Second Manmohan Singh ministry

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
Election2009
Outgoing election2014
Legislature terms5 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.


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

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

Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet members
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 200926 June 2012 INCResigned.
26 June 201231 July 2012 INCPrime Minister was responsible. Additional charge following resignation of Pranab Mukherjee.
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 AITCResigned.
19 May 201112 July 2011 INCPrime Minister was responsible. Additional charge following resignation of Mamata Banerjee.
12 July 201119 March 2012 AITCResigned.
20 March 201222 September 2012 AITCResigned.
22 September 201228 October 2012 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Mukul Roy.
28 October 201211 May 2013 INCResigned.
11 May 201315 June 2013 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Pawan Kumar Bansal. Resigned.
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 INCPrime Minister was responsible.
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 INC 
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 INCResigned.
11 May 201326 May 2014 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Ashwani Kumar.
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 201115 June 2013 INCResigned.
17 June 201326 May 2014 INC 
Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs28 May 200926 May 2014 INC 
Minister of Water Resources28 May 200931 May 2009 INCResigned.
31 May 200914 June 2009 INCPrime Minister was responsible. Additional charge following resignation of Meira Kumar.
14 June 200919 January 2011 INC 
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC 
12 July 201128 October 2012 INC 
28 October 20121 February 2014 INCResigned.
1 February 201426 May 2014 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Harish Rawat.
Minister of Textiles28 May 200912 July 2011 DMK 
12 July 201117 June 2013 INC 
17 June 20133 April 2014 INCResigned.
3 April 201426 May 2014 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Kavuri Samba Siva Rao.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology28 May 200915 November 2010 DMKResigned.
15 November 201026 May 2014 INCAdditional charge following resignation of A. Raja.
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 INCDied in Office.
15 December 201326 May 2014 INCAdditional charge following demise of Sis Ram Ola.
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 Alleviation28 May 200928 October 2012 INC 
28 October 201215 June 2013 INC 
17 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 201228 January 2014 INCResigned.
28 January 201426 May 2014 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Selja Kumari.
Minister of Tribal Affairs28 May 200912 July 2011 INC 
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC 
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers28 May 200920 March 2013 DMKResigned.
20 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. Resigned.
10 November 201019 January 2011 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Prithviraj Chavan.
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC 
12 July 201110 August 2012 INC 
10 August 201228 October 2012 INCAdditional charge during period of indisposition of Vilasrao Deshmukh.
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 201226 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 201126 June 2012 INCResigned.
26 June 201210 August 2012 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Virbhadra Singh.
10 August 201228 October 2012 INCAdditional charge during period of indisposition of Vilasrao Deshmukh.
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. Resigned.
21 December 201326 May 2014 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Jayanthi Natarajan.
Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation12 July 201113 July 2011 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible. Resigned.
13 July 201128 October 2012 INCAdditional charge following resignation of Gurudas Kamat.
28 October 201226 May 2014 INCMinister of State (I/C) was responsible.
Minister without portfolio10 August 201214 August 2012 INCDied in Office.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

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

Ministers of State

Cabinet members
Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Remarks
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office28 May 200910 November 2010 INCResigned.
19 January 201126 May 2014 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions28 May 200910 November 2010 INCResigned.
15 November 201026 May 2014 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs28 May 200910 November 2010 INCResigned.
28 May 200912 July 2011 INC 
19 January 201112 July 2011 INC 
12 July 201128 October 2012 INC 
12 July 201126 May 2014 INC 
20 July 201128 October 2012 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 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 Commerce and Industry28 May 200928 October 2012 INC 
28 October 201211 March 2014 INCResigned.
2 November 201220 March 2013 DMKResigned.
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 
5 March 201326 May 2014 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance28 May 200926 May 2014 INC 
28 May 200920 March 2013 DMKResigned.
17 June 201326 May 2014 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence28 May 200928 October 2012 INC 
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC 
28 October 201230 October 2012 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development28 May 200922 September 2012 AITCResigned.
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 
30 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 INC 
19 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 200919 January 2011 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 200920 March 2013 DMKResigned.
12 July 201122 September 2012 AITCResigned.
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 AITCResigned.
28 May 200926 May 2014 INC 
28 May 200927 October 2012 NCP 
30 October 201226 May 2014 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism28 May 200922 September 2012 AITCResigned.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping28 May 200920 March 2012 AITC 
30 October 201226 May 2014 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting28 May 200922 September 2012 AITCResigned.
28 May 200928 October 2012 DMK 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment28 May 200920 March 2013 DMKResigned.
28 October 201226 May 2014 INC 
17 June 201326 May 2014 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs28 May 200926 May 2014 INC 
28 May 200918 April 2010 INCResigned.
19 January 201126 May 2014 IUML 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs28 May 200919 January 2011 INC 
19 January 201127 October 2012 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 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 Coal19 January 201126 May 2014 INC 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs19 January 201128 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 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 New and Renewable Energy28 October 20122 November 2012 DMK 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation28 October 201226 May 2014 INC 

Demographics of the Ministers

Representation of cabinet ministers by party
  1. Indian National Congress (92.2%)
  2. Nationalist Congress Party (3.90%)
  3. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (1.30%)
  4. Rashtriya Lok Dal (1.30%)
  5. Indian Union Muslim League (1.30%)

Parties

Party Cabinet Ministers Ministers of State (I/C) Ministers of State Total numbers of ministers
INC 24 [a] 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

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

Parties

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

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

  • 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

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

Notes

  1. ^ Including Prime Minister

References

  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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