The first rearrangement of the Union Cabinet since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections has taken place. As Modi 2.0 cabinet gets a young look, here’s what the first ever cabinet of Independent India looked like.
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime Minister Minister of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations Minister of Scientific Research
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Home Affairs and States, Minister of Information and Broadcasting
3. C. Rajagopalachari, Kailash Nath Katju
Minister of Home Affairs and States
4. R. R. Diwakar
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
5. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty, John Mathai, C. D. Deshmukh
Minister of Finance
6. B. R. Ambedkar
Minister of Law
7. Baldev Singh
Minister of Defence
8. John Mathai, N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
Minister of Railways and Transport
9. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Minister of Education
10. Rajendra Prasad
Minister of Food and Agriculture
11. Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Harekrushna Mahatab
Minister of Industries and Supplies
12. Jagjivan Ram
Minister of Labour
13. Cooverji Hormusji Bhabha
Minister of Commerce
14. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Minister of Communications
15. Amrit Kaur
Minister of Health
16. Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
Minister of Works, Mines and Power
17. K. C. Neogy
Minister of Relief and Rehabilitation
18. N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar, Mohanlal Saxena
Minister without portfolio
It has been 74 years since the 1st ever cabinet of Indian ministry was formed.