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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
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{{Infobox government cabinet
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name            = Third Vajpayee ministry
|cabinet_name            = Third Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry
|cabinet_type            = ministry
|cabinet_type            = ministry
|cabinet_number          = 18th
|cabinet_number          = 21st
|jurisdiction            = the [[Republic of India]]
|jurisdiction            = the [[Republic of India]]
|incumbent              =   
|incumbent              =   
|image                  = File:The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivering his speech at the 12th SAARC Summit in Islamabad, Pakistan on January 4, 2004 (1) (cropped).jpg
|image                  = File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg
|caption                =
|caption                =
|date_formed            = 13 October 1999
|date_formed            = 13 October 1999
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|former_members_number  =  
|former_members_number  =  
|total_number            =  
|total_number            =  
|legislature_status      = [[Coalition government|Coalition]]{{Composition bar|299|545|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|legislature_status      = [[Coalition government|Coalition]]
|election                = [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|election                = [[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|last_election          = [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|last_election          = [[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
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|opposition_party        = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /><small>([[1999 Indian general election#Results by alliance|Congress alliance]])</small>
|opposition_party        = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /><small>([[1999 Indian general election#Results by alliance|Congress alliance]])</small>
|opposition_leader      = [[Sonia Gandhi]] <small>(in Lok Sabha)</small><br /><small>(13 October 1999 – 6 February 2004)</small><br />
|opposition_leader      = [[Sonia Gandhi]] <small>(in Lok Sabha)</small><br /><small>(13 October 1999 – 6 February 2004)</small><br />
[[Manmohan Singh]] <small>(in Rajya Sabha)</small><br /><small>(21 March 1998 – 21 May 2004)</small>
[[Manmohan Singh]] <small>(in Rajya Sabha)</small><br /><small>(till 21 May 2004)</small>
|incoming_formation      =  
|incoming_formation      =  
|outgoing_formation      =  
|outgoing_formation      =  
|previous                = [[Second Vajpayee ministry]]
|previous                = [[Second Vajpayee ministry]]
|successor              = [[First Manmohan Singh ministry]]
|successor              = [[First Manmohan Singh ministry]]
|political_parties={{Unbulleted list|{{Color box|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|border=darkgray}}'''[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]'''<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|border=darkgray}}[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]  <br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Shiv Sena}}|border=darkgray}}[[Shiv Sena]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Lok Janshakti Party}}|border=darkgray}}[[Lok Janshakti Party]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Samata Party}}|border=darkgray}}[[Samata Party]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|border=darkgray}}[[Biju Janata Dal]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|DMK}}|border=darkgray}}[[Dravida Munnetra Kazagham]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}|border=darkgray}}[[Janata Dal (United)]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|AITC}}|border=darkgray}}[[All India Trinamool Congress]]}}}}
|political_parties={{Unbulleted list|{{Color box|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}|border=darkgray}}'''[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]'''<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|border=darkgray}}[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]  <br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Shiv Sena}}|border=darkgray}}[[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}|border=darkgray}}[[Shiromani Akali Dal]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Lok Janshakti Party}}|border=darkgray}}[[Lok Janshakti Party]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Samata Party}}|border=darkgray}}[[Samata Party]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}|border=darkgray}}[[Biju Janata Dal]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|DMK}}|border=darkgray}}[[Dravida Munnetra Kazagham]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}|border=darkgray}}[[Janata Dal (United)]]<br /> {{Color box|{{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}|border=darkgray}}[[All India Trinamool Congress]]}}}}
{{Atal Bihari Vajpayee series}}
{{Atal Bihari Vajpayee series}}
[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of India]] for third time on 13 October 1999. He headed his '''Third Vajpayee Ministry'''. Here is the list of ministers in his ministry.
[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of India]] for third time on 13 October 1999. Here is the list of ministers in the '''Third Vajpayee Ministry'''. During its tenure, this ministry became the largest [[Union Council of Ministers]] in [[Politics of India|India's history]], comprising around 88 ministers to managing the broad-based [[National Democratic Alliance]] including over two dozen coalition partners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IndiaSpend |date=2014-11-10 |title=Modi Team Still leaner than UPA, Previous NDA |url=https://www.indiaspend.com/modi-team-still-leaner-than-upa-previous-nda |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=www.indiaspend.com |language=en}}</ref>


== Cabinet ministers ==
The cabinet's size was later prompted the 91st Constitutional Amendment in 2003, which capped the number of ministers at 15% of the Lok Sabha strength.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-30 |title=Explained: The making of a Union Cabinet |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/narendra-modi-swearing-in-ceremony-union-cabinet-ministers-5755406/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Reshuffles ==
In a reshuffle on 29 September 2000, [[Venkaiah Naidu]] and [[Sushma Swaraj]] were inducted in the ministry as cabinet ministers and [[Shripad Yasso Naik]] ([[Goa]]), [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]] ([[West Bengal]]), [[Kanyakumari]] MP [[P.Radhakrishnan]] and film star-turned-MP [[U V Krishnam Raju]] ([[Andhra Pradesh]]) as minister of state. Later that year [[Uma Bharti]] was elevated to cabinet rank.[https://www.rediff.com/news/2000/sep/30cab.htm][[File:{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20130126070811/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/25/stories/2003052503890100.htm]}}]]
 
In a reshuffle in 2001 Vajpayee inducted [[Karia Munda]], [[Ved Prakash Goyal]], [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]] and [[Tapan Sikdar]] as Cabinet ministers and [[Anna Sahib Patil]], [[Ashok Pradhan]], [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]] and [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] as ministers of state.[http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/btoday/20010930/people.html]
 
In a reshuffle in 2002 he dropped four ministers and inducted four new cabinet ministers and nine new ministers of state. New cabinet ministers were:  [[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Sahib Singh Verma]], [[Jana Krishnamurthy]], [[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]. The new ministers of state were: [[Basangouda Patil]], [[Sanjay Paswan]], [[Shripad Yasso Naik]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Nikhil Kumar Choudhary|Nikhil Chaudhary]], [[S.Thirunavukarasar]], [[Anant Geete]] and [[A. K. Moorthy]] .[http://www.kodava.org/kf/Jul2002/kf070202.htm]
 
In a reshuffle in 2003 Vajpayee inducted three new cabinet rank ministers and five ministers of state . The new cabinet ministers were :[[Rajnath Singh]], [[B.C. Khanduri]] and [[Subodh Mohite]]. The new ministers of state were : [[Chinmayanand Swami]] (BJP), [[Kailash Meghwal]] (BJP), [[Nagmani Kushwaha|Nagmani]] (Rashtriya Janata Dal-Democratic), [[Prahlad Singh Patel]] (BJP) and [[P.C. Thomas]] (Indian Federal Democratic Party).{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20130126070811/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/25/stories/2003052503890100.htm]}}
 
==Council of Ministers==
===Cabinet Ministers===
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  | title                  = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] and also in-charge of:<br />[[Ministry of Planning (India)|Ministry of Planning]]<br/>[[Department of Atomic Energy]]<br/>[[Department of Space]]<br/> And all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated<br>to any Minister.
  | minister1              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister1              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
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{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]]
  | title                  = [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]]
  | minister1              = [[L. K. Advani]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=9|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|accessdate=27 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/69a8Ajp22?url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=9|archivedate=1 August 2012}}</ref>
  | minister1              = [[L. K. Advani]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 29 June 2002
  | minister1_termstart    = 29 June 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
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{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[L. K. Advani]]
  | minister1              = [[L. K. Advani]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
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{{Cabinet table minister                                                
| title                  = [[Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions]]
| minister1              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister2              = [[L. K. Advani]]
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
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{{Cabinet table minister                                               
  | title                  = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Jaswant Singh]]
  | minister1              = [[Jaswant Singh]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2              = [[Yashwant Sinha]]
  | minister2              = [[Yashwant Sinha]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
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{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
  | minister1              = [[Yashwant Sinha]]
  | minister1              = [[Yashwant Sinha]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2             = [[Jaswant Singh]]
  | minister1_ref          = {{small|Renamed as Finance and Company Affairs.}}
  | minister2_termstart   = 1 July 2002
}}
  | minister2_termend     = 22 May 2004
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
  | minister2_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance and Company Affairs]]
| minister1             = [[Jaswant Singh]]
  | minister1_termstart   = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_party       = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
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{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]]
  | minister1              = [[George Fernandes]]<ref>{{URL|http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13BI34.htm}}</ref>
  | minister1              = [[George Fernandes]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 16 March 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 16 March 2001
  | minister1_party        = Samta Party
  | minister1_party        = [[Samata Party|SAP]]
  | minister2              = [[Jaswant Singh]]
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2_termstart   = 18 March 2001  
  | minister2             = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister2_termend     = 15 October 2001
| minister2_termstart    = 16 March 2001
  | minister2_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2_termend      = 18 March 2001
  | minister3             = [[George Fernandes]]
| minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3_termstart   = 15 October 2001  
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
  | minister3_termend     = 22 May 2004
| minister3             = [[Jaswant Singh]]
  | minister3_party       = Samta Party
  | minister3_termstart   = 18 March 2001
  | minister3_termend     = 15 October 2001
  | minister3_party       = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Additional charge.}}
  | minister4             = [[George Fernandes]]
  | minister4_termstart   = 15 October 2001
  | minister4_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party       = Janata Dal (United)
| minister4_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Nitish Kumar]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]]<br/>[[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of Science and Technology]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister1              = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
  | minister1_termend     = 3 March 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_party        = Samta Party
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2              = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
  | minister1_party       = BJP
| minister2_termstart    = 6 March 2000
  | minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3              = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| minister3_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister3_termend     = 22 July 2001
| minister3_party        = Samta Party
| minister4              = [[Ajit Singh (politician)|Ajit Singh]]
| minister4_termstart    = 22 July 2001
| minister4_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister4_party       = Rashtriya Lok Dal
| minister5              = [[Rajnath Singh]]
| minister5_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (India)|Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Earth Sciences|Minister of Ocean Development]]
  | minister1              = [[Shanta Kumar]]<ref>{{URL|http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13HP03.htm}}</ref>
  | minister1              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Sharad Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=532|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2              = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party        = Janata Dal (United)
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Satyanarain Jatia]]<ref>{{URL|http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13MP38.htm}}</ref>
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation|Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister1              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Sharad Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=532|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
  | minister2              = [[Jagmohan]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend     = 18 November 2001
  | minister2_party       = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3             = [[Sahib Singh Verma]]
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3_termstart   = 1 July 2002
| minister3              = [[Vikram Verma]]
  | minister3_termend     = 22 May 2004
| minister3_termstart    = 18 November 2001
  | minister3_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3_termend     = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_party       = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister4             = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister4_termstart   = 1 July 2002
  | minister4_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party       = BJP
| minister4_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
| title                  = [[Minister of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce and Industry]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
| minister1              = [[Murasoli Maran]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999 
  | minister1              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| minister1_termend      = 9 November 2002
| minister1_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| minister2              = [[Arun Shourie]]
| minister2_termstart    = 9 November 2002
| minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|Minister of Smll Scale Industries, Agro and Rural Industries]]
  | minister1              = [[Vasundhara Raje]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister2              = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister2_termend      = 3 March 2001
  | minister2_party        = [[Samata Party|SAP]]
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister3              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| minister3_termstart    = 3 March 2001
| minister3_termend      = 6 March 2001
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister4              = [[Sundar Lal Patwa]]
| minister4_termstart    = 6 March 2001
| minister4_termend      = 27 May 2001
| minister4_party        = BJP
| minister4_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister5              = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| minister5_termstart    = 27 May 2001
| minister5_termend      = 22 July 2001
| minister5_party       = [[Samata Party|SAP]]
| minister5_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister6              = [[Ajit Singh (politician, born 1939)|Ajit Singh]]
| minister6_termstart    = 22 July 2001
| minister6_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister6_party        = Rashtriya Lok Dal
| minister6_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister7              = [[Rajnath Singh]]
| minister7_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister7_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister7_party        = BJP
| minister7_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
| title                  = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|Minister of Small Scale Industries]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
| minister1              = [[Vasundhara Raje]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister1              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2              = [[C. P. Thakur]]
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises|Minister of Agro & Rural Industries]]
| minister1              = [[Kariya Munda]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2              = [[Sangh Priya Gautam]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]]
  | minister1              = [[Kashiram Rana]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]<ref>{{URL|http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-05-25/news/27545679_1_reshuffle-civil-aviation-induct}}</ref>
  | minister1_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
  | minister2_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister2             = [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termstart   = 22 November 1999
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_termend     = 1 September 2001
}}
  | minister2_party       = BJP
{{Cabinet table minister
  | minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| title                  = [[Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (India)|Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]]
| minister3             = [[Sharad Yadav]]
| minister1             = [[Manohar Joshi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=173|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
  | minister3_termstart   = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termstart   = 13 October 1999
  | minister3_termend     = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend     = 9 May 2002
  | minister3_party       = [[Samata Party|SAP]]
  | minister1_party       = Shiv Sena
  | minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2             = [[Suresh Prabhu]]
  | minister4              = [[Sahib Singh Verma]]
  | minister2_termstart   = 9 May 2002
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend     = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_party       = Shiv Sena
| minister3              = [[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister3_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister3_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister4              = [[Mohite Subodh Baburao|Subodh Mohite]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister4_party        = BJP
| minister4_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law and Justice]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Ram Jethmalani]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation|Minister of Water Resources]]
  | minister1              = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 23 July 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Arun Jaitley]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2_termstart    = 24 July 2000
  | minister2              = [[C. P. Thakur]]
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister3              = [[Jana Krishnamurthy]]
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3              = [[Arjun Charan Sethi]]
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister4              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_party        = Biju Janata Dal
| minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information & Broadcasting]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Arun Jaitley]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution]]
  | minister1              = [[Shanta Kumar]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 17 July 2000
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
  | minister1_ref          = {{small|Renamed as Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.}}
| minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
| minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3              = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
| minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]]
  | minister1              = [[Pramod Mahajan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|accessdate=22 February 2013}}</ref>
  | minister1              = [[Shanta Kumar]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 17 July 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Sushma Swaraj]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3812|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106123548/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3812|archivedate=2011-11-06}}</ref>
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister2              = [[Sharad Yadav]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = Janata Dal (United)
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Education]]<br/>[[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of Science & Technology]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1             = [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Food Processing Industries|Minister of Food Processing Industries]]
  | minister1_termstart   = 13 October 1999
| minister1              = [[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
  | minister1_termend     = 22 May 2004
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
| minister2              = [[N. T. Shanmugam]]
| minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister2_termend      = 15 January 2004
| minister2_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
| minister3              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 15 January 2004
| minister3_termend      = 17 January 2004
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister4             = [[Rajnath Singh]]
  | minister4_termstart   = 17 January 2004
  | minister4_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party       = BJP
| minister4_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
  | minister1              = [[N. T. Shanmugam]]
  | minister1              = [[N. T. Shanmugam]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
  | minister1_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister2              = [[C. P. Thakur]]
  | minister2              = [[C. P. Thakur]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister2_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3              = [[Shatrughan Sinha]]
  | minister3              = [[Shatrughan Sinha]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Sushma Swaraj]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3812|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106123548/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3812|archivedate=2011-11-06}}</ref>
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister4              = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
}}
  | minister4_ref          = &nbsp;
{{Cabinet table minister
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister of Road Transport & Highways]]
| minister1              = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
| minister1_party        = Samta Party
| minister2              = [[Rajnath Singh]]
| minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister2_termend      = 25 October 2000
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3              = [[B. C. Khanduri]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge till 24 May 2003)
| minister3_termstart    = 7 November 2000
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of Railways]]
  | minister1              = [[Mamata Banerjee]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/bioprofilediedresigned.aspx?mpsno=39|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|accessdate=21 February 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525094119/http://164.100.47.132/Lssnew/Members/bioprofilediedresigned.aspx?mpsno=39|archivedate=25 May 2012}}</ref>
  | minister1              = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 16 March 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 16 March 2001
  | minister1_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
  | minister1_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
  | minister2              = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2_termstart   = 20 March 2001
  | minister2             = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister2_termend     = 22 May 2004
| minister2_termstart    = 16 March 2001
  | minister2_party       = Samta Party
| minister2_termend      = 20 March 2001
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister3             = [[Nitish Kumar]]
  | minister3_termstart   = 20 March 2001
  | minister3_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party       = Janata Dal (United)
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]
  | minister1              = [[Sharad Yadav]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=532|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi|accessdate=19 February 2013}}</ref>
  | minister1              = [[Sharad Yadav]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_party        = Janata Dal (United)
  | minister1_party        = [[Samata Party|SAP]]
  | minister2              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=152|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister3              = [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of Shipping]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Surface Transport (India)|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| minister1              = [[Nitish Kumar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
| minister1_party        = [[Samata Party|SAP]]
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Rajnath Singh]]
| minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister2_termend      = 25 October 2000
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister3              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| minister3_termstart    = 25 October 2000
| minister3_termend      = 7 November 2000
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.<br>Bifurcated into Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and<br>Ministry of Shipping.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Road Transport and Highways]]
| minister1              = [[B. C. Khanduri]]
| minister1_termstart    = 7 November 2000
| minister1_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
| minister2              = [[B. C. Khanduri]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Shipping (India)|Minister of Shipping]]
  | minister1              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
  | minister1              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 7 November 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 7 November 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister2              = [[Ved Prakash Goyal]]
  | minister2              = [[Ved Prakash Goyal]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3              = [[Shatrughan Sinha]]
  | minister3              = [[Shatrughan Sinha]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1              = [[Sundar Lal Patwa]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Venkaiah Naidu]]
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2              = [[Venkaiah Naidu|M. Venkaiah Naidu]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3              = [[Shanta Kumar]]
  | minister3              = [[Shanta Kumar]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 6 April 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 6 April 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister4              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
  | minister4              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 6 April 2003
  | minister4_termstart    = 6 April 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
| minister4_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister5              = [[Kashiram Rana]]
  | minister5              = [[Kashiram Rana]]
  | minister5_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister5_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister5_party        = BJP
| minister5_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Development]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Development]]
  | minister1              = [[Jagmohan]]
  | minister1              = [[Jagmohan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Jagmohan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 26 November 1999
| minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Merged with Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty<br>Alleviation to form the Ministry of Urban Development<br>and Poverty Alleviation.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation|Minister of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation]]
| minister1              = [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Jagmohan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister2_termend      = 26 November 1999
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister3              = [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
| minister3_termstart    = 26 November 1999
| minister3_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister3_party        = Shiromani Akali Dal
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Merged with Ministry of Urban Development to form the<br>Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (India)|Minister of Works and Estates]]
| minister1              = [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
| minister1_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister1_termend      = 26 November 1999
| minister1_party        = Shiromani Akali Dal
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Merged with Ministry of Urban Development.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation]]
| minister1              = [[Jagmohan]]
| minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
  | minister2              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 12 July 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 12 July 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3              = [[B. C. Khanduri]]
  | minister3              = [[B. C. Khanduri]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 12 July 2003
  | minister3_termstart    = 12 July 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister4              = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 8 September 2003
  | minister4_termstart    = 8 September 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
| minister4_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Minister of Communications]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce and Industry]]
  | minister1              = [[Murasoli Maran]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 9 November 2002
  | minister1_party        = Janata Dal (United)
  | minister1_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister2              = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2              = [[Arun Shourie]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 9 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Arun Shourie]]
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Heavy Industries (India)|Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]]
| minister1              = [[Manohar Joshi]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 9 May 2002
| minister1_party        = Shiv Sena
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Suresh Prabhu]]
| minister2_termstart    = 9 May 2002
| minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister2_party        = Shiv Sena
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister3              = [[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]
| minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister3_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister3_party        = Shiv Sena
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister4              = [[Mohite Subodh Baburao|Subodh Mohite]]
| minister4_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister4_party        = Shiv Sena
| minister4_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Jal Shakti|Minister of Water Resources]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises#Ministers of Small Scale Industries|Minister of Small Scale Industries, Agro and Rural Industries]]
  | minister1              = [[Vasundhara Raje]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.<br>Bifurcated into Ministry of Small Scale Industries and<br>Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises#Ministers of Small Scale Industries|Minister of Small Scale Industries]]
| minister1              = [[Vasundhara Raje]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister2              = [[C. P. Thakur]]
  | minister2              = [[C. P. Thakur]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Arjun Charan Sethi]]
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3_termstart    = 27 May 2000
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises#Ministers of Agro and Rural Industries|Minister of Agro and Rural Industries]]
| minister1              = [[Kariya Munda]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Sangh Priya Gautam]]
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]]
| minister1              = [[Kashiram Rana]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
| minister1              = [[Ram Naik]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
| minister1              = [[Suresh Prabhu]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
| minister1_party        = Shiv Sena
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Sundar Lal Patwa]]
| minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
| minister2_termend      = 7 November 2000
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3              = [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 7 November 2000
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Biju Janata Dal
  | minister3_party       = Shiromani Akali Dal
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines and Minerals]]
| minister1              = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 4 March 2000
| minister1_party       = Biju Janata Dal
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| minister2_termstart    = 4 March 2000
| minister2_termend      = 6 March 2000
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister3              = [[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam|P. R. Kumaramangalam]]
| minister3_termstart    = 6 March 2000
| minister3_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Bifurcated into Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Coal.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]]
| minister1              = [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
| minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister1_termend      = 7 November 2000
| minister1_party        = Shiromani Akali Dal
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Sundar Lal Patwa]]
| minister2_termstart    = 7 November 2000
| minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister3              = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
| minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister3_termend      = 29 April 2002
| minister3_party        = Lok Janshakti Party
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister4              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| minister4_termstart    = 29 April 2002
| minister4_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister4_party        = BJP
| minister4_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister5              = [[L. K. Advani]]
| minister5_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister5_termend      = 26 August 2002
| minister5_party        = BJP
| minister5_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister6              = [[Uma Bharti]]
| minister6_termstart    = 26 August 2002
| minister6_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister6_party        = BJP
| minister6_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister7              = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| minister7_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister7_termend      = 9 January 2004
| minister7_party        = BJP
| minister7_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
| minister8              = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| minister8_termstart    = 9 January 2004
| minister8_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister8_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
| minister8_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Coal (India)|Minister of Coal]]
  | minister1              = [[N. T. Shanmugam]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
  | minister1              = [[N. T. Shanmugam]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 7 February 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 7 February 2001
  | minister1_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
  | minister1_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
  | minister2              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister2              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 8 February 2001
  | minister2_termstart    = 8 February 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister3              = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
  | minister3              = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2000
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 29 April 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 29 April 2002
  | minister3_party        = Janata Dal (United)
  | minister3_party        = Lok Janshakti Party
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister4              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister4              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 April 2002
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 April 2002
  | minister4_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister4_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
| minister4_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
  | minister5              = [[L. K. Advani]]
  | minister5              = [[L. K. Advani]]
  | minister5_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister5_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister5_termend      = 26 August 2002
  | minister5_termend      = 26 August 2002
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister5_party        = BJP
| minister5_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister6              = [[Uma Bharti]]
  | minister6              = [[Uma Bharti]]
  | minister6_termstart    = 26 August 2002
  | minister6_termstart    = 26 August 2002
  | minister6_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister6_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister6_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister6_party        = BJP
| minister6_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister7              = [[Kariya Munda]]
  | minister7              = [[Kariya Munda]]
  | minister7_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister7_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister7_termend      = 9 January 2004
  | minister7_termend      = 9 January 2004
  | minister7_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister7_party        = BJP
  | minister8              = [[Mamta Banerjee]]
| minister7_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister8              = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
  | minister8_termstart    = 9 January 2004
  | minister8_termstart    = 9 January 2004
  | minister8_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister8_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister8_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
  | minister8_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
| minister8_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Naveen Patnaik]]<ref>{{URL|http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12or10.htm}}</ref>
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of Power]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1              = [[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam|P. R. Kumaramangalam]]
  | minister1_termend      = 4 March 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_party        = Biju Janata Dal
  | minister1_termend      = 23 August 2000
  | minister2              = [[P R Kumaramangalam]]
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2_termstart    = 6 March 2000
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Died in office.}}
  | minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister2              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_termstart    = 23 August 2000
  | minister3              = [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
  | minister2_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister3_termstart    = 27 May 2000  
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3_termend      = 7 November 2000
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
  | minister3_party        = Shiromani Akali Dal
  | minister3              = [[Suresh Prabhu]]
  | minister4              = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister4_termstart    = 7 November 2000 
  | minister3_termend      = 24 August 2002
  | minister4_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister5              = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]<ref>{{URL|http://www.dnaindia.com/india/slideshow_pix-india-s-5-stickiest-evergreen-ministers_1627932-2#top}}</ref>
  | minister4              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister5_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister4_termstart    = 24 August 2002
| minister5_termend      = 29 April 2002
  | minister4_termend      = 26 August 2002
| minister5_party        = Janata Dal (United)
  | minister4_party        = BJP
| minister6              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister4_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
| minister6_termstart    = 29 April 2002
  | minister5             = [[Anant Geete]]
| minister6_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister5_termstart   = 26 August 2002
| minister6_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister5_termend     = 22 May 2004
| minister7             = [[L. K. Advani]]
  | minister5_party       = Shiv Sena
  | minister7_termstart   = 1 July 2002
  | minister5_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister7_termend      = 26 August 2002
  | minister7_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister8            = [[Uma Bharti]]
| minister8_termstart    = 26 August 2002
| minister8_termend     = 29 January 2003
| minister8_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister9            = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| minister9_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister9_termend      = 8 January 2004
  | minister9_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister10              = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
| minister10_termstart    = 9 January 2004
  | minister10_termend      = May 2004
| minister10_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment and Forests]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources]]
  | minister1              = [[T. R. Baalu]]<ref>{{URL|http://www.dnaindia.com/india/slideshow_pix-india-s-5-stickiest-evergreen-ministers_1627932-4#top}}</ref>
  | minister1              = [[M. Kannappan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 21 December 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 30 December 2003
  | minister1_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister1_party        = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister2              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister2              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 21 December 2003
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 December 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 9 January 2004
  | minister2_termend      = 9 January 2004
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
  | minister3              = [[Kariya Munda]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 9 January 2004
  | minister3_termstart    = 9 January 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 23 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|Minister of Non Conventional Energy Sources]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[M. Kannappan]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 30 December 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Kariya Munda]]
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2_termstart    = 9 January 2004
  | minister2              = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          =
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Ram Naik]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Ram Jethmalani]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_termend     = 23 July 2000
  | minister1_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 July 2000
| minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.<br>Bifurcated into Ministry of Law and Justice and Department of<br>Company Affairs.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law and Justice]]
| minister1              = [[Jana Krishnamurthi|K. Jana Krishamurthy]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party       = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Power (India)|Minister of Power]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[P R Kumaramangalam]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=211|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
  | minister1              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 23 August 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Suresh Prabhu]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=332|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
  | minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
| minister2              = [[Sushma Swaraj]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 24 August 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Anant Geete]]
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3_termstart    = 24 August 2002
  | minister3              = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Suresh Prabhu]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=332|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Minister of Communications]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1              = [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister2              = [[Sunder Lal Patwa]]
  | minister1_party        = Lok Janshakti Party
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000 
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2_termend      = 7 November 2000
  | minister2              = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister3              = [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
  | minister2_termend      = 22 December 2001
| minister3_termstart    = 7 November 2000
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_ref          = {{small|Merged with Ministry of Information Technology to form<br>Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.}}
| minister3_party        = Shiromani Akali Dal
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Steel|Minister of Steel]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Information Technology]]
  | minister1              = [[Dilip Ray]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
  | minister1              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_party        = Biju Janata Dal
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Braja Kishore Tripathy]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Prime Minister was responsible.}}
  | minister2_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister2              = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_party        = Biju Janata Dal
  | minister2_termend      = 22 December 2001
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Merged with Ministry of Communications to form Ministry of<br>Communications and Information Technology.}}
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of Communications and Information Technology]]
  | minister1              = [[Arun Shourie]]
  | minister1              = [[Pramod Mahajan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termstart    = 22 December 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[C P Thakur]]
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister2              = [[Arun Shourie]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]], [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Youth Affairs and Sports]]
| minister1              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 2 February 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Bifurcated into Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and<br>Ministry of Culture.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports]]
| minister1              = [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
| minister1_termstart    = 2 February 2000
| minister1_termend      = 7 November 2000
| minister1_party        = Shiromani Akali Dal
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Uma Bharti]]
| minister2_termstart    = 7 November 2000
| minister2_termend      = 26 August 2002
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister3              = [[Vikram Verma]]
| minister3_termstart    = 26 August 2002
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Department of Culture]]
| minister1              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 2 February 2000
| minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of<br>Tourism and Culture.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]]
| minister1              = [[Uma Bharti]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 2 February 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
| minister2              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
| minister2_termstart    = 2 February 2000
| minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Merged with Department of Culture to form Ministry of<br>Tourism and Culture.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism and]] [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Culture]]
| minister1              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture.}}
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
| title                  = [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]]
| minister1              = [[Maneka Gandhi]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_termend      = 18 November 2001
| minister1_party        = [[Independent politician|IND]]
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.<br>Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of<br>Tourism and Culture.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]]
| minister1              = [[Jagmohan]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_termend      = 18 November 2001
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Merged with Ministry of Culture to form Ministry of<br>Tourism and Culture.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism and]] [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Culture]]
| minister1              = [[Jagmohan]]
| minister1_termstart    = 18 November 2001
| minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Minister of Environment and Forests]]
| minister1              = [[T. R. Baalu]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 21 December 2003
| minister1_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| minister2_termstart    = 21 December 2003
| minister2_termend      = 9 January 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister3              = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| minister3_termstart    = 9 January 2004
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment]]
  | minister1              = [[Maneka Gandhi]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
  | minister1              = [[Maneka Gandhi]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_party        = Independent (politician)
  | minister1_party        = [[Independent politician|IND]]
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister2              = [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]
  | minister2              = [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Tribal Affairs (India)|Minister of Tribal Affairs]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Jual Oram]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members Bioprofile|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=279|publisher=Lok Sabha of India/National Informatics Centre, New Delhi}}</ref>
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Tribal Affairs (India)|Minister of Tribal Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Jual Oram]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Uma Bharti]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
  | title                  = [[Disinvestment in India#1999 to 2004|Minister of Disinvestment]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1              = [[Arun Jaitley]]
  | minister1_termend      = 2 February 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 10 December 1999
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_termend      = 24 July 2000
  | minister2              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2_termstart    = 2 February 2000
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister2              = [[Arun Shourie]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 24 July 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Jagmohan]]
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Minister of State (I/C) was responsible.}}
  | minister3              = [[Arun Shourie]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister3_ref          =
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]]
| minister1              = [[Arun Shourie]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister2              = [[C. P. Thakur]]
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
  | title                  = [[Minister without portfolio]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1              = [[Murasoli Maran]]
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termstart    = 9 November 2002
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_termend      = 23 November 2003
  | minister2              = [[Maneka Gandhi]]<br/><small>(Independent Charge)
  | minister1_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Died in office.}}
  | minister2_termend      = 18 November 2001
  | minister2              = [[Mamata Banerjee]]
  | minister2_party        = Independent (politician)
  | minister2_termstart    = 8 September 2003
| minister3              = [[Jagmohan]]
  | minister2_termend      = 9 January 2004
  | minister3_termstart    = 18 November 2001
  | minister2_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
| minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table end}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports]]
 
  | minister1              = [[Ananth Kumar]]
===Ministers of State (Independent Charge)===
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Steel (India)|Minister of Steel (Independent Charge) of Steel]]
  | minister1              = [[Dilip Ray]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 2 February 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = Biju Janata Dal
  | minister2              = [[Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa]]
  | minister2              = [[Braja Kishore Tripathy]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 2 February 2000
  | minister2_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister2_termend     = 7 November 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = Shiromani Akali Dal
  | minister2_party       = Biju Janata Dal
| minister3              = [[Uma Bharti]]
| minister3_termstart    = 7 November 2000
| minister3_termend      = 26 August 2002
| minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister4              = [[Vikram Verma]]
| minister4_termstart    = 26 August 2002
| minister4_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
|}
{{Cabinet table end}}


== Ministers of state ==
===Ministers of State===
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
!Remarks
  | title                  = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Home Affairs]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[I. D. Swami]]
  | minister1              = [[I. D. Swami]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
  | minister2              = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[Chinmayanand (politician)|Swami Chinmayanand]]
| minister4_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3              = [[Harin Pathak]]
  | minister3              = [[Harin Pathak]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[Chinmayanand (politician)|Chinmayanand Swami]]
| minister4_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister4_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Finance]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[V. Dhananjay Kumar]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance]]
  | minister1              = [[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister2              = [[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]
  | minister2              = [[V. Dhananjay Kumar]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = &nbsp;
  | minister3              = [[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]
  | minister3              = [[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister3_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister3_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_party        = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister3_party        = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister4              = [[Anant Geete]]
  | minister3_ref          = {{small|Renamed as Finance and Company<br>Affairs.}}
| minister4_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister4_termend      = 26 August 2002
| minister4_party        = Shiv Sena
| minister5              = [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul]]
| minister5_termstart    = 26 August 2002
| minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister5_party        = Shiv Sena
| minister6              = [[Shripad Naik]]
| minister6_termstart    = 8 September 2003
| minister6_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister6_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Defence]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Bachi Singh Rawat]]
  | minister1              = [[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister2              = [[Harin Pathak]]
  | minister2              = [[Anant Geete]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 14 November 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 26 August 2002
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister3              = [[Krishnam Raju]]
  | minister3              = [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 22 July 2001
  | minister3_termstart    = 26 August 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = Shiv Sena
  | minister4              = [[Harin Pathak]]
  | minister4              = [[Shripad Yesso Naik]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 15 October 2001
  | minister4_termstart    = 8 September 2003
  | minister4_termend     = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party       = BJP
| minister5              = [[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
| minister5_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister5_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister6              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| minister6_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister6_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister6_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of External Affairs]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs]]
  | minister1              = [[Ajit Kumar Panja]]
  | minister1              = [[Ajit Kumar Panja]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 16 March 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 16 March 2001
  | minister1_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
  | minister1_party        = All India Trinamool Congress
  | minister2              = [[Krishnam Raju]]
  | minister2              = [[U. V. Krishnam Raju]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 22 July 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 22 July 2001
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Omar Abdullah]]
  | minister3              = [[Omar Abdullah]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 22 July 2001
  | minister3_termstart    = 22 July 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 23 December 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 23 December 2002
  | minister3_party        = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
  | minister3_party        = Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
  | minister4              = [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]
  | minister4              = [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 July 2002
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  | minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister5_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of state in the Ministry of Agriculture]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence]]
  | minister1              = [[Bachi Singh Rawat]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[S. B. P. B. K. Satyanarayana Rao]]
  | minister2              = [[Harin Pathak]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 2 September 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 14 November 2000
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]
  | minister3              = [[Harin Pathak]]<br>{{small|(Defence Production and Supplies)}}
  | minister3_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister3_termstart    = 15 November 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Thounaojam Chaoba Singh]]
  | minister4              = [[U. V. Krishnam Raju]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister4_termstart    = 22 July 2001
  | minister4_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister4_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister4_party        = Manipur State Congress Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
| minister6              = [[Shripad Naik]]
  | minister5              = [[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
| minister6_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister5_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister6_termend      = 2 November 2001
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister6_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister5_party        = BJP
  | minister5              = [[Debendra Pradhan]]
  | minister6             = [[O. Rajagopal]]
  | minister5_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister6_termstart   = 29 January 2003
  | minister5_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister6_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister6_party       = BJP
  | minister7             = [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]
  | minister7_termstart   = 2 November 2001
  | minister7_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister7_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of state in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Srinivasa Prasad]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions|Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances<br>and Pensions]]
  | minister1              = [[Vasundhara Raje]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 6 March 2004
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_party        = Janata Dal (United)
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Sriram Chauhan]]
  | minister2              = [[Arun Shourie]]<br>{{small|(Administrative Reforms and<br>Public Grievances)}}
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Ashok Kumar Pradhan]]
  | minister3              = [[Vasundhara Raje]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Krishnam Raju]]
  | minister4              = [[Harin Pathak]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister4_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party       = BJP
| minister5              = [[Subhash Maharia]]
| minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister5_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Labour and Employment]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Muni Lall]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Planning (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning]]
  | minister1              = [[Bangaru Laxman]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Ashok Kumar Pradhan]]
  | minister2              = [[Arun Shourie]]
| minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 24 July 2000
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]
  | minister3              = [[Arun Shourie]]
| minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termstart    = 7 November 2000
| minister3_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister4              = [[Santosh Gangwar]]
| minister4_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister4_termend      = 8 September 2003
| minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry]]
| minister1              = [[Raman Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2              = [[Omar Abdullah]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 22 July 2001
  | minister2_party        = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
  | minister3              = [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 22 July 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_party        = Janata Dal (United)
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]
  | minister4              = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 September 2002
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister4_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 2 November 2001
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
  | minister5              = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
  | minister5              = [[Vasundhara Raje]]
  | minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister5_termstart    = 2 November 2001
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister5_party        = BJP
  | minister6              = [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]
  | minister6              = [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]
  | minister6_termstart    = 5 June 2003
  | minister6_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister6_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister6_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister6_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister6_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Textiles|Minister of state in the Ministry of Textiles]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]
  | title                  = [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office]]
  | minister1_termstart   = 13 October 1999
  | minister1              = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]
| minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_party        = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister1_termend     = 29 January 2003
| minister2              = [[V. Dhananjay Kumar]]
  | minister1_party       = BJP
| minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
| minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3              = [[Basangouda Patil Yatnal]]
| minister3_termstart   = 1 July 2002
| minister3_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister4              = [[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]
| minister4_termstart    = 8 September 2003
| minister4_termend     = 30 December 2003
  | minister4_party       = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises|Minister of state in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
  | title                  = [[Department of Atomic Energy|Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy]]<br/>[[Department of Space|Minister of State in the Department of Space]]
  | minister1              = [[Vasundhara Raje]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Santosh Gangwar]]
  | minister2              = [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 8 September 2003
  | minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Minister of Law and Justice|Minister of state in the Ministry of Law and Justice]]
| minister1              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 24 July 2000
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2              = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
| minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3              = [[P. C. Thomas]]
| minister3_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister3_party        = Kerala Congress (M)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| minister1              = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| minister1_termstart    = 30 September 2000
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Sriram Chauhan]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation|Minister of State in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]]
  | minister1              = [[Bangaru Laxman]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Faggan Singh Kulaste]]
  | minister2              = [[Arun Shourie]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
  | minister3              = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Bhavna Chikhalia]]
  | minister4              = [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
| minister5              = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]
| minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister5_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister6              = [[Santosh Gangwar]]
| minister6_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister6_termend      = 8 September 2003
| minister6_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Education]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development]]
  | minister1              = [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
  | minister1              = [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil]]
  | minister2              = [[Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
  | minister3              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister3_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister3_termend      = 8 February 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 8 February 2001
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Rita Verma]]
  | minister4              = [[Rita Verma]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister4_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
  | minister5              = [[Jaskaur Meena]]
  | minister5              = [[Jaskaur Meena]]
  | minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister5_party        = BJP
  | minister6              = [[Ashok Kumar Pradhan]]
  | minister6              = [[Ashok Pradhan]]
  | minister6_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister6_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister6_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister6_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister6_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister6_party        = BJP
  | minister7              = [[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
  | minister7              = [[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
  | minister7_termstart    = 30 January 2003
  | minister7_termstart    = 30 January 2003
  | minister7_termend      = 9 January 2004
  | minister7_termend      = 9 January 2004
  | minister7_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister7_party        = BJP
  | minister8              = [[Sanjay Paswan]]
  | minister8              = [[Sanjay Paswan]]
  | minister8_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister8_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister8_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister8_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister8_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister8_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology]]
| minister1              = [[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 November 1999
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Bachi Singh Rawat]]
| minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture]]
| minister1              = [[S. B. P. B. K. Satyanarayana Rao]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 29 September 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]<br>{{small|(Food Processing Industries)}}
| minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister2_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]
| minister3_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister3_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[Thounaojam Chaoba Singh]]
| minister4_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister4_termend      = 1 September 2001
| minister4_party        = Manipur State Congress Party
| minister5              = [[Debendra Pradhan]]
| minister5_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister5_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister5_party        = BJP
| minister6              = [[Shripad Yesso Naik]]
| minister6_termstart    = 30 September 2000
| minister6_termend      = 2 November 2001
| minister6_party        = BJP
| minister7              = [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]
| minister7_termstart    = 2 November 2001
| minister7_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister7_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Labour (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour]]
| minister1              = [[Muni Lall]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Ashok Pradhan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]
| minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister3_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]
| minister4_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister4_termend      = 8 September 2003
| minister4_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation|Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources]]
| minister1              = [[Bijoya Chakravarty]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister1_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution]]
| minister1              = [[Srinivasa Prasad|V. Srinivasa Prasad]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 17 July 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Sriram Chauhan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister2_termend      = 17 July 2000
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Renamed as Consumer Affairs and<br>Public Distribution.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and<br>Public Distribution]]
| minister1              = [[Srinivasa Prasad|V. Srinivasa Prasad]]
| minister1_termstart    = 17 July 2000
| minister1_termend      = 6 March 2004
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Sriram Chauhan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 17 July 2000
| minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Ashok Pradhan]]
| minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister3_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[U. V. Krishnam Raju]]
| minister4_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister4_termend      = 29 September 2003
| minister4_party        = BJP
| minister5              = [[Subhash Maharia]]
| minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister5_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of state in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]]
  | minister1              = [[Rita Verma]]
  | minister1              = [[Rita Verma]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[A. Raja]]
  | minister2              = [[A. Raja]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
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  | minister2_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister2_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister3              = [[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
  | minister3              = [[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 9 January 2004
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 December 2003
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 30 January 2003
| minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
}}
  | minister4              = [[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
{{Cabinet table minister
  | minister4_termstart    = 9 January 2004
| title                  = [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Minister of state in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]
| minister1              = [[Debendra Pradhan]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2              = [[Hukumdev Narayan Yadav]]
| minister2_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister2_termend      = 2 November 2001
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3              = [[Shripad Naik]]
| minister3_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4              = [[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 8 September 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of state in the Minister of Railways]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Railways (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways]]
  | minister1              = [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]
  | minister1              = [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 22 July 2001
  | minister1_party        = Janata Dal (United)
  | minister1_party        = [[Samata Party|SAP]]
  | minister2              = [[Bangaru Laxman]]
  | minister2              = [[Bangaru Laxman]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 31 August 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 31 August 2000
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
  | minister3              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 31 August 2000
  | minister3_termstart    = 31 August 2000
  | minister3_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
  | minister4              = [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 August 2001
  | minister4_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = [[Samata Party|SAP]]
  | minister5              = [[A. K. Moorthy]]
  | minister5              = [[A. K. Moorthy]]
  | minister5_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister5_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister5_termend      = 15 January 2004
  | minister5_termend      = 15 January 2004
  | minister5_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
  | minister5_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
  | minister6              = [[Basangouda Patil Yatnal]]
  | minister6             = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
  | minister6_termstart   = 8 September 2003
| minister6_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister6_termend     = 22 May 2004
| minister6_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister6_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister6_party        = BJP
| minister7             = [[Basangouda Patil Yatnal]]
  | minister7_termstart   = 8 September 2003
  | minister7_termend     = 22 May 2004
  | minister7_party       = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Civil Aviation]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation]]
  | minister1              = [[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
  | minister1              = [[Chaman Lal Gupta]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Shripad Naik]]
  | minister2              = [[Shripad Yesso Naik]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Surface Transport (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Surface Transport]]
| minister1              = [[Debendra Pradhan]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]
| minister2_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister2_termend      = 2 November 2001
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister2_ref          = {{small|Bifurcated into Ministries of Road<br>Transport and Highways and Shipping.}}
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|Minister of state in the Ministry of Shipping]]
  | title                  = [[Minister of Road Transport and Highways|Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]]
  | minister1              = [[Hukumdev Narayan Yadav]]
| minister1              = [[Shripad Yesso Naik]]
| minister1_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister1_termend      = 8 September 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 8 September 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Shipping (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping]]
  | minister1              = [[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 7 November 2000
  | minister1_termstart    = 7 November 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 2 November 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 2 November 2001
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Shripad Naik]]
  | minister2              = [[Shripad Yesso Naik]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 2 November 2001
  | minister2_termstart    = 2 November 2001
  | minister2_termend      = 14 May 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 14 May 2002
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]]
  | minister3              = [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Dilipkumar Gandhi]]
  | minister4              = [[Dilipkumar Gandhi]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 15 March 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 15 March 2004
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Rural Development]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Subhash Maharia]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development]]
  | minister1              = [[A. Raja]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2001
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister2              = [[A. Raja]]
  | minister2              = [[Subhash Maharia]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_party        = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Rita Verma]]
  | minister3              = [[Rita Verma]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister3_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister3_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Krishnam Raju]]
  | minister4              = [[Annasaheb M. K. Patil]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
| minister5              = [[U. V. Krishnam Raju]]
| minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister5_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of state in the Ministry of Urban Development]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development]]
  | minister1              = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
  | minister1              = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 14 June 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Merged into Ministry of Urban<br>Development and Poverty<br>Alleviation.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and<br>Poverty Alleviation]]
| minister1              = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| minister1_termstart    = 14 June 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
  | minister2              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
  | minister3              = [[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Communications and Technology]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Tapan Sikdar]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry]]
  | minister1              = [[Omar Abdullah]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 22 July 2001
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
  | minister2              = [[Sanjay Paswan]]
  | minister2              = [[Raman Singh]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
  | minister3              = [[Digvijay Singh (Bihar politician)|Digvijay Singh]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termstart    = 22 July 2001
  | minister3_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 1 September 2001
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]]
  | minister4              = [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termstart    = 1 September 2002
  | minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
  | minister5              = [[Ashok Kumar Pradhan]]
  | minister5              = [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
  | minister5_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister5_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister5_party        = BJP
| minister6              = [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]
| minister6_termstart    = 5 June 2003
| minister6_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister6_party        = BJP
| minister6_ref          =
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation|Minister of state in the Ministry of Water Resources]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Bijoya Chakravarty]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]]
  | minister1              = [[Vallabhbhai Kathiria]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]
| minister2_termstart    = 8 September 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises#Ministers of Small Scale Industries|Minister of State in the Ministry of Small Scale Industries]]
| minister1              = [[Tapan Sikdar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of state in the Ministry of Coal]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises#Ministers of Agro and Rural Industries|Minister of State in the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries]]
  | minister1              = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
  | minister1              = [[Nikhil Kumar Choudhary]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
  | minister1_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Mines]]
| minister1              = [[Rita Verma]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2              = [[Jaysinghrao Gaikwad Patil]]
| minister2_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister2_termend      = 1 September 2001
| minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister3              = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
| minister3_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister3_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of state in the Ministry of Environment and Forest]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | minister1              = [[Babulal Marandi]]
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles]]
  | minister1              = [[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 7 November 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  | minister2              = [[Dilip Singh Judeo]]
  | minister2              = [[V. Dhananjay Kumar]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termend     = 17 November 2003
| minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_party       = Bharatiya Janata Party
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Basangouda Patil Yatnal]]
| minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister3_termend      = 8 September 2003
  | minister3_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[Gingee N. Ramachandran]]
| minister4_termstart    = 8 September 2003
| minister4_termend     = 30 December 2003
  | minister4_party       = Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Minister of state in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
  | minister1              = [[E. Ponnuswamy]]
  | minister1              = [[E. Ponnuswamy]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 7 February 2001
  | minister1_termend      = 7 February 2001
  | minister1_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
  | minister1_party        = Pattali Makkal Katchi
  | minister2              = [[Santosh Gangwar]]
  | minister2              = [[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termstart    = 22 November 1999
  | minister2_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister2_termend      = 24 May 2003
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
  | minister3              = [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister3_termstart    = 24 May 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title                  = [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of state in the Ministry of Power]]
| minister1              = [[Jayawantiben Mehta]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers|Minister of state in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
{{Cabinet table minister                                                
  | title                  = [[Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
  | minister1              = [[Ramesh Bais]]
  | minister1              = [[Ramesh Bais]]
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
  | minister1_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister1_party        = BJP
  | minister2              = [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]
  | minister2              = [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_termend      = 1 July 2002
  | minister2_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister2_party        = BJP
  | minister3              = [[Tapan Sikdar]]
  | minister3              = [[Tapan Sikdar]]
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
  | minister3_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister3_party        = BJP
  | minister4              = [[Chhatrapal Singh Lodha]]
  | minister4              = [[Chhatrapal Singh]]
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termstart    = 29 January 2003
  | minister4_termend      = 16 March 2004
  | minister4_termend      = 16 March 2004
  | minister4_party        = Bharatiya Janata Party
  | minister4_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minerals]]
| minister1              = [[Rita Verma]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Bifurcated into Ministry of Mines and<br>Ministry of Coal.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines]]
| minister1              = [[Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil]]
| minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister1_termend      = 1 September 2001
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
| minister2_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister2_party        = BJP
}}
}}
|}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Coal (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal]]
| minister1              = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 September 2001
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Power]]
| minister1              = [[Jayawantiben Mehta]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister1_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| minister1              = [[Dilip Ray]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 October 1999
| minister1_party        = Biju Janata Dal
| minister2              = [[Faggan Singh Kulaste]]
| minister2_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister2_termend      = 22 November 1999
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Sriram Chauhan]]
| minister3_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister3_termend      = 22 November 1999
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| minister4_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister4_party        = BJP
| minister5              = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]
| minister5_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister5_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister5_party        = BJP
| minister6              = [[Bhavna Chikhalia]]
| minister6_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister6_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister6_party        = BJP
| minister7              = [[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]
| minister7_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister7_termend      = 8 September 2003
| minister7_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs]]
| minister1              = [[O. Rajagopal]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 24 July 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Bifurcated into Ministry of Law<br>and Justice and Ministry of<br>Company Affairs.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Minister of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice]]
| minister1              = [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[P. C. Thomas]]
| minister2_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = Kerala Congress (M)
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| minister1              = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| minister1_termstart    = 30 September 2000
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications]]
| minister1              = [[Ramesh Bais]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 December 2001
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Merged to form Ministry of<br>Communications and Information<br>Technology.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information<br>Technology]]
| minister1              = [[Tapan Sikdar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 22 December 2001
| minister1_termend      = 1 July 2002
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Sumitra Mahajan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister2_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Sanjay Paswan]]
| minister3_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister3_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]]
| minister4_termstart    = 24 January 2003
| minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister4_party        = BJP
| minister5              = [[Ashok Pradhan]]
| minister5_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister5_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister5_party        = BJP
}}
{{Cabinet table ministry}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture]], [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Youth Affairs and Sports]]
| minister1              = [[Thounaojam Chaoba Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 2 February 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Bifurcated into Ministry of Tourism<br>and Culture, and Department of<br>Youth Affairs and Sports.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Minister of State in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports]]
| minister1              = [[Thounaojam Chaoba Singh]]
| minister1_termstart    = 2 February 2000
| minister1_termend      = 27 May 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister1_ref          = {{small|Became a ministry.}}
}}
{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]
| minister1              = [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]]
| minister1_termstart    = 27 May 2000
| minister1_termend      = 30 September 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Pon Radhakrishnan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 30 September 2000
| minister2_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]
| minister3_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister3_party        = BJP
}}
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| title                  = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism]] and [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Culture]]
| minister1              = [[Vinod Khanna]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Bhavna Chikhalia]]
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister2_party        = BJP
}}
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{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests]]
| minister1              = [[Babulal Marandi]]
| minister1_termstart    = 13 October 1999
| minister1_termend      = 7 November 2000
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Dilip Singh Judeo]]
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend      = 17 November 2003
| minister2_party        = BJP
}}
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{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment|Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]]
| minister1              = [[Satyabrata Mookherjee]]
| minister1_termstart    = 1 July 2002
| minister1_termend      = 29 January 2003
| minister1_party        = BJP
| minister2              = [[Sanjay Paswan]]
| minister2_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister2_termend      = 24 May 2003
| minister2_party        = BJP
| minister3              = [[Kailash Meghwal]]
| minister3_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister3_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister3_party        = BJP
| minister4              = [[Nagmani Kushwaha|Nagmani]]
| minister4_termstart    = 24 May 2003
| minister4_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister4_party        = BJP
}}
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{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Tribal Affairs (India)|Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs]]
| minister1              = [[Faggan Singh Kulaste]]
| minister1_termstart    = 22 November 1999
| minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister1_party        = BJP
}}
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{{Cabinet table minister                                               
| title                  = [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region]]
| minister1              = [[Tapan Sikdar]]
| minister1_termstart    = 29 January 2003
| minister1_termend      = 22 May 2004
| minister1_party        = BJP
}}
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== Reshuffles ==
In a reshuffle on 29 September 2000, [[Venkaiah Naidu]] and [[Sushma Swaraj]] were inducted in the ministry as cabinet ministers and [[Shripad Yasso Naik]] ([[Goa]]), [[Satyabrata Mukherjee]] ([[West Bengal]]), [[Kanyakumari]] MP [[P.Radhakrishnan]] and film star-turned-MP [[U V Krishnam Raju]] ([[Andhra Pradesh]]) as minister of state. Later that year [[Uma Bharti]] was elevated to cabinet rank.[http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/sep/30cab.htm][[File:[https://archive.today/20130126070811/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/25/stories/2003052503890100.htm]]]
In a reshuffle in 2001 Vajpayee inducted [[Karia Munda]], [[Ved Prakash Goyal]], [[Syed Shahnawaz Hussain]] and [[Tapan Sikdar]] as Cabinet ministers and [[Anna Sahib Patil]], [[Ashok Pradhan]], [[Ravi Shankar Prasad]] and [[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]] as ministers of state.[http://www.indiatodaygroup.com/btoday/20010930/people.html]
In a reshuffle in 2002 he dropped four ministers and inducted four new cabinet ministers and nine new ministers of state. New cabinet ministers were:  [[Shatrughan Sinha]], [[Sahib Singh Verma]], [[Jana Krishnamurthy]], [[Balasaheb Vikhe Patil]]. The new ministers of state were: [[Basangouda Patil]], [[Sanjay Paswan]], [[Shripad Yasso Naik]], [[Vinod Khanna]], [[Nikhil Kumar Choudhary|Nikhil Chaudhary]], [[S.Thirunavukarasar]], [[Anant Geete]] and [[A. K. Moorthy]] .[http://www.kodava.org/kf/Jul2002/kf070202.htm]
In a reshuffle in 2003 Vajpayee inducted three new cabinet rank ministers and five ministers of state . The new cabinet ministers were :[[Rajnath Singh]], [[B.C. Khanduri]] and [[Subodh Mohite]]. The new ministers of state were : [[Chinmayanand Swami]] (BJP), [[Kailash Meghwal]] (BJP), [[Nagmani]] (Rashtriya Janata Dal-Democratic), [[Prahlad Singh Patel]] (BJP) and [[P.C. Thomas]] (Indian Federal Democratic Party).[https://archive.today/20130126070811/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/05/25/stories/2003052503890100.htm]


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Third Atal Bihari Vajpayee ministry
21st ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed13 October 1999
Date dissolved22 May 2004
People and organisations
Head of stateK. R. Narayanan (until 25 July 2002)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(from 25 July 2002)
Head of governmentAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Deputy head of governmentL. K. Advani
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyIndian National Congress
(Congress alliance)
Opposition leaderSonia Gandhi (in Lok Sabha)
(13 October 1999 – 6 February 2004)
Manmohan Singh (in Rajya Sabha)
(till 21 May 2004)
History
Election(s)1999
Outgoing election2004
Legislature term(s)4 years, 222 days
PredecessorSecond Vajpayee ministry
SuccessorFirst Manmohan Singh ministry
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for third time on 13 October 1999. Here is the list of ministers in the Third Vajpayee Ministry. During its tenure, this ministry became the largest Union Council of Ministers in India's history, comprising around 88 ministers to managing the broad-based National Democratic Alliance including over two dozen coalition partners.[1]

The cabinet's size was later prompted the 91st Constitutional Amendment in 2003, which capped the number of ministers at 15% of the Lok Sabha strength.[2]

Reshuffles[edit | edit source]

In a reshuffle on 29 September 2000, Venkaiah Naidu and Sushma Swaraj were inducted in the ministry as cabinet ministers and Shripad Yasso Naik (Goa), Satyabrata Mookherjee (West Bengal), Kanyakumari MP P.Radhakrishnan and film star-turned-MP U V Krishnam Raju (Andhra Pradesh) as minister of state. Later that year Uma Bharti was elevated to cabinet rank.[1][[File:[2][usurped]]]

In a reshuffle in 2001 Vajpayee inducted Karia Munda, Ved Prakash Goyal, Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Tapan Sikdar as Cabinet ministers and Anna Sahib Patil, Ashok Pradhan, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Rajiv Pratap Rudy as ministers of state.[3]

In a reshuffle in 2002 he dropped four ministers and inducted four new cabinet ministers and nine new ministers of state. New cabinet ministers were: Shatrughan Sinha, Sahib Singh Verma, Jana Krishnamurthy, Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. The new ministers of state were: Basangouda Patil, Sanjay Paswan, Shripad Yasso Naik, Vinod Khanna, Nikhil Chaudhary, S.Thirunavukarasar, Anant Geete and A. K. Moorthy .[4]

In a reshuffle in 2003 Vajpayee inducted three new cabinet rank ministers and five ministers of state . The new cabinet ministers were :Rajnath Singh, B.C. Khanduri and Subodh Mohite. The new ministers of state were : Chinmayanand Swami (BJP), Kailash Meghwal (BJP), Nagmani (Rashtriya Janata Dal-Democratic), Prahlad Singh Patel (BJP) and P.C. Thomas (Indian Federal Democratic Party).[5][usurped]

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
Ministry of Planning
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
And all other important portfolios and policy issues not allocated
to any Minister.		 Atal Bihari Vajpayee13 October 199922 May 2004BJP 
Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani29 June 200222 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Home Affairs L. K. Advani13 October 199922 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Atal Bihari Vajpayee13 October 199929 January 2003BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 L. K. Advani29 January 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of External Affairs Jaswant Singh13 October 19991 July 2002BJP 
 Yashwant Sinha1 July 200222 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Finance Yashwant Sinha13 October 19991 July 2002BJPRenamed as Finance and Company Affairs.
Minister of Finance and Company Affairs Jaswant Singh1 July 200222 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Defence George Fernandes13 October 199916 March 2001SAP 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee16 March 200118 March 2001BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Jaswant Singh18 March 200115 October 2001BJPAdditional charge.
 George Fernandes15 October 200122 May 2004JD(U) 
Minister of Human Resource Development
Minister of Science and Technology		 Murli Manohar Joshi13 October 199922 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Ocean Development Atal Bihari Vajpayee13 October 199922 November 1999BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Murli Manohar Joshi22 November 199922 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation Atal Bihari Vajpayee13 October 19991 September 2001BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Jagmohan1 September 200118 November 2001BJP 
 Vikram Verma18 November 20011 July 2002BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee1 July 200222 May 2004BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Minister of Agriculture Atal Bihari Vajpayee13 October 199922 November 1999BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Nitish Kumar22 November 19993 March 2001SAP 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee3 March 20016 March 2001BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Sundar Lal Patwa6 March 200127 May 2001BJP 
 Nitish Kumar27 May 200122 July 2001SAP 
 Ajit Singh22 July 200124 May 2003RLD 
 Rajnath Singh24 May 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Labour Atal Bihari Vajpayee13 October 199922 November 1999BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Satyanarayan Jatiya22 November 19991 September 2001BJP 
 Sharad Yadav1 September 20011 July 2002SAP 
 Sahib Singh Verma1 July 200222 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Water Resources Pramod Mahajan13 October 199922 November 1999BJP 
 C. P. Thakur22 November 199927 May 2000BJP 
 Arjun Charan Sethi27 May 200022 May 2004BJD 
Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Shanta Kumar13 October 199917 July 2000BJPRenamed as Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shanta Kumar17 July 20001 July 2002BJP 
 Sharad Yadav1 July 200222 May 2004JD(U) 
Minister of Food Processing Industries Chaman Lal Gupta1 September 20011 July 2002BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 N. T. Shanmugam1 July 200215 January 2004PMKMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee15 January 200417 January 2004BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Rajnath Singh17 January 200422 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Health and Family Welfare N. T. Shanmugam13 October 199927 May 2000PMKMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 C. P. Thakur27 May 20001 July 2002BJP 
 Shatrughan Sinha1 July 200229 January 2003BJP 
 Sushma Swaraj29 January 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee13 October 199916 March 2001AITC 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee16 March 200120 March 2001BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Nitish Kumar20 March 200122 May 2004JD(U) 
Minister of Civil Aviation Sharad Yadav13 October 19991 September 2001SAP 
 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain1 September 200124 May 2003BJP 
 Rajiv Pratap Rudy24 May 200322 May 2004BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Surface Transport Nitish Kumar13 October 199922 November 1999SAP 
 Rajnath Singh22 November 199925 October 2000BJP 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee25 October 20007 November 2000BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
Bifurcated into Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and
Ministry of Shipping.
Minister of Road Transport and Highways B. C. Khanduri7 November 200024 May 2003BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 B. C. Khanduri24 May 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Shipping Arun Jaitley7 November 20001 September 2001BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Ved Prakash Goyal1 September 200129 January 2003BJP 
 Shatrughan Sinha29 January 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Rural Development Sundar Lal Patwa13 October 199930 September 2000BJP 
 M. Venkaiah Naidu30 September 20001 July 2002BJP 
 Shanta Kumar1 July 20026 April 2003BJP 
 Ananth Kumar6 April 200324 May 2003BJP 
 Kashiram Rana24 May 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Urban Development Jagmohan13 October 199922 November 1999BJP 
 Jagmohan26 November 199927 May 2000BJPMerged with Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty
Alleviation to form the Ministry of Urban Development
and Poverty Alleviation.
Minister of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation Satyanarayan Jatiya13 October 199922 November 1999BJP 
 Jagmohan22 November 199926 November 1999BJP 
 Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa26 November 199927 May 2000SAD Merged with Ministry of Urban Development to form the
Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
Minister of Works and Estates Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa22 November 199926 November 1999SAD Merged with Ministry of Urban Development.
Minister of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Jagmohan27 May 20001 September 2001BJP 
 Ananth Kumar1 September 200112 July 2003BJP 
 B. C. Khanduri12 July 20038 September 2003BJP 
 Bandaru Dattatreya8 September 200322 May 2004BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Commerce and Industry Murasoli Maran13 October 19999 November 2002DMK 
 Arun Shourie9 July 200229 January 2003BJP 
 Arun Jaitley29 January 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Manohar Joshi13 October 19999 May 2002SHS 
 Suresh Prabhu9 May 20021 July 2002SHS 
 Balasaheb Vikhe Patil1 July 200224 May 2003SHS 
 Subodh Mohite24 May 200322 May 2004SHS 
Minister of Small Scale Industries, Agro and Rural Industries Vasundhara Raje13 October 19991 September 2001BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Bifurcated into Ministry of Small Scale Industries and
Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries.
Minister of Small Scale Industries Vasundhara Raje1 September 200129 January 2003BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 C. P. Thakur29 January 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Agro and Rural Industries Kariya Munda1 September 200129 January 2003BJP 
 Sangh Priya Gautam29 January 200322 May 2004BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Textiles Kashiram Rana13 October 199924 May 2003BJP 
 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain24 May 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ram Naik13 October 199922 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Suresh Prabhu13 October 199930 September 2000SHS 
 Sundar Lal Patwa30 September 20007 November 2000BJP 
 Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa7 November 200022 May 2004SAD  
Minister of Mines and Minerals Naveen Patnaik13 October 19994 March 2000BJD 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee4 March 20006 March 2000BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 P. R. Kumaramangalam6 March 200027 May 2000BJPBifurcated into Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Coal.
Minister of Mines Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa27 May 20007 November 2000SAD  
 Sundar Lal Patwa7 November 20001 September 2001BJP 
 Ram Vilas Paswan1 September 200129 April 2002LJP 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee29 April 20021 July 2002BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 L. K. Advani1 July 200226 August 2002BJP 
 Uma Bharti26 August 200229 January 2003BJP 
 Ramesh Bais29 January 20039 January 2004BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Mamata Banerjee9 January 200422 May 2004AITC 
Minister of Coal N. T. Shanmugam27 May 20007 February 2001PMKMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain8 February 20011 September 2001BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Ram Vilas Paswan1 September 200129 April 2002LJP 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee29 April 20021 July 2002BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 L. K. Advani1 July 200226 August 2002BJP 
 Uma Bharti26 August 200229 January 2003BJP 
 Kariya Munda29 January 20039 January 2004BJP 
 Mamata Banerjee9 January 200422 May 2004AITC 
Minister of Power P. R. Kumaramangalam13 October 199923 August 2000BJPDied in office.
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee23 August 200030 September 2000BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Suresh Prabhu30 September 200024 August 2002SHS 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee24 August 200226 August 2002BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Anant Geete26 August 200222 May 2004SHS 
Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources M. Kannappan13 October 199930 December 2003MDMKMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee30 December 20039 January 2004BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Kariya Munda9 January 200422 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pramod Mahajan13 October 199929 January 2003BJP 
 Sushma Swaraj29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs Ram Jethmalani13 October 199923 July 2000BJP 
 Arun Jaitley24 July 20001 July 2002BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Bifurcated into Ministry of Law and Justice and Department of
Company Affairs.
Minister of Law and Justice K. Jana Krishamurthy1 July 200229 January 2003BJP 
 Arun Jaitley29 January 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley13 October 199930 September 2000BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Sushma Swaraj30 September 200029 January 2003BJP 
 Ravi Shankar Prasad29 January 200322 May 2004BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Communications Ram Vilas Paswan13 October 19991 September 2001LJP 
 Pramod Mahajan22 November 199922 December 2001BJPMerged with Ministry of Information Technology to form
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Minister of Information Technology Atal Bihari Vajpayee13 October 199922 November 1999BJPPrime Minister was responsible.
 Pramod Mahajan22 November 199922 December 2001BJPMerged with Ministry of Communications to form Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Pramod Mahajan22 December 200129 January 2003BJP 
 Arun Shourie29 January 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Ananth Kumar13 October 19992 February 2000BJPBifurcated into Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and
Ministry of Culture.
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa2 February 20007 November 2000SAD  
 Uma Bharti7 November 200026 August 2002BJP 
 Vikram Verma26 August 200222 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Department of Culture Ananth Kumar2 February 200027 May 2000BJPMerged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of
Tourism and Culture.
Minister of Tourism Uma Bharti13 October 19992 February 2000BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Ananth Kumar2 February 200027 May 2000BJPMerged with Department of Culture to form Ministry of
Tourism and Culture.
Minister of Tourism and Culture Ananth Kumar27 May 20001 September 2001BJPBifurcated into Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture.
Minister of Culture Maneka Gandhi1 September 200118 November 2001INDMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Merged with Ministry of Tourism to form Ministry of
Tourism and Culture.
Minister of Tourism Jagmohan1 September 200118 November 2001BJPMerged with Ministry of Culture to form Ministry of
Tourism and Culture.
Minister of Tourism and Culture Jagmohan18 November 200122 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Environment and Forests T. R. Baalu13 October 199921 December 2003DMK 
 Atal Bihari Vajpayee21 December 20039 January 2004BJP 
 Ramesh Bais9 January 200422 May 2004BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Maneka Gandhi13 October 19991 September 2001INDMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Satyanarayan Jatiya1 September 200122 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram13 October 199922 May 2004BJP 
Minister of Disinvestment Arun Jaitley10 December 199924 July 2000BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Arun Shourie24 July 20001 September 2001BJPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Arun Shourie1 September 200122 May 2004BJP
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Arun Shourie1 September 200129 January 2003BJP 
 C. P. Thakur29 January 200322 May 2004BJP 
Minister without portfolio Murasoli Maran9 November 200223 November 2003DMKDied in office.
 Mamata Banerjee8 September 20039 January 2004AITC 

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Minister of Steel (Independent Charge) of Steel Dilip Ray13 October 199927 May 2000BJD
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs I. D. Swami13 October 199922 May 2004BJP
 C. Vidyasagar Rao13 October 199929 January 2003BJP
 Harin Pathak29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
 Chinmayanand Swami24 May 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Balasaheb Vikhe Patil13 October 19991 July 2002SHS
 V. Dhananjay Kumar13 October 199930 September 2000BJP 
 Gingee N. Ramachandran30 September 20001 July 2002MDMKRenamed as Finance and Company
Affairs.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs Gingee N. Ramachandran1 July 200224 May 2003MDMK
 Anant Geete1 July 200226 August 2002SHS
 Anandrao Vithoba Adsul26 August 200222 May 2004SHS
 Shripad Yesso Naik8 September 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Ajit Kumar Panja13 October 199916 March 2001AITC
 U. V. Krishnam Raju30 September 200022 July 2001BJP
 Omar Abdullah22 July 200123 December 2002Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
 Digvijay Singh1 July 200222 May 2004JD(U)
 Vinod Khanna29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence Bachi Singh Rawat13 October 199922 November 1999BJP
 Harin Pathak13 October 199914 November 2000BJP
 Harin Pathak
(Defence Production and Supplies)		15 November 200129 January 2003BJP
 U. V. Krishnam Raju22 July 20011 July 2002BJP
 Chaman Lal Gupta1 July 200222 May 2004BJP
 O. Rajagopal29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances
and Pensions		 Vasundhara Raje13 October 199922 November 1999BJP
 Arun Shourie
(Administrative Reforms and
Public Grievances)		22 November 19991 September 2001BJP
 Vasundhara Raje1 September 200129 January 2003BJP
 Harin Pathak29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning Bangaru Laxman13 October 199922 November 1999BJP
 Arun Shourie22 November 199924 July 2000BJP
 Arun Shourie7 November 20001 September 2001BJP
 Vijay Goel1 September 20012 November 2001BJP
 Vasundhara Raje2 November 200129 January 2003BJP
 Satyabrata Mookherjee29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Vijay Goel1 September 200129 January 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy
Minister of State in the Department of Space		 Vasundhara Raje13 October 199929 January 2003BJP
 Satyabrata Mookherjee29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Bangaru Laxman13 October 199922 November 1999BJP
 Arun Shourie22 November 19991 September 2001BJP
 Vijay Goel1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 Satyabrata Mookherjee29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Sumitra Mahajan13 October 19991 July 2002BJP
 Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil13 October 199927 May 2000BJP
 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain30 September 20008 February 2001BJP
 Rita Verma1 September 200129 January 2003BJP
 Jaskaur Meena29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
 Ashok Pradhan29 January 200324 May 2003BJP
 Vallabhbhai Kathiria30 January 20039 January 2004BJP
 Sanjay Paswan24 May 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology Santosh Kumar Gangwar13 October 199922 November 1999BJP
 Bachi Singh Rawat22 November 199922 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture S. B. P. B. K. Satyanarayana Rao13 October 199929 September 2000BJP
 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(Food Processing Industries)		13 October 199927 May 2000BJP
 Hukmdev Narayan Yadav13 October 199927 May 2000BJP
 Thounaojam Chaoba Singh27 May 20001 September 2001Manipur State Congress Party
 Debendra Pradhan27 May 200029 January 2003BJP
 Shripad Yesso Naik30 September 20002 November 2001BJP
 Hukmdev Narayan Yadav2 November 200122 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour Muni Lall13 October 19991 July 2002BJP
 Ashok Pradhan1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 Vijay Goel29 January 200324 May 2003BJP
 Santosh Kumar Gangwar24 May 20038 September 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources Bijoya Chakravarty13 October 199922 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution V. Srinivasa Prasad13 October 199917 July 2000BJP
 Sriram Chauhan22 November 199917 July 2000BJPRenamed as Consumer Affairs and
Public Distribution.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution		 V. Srinivasa Prasad17 July 20006 March 2004BJP
 Sriram Chauhan17 July 20001 September 2001BJP
 Ashok Pradhan1 September 20011 July 2002BJP
 U. V. Krishnam Raju1 July 200229 September 2003BJP
 Subhash Maharia29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Rita Verma27 May 200030 September 2000BJP
 A. Raja30 September 200021 December 2003DMK
 Vallabhbhai Kathiria29 December 200330 January 2003BJP
 Vallabhbhai Kathiria9 January 200422 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways Digvijay Singh13 October 199922 July 2001SAP
 Bangaru Laxman22 November 199931 August 2000BJP
 O. Rajagopal31 August 20001 July 2002BJP
 Digvijay Singh1 August 20011 July 2002SAP
 A. K. Moorthy1 July 200215 January 2004PMK
 Bandaru Dattatreya1 July 20028 September 2003BJP
 Basangouda Patil Yatnal8 September 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Chaman Lal Gupta13 October 19991 September 2001BJP
 Shripad Yesso Naik1 July 200224 May 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Surface Transport Debendra Pradhan13 October 199927 May 2000BJP
 Hukmdev Narayan Yadav27 May 20002 November 2001BJPBifurcated into Ministries of Road
Transport and Highways and Shipping.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Shripad Yesso Naik24 May 20038 September 2003BJP
 Pon Radhakrishnan8 September 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping Hukmdev Narayan Yadav7 November 20002 November 2001BJP
 Shripad Yesso Naik2 November 200114 May 2002BJP
 Su. Thirunavukkarasar1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 Dilipkumar Gandhi29 January 200315 March 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development A. Raja13 October 199930 September 2001DMK
 Subhash Maharia13 October 199929 January 2003BJP
 Rita Verma30 September 20001 September 2001BJP
 Annasaheb M. K. Patil1 September 200122 May 2004BJP
 U. V. Krishnam Raju29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Bandaru Dattatreya13 October 199914 June 2000BJPMerged into Ministry of Urban
Development and Poverty
Alleviation.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development and
Poverty Alleviation		 Bandaru Dattatreya14 June 20001 July 2002BJP
 O. Rajagopal1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 Pon Radhakrishnan29 January 20038 September 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Omar Abdullah13 October 199922 July 2001Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
 Raman Singh13 October 199929 January 2003BJP
 Digvijay Singh22 July 20011 September 2001BJP
 Rajiv Pratap Rudy1 September 200224 May 2003BJP
 C. Vidyasagar Rao29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
 Satyabrata Mookherjee5 June 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vallabhbhai Kathiria13 October 199929 January 2003BJP
 Santosh Kumar Gangwar8 September 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Small Scale Industries Tapan Sikdar29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries Nikhil Kumar Choudhary1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles Gingee N. Ramachandran13 October 199930 September 2000MDMK
 V. Dhananjay Kumar30 September 20001 July 2002BJP
 Basangouda Patil Yatnal1 July 20028 September 2003BJP
 Gingee N. Ramachandran8 September 200330 December 2003MDMK
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas E. Ponnuswamy13 October 19997 February 2001PMK
 Santosh Kumar Gangwar22 November 199924 May 2003BJP
 Sumitra Mahajan24 May 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ramesh Bais13 October 199930 September 2000BJP
 Satyabrata Mookherjee30 September 20001 July 2002BJP
 Tapan Sikdar1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 Chhatrapal Singh29 January 200316 March 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Rita Verma13 October 199930 September 2000BJPBifurcated into Ministry of Mines and
Ministry of Coal.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil27 May 20001 September 2001BJP
 Ravi Shankar Prasad1 September 200129 January 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal Ravi Shankar Prasad1 September 200129 January 2003BJP
 Prahlad Singh Patel24 May 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power Jayawantiben Mehta13 October 199922 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Dilip Ray13 October 199922 October 1999BJD
 Faggan Singh Kulaste13 October 199922 November 1999BJP
 Sriram Chauhan13 October 199922 November 1999BJP
 O. Rajagopal22 November 199922 May 2004BJP
 Vijay Goel29 January 200324 May 2003BJP
 Bhavna Chikhalia29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
 Santosh Kumar Gangwar24 May 20038 September 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs O. Rajagopal13 October 199924 July 2000BJPBifurcated into Ministry of Law
and Justice and Ministry of
Company Affairs.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 P. C. Thomas24 May 200322 May 2004Kerala Congress (M)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ramesh Bais30 September 200029 January 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications Ramesh Bais13 October 199922 December 2001BJPMerged to form Ministry of
Communications and Information
Technology.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology		 Tapan Sikdar22 December 20011 July 2002BJP
 Sumitra Mahajan1 July 200224 May 2003BJP
 Sanjay Paswan1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 Su. Thirunavukkarasar24 January 200322 May 2004BJP
 Ashok Pradhan24 May 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Thounaojam Chaoba Singh13 October 19992 February 2000BJPBifurcated into Ministry of Tourism
and Culture, and Department of
Youth Affairs and Sports.
Minister of State in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports Thounaojam Chaoba Singh2 February 200027 May 2000BJPBecame a ministry.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Syed Shahnawaz Hussain27 May 200030 September 2000BJP
 Pon Radhakrishnan30 September 200029 January 2003BJP
 Vijay Goel29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture Vinod Khanna1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 Bhavna Chikhalia29 January 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests Babulal Marandi13 October 19997 November 2000BJP
 Dilip Singh Judeo29 January 200317 November 2003BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Satyabrata Mookherjee1 July 200229 January 2003BJP
 Sanjay Paswan29 January 200324 May 2003BJP
 Kailash Meghwal24 May 200322 May 2004BJP
 Nagmani24 May 200322 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs Faggan Singh Kulaste22 November 199922 May 2004BJP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Tapan Sikdar29 January 200322 May 2004BJP

Demographics of the Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Party Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State(Independent Charge) Ministers of State Total
Bharatiya Janata Party 30 4 21 55
Shiromani Akali Dal 1 0 0 1
Shiv Sena 4 0 0 4
Samta Party 2 0 0 2
Lok Janshakti Party 1 0 0 1
All India Trinamool Congress 1 0 1 2
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3 0 1 4
Biju Janata Dal 1 2 0 3
Janata Dal (United) 1 0 0 1

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ IndiaSpend (10 November 2014). "Modi Team Still leaner than UPA, Previous NDA". www.indiaspend.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Explained: The making of a Union Cabinet". The Indian Express. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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