Ministries and Departments in India

Various Ministries and Departments are established under Central Government of India for smooth governance, functioning and proper allocation of resources to all the important sectors

List of Ministries and Departments of Central Government of India [as of 2023]

Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

-Department of Agriculture and Co-operation (AGRICOOP)

-Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)

-Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Ministry of AYUSH

Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers

-Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC)

-Department of Fertilizers (FERT)

-Department of Pharmaceuticals

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Ministry of Coal

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

-Department of Commerce

-Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (DCA)

-Department of Consumer Affairs

-Department of Food and Public Distribution

Ministry of Communications

-Department of Posts

-Department of Telecommunications (DOT)

Ministry of Co-Operation

Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)

Ministry of Culture

Ministry of Defence (MoD)

-Department of Defence

-Department of Defence Production

-Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)

Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)

-India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

Ministry of Finance (MoF)

-Department of Economic Affairs

-Department of Expenditure

-Department of Financial Services

-Department of Investment and Public Asset Management

-Department of Revenue

Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

-Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (AH&D)

-Department of Fisheries

Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI)

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW)

-Department of Health and Family Welfare

-Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

-Department of Heavy Industry (DHI)

-Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)

Ministry of Education (MoE)

-Department of Higher Education

-Department of School Education and Literacy

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Ministry of I&B)

Ministry of Jal Shakti

-Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation

-Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation

Ministry of Labour & Employment

Ministry of Law and Justice

-Department of Justice

-Department of Legal Affairs

-Legislative Department

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

Ministry of Mines

Ministry of Minority Affairs

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MPA)

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension

-Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG)

-Department of Pension & Pensioner’s Welfare

-Department of Personnel and Training

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG)

Ministry of Power

Ministry of Railways

Ministry of Rural Development

Ministry of Science and Technology

-Department of Bio-Technology (DBT)

-Department of Science and Technology (DST)

-Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)

Ministry of Shipping

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

-Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)

Ministry of Steel

Ministry of Textiles

Ministry of Tourism

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

-Department of Sports

-Department of Youth Affairs

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