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Second Manmohan Singh Ministry
23rd ministry of the Republic of India
Date formed22 May 2009
Date dissolved26 May 2014
People and organisations
Head of statePratibha Patil (until 25 July 2012)
Pranab Mukherjee (from 25 July 2012)
Head of governmentManmohan Singh
Member parties  United Progressive Alliance
Former
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyBharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
Opposition leaderSushma Swaraj (in Lok Sabha)
Arun Jaitley (in Rajya Sabha)
History
Election(s)2009
Outgoing election2014
Legislature term(s)5 years, 4 days
PredecessorFirst Manmohan Singh ministry
SuccessorFirst Modi ministry

The Second Manmohan Singh ministry came into existence after the general election in 2009. The results of the election were announced on 16 May 2009 and led to the formation of the 15th Lok Sabha. Manmohan Singh took the oath as the 13th Prime Minister of India on 22 May 2009, followed by the oath-taking ceremonies of the Council of Ministers in two phases. They remained in office until next election. This ministry was the second-largest Union Council of Ministers in India after Third Vajpayee ministry until it was surpassed by the Third Modi ministry in 2024.

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The new UPA government included 79 members, 78 members in the cabinet plus Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The first 20 cabinet ministers including Manmohan Singh, swore in on 22 May 2009, while the other 59 cabinet members swore in on 28 May 2009.

List of Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Sources:[1][2][3][4][5]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Prime Minister
Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
Planning Commission
And also in-charge of all other important portfolios and policy issues
not allocated to any Minister.		 Manmohan Singh22 May 200926 May 2014INC 
Minister of Finance Pranab Mukherjee23 May 200926 June 2012INCResigned.
 Manmohan Singh26 June 201231 July 2012INCPrime Minister was responsible. Additional charge following resignation of Pranab Mukherjee.
 P. Chidambaram31 July 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar23 May 200926 May 2014NCP 
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sharad Pawar23 May 200919 January 2011NCP 
 K. V. Thomas19 January 201126 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Defence A. K. Antony23 May 200926 May 2014INC 
Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram23 May 200931 July 2012INC 
 Sushilkumar Shinde31 July 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee23 May 200919 May 2011AITCResigned.
 Manmohan Singh19 May 201112 July 2011INCPrime Minister was responsible. Additional charge following resignation of Mamata Banerjee.
 Dinesh Trivedi12 July 201119 March 2012AITCResigned.
 Mukul Roy20 March 201222 September 2012AITCResigned.
 C. P. Joshi22 September 201228 October 2012INCAdditional charge following resignation of Mukul Roy.
 Pawan Kumar Bansal28 October 201211 May 2013INCResigned.
 C. P. Joshi11 May 201315 June 2013INCAdditional charge following resignation of Pawan Kumar Bansal. Resigned.
 Mallikarjun Kharge17 June 201326 May 2014INC 
Minister of External Affairs S. M. Krishna23 May 200927 October 2012INC 
 Salman Khurshid28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Culture Manmohan Singh28 May 200919 January 2011INCPrime Minister was responsible.
 Selja Kumari19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 Chandresh Kumari Katoch28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Steel Virbhadra Singh28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Beni Prasad Verma19 January 201112 July 2011INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Beni Prasad Verma12 July 201126 May 2014INC 
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Praful Patel19 January 201126 May 2014NCP 
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad28 May 200926 May 2014INC 
Minister of Power Sushilkumar Shinde28 May 200931 July 2012INC 
 M. Veerappa Moily31 July 201228 October 2012INC 
 Jyotiraditya Scindia28 October 201226 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Law and Justice M. Veerappa Moily28 May 200912 July 2011INC 
 Salman Khurshid12 July 201128 October 2012INC 
 Ashwani Kumar28 October 201211 May 2013INCResigned.
 Kapil Sibal11 May 201326 May 2014INCAdditional charge following resignation of Ashwani Kumar.
Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah28 May 200926 May 2014Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 
Minister of Urban Development S. Jaipal Reddy28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Kamal Nath19 January 201126 May 2014INC 
Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 C. P. Joshi19 January 201115 June 2013INCResigned.
 Oscar Fernandes17 June 201326 May 2014INC 
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi28 May 200926 May 2014INC 
Minister of Water Resources Meira Kumar28 May 200931 May 2009INCResigned.
 Manmohan Singh31 May 200914 June 2009INCPrime Minister was responsible. Additional charge following resignation of Meira Kumar.
 Pawan Kumar Bansal14 June 200919 January 2011INC 
 Salman Khurshid19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Pawan Kumar Bansal12 July 201128 October 2012INC 
 Harish Rawat28 October 20121 February 2014INCResigned.
 Ghulam Nabi Azad1 February 201426 May 2014INCAdditional charge following resignation of Harish Rawat.
Minister of Textiles Dayanidhi Maran28 May 200912 July 2011DMK 
 Anand Sharma12 July 201117 June 2013INC 
 Kavuri Samba Siva Rao17 June 20133 April 2014INCResigned.
 Anand Sharma3 April 201426 May 2014INCAdditional charge following resignation of Kavuri Samba Siva Rao.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology A. Raja28 May 200915 November 2010DMKResigned.
 Kapil Sibal15 November 201026 May 2014INCAdditional charge following resignation of A. Raja.
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 S. Jaipal Reddy19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 M. Veerappa Moily28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni28 May 200927 October 2012INC 
 Manish Tewari28 October 201226 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Labour and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge28 May 200917 June 2013INC 
 Sis Ram Ola17 June 201315 December 2013INCDied in Office.
 Oscar Fernandes15 December 201326 May 2014INCAdditional charge following demise of Sis Ram Ola.
Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal28 May 200928 October 2012INC 
 M. M. Pallam Raju28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Mines Bijoy Krishna Handique28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Dinsha Patel19 January 201128 October 2012INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Dinsha Patel28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Bijoy Krishna Handique28 May 200912 July 2011INC 
 Paban Singh Ghatowar12 July 201126 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma28 May 200926 May 2014INC 
Minister of Rural Development C. P. Joshi28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Vilasrao Deshmukh19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Jairam Ramesh12 July 201126 May 2014INC 
Minister of Panchayati Raj C. P. Joshi28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Vilasrao Deshmukh19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Kishore Chandra Deo12 July 201126 May 2014INC 
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Selja Kumari28 May 200928 October 2012INC 
 Ajay Maken28 October 201215 June 2013INC 
 Girija Vyas17 June 201326 May 2014INC 
Minister of Tourism Selja Kumari28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Subodh Kant Sahay19 January 201127 October 2012INC 
 K. Chiranjeevi28 October 201226 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahay28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Sharad Pawar19 January 201126 May 2014NCP 
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports M. S. Gill28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Ajay Maken19 January 201128 October 2012INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Jitendra Singh28 October 201226 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Shipping G. K. Vasan28 May 200926 May 2014INC 
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal28 May 200928 October 2012INC 
 Kamal Nath28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik28 May 200927 October 2012INC 
 Selja Kumari28 October 201228 January 2014INCResigned.
 Mallikarjun Kharge28 January 201426 May 2014INCAdditional charge following resignation of Selja Kumari.
Minister of Tribal Affairs Kantilal Bhuria28 May 200912 July 2011INC 
 Kishore Chandra Deo12 July 201126 May 2014INC 
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers M. K. Alagiri28 May 200920 March 2013DMKResigned.
 Srikant Kumar Jena20 March 201326 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Civil Aviation Praful Patel28 May 200919 January 2011NCPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Vayalar Ravi19 January 201118 December 2011INC 
 Ajit Singh18 December 201126 May 2014RLD 
Minister of Science and Technology
Minister of Earth Sciences		 Prithviraj Chavan28 May 200910 November 2010INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible. Resigned.
 Kapil Sibal10 November 201019 January 2011INCAdditional charge following resignation of Prithviraj Chavan.
 Pawan Kumar Bansal19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Vilasrao Deshmukh12 July 201110 August 2012INC 
 Vayalar Ravi10 August 201228 October 2012INCAdditional charge during period of indisposition of Vilasrao Deshmukh.
 S. Jaipal Reddy28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Coal Shriprakash Jaiswal28 May 200919 January 2011INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Shriprakash Jaiswal19 January 201126 May 2014INC 
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation Shriprakash Jaiswal28 May 200919 January 2011INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 M. S. Gill19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Srikant Kumar Jena12 July 201126 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Corporate Affairs Salman Khurshid28 May 200919 January 2011INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Murli Deora19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 M. Veerappa Moily12 July 201128 October 2012INC 
 Sachin Pilot28 October 201226 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid28 May 200919 January 2011INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Salman Khurshid19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 K. Rahman Khan28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Dinsha Patel28 May 200919 January 2011INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Virbhadra Singh19 January 201126 June 2012INCResigned.
 Vilasrao Deshmukh26 June 201210 August 2012INCAdditional charge following resignation of Virbhadra Singh.
 Vayalar Ravi10 August 201228 October 2012INCAdditional charge during period of indisposition of Vilasrao Deshmukh.
 K. H. Muniyappa28 October 201226 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh28 May 200912 July 2011INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
 Jayanthi Natarajan12 July 201121 December 2013INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible. Resigned.
 M. Veerappa Moily21 December 201326 May 2014INCAdditional charge following resignation of Jayanthi Natarajan.
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation Gurudas Kamat12 July 201113 July 2011INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible. Resigned.
 Jairam Ramesh13 July 201128 October 2012INCAdditional charge following resignation of Gurudas Kamat.
 Bharatsinh Solanki28 October 201226 May 2014INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister without portfolio Vilasrao Deshmukh10 August 201214 August 2012INCDied in Office.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath28 May 200926 May 2014INC 

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan28 May 200910 November 2010INCResigned.
 V. Narayanasamy19 January 201126 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Prithviraj Chavan28 May 200910 November 2010INCResigned.
 V. Narayanasamy15 November 201026 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan28 May 200910 November 2010INCResigned.
 V. Narayanasamy28 May 200912 July 2011INC 
 Ashwani Kumar19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Harish Rawat12 July 201128 October 2012INC 
 Rajeev Shukla12 July 201126 May 2014INC 
 Paban Singh Ghatowar20 July 201128 October 2012INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Srikant Kumar Jena28 May 200921 March 2013INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways E. Ahamed28 May 200919 January 2011IUML 
 K. H. Muniyappa28 May 200928 October 2012INC 
 Bharatsinh Solanki19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 Mukul Roy19 May 201112 July 2011AITC 
 Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran28 May 200926 May 2014INC 
 Ajay Maken28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Gurudas Kamat19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Jitendra Singh12 July 201128 October 2012INC 
 R.P.N. Singh28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning V. Narayanasamy28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Ashwani Kumar19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 Rajeev Shukla28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia28 May 200928 October 2012INC 
 Daggubati Purandeswari28 October 201211 March 2014INCResigned.
 S. Jagathrakshakan2 November 201220 March 2013DMKResigned.
 E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan17 June 201326 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Daggubati Purandeswari28 May 200928 October 2012INC 
 E. Ahamed12 July 201128 October 2012IUML 
 Jitin Prasada28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
 Shashi Tharoor28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles Panabaka Lakshmi28 May 200931 October 2012INC 
 Panabaka Lakshmi5 March 201326 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Namo Narain Meena28 May 200926 May 2014INC 
 S. S. Palanimanickam28 May 200920 March 2013DMKResigned.
 Jesudasu Seelam17 June 201326 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence M. M. Pallam Raju28 May 200928 October 2012INC 
 Jitendra Singh28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
 Lalchand Kataria28 October 201230 October 2012INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development Saugata Roy28 May 200922 September 2012AITCResigned.
 Deepa Dasmunsi28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Jitin Prasada28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 R.P.N. Singh19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 Panabaka Lakshmi30 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel Sai Prathap Annayyagari28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Sachin Pilot28 May 200928 October 2012INC 
 Gurudas Kamat21 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Milind Deora12 July 201126 May 2014INC 
 Killi Krupa Rani28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment Harish Rawat28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Kodikunnil Suresh28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture K. V. Thomas28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Harish Rawat19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 Arun Yadav19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Charan Das Mahant12 July 201126 May 2014INC 
 Tariq Anwar28 October 201226 May 2014NCP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution K. V. Thomas28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power Bharatsinh Solanki28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 K. C. Venugopal19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Mahadeo Singh Khandela28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 R.P.N. Singh28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Jitin Prasada19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary19 January 201126 May 2014INC 
 Sarvey Sathyanarayana28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Trivedi28 May 200912 July 2011AITC 
 S. Gandhiselvan28 May 200920 March 2013DMKResigned.
 Sudip Bandyopadhyay12 July 201122 September 2012AITCResigned.
 Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
 Santosh Chowdhary17 June 201326 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development Sisir Adhikari28 May 200922 September 2012AITCResigned.
 Pradeep Jain Aditya28 May 200926 May 2014INC 
 Agatha Sangma28 May 200927 October 2012NCP 
 Lalchand Kataria30 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Sultan Ahmed28 May 200922 September 2012AITCResigned.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping Mukul Roy28 May 200920 March 2012AITC 
 Milind Deora30 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Choudhury Mohan Jatua28 May 200922 September 2012AITCResigned.
 S. Jagathrakshakan28 May 200928 October 2012DMK 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment D. Napoleon28 May 200920 March 2013DMKResigned.
 Porika Balram Naik28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
 Manikrao Hodlya Gavit17 June 201326 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Preneet Kaur28 May 200926 May 2014INC 
 Shashi Tharoor28 May 200918 April 2010INCResigned.
 E. Ahamed19 January 201126 May 2014IUML 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary28 May 200919 January 2011INC 
 Mahadeo Singh Khandela19 January 201127 October 2012INC 
 Ranee Narah28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Arun Yadav28 May 200914 June 2009INC 
 Pratik Prakashbapu Patil14 June 200919 January 2011INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Pratik Prakashbapu Patil28 May 200914 June 2009INC 
 Arun Yadav14 June 200919 January 2011INC 
 Sai Prathap Annayyagari19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources Vincent Pala28 May 200927 October 2012INC 
Minister of State in the Food Processing Industries Harish Rawat19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
 Arun Yadav19 January 201112 July 2011INC 
 Charan Das Mahant12 July 201126 May 2014INC 
 Tariq Anwar28 October 201226 May 2014NCP 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil19 January 201126 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs R.P.N. Singh19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs Vincent Pala19 January 201127 October 2012INC 
 Ninong Ering28 October 201226 May 2014INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology
Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences		 Ashwani Kumar19 January 201128 October 2012INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy S. Jagathrakshakan28 October 20122 November 2012DMK 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation K. C. Venugopal28 October 201226 May 2014INC 

Demographics of the Ministers[edit | edit source]

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  Indian National Congress (92.2%)
  Nationalist Congress Party (3.9%)
  Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (1.3%)
  Rashtriya Lok Dal (1.3%)
  Indian Union Muslim League (1.3%)

Parties[edit | edit source]

Party Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State (I/C) Ministers of State Total numbers of ministers
INC 24 [lower-alpha 1] 11 30 65
NCP 2 0 1 3
JKNC 1 0 0 1
RLD 1 0 0 1
IUML 0 0 1 1
Total 28 11 32 71

States[edit | edit source]

State Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State (I/C) Ministers of State Total number of ministers Name of ministers
Andhra Pradesh 4 1 6 10
Arunachal Pradesh — — 1 1
Assam 1 1 1 3
Chhattisgarh — — 1 1
Gujarat 1 1 1 3
Jammu and Kashmir 2 — — 2
Karnataka 4 1 2 7
Kerala 2 1 3 6
Madhya Pradesh 1 1 — 2
Maharashtra 3 — 5 8
Odisha — 1 — 1
Punjab — 1 2 3
Rajasthan 3 2 2 7
Tamil Nadu 2 — 1 3
Uttar Pradesh 4 — 3 7
West Bengal — — 3 3
Delhi 1 1 — 2
Puducherry — — 1 1
Total 28 11 32 71

Demographics of the fomer ministers[edit | edit source]

Parties[edit | edit source]

Party Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State (I/C) Ministers of State Total numbers of ministers
INC 20 3 5 28
AITC 3 0 5 8
DMK 3 0 4 7
NCP 0 0 1 1
Total 26 3 15 44

States[edit | edit source]

State Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State (I/C) Ministers of State Total number of ministers Name of ministers
Andhra Pradesh 1 — 2 3
Assam 1 — — 1
Bihar 1 — — 1
Haryana 1 — — 1
Himachal Pradesh 1 — — 1
Jharkhand 1 — — 1
Karnataka 1 — — 1
Madhya Pradesh 1 — 1 2
Maharashtra 3 2 — 5
Meghalaya — — 2 2
Punjab 3 — — 3
Rajasthan 2 — 1 3
Tamil Nadu 3 1 4 8
Uttarakhand 1 — — 1
West Bengal 4 — 5 9
Chandigarh 1 — — 1
Delhi 1 — — 1
Total 26 3 15 44

Entities in the Prime Minister's Office[edit | edit source]

  • From October 2011, the post of Secretary under Prime Ministers office has been eliminated as per policy.
Office of the Prime Minister of India
Name Designation Rank
T. K. A. Nair Advisor to PM Minister of State Rank
Pulok Chatterji Principal Secretary
Shivshankar Menon National Security Adviser Minister of State Rank
Pankaj Pachauri Communications Adviser
R. Ramanujam Secretary
Vikram Misri
Shatrughna Singh
Vini Mahajan
L. K. Atheeq		 Joint Secretary
Munu Mahawar
Dheeraj Gupta
Sharmila Joseph
Pallavi Jain
Arindam Bagchi
Rajeev Topno
Sanjay Lohiya
Krishan Kumar
Binoy Job		 Director
Indu Chaturvedi
Jaideep Sarkar
K Muthukumar		 PMO Personal Staff
Gourangalal Das
Sanjukta Ray
Mehar Jhamb		 Deputy Secretary
J P Arya Joint Director
P K Bali
K Salil Kumar
R Mythili		 Under Secretary
Sources: Office of the PM of India

Approval Ratings[edit | edit source]

The approval ratings for the government from 2008 to 2013, according to Gallup polling, are given below.[6]

Year Approve Disapprove
2008 53% 33%
2009 55% 35%
2010 57% 33%
2011 46% 47%
2012 39% 47%
2013 30% 48%

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Including Prime Minister

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Council of Ministers | National Portal of India. India.gov.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
  2. ↑ Super Admin (27 May 2009). "Manmohan Singh | Cabinet Expansion | UPA | Congress | NCP | Trinamool Congress | List of Ministers". Oneindia. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "59 new ministers inducted in Manmohan's cabinet, gone up to 79". GroundReport. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  4. ↑ 59 ministers sworn in to complete India's new government - Monsters and Critics Archived 2010-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ [1] Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "India's New Leadership Faces High Expectations". 13 March 2015.
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