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{{Politics of India}}
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The '''Minister of Road Transport and Highways''' ({{lang-hi|सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री}}) is the head of the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] and a senior member of the [[Union Council of Ministers (India)|union council of ministers]] of the [[Government of India]]. The portfolio is usually held by a minister with cabinet rank who is a senior member of the council of ministers and is often assisted by one or two junior ministers or the Ministers of State.
The '''minister of road transport and highways''' is the head of the [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways]] and a senior member of the [[Union Council of Ministers (India)|union council of ministers]] of the [[Government of India]]. The portfolio is usually held by a minister with cabinet rank who is a senior member of the council of ministers and is often assisted by one or two junior ministers or the Ministers of State.


The current minister is [[Nitin Gadkari]] who has been serving in office since 27 May 2014 and is currently assisted by [[V. K. Singh]] as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways.
The current minister is [[Nitin Gadkari]] who has been serving in office since 27 May 2014 and is currently assisted by [[V. K. Singh]] as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways.


Two future presidents- [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] and [[Pranab Mukherjee]] served as ministers in the ministry. Reddy was Cabinet Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation from 1966 till 1967 while Mukherjee was Deputy Minister of Shipping and Transport in 1974. One future prime minister, [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] served as Minister of Transport and Railways from 1952 till 1956 and as Minister of Transport and Communications from 1957 till 1958. Five prime ministers - [[Morarji Desai]] (in 1977), [[Rajiv Gandhi]] (in 1986), [[Chandra Shekhar]] (in 1991), [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] (in 1996 and in 2000) and [[Manmohan Singh]] (in 2013) held the charge of the ministry during their premierships. The current minister [[Nitin Gadkari]] holds the record of being the longest-serving minister in the ministry with a tenure of more than nine years.  
Two past presidents- [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] and [[Pranab Mukherjee]] served as ministers in the ministry. Reddy was Cabinet Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation from 1966 till 1967 while Mukherjee was Deputy Minister of Shipping and Transport in 1974. One past prime minister, [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]] served as Minister of Transport and Railways from 1952 till 1956 and as Minister of Transport and Communications from 1957 till 1958. Five prime ministers - [[Morarji Desai]] (in 1977), [[Rajiv Gandhi]] (in 1986), [[Chandra Shekhar]] (in 1991), [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] (in 1996 and in 2000) and [[Manmohan Singh]] (in 2013) held the charge of the ministry during their premierships. The current minister [[Nitin Gadkari]] holds the record of being the longest-serving minister in the ministry with a tenure of more than eleven years.


==Titles of office==
==Titles of office==
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*'''1957{{ndash}}1963''': Minister of Transport and Communications
*'''1957{{ndash}}1963''': Minister of Transport and Communications
*'''1963{{ndash}}1966''': Minister of Transport
*'''1963{{ndash}}1966''': Minister of Transport
*'''1966{{ndash}}1967''': Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
*'''1966{{ndash}}1967''': Minister of Transport and Aviation
*'''1967{{ndash}}1985''': Minister of Shipping and Transport
*'''1967{{ndash}}1985''': Minister of Shipping and Transport
*'''1985{{ndash}}1986''': Minister of Transport
*'''1985{{ndash}}1986''': Minister of Transport
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The "Ministry of Transport" was created upon the nation's independence on 15 August 1947 with [[John Mathai]] being appointed as the inaugural minister. On 22 September 1948, the ministry was renamed as "Ministry of Transport and Railways" and [[N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar]] was appointed as the minister on the same day. With the formation of the [[Third Nehru ministry]] on 17 April 1957, the Ministry of Transport and Railways was bifurcated into the "[[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]]" and the "Ministry of Transport and Communications" with the merger of the [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Ministry of Communications]] with the transport ministry.
The "Ministry of Transport" was created upon the nation's independence on 15 August 1947 with [[John Mathai]] being appointed as the inaugural minister. On 22 September 1948, the ministry was renamed as "Ministry of Transport and Railways" and [[N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar]] was appointed as the minister on the same day. With the formation of the [[Third Nehru ministry]] on 17 April 1957, the Ministry of Transport and Railways was bifurcated into the "[[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]]" and the "Ministry of Transport and Communications" with the merger of the [[Ministry of Communications (India)|Ministry of Communications]] with the transport ministry.


On 1 September 1963, the Department of Communications was separated from the ministry and the ministry was renamed as "Ministry of Transport". Upon [[Indira Gandhi]]'s appointment as the Prime Minister on 24 January 1966<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shipmin.gov.in/about-us/organization-history|title=Organization History of Ministry of Shipping|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref>, the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] was merged with the Ministry of Transport to form the "Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation" which was short-lived and the Department of Civil Aviation was separated and merged to form the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation. Meanwhile, the Department of Transport was renamed as "Ministry of Shipping and Transport".
On 1 September 1963, the Department of Communications was separated from the ministry and the ministry was renamed as "Ministry of Transport". Upon [[Indira Gandhi]]'s appointment as the Prime Minister on 24 January 1966,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shipmin.gov.in/about-us/organization-history|title=Organization History of Ministry of Shipping|access-date=27 August 2023}}</ref> the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] was merged with the Ministry of Transport to form the "Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation" which was short-lived and the Department of Civil Aviation was separated and merged to form the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation. Meanwhile, the Department of Transport was renamed as "Ministry of Shipping and Transport".


On 25 September 1985, the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Shipping and Transport and the Department of Civil Aviation were merged to form the "Ministry of Transport" with constituent departments of Railways, Surface Transport and Civil Aviation. [[Bansi Lal]] was appointed as the minister of the bulk-ministry and was assisted by three ministers of state, [[Madhavrao Scindia]] for Railways, [[Rajesh Pilot]] for Surface Transport and [[Jagdish Tytler]] for Civil Aviation. Lal resigned on 4 June 1986 and was succeeded by [[Mohsina Kidwai]]. In a reshuffle of the union cabinet on 22 October 1986, the Ministry of Transport was bifurcated into the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Surface Transport and the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Three ministers of state of the constituent departments of the erstwhile transport ministry - Madhavrao Scindia, Rajesh Pilot, and Jagdish Tytler were appointed as the ministers of state with independent charge of the newly-created three independent ministries.  
On 25 September 1985, the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Shipping and Transport and the Department of Civil Aviation were merged to form the "Ministry of Transport" with constituent departments of Railways, Surface Transport and Civil Aviation. [[Bansi Lal]] was appointed as the minister of the bulk-ministry and was assisted by three ministers of state, [[Madhavrao Scindia]] for Railways, [[Rajesh Pilot]] for Surface Transport and [[Jagdish Tytler]] for Civil Aviation. Lal resigned on 4 June 1986 and was succeeded by [[Mohsina Kidwai]]. In a reshuffle of the union cabinet on 22 October 1986, the Ministry of Transport was bifurcated into the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Surface Transport and the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Three ministers of state of the constituent departments of the erstwhile transport ministry - Madhavrao Scindia, Rajesh Pilot, and Jagdish Tytler were appointed as the ministers of state with independent charge of the newly created three independent ministries.


The Ministry of Surface Transport existed from 1986 until 7 November 2000 when the ministry bifurcated into two separate ministries, viz. the "Ministry of Road Transport and Highways" and the "[[Ministry of Shipping (India)|Ministry of Shipping]]". On 2 October 2004, the two ministries were re-united as the "Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways" and were re-bifurcated in May 2009 and has since then existed as two independent ministries. [[Nitin Gadkari]] served as the minister of both ministries between 2014 till 2019 and since 2019 has been heading the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Ministry of Shipping was renamed as the "Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways" on 10 November 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2020/11/10/Ministry-of-Shipping-renamed.amp.html|title=Ministry of Shipping renamed as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|date=10 November 2020|website=NewsBharati.com}}</ref>.
The Ministry of Surface Transport existed from 1986 until 7 November 2000 when the ministry bifurcated into two separate ministries, viz. the "Ministry of Road Transport and Highways" and the "[[Ministry of Shipping (India)|Ministry of Shipping]]". On 2 October 2004, the two ministries were re-united as the "Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways" and were re-bifurcated in May 2009 and has since then existed as two independent ministries. [[Nitin Gadkari]] served as the minister of both ministries between 2014 till 2019 and since 2019 has been heading the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Ministry of Shipping was renamed as the "Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways" on 10 November 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsbharati.com/Encyc/2020/11/10/Ministry-of-Shipping-renamed.html|title=Ministry of Shipping renamed as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways|date=10 November 2020|website=NewsBharati.com}}</ref>


==Cabinet Ministers==
==Cabinet ministers==
*'''Note:''' MoS, I/C {{ndash}} Minister of State (Independent Charge)
*'''Note:''' MoS, I/C {{ndash}} Minister of State (Independent Charge)


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!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport
! colspan="8" |  
=== Minister of Transport (1947{{ndash}}1948) ===
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:John Mathai.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:John Mathai.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[John Mathai]]'''<br>{{small|(1886{{ndash}}1959)}}
| '''[[John Mathai]]'''<br/>{{small|(1886{{ndash}}1959)}}
|{{small|15 August}}<br>1947
| {{small|15 August}}<br/>1947
|{{small|22 September}}<br>1948
| {{small|22 September}}<br/>1948
!{{ayd|1947|8|15|1948|9|22}}
| '''{{ayd|1947|8|15|1948|9|22}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]'''
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport and Railways
! colspan="8"|  
=== Minister of Transport and Railways (1948{{ndash}}1957) ===
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Gopalaswamy Ayyangar.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar]]'''<br>{{small|(1882{{ndash}}1953)<br>MP for [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] (Interim)}}
| '''[[N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar]]'''<br/>{{small|(1882{{ndash}}1953)<br/>MP for [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] (Interim)}}
|{{small|22 September}}<br>1948
| {{small|22 September}}<br/>1948
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1952
| {{small|13 May}}<br/>1952
!{{ayd|1948|9|22|1952|5|13}}
| '''{{ayd|1948|9|22|1952|5|13}}'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]'''
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br/>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br/>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
|{{small|13 May}}<br>1952
| {{small|13 May}}<br/>1952
|{{small|7 December}}<br>1956
| {{small|7 December}}<br/>1956
!{{ayd|1952|5|13|1956|12|7}}
| '''{{ayd|1952|5|13|1956|12|7}}'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency#1952-1957|Shahabad South]]}}
| '''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br/>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br/>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency#1952-1957|Shahabad South]]}}
|{{small|7 December}}<br>1956
| {{small|7 December}}<br/>1956
|{{small|17 April}}<br>1957
| {{small|17 April}}<br/>1957
!{{ayd|1956|12|7|1957|4|17}}
| '''{{ayd|1956|12|7|1957|4|17}}'''
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport and Communications
! colspan="8"|  
=== Minister of Transport and Communications (1957{{ndash}}1963) ===
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Lal Bahadur Shastri (from stamp).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br>MP for [[Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''<br/>{{small|(1904{{ndash}}1966)<br/>MP for [[Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
|{{small|17 April}}<br>1957
| {{small|17 April}}<br/>1957
|{{small|28 March}}<br>1958
| {{small|28 March}}<br/>1958
!{{ayd|1957|4|17|1958|3|28}}
| '''{{ayd|1957|4|17|1958|3|28}}'''
|rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
|rowspan="5"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Miss India Indrani Rehman, S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the contest (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Miss India Indrani Rehman, S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the contest (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[S. K. Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1981)<br>MP for [[Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai South]]}}
| '''[[S. K. Patil]]'''<br/>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1981)<br/>MP for [[Mumbai South Lok Sabha constituency|Mumbai South]]}}
|{{small|29 March}}<br>1958
| {{small|29 March}}<br/>1958
|{{small|24 August}}<br>1959
| {{small|24 August}}<br/>1959
!{{ayd|1958|3|29|1959|8|24}}
| '''{{ayd|1958|3|29|1959|8|24}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:P_Subbarayan_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Jawaharlal Nehru close-up (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[P. Subbarayan]]'''<br>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1962)<br>MP for [[Tiruchengode Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruchengode]]}}
| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''<br/>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1964)<br/>MP for [[Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency|Phulpur]]}}<br/>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|2 September}}<br>1959
| {{small|24 August}}<br/>1959
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
| {{small|2 September}}<br/>1959
!{{ayd|1959|9|2|1962|4|10}}
| '''{{ayd|24 Aug 1959|2 Sep 1959}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:P_Subbarayan_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}
| '''[[P. Subbarayan]]'''<br/>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1962)<br/>MP for [[Tiruchengode Lok Sabha constituency|Tiruchengode]]}}
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
| {{small|2 September}}<br/>1959
|{{small|31 August}}<br>1963
| {{small|10 April}}<br/>1962
!{{ayd|1962|4|10|1963|8|31}}
| '''{{ayd|1959|9|2|1962|4|10}}'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}<br>''{{small|Minister of Shipping}}''
| '''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br/>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br/>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
| {{small|10 April}}<br/>1962
|{{small|1 September}}<br>1963
| {{small|31 August}}<br/>1963
!{{ayd|1962|4|10|1963|9|1}}
| '''{{ayd|1962|4|10|1963|8|31}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br/>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br/>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}<br/>''{{small|Minister of Shipping}}''
| {{small|10 April}}<br/>1962
| {{small|1 September}}<br/>1963
| '''{{ayd|1962|4|10|1963|9|1}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="11"|  
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
=== Minister of Transport (1963{{ndash}}1966) ===
|'''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}<br>''{{small|Minister of Shipping}}''
|{{small|1 September}}<br>1963
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1964
!{{ayd|1963|9|1|1964|4|10}}
|rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="4"| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="4"| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="4"| '''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br/>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br/>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}<br/>(MoS until 1 September 1963)
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1964
| {{small|1 September}}<br/>1963
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
| {{small|10 April}}<br/>1964
!rowspan="4"| {{ayd|1964|4|10|1966|1|24}}
| rowspan="4"| '''{{ayd|1963|9|1|1966|1|24}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
|-
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
| {{small|27 May}}<br/>1964
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
| {{small|9 June}}<br/>1964
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
|-
|-
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
| {{small|9 June}}<br/>1964
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
| {{small|11 January}}<br/>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|-
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1966
| {{small|11 January}}<br/>1966
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
| {{small|24 January}}<br/>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]'''
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
! colspan="8"|
 
=== Minister of Transport and Aviation (1966{{ndash}}1967) ===
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1996)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]'''<br/>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1996)<br/>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
| {{small|24 January}}<br/>1966
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
| {{small|13 March}}<br/>1967
!{{ayd|1966|1|24|1967|3|13}}
| '''{{ayd|1966|1|24|1967|3|13}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Shipping and Transport
! colspan="11"|  
=== Minister of Shipping and Transport (1967{{ndash}}1985) ===
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|  
|'''[[V. K. R. V. Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Bellary Lok Sabha constituency|Bellary]]}}
| '''[[V. K. R. V. Rao]]'''<br/>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1991)<br/>MP for [[Bellary Lok Sabha constituency|Bellary]]}}
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
| {{small|13 March}}<br/>1967
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
| {{small|14 February}}<br/>1969
!{{ayd|1967|3|13|1969|2|14}}
| '''{{ayd|1967|3|13|1969|2|14}}'''
|rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|rowspan="7"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png|70px]]
| [[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1979)<br>MP for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]]}}
| '''[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]'''<br/>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1979)<br/>MP for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]]}}
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
| {{small|14 February}}<br/>1969
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
| {{small|18 March}}<br/>1971
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1969|2|14|1973|2|5}}
| '''{{ayd|1969|2|14|1971|3|18}}'''
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|-
|-
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
| '''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
| {{small|18 March}}<br>1971
| {{small|8 November}}<br>1973
| '''{{ayd|1971|3|18|1973|11|8}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Kamalapati Tripathi Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
| [[Kamalapati Tripathi]]<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1990)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
| {{small|8 November}}<br>1973
|{{small|8 November}}<br>1973
| {{small|10 February}}<br>1975
!{{ayd|1973|2|5|1973|11|8}}
| '''{{ayd|1973|11|8|1975|2|10}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|
| [[File:Uma Shankar Dikshit Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Kamalapati Tripathi]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]'''<br>{{small|(1901{{ndash}}1991)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
|{{small|8 November}}<br>1973
| {{small|10 February}}<br>1975
|{{small|10 February}}<br>1975
| {{small|1 December}}<br>1975
!{{ayd|1973|11|8|1975|2|10}}
| '''{{ayd|1975|2|10|1975|12|1}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|
| [[File:Gurdial Singh Dhillon Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Uma Shankar Dikshit]]'''<br>{{small|(1901{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Tarn Taran Lok Sabha constituency|Tarn Taran]]}}
|{{small|10 February}}<br>1975
| {{small|1 December}}<br>1975
|{{small|1 December}}<br>1975
| {{small|24 March}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1975|2|10|1975|12|1}}
| '''{{ayd|1975|12|1|1977|3|24}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]]'''<br>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Tarn Taran Lok Sabha constituency|Tarn Taran]]}}
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|1 December}}<br>1975
| {{small|24 March}}<br>1977
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
| {{small|7 June}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1975|12|1|1977|3|24}}
| '''{{ayd|1977|3|24|1977|6|7}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
| {{small|7 June}}<br>1977
|{{small|7 June}}<br>1977
| {{small|17 June}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1977|3|24|1977|6|7}}
| '''{{ayd|1977|6|7|1977|6|17}}'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Janata Party]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="#1F75FE"| '''[[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}<br>(Deputy Prime Minister)
| '''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|7 June}}<br>1977
| {{small|17 June}}<br>1977
|{{small|17 June}}<br>1977
| {{small|14 August}}<br>1977
!{{ayd|1977|6|7|1977|6|17}}
| '''{{ayd|1977|6|17|1977|8|14}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Morarji Desai visits the USA (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|  
|'''[[Morarji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1896–1995)<br>MP for [[Surat Lok Sabha constituency|Surat]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Chand Ram (politician)|Chand Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}2015)<br>MP for [[Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency|Sirsa]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|17 June}}<br>1977
| {{small|14 August}}<br>1977
|{{small|14 August}}<br>1977
| {{small|28 July}}<br>1979
!{{ayd|1977|6|17|1977|8|14}}
| '''{{ayd|1977|8|14|1979|7|28}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|
| [[File:Janeshwar Mishra Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Chand Ram (politician)|Chand Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}2015)<br>MP for [[Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency|Sirsa]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| '''[[Janeshwar Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1933{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|14 August}}<br>1977
| {{small|30 July}}<br>1979
|{{small|28 July}}<br>1979
| {{small|14 January}}<br>1980
!{{ayd|1977|8|14|1979|7|28}}
| '''{{ayd|1979|7|30|1980|1|14}}'''
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
| [[File:Anant Sharma Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Janeshwar Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1933{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Prayagraj Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| '''[[Anant Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1988)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]]}}
|{{small|30 July}}<br>1979
| {{small|14 January}}<br>1980
|{{small|14 January}}<br>1980
| {{small|19 October}}<br>1980
!{{ayd|1979|7|30|1980|1|14}}
| '''{{ayd|1980|1|14|1980|10|19}}'''
|[[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|bgcolor="#6495ED"| '''[[Charan Singh ministry|Charan Singh]]'''
| rowspan="5"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
|[[Charan Singh]]  
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
| [[File:Veerendra_Patil_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Anant Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Veerendra Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency|Bagalkot]]}}
|{{small|14 January}}<br>1980
| {{small|19 October}}<br>1980
|{{small|19 October}}<br>1980
| {{small|2 September}}<br>1982
!{{ayd|1980|1|14|1980|10|19}}
| '''{{ayd|1980|10|19|1982|9|2}}'''
|rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]'''
|rowspan="5"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Veerendra Patil.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:C. M. Stephen Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Veerendra Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency|Bagalkot]]}}
| '''[[C. M. Stephen]]'''<br>{{small|(1918{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency|Gulbarga]]}}
|{{small|19 October}}<br>1980
| {{small|2 September}}<br>1982
|{{small|2 September}}<br>1982
| {{small|2 February}}<br>1983
!{{ayd|1980|10|19|1982|9|2}}
| '''{{ayd|1982|9|2|1983|2|2}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|
| [[File:Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[C. M. Stephen]]'''<br>{{small|(1918{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency|Gulbarga]]}}
| '''[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency|Kurnool]]}}
|{{small|2 September}}<br>1982
| {{small|2 February}}<br>1983
|{{small|2 February}}<br>1983
| {{small|7 September}}<br>1984
!{{ayd|1982|9|2|1983|2|2}}
| '''{{ayd|1983|2|2|1984|9|7}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Kaderbad Ravindranath with Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Veerendra_Patil_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency|Kurnool]]}}
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Veerendra Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency|Bagalkot]]}}
|{{small|2 February}}<br>1983
| {{small|7 September}}<br>1984
|{{small|7 September}}<br>1984
| {{small|31 October}}<br>1984
!{{ayd|1983|2|2|1984|9|7}}
| '''{{ayd|1984|9|7|1984|10|31}}'''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| {{small|4 November}}<br>1984
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Veerendra Patil.jpg|70px]]
| {{small|31 December}}<br>1984
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Veerendra Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency|Bagalkot]]}}
| '''{{ayd|1984|11|4|1984|12|31}}'''
|{{small|7 September}}<br>1984
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
|{{small|31 October}}<br>1984
!{{ayd|1984|9|7|1984|10|31}}
|-
|-
|{{small|4 November}}<br>1984
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
| [[File:Ziaur Rahman Ansari Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
!{{ayd|1984|11|4|1984|12|31}}
| '''[[Ziaur Rahman Ansari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Unnao Lok Sabha constituency|Unnao]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]'''
| {{small|31 December}}<br>1984
|rowspan="2"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| {{small|25 September}}<br>1985
| '''{{ayd|1984|12|31|1985|9|25}}'''
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="11"|
|
 
|'''[[Ziaur Rahman Ansari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Unnao Lok Sabha constituency|Unnao]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
=== Minister of Transport (1985{{ndash}}1986) ===
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
|{{small|25 September}}<br>1985
!{{ayd|1984|12|31|1985|9|25}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Transport
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Bansi_Lal_(cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Bansi Lal]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2006)<br>MP for [[Bhiwani Lok Sabha constituency|Bhiwani]]}}
| {{small|25 September}}<br>1985
| {{small|4 June}}<br>1986
| '''{{ayd|1985|9|25|1986|6|4}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Bansi Lal.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:RajivGandhi.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Bansi Lal]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2006)<br>MP for [[Bhiwani Lok Sabha constituency|Bhiwani]]}}
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|25 September}}<br>1985
| {{small|4 June}}<br>1986
|{{small|4 June}}<br>1986
| {{small|24 June}}<br>1986
!{{ayd|1985|9|25|1986|6|4}}
| '''{{ayd|1986|6|4|1986|6|24}}'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Rajiv Gandhi, the 6th PM of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Mohsina Kidwai (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Mohsina Kidwai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Meerut Lok Sabha constituency|Meerut]]}}
|{{small|4 June}}<br>1986
| {{small|24 June}}<br>1986
|{{small|24 June}}<br>1986
| {{small|22 October}}<br>1986
!{{ayd|1986|6|4|1986|6|24}}
| '''{{ayd|1986|6|24|1986|10|22}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="11"|  
|[[File:Mohsina Kidwai (cropped).jpg|70px]]
=== Minister of Surface Transport (1986{{ndash}}2000) ===
|'''[[Mohsina Kidwai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Meerut Lok Sabha constituency|Meerut]]}}
|{{small|24 June}}<br>1986
|{{small|22 October}}<br>1986
!{{ayd|1986|6|24|1986|10|22}}
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| [[Ministry of Surface Transport (India)|Minister of Surface Transport]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Rajesh Pilot]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| {{small|22 October}}<br>1986
| {{small|2 December}}<br>1989
| '''{{ayd|1986|10|22|1989|12|2}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|  
|'''[[Rajesh Pilot]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| '''[[K. P. Unnikrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1936)<br>MP for [[Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency|Vatakara]]}}
|{{small|22 October}}<br>1986
| {{small|6 December}}<br>1989
|{{small|2 December}}<br>1989
| {{small|10 November}}<br>1990
!{{ayd|1986|10|22|1989|12|2}}
| '''{{ayd|1989|12|6|1990|11|10}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Janata Dal]]<br/>{{small|([[Third Front (India)#National Front (1989–1991)|NF]])}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|
| [[File:Manubhai Kotadia Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[K. P. Unnikrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1936)<br>MP for [[Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency|Vatakara]]}}
| '''[[Manubhai Kotadia]]'''<br>{{small|(1936{{ndash}}2003)<br>MP for [[Amreli Lok Sabha constituency|Amreli]]}}
|{{small|6 December}}<br>1989
| {{small|21 November}}<br>1990
|{{small|10 November}}<br>1990
| {{small|26 April}}<br>1991
!{{ayd|1989|12|6|1990|11|10}}
| '''{{ayd|1990|11|21|1991|4|26}}'''
|[[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]<br/>{{small|([[Third Front (India)#National Front (1989–1991)|NF]])}}
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
|[[V. P. Singh]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Manubhai Kotadia]]'''<br>{{small|(1936{{ndash}}2003)<br>MP for [[Amreli Lok Sabha constituency|Amreli]]}}
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|21 November}}<br>1990
| {{small|26 April}}<br>1991
|{{small|26 April}}<br>1991
| {{small|21 June}}<br>1991
!{{ayd|1990|11|21|1991|4|26}}
| '''{{ayd|1991|4|26|1991|6|21}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|rowspan="2" style="background:#74C365"| '''[[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Jagdish Tytler]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|26 April}}<br>1991
| {{small|21 June}}<br>1991
|{{small|21 June}}<br>1991
| {{small|15 September}}<br>1995
!{{ayd|1991|4|26|1991|6|21}}
| '''{{ayd|1991|6|21|1995|9|15}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|70px]]
|  
|'''[[Jagdish Tytler]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| '''[[M. Rajasekara Murthy]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Mysore Lok Sabha constituency|Mysore]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
|{{small|21 June}}<br>1991
| {{small|15 September}}<br>1995
|{{small|15 September}}<br>1995
| {{small|16 May}}<br>1996
!{{ayd|1991|6|21|1995|9|15}}
| '''{{ayd|1995|9|15|1996|5|16}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Rao ministry|'''Rao''']]
|rowspan="2"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[M. Rajasekara Murthy]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2010)<br>MP for [[Mysore Lok Sabha constituency|Mysore]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|15 September}}<br>1995
| {{small|16 May}}<br>1996
|{{small|16 May}}<br>1996
| {{small|1 June}}<br>1996
!{{ayd|1995|9|15|1996|5|16}}
| '''{{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:T._G._Venkatraman.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| rowspan="2"| '''[[G. Venkatraman|T. G. Venkatraman]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency|Tindivanam]]}}
|{{small|16 May}}<br>1996
| {{small|1 June}}<br>1996
|{{small|1 June}}<br>1996
| {{small|21 April}}<br>1997
!{{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1996|6|1|1997|4|21}}'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br/>{{small|([[United Front (India, 1996)|UF]])}}
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]'''
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| {{small|21 April}}<br>1997
|rowspan="2"|
| {{small|19 March}}<br>1998
|rowspan="2"| '''[[G. Venkatraman|T. G. Venkatraman]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency|Tindivanam]]}}
| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
|{{small|1 June}}<br>1996
|{{small|21 April}}<br>1997
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1996|6|1|1997|4|21}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]'''
|[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
|-
|{{small|21 April}}<br>1997
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|{{small|19 March}}<br>1998
| [[File:Sedapatti Muthiah.jpg|70px]]
|style="background:#4C915F"| '''[[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]'''
| '''[[Sedapatti R. Muthiah]]'''<br/>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency|Periyakulam]]}}
|[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
| {{small|19 March}}<br>1998
| {{small|8 April}}<br>1998
| '''20 days'''
| rowspan="2"| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br/>{{small|([[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]])}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:Sedapatti Muthiah.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:MThambidurai.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Sedapatti Muthiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2022)<br>MP for [[Periyakulam Lok Sabha constituency|Periyakulam]]}}
| '''[[M. Thambidurai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Karur Lok Sabha constituency|Karur]]}}
|{{small|19 March}}<br>1998
| {{small|8 April}}<br>1998
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1998
| {{small|8 April}}<br>1999
!{{ayd|1998|3|19|1998|4|8}}
| '''1 year'''
|rowspan="2"| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|rowspan="4" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]'''
|rowspan="7"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
|[[File:M. Thambidurai with Mahesh Sharma (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[M. Thambidurai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Karur Lok Sabha constituency|Karur]]}}
| '''[[Nitish Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Barh Lok Sabha constituency|Barh]]}}
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1998
| {{small|8 April}}<br>1999
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1999
| {{small|5 August}}<br>1999
!{{ayd|1998|4|8|1999|4|8}}
| '''{{ayd|1999|4|8|1999|8|5}}'''
| [[Samata Party]]<br/>{{small|([[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]])}}
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Jaswant Singh in 2001.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nitish Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Barh Lok Sabha constituency|Barh]]}}
| '''[[Jaswant Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1938{{ndash}}2020)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Rajasthan]]}}
|{{small|8 April}}<br>1999
| {{small|5 August}}<br>1999
|{{small|5 August}}<br>1999
| {{small|13 October}}<br>1999
!{{ayd|1999|4|8|1999|8|5}}
| '''{{ayd|1999|8|5|1999|10|13}}'''
|[[Samata Party]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>{{small|([[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]])}}
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
|[[File:Jaswant Singh in 2001.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Jaswant Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1938{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Nitish Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Barh Lok Sabha constituency|Barh]]}}
|{{small|5 August}}<br>1999
| {{small|13 October}}<br>1999
|{{small|13 October}}<br>1999
| {{small|22 November}}<br>1999
!{{ayd|1999|8|5|1999|10|13}}
| '''{{ayd|1999|10|13|1999|11|22}}'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Samata Party]]<br/>{{small|([[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]])}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Samata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh in February 2020 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Nitish Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Barh Lok Sabha constituency|Barh]]}}
| '''[[Rajnath Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]]}}
|{{small|13 October}}<br>1999
| {{small|22 November}}<br>1999
|{{small|22 November}}<br>1999
| {{small|25 October}}<br>2000
!{{ayd|1999|10|13|1999|11|22}}
| '''{{ayd|1999|11|22|2000|10|25}}'''
|[[Samata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>{{small|([[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]])}}
|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Rajnath Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|22 November}}<br>1999
| {{small|25 October}}<br>2000
|{{small|25 October}}<br>2000
| {{small|7 November}}<br>2000
!{{ayd|1999|11|22|2000|10|25}}
| '''{{ayd|2000|10|25|2000|11|7}}'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! colspan="11"|  
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg|70px]]
=== Minister of Road Transport and Highways (2000{{ndash}}2004) ===
|'''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|25 October}}<br>2000
|{{small|7 November}}<br>2000
!{{ayd|2000|10|25|2000|11|7}}
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Road Transport and Highways
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri meeting with the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora, in New Delhi on December 07, 2007.jpg|70px]]
| [[B. C. Khanduri|{{small|Major General}}<br/>'''B. C. Khanduri''']]<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency|Garhwal]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C until 24 May 2003)
| {{small|7 November}}<br>2000
| {{small|22 May}}<br>2004
| '''{{ayd|2000|11|7|2004|5|22}}'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>{{small|([[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]])}}
| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri meeting with the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora, in New Delhi on December 07, 2007.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:T R Baalu in a Party Meeting Dias.jpg|70px]]
|[[B. C. Khanduri|{{small|Major General (Retd.)}}<br>'''B. C. Khanduri''']]<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|AVSM}}<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency|Garhwal]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C until 24 May 2003)
| '''[[T. R. Baalu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
|{{small|7 November}}<br>2000
| {{small|23 May}}<br>2004
|{{small|22 May}}<br>2004
| {{small|2 October}}<br>2004
!{{ayd|2000|11|7|2004|5|22}}
| '''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2004|10|2}}'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br/>{{small|([[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]])}}
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
! colspan="11"|  
|[[File:T R Baalu in a Party Meeting Dias.jpg|70px]]
=== Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (2004{{ndash}}2009) ===
|'''[[T. R. Baalu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
|{{small|23 May}}<br>2004
|{{small|2 October}}<br>2004
!{{ayd|2004|5|23|2004|10|2}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan I''']]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
| [[File:T R Baalu in a Party Meeting Dias.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[T. R. Baalu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
| {{small|2 October}}<br>2004
| {{small|22 May}}<br>2009
| '''{{ayd|2004|10|2|2009|5|22}}'''
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br/>{{small|([[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]])}}
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"|
! colspan="11"|  
|[[File:T R Baalu in a Party Meeting Dias.jpg|70px]]
=== Minister of Road Transport and Highways (2009{{ndash}}present) ===
|'''[[T. R. Baalu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]}}
|{{small|2 October}}<br>2004
|{{small|22 May}}<br>2009
!{{ayd|2004|10|2|2009|5|22}}
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan I''']]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of Road Transport and Highways
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kamal Nath 2012.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kamal Nath]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency|Chhindwara]]}}
| {{small|28 May}}<br/>2009<ref name="Portfolios2009">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2009/may/28/portfolios-of-manmohan-singh-cabinet-announced-52972.html|title=Portfolios of Manmohan Singh Cabinet announced|date=28 May 2009|access-date=27 August 2023|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
| {{small|19 January}}<br/>2011
| '''{{ayd|2009|5|29|2011|1|19}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]<br/>{{small|([[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]])}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Kamal Nath 2012.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Kamal Nath]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency|Chhindwara]]}}
| '''[[C. P. Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Bhilwara Lok Sabha constituency|Bhilwara]]}}
|{{small|29 May}}<br>2009<<ref name="Portfolios2009">{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2009/may/28/portfolios-of-manmohan-singh-cabinet-announced-52972.html|title=Portfolios of Manmohan Singh Cabinet announced|date=28 May 2009|access-date=27 August 2023|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
| {{small|19 January}}<br>2011
|{{small|19 January}}<br>2011
| {{small|15 June}}<br>2013
!{{ayd|2009|5|29|2011|1|19}}
| '''{{ayd|2011|1|19|2013|6|15}}'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="4" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan II''']]
|rowspan="4"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[C. P. Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Bhilwara Lok Sabha constituency|Bhilwara]]}}
| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2024)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Assam]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|{{small|19 January}}<br>2011
| {{small|15 June}}<br>2013
|{{small|15 June}}<br>2013
| {{small|17 June}}<br>2013
!{{ayd|2011|1|19|2013|6|15}}
| '''{{ayd|2013|6|15|2013|6|17}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg|70px]]
| [[File:Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Assam]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| '''[[Oscar Fernandes]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2021)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}
|{{small|15 June}}<br>2013
| {{small|17 June}}<br>2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.constructionweekonline.in/business/oscar-fernandes-appointed-new-morth-minister|title=Oscar Fernandes appointed new MoRTH Minister|date=18 June 2023|website=Construction Week}}</ref>
|{{small|17 June}}<br>2013
| {{small|26 May}}<br>2014
!{{ayd|2013|6|15|2013|6|17}}
| '''{{ayd|2013|6|17|2014|5|26}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Oscar Fernandes]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Karnataka]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Nitin Gadkari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency|Nagpur]]}}
|{{small|17 June}}<br>2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.constructionweekonline.in/business/oscar-fernandes-appointed-new-morth-minister|title=Oscar Fernandes appointed new MoRTH Minister|date=18 June 2023|website=Construction Week}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| {{small|27 May}}<br>2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105264|title=Shri Nitin Gadkari Has Taken Charge as the Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping|date=29 May 2014|access-date=27 August 2023|website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
|{{small|26 May}}<br>2014
| rowspan="3"| ''Incumbent''
!{{ayd|2013|6|17|2014|5|26}}
| rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|2014|5|27}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>{{small|([[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]])}}
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|rowspan="2"| [[File:Shri Nitin Gadkari on March 3, 2023 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Nitin Gadkari]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency|Nagpur]]}}
|{{small|27 May}}<br>2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105264|title=Shri Nitin Gadkari Has Taken Charge as the Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping|date=29 May 2014|access-date=27 August 2023|website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
|{{small|30 May}}<br>2019
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|2014|5|27}}
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
|{{small|31 May}}<br>2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/nitin-gadkari-gets-road-transport-highways-ministry-in-pm-modi-s-cabinet/story-tUQErWiEOAG0yPIScva4iI.html|title=Nitin Gadkari gets Road Transport, Highways ministry in PM Modi’s Cabinet|date=31 May 2019|access-date=27 August 2023|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|Incumbent
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==Ministers of State==
==Ministers of State==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Prime Minister
|-
|-
!style="width:6em"| From
! style="width:8em"| From
!style="width:6em"| To
! style="width:8em"| To
!Period
! style="width:7em"| Period
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of State for Transport and Railways
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Transport and Railways
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 1
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|
|'''[[K. Santhanam]]'''<br>{{small|(1895{{ndash}}1980)<br>MP for [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] (Constituent Assembly)}}
| '''[[K. Santhanam]]'''<br>{{small|(1895{{ndash}}1980)<br>MP for [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] (Constituent Assembly)}}
|{{small|1 October}}<br>1948
| 1 October<br>1948
|{{small|29 May}}<br>1952
| 17 April<br>1952
!{{ayd|1948|10|1|1952|5|29}}
| '''{{ayd|1948|10|1|1952|4|17}}'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]'''
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:9em"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Transport and Communications
|-
! 2
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Humayun Kabir portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Humayun Kabir (Bengal politician)|Humayun Kabir]]'''<br>{{small|(1906{{ndash}}1969)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[West Bengal]]}}
| 17 April<br>1957
| 10 April<br>1958
| '''{{ayd|1957|4|17|1958|4|10}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
! 3
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
| 17 April<br>1957
| 10 April<br>1962
| '''{{ayd|1957|4|17|1962|4|10}}'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Transport and Civil Aviation
|-
! 4
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:C M Poonacha.gif|70px]]
| '''[[C. M. Poonacha]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}1990)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Mysore state|Mysore]]}}
| 24 January<br>1966
| 13 March<br>1967
| '''{{ayd|1966|1|24|1967|3|13}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Shipping and Transport
|-
! 5
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Om Mehta Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Om Mehta]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}1995)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
| 2 May<br>1971
| 5 February<br>1973
| '''{{ayd|1971|5|2|1973|2|5}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! 6
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|
| '''Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency|Broach]]}}
| 5 February<br>1973
| 11 January<br>1974
| '''{{ayd|1973|2|5|1974|1|11}}'''
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of State for Transport and Communications
! colspan="7"|  
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 7
|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|'''[[Humayun Kabir]]'''<br>{{small|(1906{{ndash}}1969)<br>MP for [[West Bengal]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|  
|{{small|17 April}}<br>1957
| '''H. M. Trivedi'''<br>{{small|Rajya Sabha MP for [[Gujarat]]}}
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1958
| 17 October<br>1974
!{{ayd|1957|4|17|1958|4|10}}
| 24 March<br>1977
|rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| '''{{ayd|1974|10|17|1977|3|24}}'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]'''
|rowspan="2"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="11"|  
|[[File:Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Raj Bahadur]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Bharatpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bharatpur]]}}
|{{small|17 April}}<br>1957
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
!{{ayd|1957|4|17|1962|4|10}}
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of State for Transport and Civil Aviation
! 8
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Buta Singh (headshot).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Buta Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Ropar Lok Sabha constituency|Ropar]]}}
| 8 June<br>1980
| 15 January<br>1982
| '''{{ayd|1980|6|8|1982|1|15}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 9
|[[File:C M Poonacha.gif|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|'''[[C. M. Poonacha]]'''<br>{{small|(1910{{ndash}}1990)<br>MP for [[Mysore state|Mysore]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| [[File:Sitaram Kesri Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
|{{small|24 January}}<br>1966
| '''[[Sitaram Kesri]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2000)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]]}}
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
| 15 January<br>1982
!{{ayd|1966|1|24|1967|3|13}}
| 29 January<br>1983
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| '''{{ayd|1982|1|15|1983|1|29}}'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of State for Shipping and Transport
! rowspan="2"| 10
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Ziaur Rahman Ansari Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Ziaur Rahman Ansari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Unnao Lok Sabha constituency|Unnao]]}}
| 29 January<br>1983
| 31 October<br>1984
| '''{{ayd|1984|9|7|1984|10|31}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 4 November<br>1984
|
| 31 December<br>1984
|'''[[Om Mehta]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}1995)<br>MP for [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| '''{{ayd|1984|11|4|1984|12|31}}'''
|{{small|2 May}}<br>1971
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
!{{ayd|1971|5|2|1973|2|5}}
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Transport
|
|'''Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Bharuch Lok Sabha constituency|Broach]]}}
|{{small|5 February}}<br>1973
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1974
!{{ayd|1973|2|5|1974|1|11}}
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="4"| Minister of State in the Department of Railways
|
| rowspan="6"| 25 September<br>1985
|'''H. M. Trivedi'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| rowspan="6"| 22 October<br>1986
|{{small|17 October}}<br>1974
| rowspan="6"| '''{{ayd|1985|9|25|1986|10|22}}'''
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
!{{ayd|1974|10|17|1977|3|24}}
| rowspan="6"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="6"| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 11A
|[[File:Buta Singh (headshot).jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|'''[[Buta Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Ropar Lok Sabha constituency|Ropar]]}}
| [[File:Madhavrao Scindia 2005 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|{{small|8 June}}<br>1980
| '''[[Madhavrao Scindia]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency|Gwalior]]}}
|{{small|15 January}}<br>1982
!{{ayd|1980|6|8|1982|1|15}}
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="4"| Minister of State in the Department of Surface Transport
|
|'''[[Sitaram Kesri]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|15 January}}<br>1982
|{{small|29 January}}<br>1983
!{{ayd|1982|1|15|1983|1|29}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 11B
|rowspan="2"|  
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Ziaur Rahman Ansari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1992)<br>MP for [[Unnao Lok Sabha constituency|Unnao]]}}
| [[File:Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|{{small|29 January}}<br>1983
| '''[[Rajesh Pilot]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}
|{{small|31 October}}<br>1984
!{{ayd|1984|9|7|1984|10|31}}
|-
|-
|{{small|4 November}}<br>1984
! colspan="4"| Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation
|{{small|31 December}}<br>1984
!{{ayd|1984|11|4|1984|12|31}}
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]'''
|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of State for Transport
! 11C
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jagdish Tytler]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]}}
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Surface Transport
|[[File:Madhavrao Scindia 2005 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Madhavrao Scindia]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2001)<br>MP for [[Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency|Gwalior]]}}<br>(Railways)
|rowspan="3"| {{small|25 September}}<br>1985
|rowspan="3"| {{small|22 October}}<br>1986
!rowspan="3"| {{ayd|1985|9|25|1986|10|22}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! rowspan="2"| 12
|[[File:Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''[[Rajesh Pilot]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Dausa Lok Sabha constituency|Dausa]]}}<br>(Surface Transport)
| rowspan="2"|  
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Debendra Pradhan]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2025)<br>MP for [[Deogarh Lok Sabha constituency|Deogarh]]}}
| 19 March<br>1998
| 13 October<br>1999
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|1998|3|19|2000|5|27}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 13 October<br>1999
|[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|70px]]
| 27 May<br>2000
|'''[[Jagdish Tytler]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]}}<br>(Civil Aviation)
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| [[Ministry of Surface Transport (India)|Minister of State for Surface Transport]]
! 13
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2014 to Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, at a function, at Parliament House, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG|70px]]
| '''[[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1939)<br>MP for [[Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency|Madhubani]]}}
| 27 May<br>2000
| 2 November<br>2001
| '''{{ayd|2000|5|27|2001|11|2}}'''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Debendra Pradhan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1941)<br>MP for [[Deogarh Lok Sabha constituency|Deogarh]]}}
|{{small|19 March}}<br>1998
|{{small|13 October}}<br>1999
!rowspan="2"| {{ayd|1998|3|19|2000|5|27}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]'''
|rowspan="3"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|{{small|13 October}}<br>1999
! 14
|{{small|27 May}}<br>2000
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
| [[File:Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG|70px]]
| '''[[Shripad Naik]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[North Goa Lok Sabha constituency|Panaji]]}}
| 24 May<br>2003
| 8 September<br>2003
| '''{{ayd|2003|5|24|2003|9|8}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! 15
|[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 2014 to Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav, at a function, at Parliament House, in New Delhi (cropped).JPG|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''[[Hukmdev Narayan Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1939)<br>MP for [[Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency|Madhubani]]}}
| [[File:Pon Radhakrishnan.jpg|70px]]
|{{small|27 May}}<br>2000
| '''[[Pon Radhakrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency|Kanniyakumari]]}}
|{{small|2 November}}<br>2001
| 8 September<br>2003
!{{ayd|2000|5|27|2001|11|2}}
| 22 May<br>2004
| '''{{ayd|2003|9|8|2004|5|22}}'''
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
! 16
|-\
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa.jpg|70px]]
|[[File:Shripad Yasso Naik - Kolkata 2014-10-12 7755.JPG|70px]]
| '''[[K. H. Muniyappa]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Kolar Lok Sabha constituency|Kolar]]}}
|'''[[Shripad Naik]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[North Goa Lok Sabha constituency|Panaji]]}}
| 23 May<br>2004
|{{small|24 May}}<br>2003
| 22 May<br>2009
|{{small|8 September}}<br>2003
| '''{{ayd|2004|5|23|2009|5|22}}'''
!{{ayd|2003|5|24|2003|9|8}}
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="2"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
|rowspan="2" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]'''
| rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|rowspan="2"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan="6"| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! 17
|[[File:Pon Radhakrishnan.jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[Pon Radhakrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency|Kanniyakumari]]}}
| [[File:Mahadeo Singh Khandela assuming office in 2009.jpg|70px]]
|{{small|8 September}}<br>2003
| '''[[Mahadeo Singh Khandela]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1943)<br>MP for [[Sikar Lok Sabha constituency|Sikar]]}}
|{{small|22 May}}<br>2004
| 28 May<br>2009<ref name="Portfolios2009"/>
!{{ayd|2003|9|8|2004|5|22}}
| 19 January<br>2011
| '''{{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|1|19}}'''
| rowspan="5"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 18
|[[File:The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa.jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[K. H. Muniyappa]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Kolar Lok Sabha constituency|Kolar]]}}
| [[File:The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Mr. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay meeting the Minister of State for Home, Shri R.P.N. Singh, in New Delhi on August 30, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{small|23 May}}<br>2004
| '''[[Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh|R. P. N. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Kushi Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Kushi Nagar]]}}
|{{small|22 May}}<br>2009
| 28 May<br>2009<ref name="Portfolios2009"/>
!{{ayd|2004|5|23|2009|5|22}}
| 19 January<br>2011
|rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| '''{{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|1|19}}'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan I''']]
|rowspan="6"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 19
|[[File:Mahadeo Singh Khandela assuming office in 2009.jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[Mahadeo Singh Khandela]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1943)<br>MP for [[Sikar Lok Sabha constituency|Sikar]]}}
| [[File:Jitin Prasada assuming office as Minister of State, Road Transport and Highways (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{small|28 May}}<br>2009<ref name="Portfolios2009"/>
| '''[[Jitin Prasada]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1973)<br>MP for [[Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituency|Dhaurahra]]}}
|{{small|27 October}}<br>2012
| 19 January<br>2011
!{{ayd|2009|5|28|2012|10|27}}
| 28 October<br>2012
|rowspan="5" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|'''Manmohan II''']]
| '''{{ayd|2011|1|19|2012|10|28}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 20
|[[File:The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Mr. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay meeting the Minister of State for Home, Shri R.P.N. Singh, in New Delhi on August 30, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh|R. P. N. Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Kushi Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Kushi Nagar]]}}
| [[File:Tusharbhai Chaudhary taking office in 2009 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{small|28 May}}<br>2009<ref name="Portfolios2009"/>
| '''[[Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1965)<br>MP for [[Bardoli Lok Sabha constituency|Bardoli]]}}
|{{small|19 January}}<br>2011
| 19 January<br>2011
!{{ayd|2009|5|28|2011|1|19}}
| 26 May<br>2014
| '''{{ayd|2011|1|19|2014|5|26}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 21
|[[File:Jitin Prasada.jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[Jitin Prasada]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1973)<br>MP for [[Dhaurahra Lok Sabha constituency|Dhaurahra]]}}
| [[File:Sarvey Sathyanarayana addressing a Press Conference, in New Delhi on April 09, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{small|19 January}}<br>2011
| '''[[Sarve Satyanarayana]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency|Malkajgiri]]}}
|{{small|28 October}}<br>2012
| 28 October<br>2012
!{{ayd|2011|1|19|2012|10|28}}
| 26 May<br>2014
| '''{{ayd|2012|12|28|2014|5|26}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 22
|[[File:Tusharbhai Chaudhary taking office in 2009 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''[[Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1965)<br>MP for [[Bardoli Lok Sabha constituency|Bardoli]]}}
| [[File:Krishan Pal at the National Workshop on Autism Tools (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{small|19 January}}<br>2011
| '''[[Krishan Pal Gurjar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency|Faridabad]]}}
|{{small|26 May}}<br>2014
| 27 May<br>2014
!{{ayd|2011|1|19|2014|5|26}}
| 9 November<br>2014
| '''{{ayd|2014|5|26|2014|11|9}}'''
| rowspan="6"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="6"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! (15)
|[[File:Sarvey Sathyanarayana addressing a Press Conference, in New Delhi on April 09, 2013 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''[[Sarve Satyanarayana]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency|Malkajgiri]]}}
| [[File:Pon Radhakrishnan.jpg|70px]]
|{{small|28 October}}<br>2012
| '''[[Pon Radhakrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency|Kanniyakumari]]}}
|{{small|26 May}}<br>2014
| 9 November<br>2014
!{{ayd|2012|12|28|2014|5|26}}
| 3 September<br>2017
| '''{{ayd|2014|11|9|2017|9|3}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! 25
|[[File:Krishan Pal Gurjar assuming office in 2014 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''[[Krishan Pal Gurjar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency|Faridabad]]}}
| [[File:Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png|70px]]
|{{small|26 May}}<br>2014
| '''[[Mansukh Mandaviya]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1972)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Gujarat]]}}
|{{small|9 November}}<br>2014
| 5 July<br>2016
!{{ayd|2014|5|26|2014|11|9}}
| 30 May<br>2019
|rowspan="4"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| '''{{ayd|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}}'''
|rowspan="3" style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]'''
|rowspan="4"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! 26
|[[File:Pon Radhakrishnan.jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''[[Pon Radhakrishnan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>MP for [[Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency|Kanniyakumari]]}}
| [[File:India's Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh (15760995677) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{small|9 November}}<br>2014
| {{small|General}}<br/>'''[[V. K. Singh]]''' {{small|(Retd.)}}<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|YSM|ADC}}<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency|Ghaziabad]]}}
|{{small|3 September}}<br>2017
| 31 May<br>2019
!{{ayd|2014|11|9|2017|9|3}}
| 9 June<br>2024
| '''{{ayd|2019|5|31|2024|6|4}}'''
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! 27
|[[File:Mansukh Mandaviya Profile.png|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|'''[[Mansukh Mandaviya]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1972)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| [[File:The Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta addressing at the inauguration of the 60th India International Garment Fair, in New Delhi on January 17, 2018.jpg|70px]]
|{{small|5 July}}<br>2016
| '''[[Ajay Tamta]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1972)<br>MP for [[Almora Lok Sabha constituency|Almora]]}}
|{{small|30 May}}<br>2019
| rowspan="2"| 10 June<br/>2024
!{{ayd|2016|7|5|2019|5|30}}
| rowspan="2"| ''Incumbent''
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! 28
|[[File:VK Singh.jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[V. K. Singh|{{small|General}}<br>'''V. K. Singh''' {{small|(Retd.)}}]]<br>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM|YSM|ADC}}<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Ghaziabad Lok Sabha constituency|Ghaziabad]]}}
| [[File:Harsh Malhotra.png|70px]]
|{{small|31 May}}<br>2019
| '''[[Harsh Malhotra]]'''<br/>{{small|MP for [[East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|East Delhi]]}}
|Incumbent
!{{ayd|2019|5|31}}
|style="background:#FFA551;"| '''[[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]'''
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==Deputy Ministers==
==Deputy Ministers==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:17em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2"| Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" style="width:9em" |Prime Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|-
|-
!style="width:6em"| From
! style="width:8em"| From
!style="width:6em"| To
! style="width:8em"| To
!Period
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications
! colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 1
|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[Ahmed Mohiuddin (politician)|Mohiuddin Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}?)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}<br>(Civil Aviation)
| [[File:Mohiuddin Ahmed portrait.gif|70px]]
|{{small|2 April}}<br>1958
| '''[[Ahmed Mohiuddin (politician)|Mohiuddin Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}?)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}<br>(Civil Aviation)
|{{small|10 April}}<br>1962
| 2 April<br>1958
!{{ayd|1958|4|2|1962|4|10}}
| 10 April<br>1962
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| '''{{ayd|1958|4|2|1962|4|10}}'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="3"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:9em" rowspan="3"| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
! (1)
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Mohiuddin Ahmed portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Ahmed Mohiuddin (politician)|Mohiuddin Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}?)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}
| 16 April<br>1962
| 1 September<br>1963
| '''{{ayd|1962|4|16|1963|9|1}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 2
|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|'''[[Ahmed Mohiuddin (politician)|Mohiuddin Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}?)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}
| [[File:Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati portrait.gif|70px]]
|{{small|16 April}}<br>1962
| '''[[Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency|Tezpur]]}}
|{{small|1 September}}<br>1963
| 8 May<br>1962
!{{ayd|1962|4|16|1963|9|1}}
| 1 September<br>1963
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
| '''{{ayd|1962|5|8|1963|9|1}}'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Transport
|
|'''[[Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency|Tezpur]]}}
|{{small|8 May}}<br>1962
|{{small|1 September}}<br>1963
!{{ayd|1962|5|8|1963|9|1}}
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Deputy Minister of Transport
! rowspan="3"| (1)
| rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Mohiuddin Ahmed portrait.gif|70px]]
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Ahmed Mohiuddin (politician)|Mohiuddin Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}?)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}
| 1 September<br>1963
| 27 May<br>1964
| rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|1963|9|1|1966|1|5}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'''
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 27 May<br>1964
|rowspan="3"|
| 9 June<br>1964
|rowspan="3"| '''[[Ahmed Mohiuddin (politician)|Mohiuddin Ahmed]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}?)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
|{{small|1 September}}<br>1963
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''
!rowspan="3"| {{ayd|1963|9|1|1966|1|5}}
|rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]'''
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
|-
|{{small|27 May}}<br>1964
| 15 June<br>1964
|{{small|9 June}}<br>1964
| 5 January<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]'''
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
|[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]<br>(acting)
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]'''
|-
|-
|{{small|15 June}}<br>1964
! colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
|{{small|5 January}}<br>1966
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]'''
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
! 3
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jahanara Jaipal Singh Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jahanara Jaipal Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}2004)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]]}}
| 15 February<br>1966
| 13 March<br>1967
| '''{{ayd|1966|2|15|1967|3|13}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="11"| Deputy Minister of Shipping and Transport
|
|'''[[Jahanara Jaipal Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|{{small|15 February}}<br>1966
|{{small|13 March}}<br>1967
!{{ayd|1966|2|15|1967|3|13}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| Deputy Minister of Shipping and Transport
! 4
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Bhakt Darshan portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Bhakt Darshan]]'''<br>{{small|(1912–1991)<br>MP for [[Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency|Garhwal]]}}
| 18 March<br>1967
| 18 February<br>1969
| '''{{ayd|1967|3|18|1969|2|18}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="5"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 5
|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|'''[[Bhakt Darshan]]'''<br>{{small|(1912–1991)<br>MP for [[Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency|Garhwal]]}}
|  
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1967
| '''[[Iqbal Singh (Lok Sabha member)|Sardar Iqbal Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Fazilka Lok Sabha constituency|Fazilka]]}}
|{{small|18 February}}<br>1969
| 14 February<br>1969
!{{ayd|1967|3|18|1969|2|18}}
| 18 March<br>1971
|rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| '''{{ayd|1969|2|14|1971|3|18}}'''
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]'''
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|rowspan="4"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! colspan="9"|  
|
|'''[[Iqbal Singh (Lok Sabha member)|Sardar Iqbal Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1988)<br>MP for [[Fazilka Lok Sabha constituency|Fazilka]]}}
|{{small|14 February}}<br>1969
|{{small|18 March}}<br>1971
!{{ayd|1969|2|14|1971|3|18}}
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 6
|[[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|'''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[West Bengal]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee Portrait (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|{{small|11 January}}<br>1974
| '''[[Pranab Mukherjee]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2020)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[West Bengal]]}}
|{{small|10 October}}<br>1974
| 11 January<br>1974
!{{ayd|1974|1|11|1974|10|10}}
| 10 October<br>1974
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]'''
| '''{{ayd|1974|1|11|1974|10|10}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 7
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|
|
|'''[[Chaudhary Dalbir Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency|Sirsa]]}}
| '''[[Chaudhary Dalbir Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}1987)<br>MP for [[Sirsa Lok Sabha constituency|Sirsa]]}}
|{{small|1 December}}<br>1975
| 1 December<br>1975
|{{small|24 March}}<br>1977
| 24 March<br>1977
!{{ayd|1975|12|1|1977|3|24}}
| '''{{ayd|1975|12|1|1977|3|24}}'''
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| [[Ministry of Surface Transport (India)|Deputy Minister of Surface Transport]]
! colspan="11"| [[Ministry of Surface Transport (India)|Deputy Minister of Surface Transport]]
|-
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! 8
|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|'''[[P. Namgyal]]'''<br>{{small|(1937{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency|Ladakh]]}}
|  
|{{small|15 February}}<br>1988
| '''[[P. Namgyal]]'''<br>{{small|(1937{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency|Ladakh]]}}
|{{small|4 July}}<br>1989
| 15 February<br>1988
!{{ayd|1988|2|15|1989|7|4}}
| 4 July<br>1989
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| '''{{ayd|1988|2|15|1989|7|4}}'''
|bgcolor="#87CEEB"| [[Rao ministry|'''Rao''']]
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|  
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|-
|-
!colspan="9"| {{nobold|''Position not in use since 4 July 1989''}}
! colspan="11"| {{nobold|''Position not in use since 4 July 1989''}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
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Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Saṛak Parivahan Aur Rajmārg Mantrī
Emblem of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Incumbent
Nitin Gadkari
since 27 May 2014 (2014-05-27)
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Member ofCabinet of India
Reports toPresident of India
Prime Minister of India
Parliament of India
AppointerPresident of India
on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India
Formation1947 (1947) (as Ministry of Transport)
7 November 2000 (2000-11-07) (current form)
First holderJohn Mathai (as Minister of Transport)
B. C. Khanduri (as Minister of Road Transport and Highways)
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The minister of road transport and highways is the head of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and a senior member of the union council of ministers of the Government of India. The portfolio is usually held by a minister with cabinet rank who is a senior member of the council of ministers and is often assisted by one or two junior ministers or the Ministers of State.

The current minister is Nitin Gadkari who has been serving in office since 27 May 2014 and is currently assisted by V. K. Singh as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways.

Two past presidents- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy and Pranab Mukherjee served as ministers in the ministry. Reddy was Cabinet Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation from 1966 till 1967 while Mukherjee was Deputy Minister of Shipping and Transport in 1974. One past prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri served as Minister of Transport and Railways from 1952 till 1956 and as Minister of Transport and Communications from 1957 till 1958. Five prime ministers - Morarji Desai (in 1977), Rajiv Gandhi (in 1986), Chandra Shekhar (in 1991), Atal Bihari Vajpayee (in 1996 and in 2000) and Manmohan Singh (in 2013) held the charge of the ministry during their premierships. The current minister Nitin Gadkari holds the record of being the longest-serving minister in the ministry with a tenure of more than eleven years.

Titles of office[edit | edit source]

The ministry has been subjected to various changes since its inception. The ministers have been known by the following titles from time to time:

  • 1947–1948: Minister of Transport
  • 1948–1957: Minister of Transport and Railways
  • 1957–1963: Minister of Transport and Communications
  • 1963–1966: Minister of Transport
  • 1966–1967: Minister of Transport and Aviation
  • 1967–1985: Minister of Shipping and Transport
  • 1985–1986: Minister of Transport
  • 1986–2000: Minister of Surface Transport
  • 2000–2004: Minister of Road Transport and Highways
  • 2004–2009: Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
  • 2009–present: Minister of Road Transport and Highways

History of office[edit | edit source]

The "Ministry of Transport" was created upon the nation's independence on 15 August 1947 with John Mathai being appointed as the inaugural minister. On 22 September 1948, the ministry was renamed as "Ministry of Transport and Railways" and N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar was appointed as the minister on the same day. With the formation of the Third Nehru ministry on 17 April 1957, the Ministry of Transport and Railways was bifurcated into the "Ministry of Railways" and the "Ministry of Transport and Communications" with the merger of the Ministry of Communications with the transport ministry.

On 1 September 1963, the Department of Communications was separated from the ministry and the ministry was renamed as "Ministry of Transport". Upon Indira Gandhi's appointment as the Prime Minister on 24 January 1966,[1] the Ministry of Civil Aviation was merged with the Ministry of Transport to form the "Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation" which was short-lived and the Department of Civil Aviation was separated and merged to form the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation. Meanwhile, the Department of Transport was renamed as "Ministry of Shipping and Transport".

On 25 September 1985, the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Shipping and Transport and the Department of Civil Aviation were merged to form the "Ministry of Transport" with constituent departments of Railways, Surface Transport and Civil Aviation. Bansi Lal was appointed as the minister of the bulk-ministry and was assisted by three ministers of state, Madhavrao Scindia for Railways, Rajesh Pilot for Surface Transport and Jagdish Tytler for Civil Aviation. Lal resigned on 4 June 1986 and was succeeded by Mohsina Kidwai. In a reshuffle of the union cabinet on 22 October 1986, the Ministry of Transport was bifurcated into the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Surface Transport and the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Three ministers of state of the constituent departments of the erstwhile transport ministry - Madhavrao Scindia, Rajesh Pilot, and Jagdish Tytler were appointed as the ministers of state with independent charge of the newly created three independent ministries.

The Ministry of Surface Transport existed from 1986 until 7 November 2000 when the ministry bifurcated into two separate ministries, viz. the "Ministry of Road Transport and Highways" and the "Ministry of Shipping". On 2 October 2004, the two ministries were re-united as the "Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways" and were re-bifurcated in May 2009 and has since then existed as two independent ministries. Nitin Gadkari served as the minister of both ministries between 2014 till 2019 and since 2019 has been heading the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Ministry of Shipping was renamed as the "Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways" on 10 November 2020.[2]

Cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

  • Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period

Minister of Transport (1947–1948)[edit | edit source]

John Mathai
(1886–1959) 		15 August
1947 		22 September
1948 		1 year, 38 days Indian National Congress Nehru I

Minister of Transport and Railways (1948–1957)[edit | edit source]

N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar
(1882–1953)
MP for Madras (Interim) 		22 September
1948 		13 May
1952 		3 years, 234 days Indian National Congress Nehru I
Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904–1966)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		13 May
1952 		7 December
1956 		4 years, 208 days Nehru II
Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Shahabad South 		7 December
1956 		17 April
1957 		131 days

Minister of Transport and Communications (1957–1963)[edit | edit source]

Lal Bahadur Shastri
(1904–1966)
MP for Allahabad 		17 April
1957 		28 March
1958 		345 days Indian National Congress Nehru III
S. K. Patil
(1898–1981)
MP for Mumbai South 		29 March
1958 		24 August
1959 		1 year, 148 days
Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889–1964)
MP for Phulpur
(Prime Minister) 		24 August
1959 		2 September
1959 		9 days
P. Subbarayan
(1889–1962)
MP for Tiruchengode 		2 September
1959 		10 April
1962 		2 years, 220 days
Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Sasaram 		10 April
1962 		31 August
1963 		1 year, 143 days Nehru IV
Raj Bahadur
(1912–1990)
MP for Bharatpur
Minister of Shipping 		10 April
1962 		1 September
1963 		1 year, 144 days

Minister of Transport (1963–1966)[edit | edit source]

Raj Bahadur
(1912–1990)
MP for Bharatpur
(MoS until 1 September 1963) 		1 September
1963 		10 April
1964 		2 years, 145 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV
27 May
1964 		9 June
1964 		Nanda I
9 June
1964 		11 January
1966 		Shastri
11 January
1966 		24 January
1966 		Nanda II

Minister of Transport and Aviation (1966–1967)[edit | edit source]

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
(1913–1996)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh 		24 January
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 48 days Indian National Congress Indira I

Minister of Shipping and Transport (1967–1985)[edit | edit source]

V. K. R. V. Rao
(1908–1991)
MP for Bellary 		13 March
1967 		14 February
1969 		1 year, 338 days Indian National Congress Indira II
Kotha Raghuramaiah
(1912–1979)
MP for Guntur 		14 February
1969 		18 March
1971 		2 years, 32 days Indian National Congress (R)
Raj Bahadur
(1912–1990)
MP for Bharatpur 		18 March
1971 		8 November
1973 		2 years, 235 days Indira III
Kamalapati Tripathi
(1905–1990)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		8 November
1973 		10 February
1975 		1 year, 94 days
Uma Shankar Dikshit
(1901–1991)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		10 February
1975 		1 December
1975 		294 days
Gurdial Singh Dhillon
(1915–1992)
MP for Tarn Taran 		1 December
1975 		24 March
1977 		1 year, 113 days
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat
(Prime Minister) 		24 March
1977 		7 June
1977 		75 days Janata Party Desai
Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Sasaram
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		7 June
1977 		17 June
1977 		10 days
Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat
(Prime Minister) 		17 June
1977 		14 August
1977 		58 days
Chand Ram
(1923–2015)
MP for Sirsa
(MoS, I/C) 		14 August
1977 		28 July
1979 		1 year, 348 days
Janeshwar Mishra
(1933–2010)
MP for Allahabad
(MoS, I/C) 		30 July
1979 		14 January
1980 		168 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan
Anant Sharma
(1919–1988)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		14 January
1980 		19 October
1980 		279 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV
Veerendra Patil
(1924–1997)
MP for Bagalkot 		19 October
1980 		2 September
1982 		1 year, 318 days
C. M. Stephen
(1918–1984)
MP for Gulbarga 		2 September
1982 		2 February
1983 		153 days
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
(1920–2001)
MP for Kurnool 		2 February
1983 		7 September
1984 		1 year, 218 days
Veerendra Patil
(1924–1997)
MP for Bagalkot 		7 September
1984 		31 October
1984 		54 days
4 November
1984 		31 December
1984 		57 days Rajiv I
Ziaur Rahman Ansari
(1925–1992)
MP for Unnao
(MoS, I/C) 		31 December
1984 		25 September
1985 		268 days Rajiv II

Minister of Transport (1985–1986)[edit | edit source]

Bansi Lal
(1927–2006)
MP for Bhiwani 		25 September
1985 		4 June
1986 		252 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II
Rajiv Gandhi
(1944–1991)
MP for Amethi
(Prime Minister) 		4 June
1986 		24 June
1986 		20 days
Mohsina Kidwai
(born 1932)
MP for Meerut 		24 June
1986 		22 October
1986 		120 days

Minister of Surface Transport (1986–2000)[edit | edit source]

Rajesh Pilot
(1945–2000)
MP for Dausa
(MoS, I/C) 		22 October
1986 		2 December
1989 		3 years, 41 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II
K. P. Unnikrishnan
(born 1936)
MP for Vatakara 		6 December
1989 		10 November
1990 		339 days Janata Dal
(NF) 		Vishwanath
Manubhai Kotadia
(1936–2003)
MP for Amreli 		21 November
1990 		26 April
1991 		156 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
(NF) 		Chandra Shekhar
Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
MP for Ballia
(Prime Minister) 		26 April
1991 		21 June
1991 		56 days
Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(MoS, I/C) 		21 June
1991 		15 September
1995 		4 years, 86 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao
M. Rajasekara Murthy
(1922–2010)
MP for Mysore
(MoS, I/C) 		15 September
1995 		16 May
1996 		244 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May
1996 		1 June
1996 		16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I
T. G. Venkatraman
(1931–2013)
MP for Tindivanam 		1 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		324 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(UF) 		Deve Gowda
21 April
1997 		19 March
1998 		Gujral
Sedapatti R. Muthiah
(1945–2022)
MP for Periyakulam 		19 March
1998 		8 April
1998 		20 days All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(NDA) 		Vajpayee II
M. Thambidurai
(born 1947)
MP for Karur 		8 April
1998 		8 April
1999 		1 year
Nitish Kumar
(born 1951)
MP for Barh 		8 April
1999 		5 August
1999 		119 days Samata Party
(NDA)
Jaswant Singh
(1938–2020)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		5 August
1999 		13 October
1999 		69 days Bharatiya Janata Party
(NDA)
Nitish Kumar
(born 1951)
MP for Barh 		13 October
1999 		22 November
1999 		40 days Samata Party
(NDA) 		Vajpayee III
Rajnath Singh
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		22 November
1999 		25 October
2000 		338 days Bharatiya Janata Party
(NDA)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		25 October
2000 		7 November
2000 		13 days

Minister of Road Transport and Highways (2000–2004)[edit | edit source]

Major General
B. C. Khanduri
(born 1934)
MP for Garhwal
(MoS, I/C until 24 May 2003) 		7 November
2000 		22 May
2004 		3 years, 197 days Bharatiya Janata Party
(NDA) 		Vajpayee III
T. R. Baalu
(born 1941)
MP for Chennai South 		23 May
2004 		2 October
2004 		132 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(UPA) 		Manmohan I

Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (2004–2009)[edit | edit source]

T. R. Baalu
(born 1941)
MP for Chennai South 		2 October
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 232 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(UPA) 		Manmohan I

Minister of Road Transport and Highways (2009–present)[edit | edit source]

Kamal Nath
(born 1946)
MP for Chhindwara 		28 May
2009[3] 		19 January
2011 		1 year, 235 days Indian National Congress
(UPA) 		Manmohan II
C. P. Joshi
(born 1950)
MP for Bhilwara 		19 January
2011 		15 June
2013 		2 years, 147 days
Manmohan Singh
(1932–2024)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam
(Prime Minister) 		15 June
2013 		17 June
2013 		2 days
Oscar Fernandes
(1941–2021)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka 		17 June
2013[4] 		26 May
2014 		343 days
Nitin Gadkari
(born 1957)
MP for Nagpur 		27 May
2014[5] 		Incumbent 12 years, 74 days Bharatiya Janata Party
(NDA) 		Modi I
Modi II
Modi III

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State for Transport and Railways
1 K. Santhanam
(1895–1980)
MP for Madras (Constituent Assembly) 		1 October
1948 		17 April
1952 		3 years, 199 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
Minister of State for Transport and Communications
2 Humayun Kabir
(1906–1969)
Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal 		17 April
1957 		10 April
1958 		358 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
3 Raj Bahadur
(1912–1990)
MP for Bharatpur 		17 April
1957 		10 April
1962 		4 years, 358 days
Minister of State for Transport and Civil Aviation
4 C. M. Poonacha
(1910–1990)
Rajya Sabha MP for Mysore 		24 January
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 48 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
Minister of State for Shipping and Transport
5 Om Mehta
(1927–1995)
Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir 		2 May
1971 		5 February
1973 		1 year, 279 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
6 Mansinhji Bhasaheb Rana
MP for Broach 		5 February
1973 		11 January
1974 		340 days
7 H. M. Trivedi
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		17 October
1974 		24 March
1977 		2 years, 158 days
8 Buta Singh
(1934–2021)
MP for Ropar 		8 June
1980 		15 January
1982 		1 year, 221 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
9 Sitaram Kesri
(1919–2000)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		15 January
1982 		29 January
1983 		1 year, 14 days
10 Ziaur Rahman Ansari
(1925–1992)
MP for Unnao 		29 January
1983 		31 October
1984 		54 days
4 November
1984 		31 December
1984 		57 days Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of State for Transport
Minister of State in the Department of Railways 25 September
1985 		22 October
1986 		1 year, 27 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
11A Madhavrao Scindia
(1945–2001)
MP for Gwalior
Minister of State in the Department of Surface Transport
11B Rajesh Pilot
(1945–2000)
MP for Dausa
Minister of State in the Department of Civil Aviation
11C Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
Minister of State for Surface Transport
12 Debendra Pradhan
(1941–2025)
MP for Deogarh 		19 March
1998 		13 October
1999 		2 years, 69 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13 October
1999 		27 May
2000 		Vajpayee III
13 Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Madhubani 		27 May
2000 		2 November
2001 		1 year, 159 days
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
14 Shripad Naik
(born 1952)
MP for Panaji 		24 May
2003 		8 September
2003 		107 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
15 Pon Radhakrishnan
(born 1952)
MP for Kanniyakumari 		8 September
2003 		22 May
2004 		257 days
16 K. H. Muniyappa
(born 1948)
MP for Kolar 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
17 Mahadeo Singh Khandela
(born 1943)
MP for Sikar 		28 May
2009[3] 		19 January
2011 		1 year, 236 days Manmohan II
18 R. P. N. Singh
(born 1964)
MP for Kushi Nagar 		28 May
2009[3] 		19 January
2011 		1 year, 236 days
19 Jitin Prasada
(born 1973)
MP for Dhaurahra 		19 January
2011 		28 October
2012 		1 year, 283 days
20 Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary
(born 1965)
MP for Bardoli 		19 January
2011 		26 May
2014 		3 years, 127 days
21 Sarve Satyanarayana
(born 1954)
MP for Malkajgiri 		28 October
2012 		26 May
2014 		1 year, 149 days
22 Krishan Pal Gurjar
(born 1957)
MP for Faridabad 		27 May
2014 		9 November
2014 		167 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
(15) Pon Radhakrishnan
(born 1952)
MP for Kanniyakumari 		9 November
2014 		3 September
2017 		2 years, 298 days
25 Mansukh Mandaviya
(born 1972)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		5 July
2016 		30 May
2019 		2 years, 329 days
26 General
V. K. Singh (Retd.)
PVSM AVSM YSM ADC
(born 1950)
MP for Ghaziabad 		31 May
2019 		9 June
2024 		5 years, 4 days Modi II
27 Ajay Tamta
(born 1972)
MP for Almora 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 2 years, 60 days Modi III
28 Harsh Malhotra
MP for East Delhi

Deputy Ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications
1 Mohiuddin Ahmed
(1898–?)
MP for Secunderabad
(Civil Aviation) 		2 April
1958 		10 April
1962 		4 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
(1) Mohiuddin Ahmed
(1898–?)
MP for Secunderabad 		16 April
1962 		1 September
1963 		1 year, 138 days Nehru IV
2 Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati
(1905–1997)
MP for Tezpur 		8 May
1962 		1 September
1963 		1 year, 116 days
Deputy Minister of Transport
(1) Mohiuddin Ahmed
(1898–?)
MP for Secunderabad 		1 September
1963 		27 May
1964 		2 years, 126 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
27 May
1964 		9 June
1964 		Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
15 June
1964 		5 January
1966 		Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
3 Jahanara Jaipal Singh
(1923–2004)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		15 February
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 26 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
Deputy Minister of Shipping and Transport
4 Bhakt Darshan
(1912–1991)
MP for Garhwal 		18 March
1967 		18 February
1969 		1 year, 337 days Indian National Congress Indira II Indira Gandhi
5 Sardar Iqbal Singh
(1923–1988)
MP for Fazilka 		14 February
1969 		18 March
1971 		2 years, 32 days Indian National Congress (R)
6 Pranab Mukherjee
(1935–2020)
Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal 		11 January
1974 		10 October
1974 		272 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II
7 Chaudhary Dalbir Singh
(1926–1987)
MP for Sirsa 		1 December
1975 		24 March
1977 		1 year, 113 days
Deputy Minister of Surface Transport
8 P. Namgyal
(1937–2020)
MP for Ladakh 		15 February
1988 		4 July
1989 		1 year, 139 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Position not in use since 4 July 1989

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Organization History of Ministry of Shipping". Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Shipping renamed as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways". NewsBharati.com. 10 November 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Portfolios of Manmohan Singh Cabinet announced". The New Indian Express. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Oscar Fernandes appointed new MoRTH Minister". Construction Week. 18 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shri Nitin Gadkari Has Taken Charge as the Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping". Press Information Bureau. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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