Second_Council_of_Ministers_of_Manmohan_Singh

Second Manmohan Singh ministry

Second Manmohan Singh ministry

Government of India (2009–2014)


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. 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.

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List of Council of Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

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Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

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.

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Source: Council of Ministers[1]

Ministers of State

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Demographics of the Ministers

Ministers by Party

Source: Various news organisations[2][3][4][5]
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 Ajit Singh from RLD.

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  Indian National Congress (92.2%)
  Nationalist Congress Party (3.9%)
  Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (1.3%)
  Rashtriya Lok Dal (1.3%)
  Indian Union Muslim League (1.3%)
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Ministers by States

Representation of cabinet ministers by state

  Meghalaya (2.73%)
  Assam (4.11%)
  Kerala (10.95%)
  Chhattisgarh (1.38%)
  Puducherry (1.38%)
  Gujarat (4.11%)
  Haryana (1.38%)
  Himachal Pradesh (1.38%)
  Jharkhand (1.38%)
  Karnataka (5.47%)
  Madhya Pradesh (2.73%)
  Maharashtra (6.84%)
  Odisha (1.38%)
  Punjab (4.11%)
  Rajasthan (8.21%)
  Andhra Pradesh (15.07%)
  Uttar Pradesh (8.21%)
  Uttarakhand (1.38%)
  West Bengal (4.11%)
  Delhi (4.11%)
  Jammu Kashmir (2.73%)
  Chandigarh (1.38%)
  Tamil Nadu (5.47%)

Sources:[6][7][8]

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Entities in the Prime Minister's Office

  • From October 2011, the post of Secretary under Prime Ministers office has been eliminated as per policy.
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Approval Ratings

The approval ratings for the government from 2008 to 2013, according to Gallup polling, are given below.[9]

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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". News.oneindia.in. 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. Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Front Page : Southern States get a big share. The Hindu (2009-05-29). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
  6. Naveen ups the ante over state's share in PM team. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2009-05-28). Retrieved on 2013-07-18.
  7. "Council of Ministers – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". India.gov.in. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

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