Second ministry of Manmohan Singh
| Second ministry of Manmohan Singh | |
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| 20th ministry of the Republic of India | |
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| Date formed | 22 May 2009 |
| Date dissolved | 26 May 2014 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| Head of state |
Pratibha Patil (until 25 July 2012) Pranab Mukherjee (from 25 July 2012) |
| Member party | Indian National Congress (UPA) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition party | Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
| Opposition leader |
Sushma Swaraj (in Lok Sabha) Arun Jaitley (in Rajya Sabha) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2009 |
| Outgoing election | 2014 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years and 4 days |
| Predecessor | First Manmohan Singh ministry |
| Successor | Modi ministry |
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The Second ministry of Manmohan Singh 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. Dr. 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 26 May 2014.
Union Ministers
| Portfolios | Name | Image | Age | Parliamentary constituency | Party | Educational background | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh | |
81 | Assam (Rajya Sabha) | INC | ||
| Department of Atomic Energy | |||||||
| Department of Space | |||||||
| Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | |||||||
| Planning Commission | |||||||
| Ministry of Defence | A. K. Antony |  |
73 | Kerala (Rajya Sabha) | INC | B.A., B.L. Educated at University of Kerala | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Sharad Pawar |  |
73 | Madha | NCP | B.Com. | |
| Ministry of Finance | P. Chidambaram |  |
68 | Sivaganga | INC | Harvard University (M.B.A) | |
| Ministry of External Affairs | Salman Khurshid |  |
61 | Farrukhabad | INC | St Edmund Hall | |
| Ministry of Home Affairs | Sushilkumar Shinde |  |
71 | Solapur | INC | honours degree in Arts from Dayanand College, Solapur; Degree in law from Shivaji University | |
| Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | Kapil Sibal |  |
64 | Chandni Chowk | INC | Harvard University | |
| Ministry of Law and Justice | |||||||
| Ministry of Human Resource Development | Pallam Raju | 50 | Kakinada | INC | BE in Electronics & Communications from Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh | ||
| Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | Girija Vyas |  |
67 | INC | Doctorate in Philosophy | ||
| Ministry of Civil Aviation | Ajit Singh | 73 | Baghpat | RLD | B.Tech. from IIT Kharagpur and M.S. from Illinois Institute of Technology | ||
| Ministry of Mines | Dinsha Patel |  |
75 | Kheda | INC | Matriculate | |
| Ministry of Commerce and Industry | Anand Sharma |  |
60 | Himachal Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | INC | Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. | |
| Ministry of Textiles | Kavuru Samba Siva Rao | 69 | Eluru | INC | BE from NIT Warangal | ||
| Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Veerappa Moily |  |
73 | Chikballapur | INC | B.L. from University Law College, Bengaluru | |
| Ministry of Culture | Chandresh Kumari |  |
68 | Jodhpur | INC | University of Jodhpur (now Jai Narain Vyas University) | |
| Ministry of Water Resources | Gulam Nabi Azad | 65 | Haridwar | INC | M.Sc. (Zoology) Educated at Government Degree College Bhadarwah, G.G.M. Science College, Jammu, S.P. College, Srinagar and Kashmir University, Srinagar | ||
| Ministry of Rural Development | Jairam Ramesh |  |
58 | Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) | INC | B.Tech., M.S. and Graduate Study Educated at I.I.T., Bombay, Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.A. and M.I.T., U.S.A. | |
| Ministry of Urban Development | Kamal Nath |  |
66 | Chhindwara | INC | B.Com. Educated at St. Xaviers College, Calcutta,West Bengal | |
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | |||||||
| Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs | Vayalar Ravi |  |
75 | Kerala | INC | M.A., B.L. Educated at S.D. College, Alappuzha, Maharajas College, Ernakulam and Law College, Ernakulam | |
| Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Ghulam Nabi Azad |  |
63 | Jammu and Kashmir (Rajya Sabha) | INC | M.Sc. (Zoology) Educated at Government Degree College Bhadarwah, G.G.M. Science College, Jammu, S.P. College, Srinagar and Kashmir University, Srinagar | |
| Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | Praful Patel |  |
55 | Bhandara-Gondiya | NCP | B.Com. Educated at University of Bombay, Mumbai,Maharashtra | |
| Ministry of Panchayati Raj | Kishore Chandra Deo | 65 | Araku | INC | B.A. (Economics), M.A. (Political Science) Educated at Chennai Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu | ||
| Ministry of Tribal Affairs | |||||||
| Ministry of Science and Technology | Jaipal Reddy |  |
71 | Chevella | INC | M.A. (English), B.J. Educated at Osmania University, Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh | |
| Ministry of Earth Sciences | |||||||
| Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Oscar Fernandes | 72 | Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) | INC | Intermediate, B.A.II Educated at Cecilia's Convent, Board High School and M.G.M.College, Udupi | ||
| Ministry of Labour and Employment | |||||||
| Ministry of Railways | Mallikarjun Kharge |  |
70 | Gulbarga | INC | B.A., LL.B Educated at Government College, Gulbarg and Government College Gulbarga, Karnataka University, Karnataka | |
| Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | |||||||
| Ministry of Shipping | G. K. Vasan |  |
48 | Tamil Nadu (Rajya Sabha) | INC | ||
| Ministry of Steel | Beni Prasad Verma | 71 | Gonda | INC | B.A.,LL.B. Educated at Lucknow University, Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Ministry of Coal | Shriprakash Jaiswal | 68 | Kanpur | INC | Intermediate Educated at D.A.V. College, Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh | ||
| Ministry of Minority Affairs | K. Rahman Khan | .jpg) |
73 | Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) | INC | Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) Educated at Mysore University, Mysore |
Ministers of State (Independent Charges)
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.
| Sl. No. | Name | Responsible Ministries | Age | Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha | Party | Educational Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manish Tewari | Information and Broadcasting | 47 | Lok Sabha (Ludhiana, Punjab) | INC | |
| 2 | Chiranjeevi (Konidala Siva Sankara Vara Prasad) | Tourism | 58 | Rajya Sabha (Andhra Pradesh) | INC | B.Com from Y.N College, Narasapuram, AP |
| 3 | Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia | Power | 42 | Lok Sabha (Guna, Madhya Pradesh) | INC | M.A., M.B.A., Stanford University, U.S.A |
| 4 | Bharatsinh Solanki | Drinking Water and Sanitation | 59 | Lok Sabha (Anand, Gujarat) | INC | B.E. (Civil)[1] |
| 5 | Jitendra Singh | Youth Affairs and Sports | 41 | Lok Sabha (Alwar, Rajasthan) | INC | B.Com[2] |
| 6 | Sachin Pilot | Corporate Affairs | 35 | Lok Sabha (Ajmer, Rajasthan) | INC | M.B.A. – Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA |
| 7 | Krishna Tirath | Women and Child Development | 57 | Lok Sabha (North West Delhi, Delhi) | INC | M.A., B.Ed. (University of Delhi)[3] |
| 8 | K. V. Thomas | Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | 66 | Lok Sabha (Ernakulam, Kerala) | INC | M.Sc.(Chemistry)[4] |
| 9 | Srikant Kumar Jena | Statistics and Program Implementation and Chemicals and Fertilizers[5] | 62 | Lok Sabha (Balasore, Odisha) | INC | B.A. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha[6] |
| 10 | Veerappa Moily | Environment and Forests | 58 | Lok Sabha (Chikkaballapura,Karnataka) | INC | B.A., University College, Mangalore, B.L, University law College, Bangalore. |
| 11 | Paban Singh Ghatowar | Development of North Eastern Region, Parliamentary Affairs[5] | 62 | Lok Sabha (Dibrugarh, Assam) | INC | B.A. Gauhati University, Guwahati[7] |
| 12 | K. H. Muniyappa | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 64 | Lok Sabha (Kolar, Karnataka) | INC | B.A., LL.B.[8] |
Source: Council of Ministers[9]
Ministers of State
| Sl. No. | Name | Responsible Ministries | Age | Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha | Party | Educational Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. Ahamed | External Affairs | 74 | Lok Sabha Malappuram, Kerala | MUL | B.A., B.L.[10] |
| 2 | Shashi Tharoor | Human Resource Development | 56 | Lok Sabha Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | INC | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (B.A.)
Tufts University (M.A., M.A.L.D., Ph.D.) |
| 3 | Tariq Anwar | Agriculture | 61 | Rajya Sabha, Maharashtra | NCP | B.Sc.[11] |
| 4 | Mullappally Ramachandran | Home Affairs | 67 | Lok Sabha Vadakara,Kerala | INC | MA, LLB[12] |
| 5 | V. Narayanasamy | Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Prime Minister Office | 65 | Lok Sabha Puducherry | INC | B.A., M.L.[13] |
| 6 | Daggubati Purandeswari | Commerce and Industry | 53 | Lok Sabha, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh | INC | BA[14] |
| 7 | Panabaka Lakshmi | Textiles | 54 | Lok Sabha, Bapatla, Prakasam Dist,Andhra Pradesh | INC | M.A.(Public Administration)[15] |
| 8 | Namo Narain Meena | Finance | 68 | Lok Sabha, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur | INC | M. A. (Geography)[16] |
| 9 | Jitin Prasada | Human Resource Development and Defence | 38 | Lok Sabha Dhaurahra, Uttar Pradesh | INC | M.B.A,[17] |
| 10 | Preneet Kaur | External Affairs | 68 | Lok Sabha Patiala, Punjab | INC | B.A., T.T.C.[18] |
| 11 | Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary | Road Transport and Highways | 46 | Lok Sabha, Bardoli | INC | M.B.B.S[19] |
| 12 | Pratik Prakashbapu Patil | Coal | 39 | Lok Sabha Sangli | INC | Intermediate, Diploma in Automobile Engineering[20] |
| 13 | R. P. N. Singh | Home Affairs | 48 | Lok Sabha Khushi Nagar | INC | B.A. (Hons.) History[21] |
| 14 | Pradeep Jain Aditya | Rural Development | 50 | Lok Sabha, Jhansi | INC | M.A., M.Com., L.L.B.[22] |
| 15 | K. C. Venugopal | Civil Aviation and Power | 49 | Lok Sabha Alappuzha, Kerala | INC | M.Sc.(Mathematics)[23] |
| 16 | Charan Das Mahant | Agriculture and Food Processing Industries | 57 | Lok Sabha Korba, Chhattisgarh | INC | M.Sc., M.A., LL.B., PhD[24] |
| 17 | Milind Murli Deora | Communications and Information Technology | 35 | Lok Sabha, Mumbai-South | INC | BBA (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration)[25] |
| 18 | Rajeev Shukla | Parliamentary Affairs and Planning | 53 | Rajya Sabha, Maharashtra | INC | M.A., LL.B. |
| 19 | Kodikunnil Suresh | Labor and Employment | 50 | Lok Sabha Mavelikara,Kerala | INC | LL.B [26] |
| 20 | K.J. Surya Prakash Reddy | Railways | 61 | Lok Sabha Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh | INC | B.A [27] |
| 21 | Ranee Narah | Tribal Affairs | 46 | Lok Sabha Lakhimpur,Assam | INC | B.A [28] |
| 22 | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury | Railways | 56 | Lok Sabha Berhampore, West Bengal | INC | Under Matriculate [29] |
| 23 | Killi Krupa Rani | Communications and Information Technology | 46 | Lok Sabha Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh | INC | M.B.B.S [30] |
| 24 | Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury | Health and Family Welfare | 74 | Lok Sabha Malda, West Bengal | INC | Degree in Industrial Psychology (Northampton college,England),University of Guleph, Canada [31] |
| 25 | Sarvey Sathyanarayana, | Road Transport and Highways | 58 | Lok Sabha Malkajgiri, Andhra Pradesh | INC | B.A, LL.B |
| 26 | Ninong Ering | Minority Affairs | 53 | Lok Sabha Arunachal East | INC | B.A |
| 27 | Deepa Dasmunsi | Urban Development | 52 | Lok Sabha Raiganj, West Bengal | INC | M.A.(Dramatics) |
| 28 | Lal Chand Kataria | Defence | 44 | Lok Sabha Jaipur Rural | INC | Intermediate[32] |
| 29 | Porika Balram Naik | Social Justice and Empowerment | 48 | Lok Sabha, Mahabubabad | INC | B.A.[33] |
New Ministers of State alongside old ones:[34]
- Manikrao Hodlya Gavit, Social Justice and Empowerment
- Santosh Chowdhary, Health & Family Welfare
- Jesudasu Seelam becomes, Finance
- E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappan, Commerce and Industry
Demographics of the Council of Ministers
UPA Cabinet by Party
Source: Various news organisations[35][36][37][38]
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 Chaudhary Ajit Singh from RLD.
| Party | # Cabinet Ministers | # Ministers of State (I) | # Ministers of State | Total number of ministers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 28 | 12 | 31 | 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 | 33 | 77 |
United Progressive Alliance Cabinet by States
| 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 | — | — | |
| Meghalaya | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Assam | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | — | — | — | — |
| Goa | — | — | — | — |
| Manipur | — | — | — | — |
| Mizoram | 7 | — | 4 | — |
| Nagaland | — | — | — | — |
| Sikkim | — | — | — | — |
| Tripura | — | — | — | — |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | — | — | — | — |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | — | — | — | — |
| Daman and Diu | — | — | — | — |
| Lakshadweep | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 35 | 10 | 38 | 78 |
Entities in the Office of the Prime Minister
- From October 2011, the post of Secretary under Prime Ministers office has been eliminated as per policy.
| Name | Designation | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| T. K. A. Nair | Advisor to PM | Minister of State Rank |
| Pulok Chatterji | Principal Secretary | |
| Shivshankar Menon | Assistant to the Prime Minister for National Security Affairs and National Security Adviser | Minister of State Rank |
| Pankaj Pachauri | Communications Adviser to PM | |
| 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 | ||
Reception
The approval ratings for the government from 2008 to 2013, according to Gallup polling, are given below.[42]
| Year | Approve | Disapprove |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 53% | 33% |
| 2009 | 55% | 35% |
| 2010 | 57% | 33% |
| 2011 | 46% | 47% |
| 2012 | 39% | 47% |
| 2013 | 30% | 48% |
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- ↑ Detailed Profile - Smt. Krishna Tirath - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India
- ↑ Detailed Profile - Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India
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- ↑ Detailed Profile - Shri Srikant Kumar Jena - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India
- ↑ Detailed Profile - Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India
- ↑ Detailed Profile - Shri K.H. Muniyappa - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India
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- ↑ Detailed Profile - Shri V. Narayanasamy - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India
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