Important Ministries and Departments Under Government of India

Ministries and Departments of Government of India is a topic mentioned under the Governance section of UPSC Civil Services Mains GS2 paper. Though the number and name of ministries may change with each government, the overall framework will remain the same. Under normal circumstances in each government, there will be separate ministries for Finance, Defense, Home Affairs, External Affairs etc.

Indian Government works by forming different apex offices, ministries and departments. The important ones among them are listed below.

Apex Offices or Committees of Indian Government

1. Presidents Secretariat
2. Vice President’s Secretariat
3. Prime Minister’s Office
4. Cabinet Secretariat
5. Planning Commission
6. Election Commission
7. UPSC
8. UGC
9. Bar Council of India
10. CAG etc

1. Ministry for Development of North-East Region
2. Ministry of Agriculture
3. Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries
4. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
5. Ministry of Civil Aviation
6. Ministry of Coal
7. Ministry of Commerce & Industry
8. Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
9. Ministry of Company Affairs
10. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
11. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
12. Ministry of Culture
13. Ministry of Defence
14. Ministry of Disinvestment
15. Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation
16. Ministry of Earth Science
17. Ministry of Environment and Forests
18. Ministry of External Affairs
19. Ministry of Finance
20. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
21. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
22. Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
23. Ministry of Home Affairs
24. Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
25. Ministry of Human Resource Development
26. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
27. Ministry of Labour & Employment
28. Ministry of Law & Justice
29. Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
30. Ministry of Mines
31. Ministry of Minority Affairs
32. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
33. Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
34. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
35. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
36. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
37. Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
38. Ministry of Power
39. Ministry of Railways
40. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
41. Ministry of Rural Development
42. Ministry of Science & Technology
43. Ministry of Shipping
44. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
45. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
46. Ministry of Steel
47. Ministry of Surface Transport
48. Ministry of Textiles
49. Ministry of Tourism
50. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
51. Ministry of Urban Development
52. Ministry of Water Resources
53. Ministry of Women and Child Development
54. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

1. Department of Atomic Energy
2. Department of Ocean Development
3. Department of Space