Shah Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
|'''[[Manubhai Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Jamnagar]]}}<br>''Minister of Industry,<br>from 25 April 1957''
|rowspan="2"| {{small|17 April}}<br>1957
|rowspan="2"| {{small|10 April}}<br>1962
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|17 Apr 1957|10 Apr 1962}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency|Cuttack]]}}<br>''Minister of Commerce,<br>from 25 April 1957''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Manubhai Shah Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
|'''[[Manubhai Shah]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Jamnagar]]}}<br>''Minister of International Trade''
|rowspan="2"| {{small|10 April}}<br>1962
|rowspan="2"| {{small|19 July}}<br>1963
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|10 Apr 1962|19 Jul 1963}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Nityanand Kanungo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]'''<br>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency|Cuttack]]}}<br>''Minister of Industry''
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Commerce
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[V. P. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>MP for [[Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency|Phulpur]]}}
|{{small|23 December}}<br>1976
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
|'''{{ayd|23 Dec 1976|24 Mar 1977}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|[[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|
|'''[[Arif Beg]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency|Bhopal]]}}
|rowspan="2"| {{small|14 August}}<br>1977
|rowspan="2"| {{small|28 July}}<br>1979
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|14 Aug 1977|28 Jul 1979}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:File Dec 05, 1 48 31 PM.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Krishana Kumar Goyal]]'''<br>{{small|(1933{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Kota Lok Sabha constituency|Kota]]}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (U)}}"|
|[[File:Henry Austin Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Henry Austin (Indian politician)|Henry Austin]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2008)<br>MP for [[Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency|Ernakulam]]}}
|{{small|30 July}}<br>1979
|{{small|14 January}}<br>1980
|'''{{ayd|30 Jan 1979|14 Jan 1980}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress (U)]]
|[[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|[[Charan Singh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Ziaur Rahman Ansari Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ziaur Rahman Ansari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Unnao Lok Sabha constituency|Unnao]]}}
|{{small|3 March}}<br>1980
|{{small|19 October}}<br>1980
|'''{{ayd|3 Mar 1980|19 Oct 1980}}'''
|rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan="5"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="5"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Khurshed Alam Khan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Khurshed Alam Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency|Farrukhabad]]}}
|{{small|19 October}}<br>1980
|{{small|15 January}}<br>1982
|'''{{ayd|19 Oct 1980|15 Jan 1982}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
|'''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]}}
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1983
|{{small|7 February}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|14 Feb 1983|7 Feb 1984}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Nihar Ranjan Laskar.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nihar Ranjan Laskar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency|Karimganj]]}}
|{{small|7 February}}<br>1984
|{{small|7 September}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|7 Feb 1984|7 Sep 1984}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna (4667878654) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[S. M. Krishna]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Mandya Lok Sabha constituency|Mandya]]}}
|{{small|7 September}}<br>1984
|{{small|31 October}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|7 Sep 1984|31 Oct 1984}}'''
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Commerce and Supply
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna (4667878654) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[S. M. Krishna]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Mandya Lok Sabha constituency|Mandya]]}}
|{{small|4 November}}<br>1984
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|4 Nov 1984|31 Dec 1984}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. A. Sangma]]'''<br>{{small|(1947{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Tura Lok Sabha constituency|Tura]]}}
|{{small|1 January}}<br>1985
|{{small|29 September}}<br>1985
|'''{{ayd|1 Jan 1985|29 Sep 1985}}'''
|[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Commerce
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''[[Brahm Dutt]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2014)<br>MP for [[Tehri Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency|Tehri Garhwal]]}}
|{{small|29 September}}<br>1985
|{{small|22 October}}<br>1986
|'''{{ayd|29 Sep 1985|22 Oct 1986}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi PIB.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Raiganj Lok Sabha constituency|Raiganj]]}}
|{{small|22 October}}<br>1986
|{{small|2 December}}<br>1989
|'''{{ayd|22 Oct 1986|2 Dec 1989}}'''
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|
|'''[[:ml:അരങ്ങിൽ ശ്രീധരൻ|Arangil Shreedharan]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2001)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Kerala]]}}
|{{small|23 April}}<br>1990
|{{small|10 November}}<br>1990
|'''{{ayd|23 Apr 1990|10 Nov 1990}}'''
|[[Janata Dal]]
|[[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
|style="background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Prem Khandu Thungan.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Prem Khandu Thungan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency|Arunachal West]]}}
|{{small|21 June}}<br>1991
|{{small|2 July}}<br>1992
|'''{{ayd|21 Jun 1991|2 Jul 1992}}'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="3"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:P. J. Kurien portrait.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. J. Kurien]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency|Mavelikara]]}}
|{{small|10 July}}<br>1992
|{{small|17 January}}<br>1993
|'''{{ayd|10 Jul 1992|17 Jan 1993}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''[[Kamaluddin Ahmed (politician)|Kamaluddin Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1930{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Hanamkonda Lok Sabha constituency|Hanamkonda]]}}
|{{small|19 February}}<br>1993
|{{small|29 September}}<br>1994
|'''{{ayd|19 Feb 1993|29 Sep 1994}}'''
|-
|}
|}


== Department of Commerce ==
===Minister of State for Industry (1947{{ndash}}1999) ===
The department is entrusted with formulating and implementing the [[foreign trade]] policy and responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, [[export]] promotion measures, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
In order for the smooth functioning, the Department is divided into eight divisions:<ref>{{cite web
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
|url        = http://www.commerce.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus_organisational.asp?id=1
! colspan="3" |Term of office
|title      = Organisational Set-up and Functions
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
|publisher  = Department of Commerce, Government of India
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
|access-date  = 2008-11-06
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|url-status    = dead
|-
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081019063202/http://commerce.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus_organisational.asp?id=1
!style="width:7em"| From
|archive-date = 19 October 2008
!style="width:7em"| To
|df          = dmy-all
!style="width:6em"| Period
}}</ref>
|-
* Administrative and General Division[[File:Ministry of Commerce and Industries India.jpg|alt=Ministry of Commerce and Industries India|thumb|Ministry of Commerce and Industries India]]
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industry
* Finance Division
|-
* Economic Division
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
* Trade Policy Division
|[[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png|70px]]
* Foreign Trade Territorial Division
|'''[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1979)<br>MP for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]]}}<br>''Minister of Supply''
* State Trading & Infrastructure Division
|{{small|13 June}}<br>1964
* Supply Division
|{{small|20 June}}<br>1964
* Plantation Division
|'''{{ayd|13 Jun 1964|20 Jun 1964}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industry and Supply
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png|70px]]
|'''[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1979)<br>MP for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]]}}<br>''Minister of Supply; and<br>Minister of Supply and Technical Development''
|{{small|20 June}}<br>1964
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
|'''{{ayd|20 Jun 1964|11 Jan 1966}}'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Tribhuvan Narayan Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1982)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>''Minister of Heavy Engineering,<br>until 5 February 1965; and<br>Minister of Industry,<br>from 5 February 1965''
|{{small|25 July}}<br>1964
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
|'''{{ayd|25 Jul 1964|11 Jan 1966}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png|70px]]
|'''[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1979)<br>MP for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]]}}<br>''Minister of Supply''
|rowspan="2"| {{small|11 January}}<br>1966
|rowspan="2"| {{small|24 January}}<br>1966
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|11 Jan 1966|24 Jan 1966}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(Acting)
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Tribhuvan Narayan Singh Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Tribhuvan Narain Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1982)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}<br>''Minister of Industry''
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industry
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|'''[[Bibudhendra Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Puri Lok Sabha constituency|Puri]]}}
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
|'''{{ayd|24 Jan 1966|13 Mar 1967}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industrial Development and Company Affairs
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2002)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
|'''{{ayd|13 Mar 1967|14 Feb 1969}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2002)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
|{{small|27 June}}<br>1970
|'''{{ayd|14 Feb 1969|27 Jun 1970}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industrial Development
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Ghanshyam Oza Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ghanshyam Oza]]'''<br>{{small|(1911{{ndash}}2002)<br>MP for [[Rajkot Lok Sabha constituency|Rajkot]]}}
|{{small|2 May}}<br>1971
|{{small|17 March}}<br>1972
|'''{{ayd|2 May 1971|17 Mar 1972}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1974)<br>MP for [[Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency|Broach]]}}
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1974
|{{small|31 July}}<br>1974{{ref label|†|†|†}}
|'''{{ayd|11 Jan 1974|31 Jul 1974}}'''
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industry and Civil Supplies
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Anant Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1988)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]]}}
|rowspan="3"| {{small|10 October}}<br>1974
|rowspan="3"| {{small|9 August}}<br>1976
|rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|10 Oct 1974|9 Aug 1976}}'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Buddha Priya Maurya Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Buddha Priya Maurya]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Hapur Lok Sabha constituency|Hapur]]}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:A. C. George Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''A. C. George'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency|Mukundapuram]]}}
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industry
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Anant Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1988)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]]}}
|rowspan="2"| {{small|9 August}}<br>1976
|rowspan="2"| {{small|24 March}}<br>1977
|rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|9 Aug 1976|24 Mar 1977}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Buddha Priya Maurya Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Buddha Priya Maurya]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Hapur Lok Sabha constituency|Hapur]]}}
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Abha Maiti Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Abha Maiti]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Panskura Lok Sabha constituency|Panskura]]}}
|{{small|14 August}}<br>1977
|{{small|28 July}}<br>1979
|'''{{ayd|14 Aug 1977|28 Jul 1979}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|
|'''[[Jagadambi Prasad Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2002)<br>MP for [[Godda Lok Sabha constituency|Godda]]}}
|{{small|14 August}}<br>1977
|{{small|26 January}}<br>1979
|'''{{ayd|14 Aug 1977|26 Jan 1979}}'''
|-
|style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (U)}}"|
|[[File:B. Rachaiah Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[B. Rachaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency|Chamarajanagar]]}}
|{{small|4 August}}<br>1979
|{{small|14 January}}<br>1980
|'''{{ayd|4 Aug 1979|14 Jan 1980}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress (U)]]
|[[Charan Singh ministry|Charan Singh]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|[[Charan Singh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''Charanjit Chanana'''<br>{{small|Rajya Sabha MP for [[Delhi]]}}
|{{small|3 March}}<br>1980
|{{small|2 September}}<br>1982
|'''{{ayd|3 Mar 1980|2 Sep 1982}}'''
|rowspan="8"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan="6"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
|rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="6"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
|'''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]}}
|{{small|15 January}}<br>1982
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1983
|'''{{ayd|1982|1|15|1983|2|14}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Virbhadra Singh HP.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Virbhadra Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Mandi Lok Sabha constituency|Mandi]]}}
|{{small|11 September}}<br>1982
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1983
|'''{{ayd|11 Sep 1982|8 Apr 1983}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna (4667878654) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[S. M. Krishna]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Mandya Lok Sabha constituency|Mandya]]}}
|{{small|29 January}}<br>1983
|{{small|7 February}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|29 January 1983|7 February 1984}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''[[S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1911{{ndash}}1998)<br>MP for [[Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency|Rajahmundry]]}}
|{{small|7 February}}<br>1984
|{{small|31 October}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|7 Feb 1984|31 Oct 1984}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Nihar Ranjan Laskar.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nihar Ranjan Laskar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency|Karimganj]]}}
|{{small|7 September}}<br>1984
|{{small|31 October}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|7 Sep 1984|31 Oct 1984}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''[[S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1911{{ndash}}1998)<br>MP for [[Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency|Rajahmundry]]}}
|{{small|4 November}}<br>1984
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|4 Nov 1984|31 Dec 1984}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Nihar Ranjan Laskar.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nihar Ranjan Laskar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency|Karimganj]]}}
|{{small|12 November}}<br>1984
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
|'''{{ayd|12 Nov 1984|31 Dec 1984}}'''
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industry and Company Affairs
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Kerala Governor Khan during an inaugural function in 2023.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]]}}
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
|{{small|25 September}}<br>1985
|'''{{ayd|31 Dec 1984|25 Sep 1985}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
!colspan="10"| Minister of State for Industry
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''[[Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1942)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Manipur]]}}<br>''(D/o Chemicals and Petrochemicals)''
|{{small|25 September}}<br>1985
|{{small|18 February}}<br>1988
|'''{{ayd|25 Sep 1985|18 Feb 1988}}'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="4"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[M. Arunachalam (politician)|M. Arunachalam]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency|Tenkasi]]}}<br>''(D/o Industrial Development)''
|{{small|25 September}}<br>1985
|{{small|2 December}}<br>1989
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''[[K. K. Tewary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1942)<br>MP for [[Buxar Lok Sabha constituency|Buxar]]}}<br>''(D/o Public Enterprises)''
|{{small|12 May}}<br>1986
|{{small|23 July}}<br>1987
|'''{{ayd|12 May 1986|23 Jul 1987}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''[[P. Namgyal]]'''<br>{{small|(1937{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency|Ladakh]]}}<br>''(D/o Chemicals and Petrochemicals)''
|{{small|4 July}}<br>1989
|{{small|2 September}}<br>1989
|'''{{ayd|4 July 1989|2 September 1989}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:Srikant Kumar Jena addressing in New Delhi on November 18, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Srikant Kumar Jena]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency|Cuttack]]}}<br>''(D/o Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries)''
|{{small|23 April}}<br>1990
|{{small|10 November}}<br>1991
|'''{{ayd|23 Apr 1990|10 Nov 1990}}'''
|[[Janata Dal]]
|[[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:P. J. Kurien portrait.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. J. Kurien]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency|Mavelikara]]}}<br>''(D/o Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries, from 2 July 1992)''
|{{small|21 June}}<br>1991
|{{small|17 January}}<br>1993
|'''{{ayd|21 Jun 1991|17 Jan 1993}}'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="4"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Krishna Sahi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Krishna Sahi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1931)<br>MP for [[Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency|Begusarai]]}}<br>''(D/o Industrial Development)''
|{{small|2 July}}<br>1992
|{{small|15 September}}<br>1995
|'''{{ayd|2 Jul 1992|15 Sep 1995}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Prem Khandu Thungan.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Prem Khandu Thungan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency|Arunachal West]]}}<br>''(D/o Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises)''
|{{small|2 July}}<br>1992
|{{small|18 January}}<br>1993
|'''{{ayd|2 Jul 1992|18 Jan 1993}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
|'''[[C. Silvera]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Mizoram Lok Sabha constituency|Mizoram]]}}
|{{small|15 September}}<br>1995
|{{small|16 May}}<br>1996
|'''{{ayd|15 Sep 1995|16 May 1996}}'''
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}"|
|[[File:Sukhbir Singh Badal.png|70px]]
|'''[[Sukhbir Singh Badal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1962)<br>MP for [[Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency|Faridkot]]}}
|{{small|20 March}}<br>1998
|{{small|13 October}}<br>1999
|'''{{ayd|20 Mar 1998|13 Oct 1999}}'''
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]
|[[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
!colspan="10"| {{nobold|Merged with Ministry of Industry to form Ministry of Commerce and Industry.}}
|-
|}


The subjects under the administrative control of the Department include:<ref>{{cite web
===Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (1999{{ndash}}present) ===
|url        = http://www.commerce.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus_subject.asp?id=2
|title      = Subjects under Administrative Control
|publisher  = Department of Commerce, Government of India
|access-date  = 2008-11-06
|url-status    = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081219201038/http://www.commerce.nic.in/aboutus/aboutus_subject.asp?id=2
|archive-date = 19 December 2008
|df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
* International trade
* Foreign Trade
* State trading
* Management of Indian Trade Services
* [[Special Economic Zone]]s


== Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{main|Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade}}
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
This department was established in the year 1995, and in the year 2000 Department of Industrial Development was merged with it. This department is responsible for formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the [[industrial sector]], keeping in view the national priorities and socio-economic objectives. While individual administrative ministries look after the production, distribution, development and planning aspects of specific industries allocated to them, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is responsible for the overall Industrial Policy. It is also responsible for facilitating and increasing the FDI flows to the country. It is also responsible to calculate WPI (I.e. Wholesale Price Index).
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}"|
| [[File:Omar Abdullah (portrait).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Omar Abdullah]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1970)<br>MP for [[Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency|Srinagar]]}}
| 13 October 1999
| 22 July 2001
| {{ayd|13 Oct 1999|22 Jul 2001}}
| [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]]
| rowspan="6""| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="6" style="width:7em"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:The former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman Singh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Raman Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency|Rajnandgaon]]}}
| 13 October 1999
| 29 January 2003
| {{ayd|13 Oct 1999|29 Jan 2003}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
| [[File:Dig Vijaysingh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1955{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Banka Lok Sabha constituency|Banka]]}}
| 22 July 2001
| 1 September 2001
| {{ayd|22 Jul 2001|1 Sep 2001}}
| [[Samata Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Rajiv Pratap Rudy PIB (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1962)<br>MP for [[Chapra Lok Sabha constituency|Chapra]]}}
| 1 September 2002
| 24 May 2003
| {{ayd|1 Sep 2002|24 May 2003}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:C. Vidyasagar Rao with Venkaiah Naidu (cropped).png|70px]]
| '''[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Karimnagar]]}}
| 29 January 2003
| 22 May 2004
| {{ayd|29 Jan 2003|22 May 2004}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Satyabrata Mookherjee speaking at a three-day Global Symposium on Taming the Future through Project Management in 2003 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency|Krishnanagar]]}}
| 5 June 2003
| 22 May 2004
|'''{{ayd|5 Jun 2003|22 May 2004}}'''
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| [[File:S. S. Palanimanickam (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[S. S. Palanimanickam]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency|Thanjavur]]}}
| 23 May 2004
| 25 May 2004
| {{ayd|23 May 2004|25 May 2004}}
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| rowspan="4"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="8" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="8"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:E. V. K. S. Elangovan at Marriage Function 12.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[E. V. K. S. Elangovan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency|Gobichettipalayam]]}}
| 25 May 2004
| 29 January 2006
| {{ayd|25 May 2004|29 Jan 2006}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Ashwani Kumar Minister (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ashwani Kumar (politician)|Ashwani Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]}}<br>(D/o Industrial Policy and Promotion)
| 29 January 2006
| 22 May 2009
| {{ayd|29 Jan 2006|22 May 2009}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jairam ramesh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jairam Ramesh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}<br>(D/o Commerce)
| 31 January 2006
| 25 February 2009
| {{ayd|31 Jan 2006|25 Feb 2009}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)<br>MP for [[Guna Lok Sabha constituency|Guna]]}}
| 28 May 2009
| 28 October 2012
| {{ayd|28 May 2009|28 Oct 2012}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:D. Purandeswari, in New Delhi on February 07, 2013.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Daggubati Purandeswari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)<br>MP for [[Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency|Visakhapatnam]]}}
| 28 October 2012
| 11 March 2014
| {{ayd|28 Oct 2012|11 Mar 2014}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| [[File:S. Jagathrakshakan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[S. Jagathrakshakan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency|Arakkonam]]}}
| 2 November 2012
| 20 March 2013
| {{ayd|2 Nov 2012|20 Mar 2013}}
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:E M S Natchiappan, takes over the charge of Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, in New Delhi on June 18, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Tamil Nadu]]}}
| 17 June 2013
| 26 May 2014
| {{ayd|17 Jun 2013|26 May 2014}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:C. R. Chaudhary (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[C. R. Chaudhary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Nagaur Lok Sabha constituency|Nagaur]]}}
| 3 September 2017
| 30 May 2019
| {{ayd|3 Sep 2017|30 May 2019}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Shri Hardeep Singh Puri in July 2021.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Hardeep Singh Puri]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
| 31 May 2019
| 7 July 2021
| {{ayd|31 May 2019|7 Jul 2021}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Som Prakash.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Som Parkash]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1949)<br>MP for [[Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha constituency|Hoshiarpur]]}}
| 31 May 2019
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|31 May 2019|9 Jun 2024}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Apna Dal (Sonelal)}}"|
| [[File:Anupriya Singh Patel with PM Modi in 2021.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Anupriya Patel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1981)<br>MP for [[Mirzapur Lok Sabha constituency|Mirzapur]]}}
| 7 July 2021
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|7 Jul 2021|9 Jun 2024}}
| [[Apna Dal (Sonelal)]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Jitin Prasada crop.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jitin Prasada]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1973)<br/>MP for [[Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency|Pilibhit]]}}
| 10 June 2024
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}


The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is also responsible for [[intellectual property]] rights relating to [[patent]]s, designs, [[trademark]]s, [[copyright]]s and geographical indication of goods and oversees the initiative relating to their promotion and protection.
== See also ==
* [[Make in India]]
* [[Indian Trade Service]]
* [[Foreign trade of India]]
* [[Special economic zone]]
* [[Directorate General of Foreign Trade]]
* [[List of largest trading partners of India]]
* [[Multi-Modal Logistics Parks in India]]


== References ==
== References ==
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*[https://dipp.gov.in/ Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade]


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Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Branch of Government of India
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersVanijya Bhawan
16, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Agency executives
Websitehttps://www.commerce.gov.in https://www.dpiit.gov.in/

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is a ministry of the Government of India responsible for facilitating trade, regulating markets, promoting economic growth through industry development, setting trade policies, overseeing compliance with regulations, fostering relationships with businesses, and advocating for industry needs within a government framework; essentially managing the flow of goods and services between producers and consumers both domestically and internationally.

The ministry was re-created on 13 October 1999 under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a result of the merger of the two independent ministries, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry. Both the independent ministries had existed since independence and had undergone significant changes over time. The ministry is administered through two departments, the Department of Commerce and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

The ministry is usually headed by a minister of cabinet rank and occasionally by a minister of state (independent charge). The current minister is Piyush Goyal who has been in office since 31 May 2019.[1]

Organisation[edit | edit source]

Department of Commerce[edit | edit source]

The Department of Commerce is responsible for the formulation and implementation of foreign trade policies and responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, export promotion measures, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities. The department is divided into eight divisions:[2]

  • Administrative and General Division
    Ministry of Commerce and Industries India
    Ministry of Commerce and Industries India
  • Finance Division
  • Economic Division
  • Trade Policy Division
  • Foreign Trade Territorial Division
  • State Trading & Infrastructure Division
  • Supply Division
  • Plantation Division

The subjects under the administrative control of the department include:[3]

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade[edit | edit source]

Main article: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade was established in 1995, and in 2000, the Department of Industrial Development was merged with it. The department is responsible for the formulation and implementation of promotional and developmental measures for growth of the industrial sector, keeping in view the national priorities and socio-economic objectives. While individual administrative ministries look after the production, distribution, development and planning aspects of specific industries allocated to them, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is responsible for the overall Industrial Policy. It is also responsible for facilitating and increasing the FDI flows to the country. It is also responsible to calculate WPI (I.e. Wholesale Price Index).

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is also responsible for intellectual property rights relating to patents, designs, trademarks, copyrights and geographical indication of goods and oversees the initiative relating to their promotion and protection.

Recently instituted National Startup Award by the ministry recognised 46 startups [4] on the eve of First National Startup Day announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi. udChalo, Ratan Tata backed Repos and others remarkable startups [5] are among the winners.

Autonomous Bodies[edit | edit source]

  1. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
  2. Coffee Board of India
  3. Export Inspection Council of India
  4. Indian Institute of Packaging
  5. Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore
  6. National Institute of Design
  7. National Council for Cement and Building Materials
  8. National Turmeric Board
  9. National Productivity Council
  10. Quality Council of India
  11. Tea Board of India

PSU[edit | edit source]

  1. India International Convention & Exhibition Centre (IICC) Limited
  2. National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation

Section 8 Company[edit | edit source]

  1. India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)
  2. The Plastics Export Promotion Council

Institute[edit | edit source]

  1. Footwear Design and Development Institute

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

Minister of Commerce (1947–1999)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Commerce
C. H. Bhabha
(1910–1986) 		15 August 1947 6 April 1948 235 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kshitish Chandra Neogy
(1888–1970)
MCA for West Bengal 		6 April 1948 19 April 1950 2 years, 13 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889–1964)
MP for United Provinces
(Prime Minister) 		19 April 1950 29 May 1950 40 days
Sri Prakasa
(1890–1971) 		29 May 1950 26 December 1950 211 days
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Harekrushna Mahatab
(1899–1987)
MP for Orissa (Interim) 		26 December 1950 13 May 1952 1 year, 139 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
T. T. Krishnamachari
(1899–1974)
MP for Madras South 		13 May 1952 30 August 1956 4 years, 109 days Nehru II
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Industries
Swaran Singh
(1907–1994)
Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab 		30 August 1956 14 November 1956 76 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
Unelected 		14 November 1956 1 January 1957 48 days
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
Unelected, until April 1957
MP for Surat, from April 1957 		1 January 1957 28 March 1958 1 year, 86 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru III
Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904–1966)
MP for Allahabad 		28 March 1958 5 April 1961 3 years, 8 days
K. Chengalaraya Reddy
(1902–1976)
MP for Kolar 		5 April 1961 19 July 1963 2 years, 105 days
Nehru IV
Minister of International Trade
Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar
(Minister of State) 		19 July 1963 9 June 1964 313 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
Minister of Commerce
Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar
(Minister of State until 24 Jan 1966) 		9 June 1964 13 March 1967 2 years, 277 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
Indira I Indira Gandhi
Dinesh Singh
(1925–1995)
MP for Pratapgarh 		13 March 1967 14 February 1969 1 year, 338 days Indian National Congress Indira II
Minister of Foreign Trade and Supply
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bali Ram Bhagat
(1922–2011)
MP for Arrah 		14 February 1969 4 November 1969 263 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of Foreign Trade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bali Ram Bhagat
(1922–2011)
MP for Arrah 		4 November 1969 27 June 1970 235 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Lalit Narayan Mishra
(1923–1975)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar, until 1972
MP for Darbhanga, from 1972
(Minister of State) 		27 June 1970 18 March 1971 2 years, 223 days
18 March 1971 5 February 1973 Indira III
Minister of Commerce
D. P. Chattopadhyaya
(1933–2022)
Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal
(Minister of State until 23 Dec 1976) 		5 February 1973 24 March 1977 4 years, 47 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mohan Dharia
(1925–2013)
MP for Pune 		24 March 1977 28 July 1979 2 years, 126 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai
(1915–1993)
MP for Godhra 		30 July 1979 14 January 1980 349 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
Pranab Mukherjee
(1935–2020)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		14 January 1980 15 January 1982 2 years, 1 day Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Shivraj Patil
(born 1935)
MP for Latur
(Minister of State, I/C) 		15 January 1982 29 January 1983 1 year, 14 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		29 January 1983 7 September 1984 1 year, 222 days
Pranab Mukherjee
(1935–2020)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		7 September 1984 31 October 1984 54 days
Minister of Commerce and Supply
Pranab Mukherjee
(1935–2020)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		31 October 1984 31 December 1984 61 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–1991)
MP for Amethi
(Prime Minister) 		31 December 1984 14 January 1985 14 days Rajiv II
Error creating thumbnail: File missing V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		14 January 1985 30 March 1985 75 days
Minister of Commerce
Error creating thumbnail: File missing V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		30 March 1985 25 September 1985 179 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
MP for Farrukhabad
(Minister of State, I/C) 		25 September 1985 15 November 1985 51 days
Arjun Singh
(1930–2011)
MP for South Delhi 		15 November 1985 20 January 1986 66 days
P. Shiv Shankar
(1929–2017)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		20 January 1986 25 July 1987 1 year, 186 days
N. D. Tiwari
(1925–2018)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		25 July 1987 25 June 1988 336 days
Dinesh Singh
(1925–1995)
MP for Pratapgarh 		25 June 1988 2 December 1989 1 year, 160 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for Fatehpur
(Prime Minister) 		2 December 1989 5 December 1989 3 days Janata Dal Vishwanath V. P. Singh
Arun Nehru
(1944–2013)
MP for Bilhaur 		6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
MP for Ballia
(Prime Minister) 		10 November 1990 21 November 1990 11 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Subramanian Swamy
(born 1939)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Janata Party
P. Chidambaram
(born 1945)
MP for Sivaganga
(Minister of State, I/C) 		21 June 1991 9 July 1992 1 year, 18 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister) 		9 July 1992 17 January 1993 192 days
Pranab Mukherjee
(1935–2020)
Rajya MP for West Bengal 		18 January 1993 10 February 1995 2 years, 23 days
P. Chidambaram
(born 1945)
MP for Sivaganga
(Minister of State, I/C) 		10 February 1995 3 April 1996 1 year, 53 days
P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister) 		3 April 1996 16 May 1996 43 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Devendra Prasad Yadav
(born 1953)
MP for Jhanjharpur 		1 June 1996 29 June 1996 28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
(1926–2018)
MP for Eluru
(Minister of State, I/C) 		29 June 1996 21 April 1997 296 days Telugu Desam Party
21 April 1997 19 March 1998 Gujral I. K. Gujral
Ramakrishna Hegde
(1926–2004)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka 		19 March 1998 13 October 1999 1 year, 208 days Lok Shakti Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Merged with Ministry of Industry to constitute the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Minister of Industry (1950–1999)[edit | edit source]

Key
† Assassinated or died in office
Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Industry and Supply
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Syama Prasad Mukherjee
(1901–1953)
MCA for West Bengal 		15 August 1947 19 April 1950 2 years, 247 days Hindu Mahasabha Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889–1964)
MP for United Provinces
(Prime Minister) 		19 April 1950 13 May 1950 24 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Harekrushna Mahatab
(1899–1987)
MP for Orissa (Interim) 		13 May 1950 26 December 1950 227 days
Merged with Ministry of Commerce during this interval.
Minister of Industry
Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
MP for Cuttack
(Minister of State) 		19 July 1963 9 June 1964 326 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
Swaran Singh
(1907–1994)
MP for Jullundur 		9 June 1964 20 June 1964 11 days Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Minister of Industry and Supply
Swaran Singh
(1907–1994)
MP for Jullundur 		20 June 1964 19 July 1964 29 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
H. C. Dasappa
(1894–1964)
MP for Bangalore 		19 July 1964 29 October 1964[†] 102 days
Tribhuvan Narain Singh
(1904–1982)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
(Minister of State) 		30 October 1964 5 February 1965 98 days
Minister of Industry
Tribhuvan Narain Singh
(1904–1982)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
(Minister of State) 		5 February 1965 24 January 1966 353 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
Damodaram Sanjivayya
(1921–1972)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh 		24 January 1966 13 March 1967 1 year, 48 days Indira I Indira Gandhi
Minister of Industrial Development and Company Affairs
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(1905–1977)
MP for Barpeta 		13 March 1967 14 February 1969 1 year, 338 days Indian National Congress Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(1905–1977)
MP for Barpeta 		14 February 1969 27 June 1970 1 year, 133 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of Industrial Development and Internal Trade
Dinesh Singh
(1925–1995)
MP for Pratapgarh 		27 June 1970 18 March 1971 264 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of Industrial Development
Moinul Hoque Choudhury
(1923–1976)
MP for Dhubri 		18 March 1971 22 July 1972 1 year, 126 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Krishnagiri 		22 July 1972 10 October 1974 2 years, 80 days
Minister of Industry and Civil Supplies
T. A. Pai
(1922–1981)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka 		10 October 1974 9 August 1976 1 year, 304 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Minister of Industry
T. A. Pai
(1922–1981)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka 		9 August 1976 24 March 1977 227 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat
(Prime Minister) 		24 March 1977 28 March 1977 2 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Brij Lal Varma
(1916–1987)
MP for Mahasamund 		28 March 1977 6 July 1977 100 days
George Fernandes
(1930–2019)
MP for Muzaffarpur 		6 July 1977 15 July 1979 2 years, 9 days
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat
(Prime Minister) 		15 July 1979 28 July 1979 13 days
Charan Singh
(1902–1987)
MP for Baghpat
(Prime Minister) 		28 July 1979 30 July 1979 2 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
(1909–1994)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh 		30 July 1979 27 November 1979 120 days Indian National Congress (U)
T. A. Pai
(1922–1981)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka 		27 November 1979 14 January 1980 48 days Janata Party (Secular)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ramaswamy Venkataraman
(1910–2009)
MP for Madras South 		16 January 1980 3 April 1980 78 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984)
MP for Medak
(Prime Minister) 		3 April 1980 8 August 1981 1 year, 127 days
N. D. Tiwari
(1925–2018)
MP for Nainital 		8 August 1981 3 August 1984 2 years, 361 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984)
MP for Medak
(Prime Minister) 		3 August 1984 14 August 1984 11 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		14 August 1984 7 September 1984 24 days
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
(1920–2001)
MP for Kurnool 		7 September 1984 31 October 1984 54 days
Minister of Industry and Company Affairs
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
(1920–2001)
MP for Kurnool 		4 November 1984 31 December 1984 57 days Indian National Congress Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–1991)
MP for Amethi
(Prime Minister) 		31 December 1984 14 January 1985 14 days Rajiv II
Veerendra Patil
(1924–1997)
MP for Bagalkot 		14 January 1985 25 September 1985 254 days
Minister of Industry
N. D. Tiwari
(1925–2018)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		25 September 1985 22 October 1986 1 year, 27 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Jalagam Vengala Rao
(1921–1999)
MP for Khammam 		22 October 1986 2 December 1989 3 years, 41 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for Fatehpur
(Prime Minister) 		2 December 1989 5 December 1989 3 days Janata Dal Vishwanath V. P. Singh
Ajit Singh
(1939–2021)
MP for Baghpat 		6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
MP for Ballia
(Prime Minister) 		10 November 1990 21 June 1991 223 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister) 		21 June 1991 11 June 1995 3 years, 355 days Indian National Congress Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
K. Karunakaran
(1918–2010)
Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala 		11 June 1995 16 May 1996 340 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suresh Prabhu
(born 1953)
MP for Rajapur 		16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Murasoli Maran
(1934–2003)
MP for Chennai South 		1 June 1996 19 March 1998 1 year, 291 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
Gujral I. K. Gujral
Sikander Bakht
(1918–2004)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh 		19 March 1998 13 October 1999 1 year, 208 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Merged with Ministry of Industry to form Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Minister of Commerce and Industry (1999–present)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Murasoli Maran
(1934–2003)
MP for Chennai South 		13 October 1999 9 November 2002 3 years, 27 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Arun Shourie
(born 1941)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		9 November 2002 29 January 2003 81 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Arun Jaitley
(1952–2019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		29 January 2003 22 May 2004 1 year, 114 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kamal Nath
(born 1946)
MP for Chhindwara 		23 May 2004 22 May 2009 4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Anand Sharma
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		28 May 2009 26 May 2014 4 years, 363 days Manmohan II
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nirmala Sitharaman
(born 1959)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh
(Minister of State, I/C) 		27 May 2014 3 September 2017 3 years, 99 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Suresh Prabhu
(born 1953)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh 		3 September 2017 30 May 2019 1 year, 269 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Piyush Goyal
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra, till 2024
MP for Mumbai North, from 2024 		31 May 2019 Incumbent 7 years, 80 days Modi II
Modi III

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Minister of State for Commerce (1947–1999)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
D. P. Karmarkar
(1902–1991)
MP for Dharwad North 		12 August
1952 		13 June
1956 		3 years, 306 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru
Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar
Minister of Industrial Development 		1 May
1956 		13 June
1956 		43 days
D. P. Karmarkar
(1902–1991)
MP for Dharwad North
Minister of Trade 		13 June
1956 		30 August
1956 		78 days
Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
MP for Kendrapara
Minister of Consumer Industries
Minister of State for Commerce and Consumer Industries
D. P. Karmarkar
(1902–1991)
MP for Dharwad North
Minister of Trade 		30 August
1956 		1 January
1957 		124 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru
Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
MP for Kendrapara
Minister of Consumer Industries
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
D. P. Karmarkar
(1902–1991)
MP for Dharwad North
Minister of Trade 		1 January
1957 		17 April
1957 		106 days Indian National Congress Nehru II Jawaharlal Nehru
Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
MP for Kendrapara
Minister of Consumer Industries
Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar
Minister of Industry,
from 25 April 1957 		17 April
1957 		10 April
1962 		4 years, 358 days Nehru III
Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
MP for Cuttack
Minister of Commerce,
from 25 April 1957
Manubhai Shah
(1915–2000)
MP for Jamnagar
Minister of International Trade 		10 April
1962 		19 July
1963 		1 year, 100 days Nehru IV
Nityanand Kanungo
(1900–1988)
MP for Cuttack
Minister of Industry
Minister of State for Commerce
Error creating thumbnail: File missing V. P. Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for Phulpur 		23 December
1976 		24 March
1977 		91 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Arif Beg
(1935–2016)
MP for Bhopal 		14 August
1977 		28 July
1979 		1 year, 348 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Krishana Kumar Goyal
(1933–2013)
MP for Kota
Henry Austin
(1920–2008)
MP for Ernakulam 		30 July
1979 		14 January
1980 		349 days Indian National Congress (U) Charan Charan Singh
Ziaur Rahman Ansari
(1925–1992)
MP for Unnao 		3 March
1980 		19 October
1980 		230 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Khurshed Alam Khan
(1919–2013)
MP for Farrukhabad 		19 October
1980 		15 January
1982 		1 year, 88 days
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ram Dulari Sinha
(1922–1994)
MP for Sheohar 		14 February
1983 		7 February
1984 		358 days
Nihar Ranjan Laskar
(born 1932)
MP for Karimganj 		7 February
1984 		7 September
1984 		213 days
S. M. Krishna
(born 1932)
MP for Mandya 		7 September
1984 		31 October
1984 		54 days
Minister of State for Commerce and Supply
S. M. Krishna
(born 1932)
MP for Mandya 		4 November
1984 		31 December
1984 		57 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
P. A. Sangma
(1947–2016)
MP for Tura 		1 January
1985 		29 September
1985 		271 days Rajiv II
Minister of State for Commerce
Brahm Dutt
(1926–2014)
MP for Tehri Garhwal 		29 September
1985 		22 October
1986 		1 year, 23 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi
(1945–2017)
MP for Raiganj 		22 October
1986 		2 December
1989 		3 years, 41 days
Arangil Shreedharan
(1925–2001)
Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala 		23 April
1990 		10 November
1990 		201 days Janata Dal Vishwanath V. P. Singh
Prem Khandu Thungan
(born 1946)
MP for Arunachal West 		21 June
1991 		2 July
1992 		1 year, 11 days Indian National Congress (R) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. J. Kurien
(born 1941)
MP for Mavelikara 		10 July
1992 		17 January
1993 		191 days
Kamaluddin Ahmed
(1930–2018)
MP for Hanamkonda 		19 February
1993 		29 September
1994 		1 year, 222 days

Minister of State for Industry (1947–1999)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State for Industry
Kotha Raghuramaiah
(1912–1979)
MP for Guntur
Minister of Supply 		13 June
1964 		20 June
1964 		7 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Minister of State for Industry and Supply
Kotha Raghuramaiah
(1912–1979)
MP for Guntur
Minister of Supply; and
Minister of Supply and Technical Development 		20 June
1964 		11 January
1966 		1 year, 205 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Tribhuvan Narain Singh
(1904–1982)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
Minister of Heavy Engineering,
until 5 February 1965; and
Minister of Industry,
from 5 February 1965 		25 July
1964 		11 January
1966 		1 year, 170 days
Kotha Raghuramaiah
(1912–1979)
MP for Guntur
Minister of Supply 		11 January
1966 		24 January
1966 		13 days Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
(Acting)
Tribhuvan Narain Singh
(1904–1982)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
Minister of Industry
Minister of State for Industry
Bibudhendra Mishra
(1928–2012)
MP for Puri 		24 January
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 48 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Industrial Development and Company Affairs
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh 		13 March
1967 		14 February
1969 		1 year, 338 days Indian National Congress Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Industrial Development, Internal Trade and Company Affairs
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh 		14 February
1969 		27 June
1970 		1 year, 133 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Industrial Development
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ghanshyam Oza
(1911–2002)
MP for Rajkot 		2 May
1971 		17 March
1972 		320 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana
(1904–1974)
MP for Broach 		11 January
1974 		31 July
1974[†] 		201 days
Minister of State for Industry and Civil Supplies
Anant Sharma
(1919–1988)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		10 October
1974 		9 August
1976 		1 year, 304 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Buddha Priya Maurya
(1926–2004)
MP for Hapur
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A. C. George
MP for Mukundapuram
Minister of State for Industry
Anant Sharma
(1919–1988)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		9 August
1976 		24 March
1977 		227 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Buddha Priya Maurya
(1926–2004)
MP for Hapur
Abha Maiti
(1925–1994)
MP for Panskura 		14 August
1977 		28 July
1979 		1 year, 348 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Jagadambi Prasad Yadav
(1925–2002)
MP for Godda 		14 August
1977 		26 January
1979 		1 year, 165 days
B. Rachaiah
(1922–2000)
MP for Chamarajanagar 		4 August
1979 		14 January
1980 		163 days Indian National Congress (U) Charan Singh Charan Singh
Charanjit Chanana
Rajya Sabha MP for Delhi 		3 March
1980 		2 September
1982 		2 years, 183 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Ram Dulari Sinha
(1922–1994)
MP for Sheohar 		15 January
1982 		14 February
1983 		1 year, 30 days
Virbhadra Singh
(1934–2021)
MP for Mandi 		11 September
1982 		8 April
1983 		209 days
S. M. Krishna
(born 1932)
MP for Mandya 		29 January
1983 		7 February
1984 		1 year, 9 days
S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao
(1911–1998)
MP for Rajahmundry 		7 February
1984 		31 October
1984 		267 days
Nihar Ranjan Laskar
(born 1932)
MP for Karimganj 		7 September
1984 		31 October
1984 		54 days
S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao
(1911–1998)
MP for Rajahmundry 		4 November
1984 		31 December
1984 		57 days Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Nihar Ranjan Laskar
(born 1932)
MP for Karimganj 		12 November
1984 		31 December
1984 		49 days
Minister of State for Industry and Company Affairs
Arif Mohammad Khan
(born 1951)
MP for Bahraich 		31 December
1984 		25 September
1985 		268 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of State for Industry
Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh
(born 1942)
Rajya Sabha MP for Manipur
(D/o Chemicals and Petrochemicals) 		25 September
1985 		18 February
1988 		2 years, 146 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
M. Arunachalam
(1944–2004)
MP for Tenkasi
(D/o Industrial Development) 		25 September
1985 		2 December
1989
K. K. Tewary
(born 1942)
MP for Buxar
(D/o Public Enterprises) 		12 May
1986 		23 July
1987 		1 year, 72 days
P. Namgyal
(1937–2020)
MP for Ladakh
(D/o Chemicals and Petrochemicals) 		4 July
1989 		2 September
1989 		60 days
Srikant Kumar Jena
(born 1950)
MP for Cuttack
(D/o Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries) 		23 April
1990 		10 November
1991 		201 days Janata Dal Vishwanath V. P. Singh
P. J. Kurien
(born 1941)
MP for Mavelikara
(D/o Small Scale, Agro and Rural Industries, from 2 July 1992) 		21 June
1991 		17 January
1993 		1 year, 210 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Krishna Sahi
(born 1931)
MP for Begusarai
(D/o Industrial Development) 		2 July
1992 		15 September
1995 		3 years, 75 days
Prem Khandu Thungan
(born 1946)
MP for Arunachal West
(D/o Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) 		2 July
1992 		18 January
1993 		200 days
C. Silvera
(1935–2016)
MP for Mizoram 		15 September
1995 		16 May
1996 		244 days
Sukhbir Singh Badal
(born 1962)
MP for Faridkot 		20 March
1998 		13 October
1999 		1 year, 207 days Shiromani Akali Dal Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Merged with Ministry of Industry to form Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (1999–present)[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Omar Abdullah
(born 1970)
MP for Srinagar 		13 October 1999 22 July 2001 1 year, 282 days Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Raman Singh
(born 1952)
MP for Rajnandgaon 		13 October 1999 29 January 2003 3 years, 108 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Digvijay Singh
(1955–2010)
MP for Banka 		22 July 2001 1 September 2001 41 days Samata Party
Rajiv Pratap Rudy
(born 1962)
MP for Chapra 		1 September 2002 24 May 2003 265 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Error creating thumbnail: File missing C. Vidyasagar Rao
(born 1941)
MP for Karimnagar 		29 January 2003 22 May 2004 1 year, 114 days
Satyabrata Mookherjee
(1932–2023)
MP for Krishnanagar 		5 June 2003 22 May 2004 352 days
S. S. Palanimanickam
(born 1950)
MP for Thanjavur 		23 May 2004 25 May 2004 2 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Error creating thumbnail: File missing E. V. K. S. Elangovan
(born 1948)
MP for Gobichettipalayam 		25 May 2004 29 January 2006 1 year, 249 days Indian National Congress
Ashwani Kumar
(born 1952)
Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab
(D/o Industrial Policy and Promotion) 		29 January 2006 22 May 2009 3 years, 113 days
Jairam Ramesh
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh
(D/o Commerce) 		31 January 2006 25 February 2009 3 years, 25 days
Jyotiraditya Scindia
(born 1971)
MP for Guna 		28 May 2009 28 October 2012 3 years, 153 days Manmohan II
Daggubati Purandeswari
(born 1959)
MP for Visakhapatnam 		28 October 2012 11 March 2014 1 year, 134 days
S. Jagathrakshakan
(born 1950)
MP for Arakkonam 		2 November 2012 20 March 2013 138 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan
(born 1946)
Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu 		17 June 2013 26 May 2014 343 days Indian National Congress
Error creating thumbnail: File missing C. R. Chaudhary
(born 1948)
MP for Nagaur 		3 September 2017 30 May 2019 1 year, 269 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Hardeep Singh Puri
(born 1952)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		31 May 2019 7 July 2021 2 years, 37 days Modi II
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Som Parkash
(born 1949)
MP for Hoshiarpur 		31 May 2019 9 June 2024 5 years, 9 days
Anupriya Patel
(born 1981)
MP for Mirzapur 		7 July 2021 9 June 2024 2 years, 338 days Apna Dal (Sonelal)
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jitin Prasada
(born 1973)
MP for Pilibhit 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 70 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi III

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of ministers in Narendra Modi's government". The Economic Times. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Organisational Set-up and Functions". Department of Commerce, Government of India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Subjects under Administrative Control". Department of Commerce, Government of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "46 Startups announced winners of the National Startup Awards 2021 along with 1 incubator and 1 accelerator".
  5. ↑ "Meet the 46 Indian Startups That Won National Startup Awards 2021". 15 January 2022.

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