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Second Manmohan Singh 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.

Second Manmohan Singh Ministry
23rd ministry of the Republic of India
Manmohan Singh, 2009
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  Indian National Congress
  All India Trinamool Congress
  Nationalist Congress Party
  Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  Indian Union Muslim League
  Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Status in legislatureCoalition
322 / 545 (59%)
Opposition partyBharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
Opposition leaderSushma Swaraj (in Lok Sabha)
Arun Jaitley (in Rajya Sabha)
History
Election2009
Outgoing election2014
Legislature terms5 years and 4 days
PredecessorFirst Manmohan Singh ministry
SuccessorFirst Modi ministry

List of Council of Ministers

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Cabinet Ministers

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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.		22 May 200926 May 2014 INC 
Minister of Finance23 May 200927 June 2012 INC
27 June 201231 July 2012 INCAdditional charge.
31 July 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Agriculture23 May 200926 May 2014 NCP 
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution23 May 200919 January 2011 NCP
19 January 201126 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Defence23 May 200926 May 2014 INC
Minister of Home Affairs23 May 200931 July 2012 INC
31 July 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Railways23 May 200919 May 2011 AITC
19 May 201112 July 2011 INCPrime Minister was responsible.
12 July 201120 March 2012 AITC
20 March 201222 September 2012 AITC
22 September 201228 October 2012 INCAdditional charge.
28 October 201211 May 2013 INC
11 May 201316 June 2013 INCAdditional charge.
17 June 201326 May 2014 INC
Minister of External Affairs23 May 200927 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Culture28 May 200919 January 2011 INCAdditional charge.
19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Steel28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201112 July 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC
Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201126 May 2014 NCP
Minister of Health and Family Welfare28 May 200926 May 2014 INC
Minister of Power28 May 200931 July 2012 INC
31 July 201228 October 2012 INCAdditional charge.
28 October 201226 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Law and Justice28 May 200912 July 2011 INC
12 July 201128 October 2012 INC
28 October 201211 May 2013 INC
11 May 201326 May 2014 INCAdditional charge.
Minister of New and Renewable Energy28 May 200926 May 2014 JKNC
Minister of Urban Development28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201126 May 2014 INC
Minister of Road Transport and Highways28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201116 June 2013 INC
16 June 201326 May 2014 INC
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs28 May 200926 May 2014 INC
Minister of Water Resources28 May 200931 May 2009 INC
31 May 200914 June 2009 INCAdditional charge.
14 June 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201128 October 2012 INC
28 October 20122 February 2014 INC
2 February 201426 May 2014 INCAdditional charge.
Minister of Textiles28 May 200912 July 2011 DMK
12 July 201117 June 2013 INC
17 June 20133 April 2014 INC
3 April 201426 May 2014 INCAdditional charge.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology28 May 200915 November 2010 DMK
15 November 201026 May 2014 INC
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Information and Broadcasting28 May 200927 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Labour and Employment28 May 200917 June 2013 INC
17 June 201315 December 2013 INC
16 December 201326 May 2014 INCAdditional charge.
Minister of Human Resource Development28 May 200928 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Mines28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201128 October 2012 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region28 May 200912 July 2011 INC
12 July 201126 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Commerce and Industry28 May 200926 May 2014 INC
Minister of Rural Development28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC
Minister of Panchayati Raj28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC
Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Allevation28 May 200928 October 2012 INC
28 October 201216 June 2013 INC
16 June 201326 May 2014 INC
Minister of Tourism28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201127 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Food Processing Industries28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201126 May 2014 NCP
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201128 October 2012 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
28 October 201226 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Shipping28 May 200926 May 2014 INC
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs28 May 200928 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment28 May 200927 October 2012 INC
28 October 201229 January 2014 INC
29 January 201426 May 2014 INCAdditional charge.
Minister of Tribal Affairs28 May 200912 July 2011 INC
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers28 May 200921 March 2013 DMK
21 March 201326 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Civil Aviation28 May 200919 January 2011 NCPMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
19 January 201118 December 2011 INC
18 December 201126 May 2014 RLD
Minister of Science and Technology
Minister of Earth Sciences		28 May 200910 November 2010 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
10 November 201019 January 2011 INCAdditional charge.
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201114 August 2012 INC
14 August 201228 October 2012 INCAdditional charge.
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Coal28 May 200919 January 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
19 January 201126 May 2014 INC
Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation28 May 200919 January 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201126 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Corporate Affairs28 May 200919 January 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201128 October 2012 INC
28 October 202226 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Minority Affairs28 May 200919 January 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises28 May 200919 January 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
19 January 201127 June 2012 INC
27 June 201214 August 2012 INCAdditional charge.
14 August 201228 October 2012 INCAdditional charge.
28 October 201226 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister of Environment and Forests28 May 200912 July 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
12 July 201121 December 2013 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
21 December 201326 May 2014 INCAdditional charge.
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation12 July 201113 July 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
13 July 201128 October 2012 INCAdditional charge.
28 October 201226 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

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A 'Minister of State with independent charge' is a junior Minister in the Federal (State) or Central Government of India but is in charge of a ministry, unlike Minister of State who is also a junior Minister but assists a cabinet minister. All the following ministers are from the Indian National Congress.

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Women and Child Development28 May 200926 May 2014 INC

Source: Council of Ministers[1]

Ministers of State

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office28 May 200910 November 2010 INC
19 January 201126 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions28 May 200910 November 2010 INC
15 November 201026 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers28 May 200921 March 2013 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways28 May 200919 January 2011 IUML
28 May 200928 October 2012 INC
19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
19 May 201112 July 2011 AITC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs28 May 200926 May 2014 INC
28 May 200919 April 2010 INC
19 January 201126 May 2014 IUML
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs28 May 200926 May 2014 INC
28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201128 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs28 May 200910 November 2010 INC
28 May 200912 July 2011 INC
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC
12 July 201128 October 2012 INC
20 July 201128 October 2012 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry28 May 200928 October 2012 INC
28 October 201211 March 2014 INC
2 November 201221 March 2013 DMK
17 June 201326 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development28 May 200928 October 2012 INC
12 July 201128 October 2012 IUML
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles28 May 200931 October 2012 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance28 May 200926 May 2014 INC
28 May 200921 March 2013 DMK
17 June 201326 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence28 May 200928 October 2012 INC
28 October 201229 October 2012 INC
28 October 201231 October 2012 INC
29 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development28 May 200922 September 2012 AITC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
31 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
28 May 200928 October 2012 INC
21 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture28 May 200919 January 2011 INCThe Ministry of Agriculture was merged with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries to form the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Processing Industries19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 NCP
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways28 May 200927 October 2012 INC
28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
19 January 201126 May 2014 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare28 May 200912 July 2011 AITC
28 May 200921 March 2013 DMK
12 July 201122 September 2012 AITC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
17 June 201326 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development28 May 200922 September 2012 AITC
28 May 200926 May 2014 INC
28 May 200927 October 2012 NCP
31 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism28 May 200922 September 2012 AITC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping28 May 200920 March 2012 AITC
31 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting28 May 200922 September 2012 AITC
28 May 200928 October 2012 DMK
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment28 May 200921 March 2013 DMK
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
17 June 201326 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs28 May 200919 January 2011 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports28 May 200914 June 2009 INC
14 June 200919 January 2011 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises28 May 200914 June 2009 INC
14 June 200919 January 2011 INC
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources28 May 200927 October 2012 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs19 January 201127 October 2012 INC
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal19 January 201126 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Science and Technology
Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences		19 January 201128 October 2012 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation28 October 201226 May 2014 INC
Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy28 October 20122 November 2012 DMK

Demographics of the Ministers

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Ministers by Party

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Source: Various news organisations[2][3][4][5]
The new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) included 77 members, 76 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 27 May 2009. The non-Congress cabinet ministers, include Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel from Nationalist Congress Party, Farooq Abdullah from National Conference and Ajit Singh from RLD.

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%)
Party # Cabinet Ministers # Ministers of State (I) # Ministers of State Total number of ministers
Indian National Congress 28 12 30 71
Nationalist Congress Party 2 0 1 3
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference 1 0 0 1
Rashtriya Lok Dal 1 0 0 1
Indian Union Muslim League 0 0 1 1
Total 32 12 32 77

Ministers by States

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Representation of cabinet ministers by state

  Meghalaya (2.73%)
  Assam (4.11%)
  Kerala (10.95%)
  Chhattisgarh (1.38%)
  Puducherry (1.38%)
  Gujarat (4.11%)
  Haryana (1.38%)
  Himachal Pradesh (1.38%)
  Jharkhand (1.38%)
  Karnataka (5.47%)
  Madhya Pradesh (2.73%)
  Maharashtra (6.84%)
  Odisha (1.38%)
  Punjab (4.11%)
  Rajasthan (8.21%)
  Andhra Pradesh (15.07%)
  Uttar Pradesh (8.21%)
  Uttarakhand (1.38%)
  West Bengal (4.11%)
  Delhi (4.11%)
  Jammu Kashmir (2.73%)
  Chandigarh (1.38%)
  Tamil Nadu (5.47%)

Sources:[6][7][8]

State # Cabinet Ministers # Ministers of State(I) # Ministers of State Total number of ministers
Maharashtra 2 — 3 5
Tamil Nadu 2 1 1 4
Andhra Pradesh 5 1 5 11
Kerala 2 1 5 8
Bihar — — — —
Madhya Pradesh 1 — 1 2
Karnataka 3 1 — 4
Himachal Pradesh 1 — — 1
Haryana 1 — — 1
Odisha — 1 — 1
Jammu and Kashmir 2 — — 2
Punjab 1 1 1 3
Delhi 1 2 — 3
Rajasthan 2 — 4 6
West Bengal — — 3 3
Chhattisgarh — — 1 1
Gujarat 1 1 1 3
Puducherry — — 1 1
Uttar Pradesh 3 — 3 6
Jharkhand 1 — — 1
Meghalaya — — 2 2
Uttarakhand 1 — — 1
Assam 1 1 1 3
Chandigarh 1 — — 1
Arunachal Pradesh — — — —
Goa — — — —
Manipur — — — —
Mizoram — — — —
Nagaland — — — —
Sikkim — — — —
Tripura — — — —
Andaman and Nicobar Islands — — — —
Dadra and Nagar Haveli — — — —
Daman and Diu — — — —
Lakshadweep — — — —
Total 31 10 32 73

Entities in the Prime Minister's Office

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  • 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

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The approval ratings for the government from 2008 to 2013, according to Gallup polling, are given below.[9]

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

References

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  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". News.oneindia.in. 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. ^ Front Page : Southern States get a big share. The Hindu (2009-05-29). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
  7. ^ Naveen ups the ante over state's share in PM team. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2009-05-28). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
  8. ^ "Council of Ministers – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  9. ^ "India's New Leadership Faces High Expectations". 13 March 2015.
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