Narendra Modi today took oath as the Prime Minister of India for his third consecutive term at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to the Prime Minister and his ministerial colleagues. World leaders, several dignitaries from business, entertainment industry attended the grand swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi.
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets officials from Agricultural Ministry at Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in Delhi earlier today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday handed over the reins of the crucial home ministry to his trusted lieutenant Amit Shah for a second consecutive term, signalling continuity on key internal security issues. In a post on X, Shah expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Modi for reassigning him the charge of home and cooperation departments. "Gratitude to PM Shri @narendramodi Ji for reposing trust and reassigning me the roles of Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation. In Modi 3.0, the MHA will continue to accelerate and strengthen security initiatives and introduce new approaches to realize PM Modi's vision of a secure Bharat. "Under the astute leadership of Modi Ji, the Ministry of Cooperation will remain committed to empowering farmers and villages with the vision of 'Sahakaar Se Samriddhi'," the home minister said.
Safeguarding India's border will remain the topmost priority and efforts will continue to take defence manufacturing and exports to greater heights, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday shortly after he was retained to helm the key responsibility in the new government. Singh was among the senior BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar, who retained the ministries they handled in the previous government. "I express my heartfelt gratitude to PM Shri @narendramodi for his continued trust and confidence in me. I shall continue to serve our motherland as India's Defence Minister," Singh said on 'X'.
Newly-appointed Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil on Monday pledged to turn "jal shakti" (water power) into "rashtra shakti" (national power), emphasising the sacred duty of conserving and enhancing India's water resources.
Paatil, a Cabinet minister from Gujarat, made these remarks soon after his appointment in the first cabinet meeting of the Modi government's new term.
"It is a moment of immense pride and inspiration for me to thank Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Sir for entrusting me with the responsibility of Jal Shakti Ministry. I express my deep gratitude for this important responsibility," Paatil, the Lok Sabha member from Navsari in Gujarat, tweeted on X.
Delhi: Sarbananda Sonowal takes charge as Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Murlidhar Mohol gest Minister of State in Ministry of Cooperation and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Raj Bhushan Choudhary gets Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Jual Oram gets Minister of Tribal Affairs,
Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Minister of Rural Development.
Lalan Singh gets Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Jyotiraditya Scindia gets Telecom.
Giriraj Singh gets Textiles Ministry.
Pralhad Joshi gets Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, New and Renewable Energy.
HD Kumaraswamy gets Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Steel.
Chirag Paswan gets Food Processing Industries.
Kiren Rijiju to be new Parliamentary Affairs Minister.
Mansukh Mandaviya gets Labour and Employment.
Ashwini Vaishnaw gets Railways.
Hardeep Singh Puri gets Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Piyush Goyal retains Commerce and Industry.
Annapurna Devi to be new Women and Child Development Ministry.
Bhupender Yadav gets Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu to be new Civil Aviation Minister.
Rajnath Singh retains Defence Ministry and Sanjay Seth to be his deputy.
Sarbanand Sonowal gets Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Shantanu Thakur to be his MoS.
Jagat Prakash Nadda gets Health and Family Welfare Ministry.
Mansukh Mandaviya to be new Youth Affairs and Sports Minister.
CR Patil to be new Jal Shakti Minister.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat gets Culture and Tourism.
Lalan Singh gets Panchayati Raj.
Ashwini Vaishnaw gets Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets Agriculture Ministry.
Jittan Ram Manjhi gets Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Shobha Karandlaje to be Minister of State (MoS) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar retain Finance and External Affairs Ministry respectively.
Manohar Lal Khattar gets Power Ministry along with Housing and Urban Affairs Minister. Shripad Yesso Naik has been given appointed as his deputy.
Manohar Lal Khattar to be new Housing and Urban Affairs Minister and Tokhan Sahu to be his deputy.
BJP MP Nitin Gadkari retains Road Transport, Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra to be his deputies.
Govt of India is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana since 2015-16 to provide assistance to the eligible rural and urban households for construction of houses with basic amenities. Under PMAY, total total 4.21 Crore houses have been completed for the eligible poor families under the housing schemes in the last 10 years.
BJP MP Yogendra Chandolia said, "The past 10 years of PM Modi was amazing and the coming five years, they are well planned... All the MPs will be tested for 100 days in the coming days...within 100 days I will show my work in my constituency and after 8 months when the assembly elections will be held in Delhi, then I will be tested... Today in the entire region where people are demanding a guarantee of development, there is a big problem with the metro from Narela to Bawana. I am very happy that in the first meeting of the Union Cabinet, the decision to expand the metro will be taken, this will fulfil my commitment.."
The first Cabinet meeting of the newly-formed NDA government is underway at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi.
Delhi: On the inclusion of HAM (Secular) founder Jitan Ram Manjhi in the Union Cabinet, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said, "This is very unfortunate. A person who used to say that 'Ram is imaginary' has been sworn in as a minister in PM Modi's cabinet... When PM came to BJP office, all the workers were saying 'Jai Shri Ram to Modi ji' and PM Modi replied, 'Jai Jagannath'. From then on, we started feeling that BJP wants to abandon Ram.
Modi govt 3.0 first Cabinet meeting beings.
Tamil Nadu: Congress leader Manickam Tagore says, "Narendra Modi and BJP has lost majority...But, they have mustered the support of Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar...The government's life depends upon the alliance partners...Narendra Modi is going to run the government for Adanis and Ambanis...We hope that when Bihar Elections are completed, the government in Delhi will be changed and a new government of INDIA alliance can be formed..."
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday along with his family met Bharat Ratna and veteran BJP leader LK Advani at the latter's residence in New Delhi. Significantly, Chouhan on June 9 sworn in as the Cabinet Minister in the Modi Govt 3.0
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates PM Narendra Modi on Monday. He said, "Felicitations to Narendra Modi on taking oath as the Prime Minister of India."
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Post the Sunday's swearing-in ceremony, he said, “After Jawaharlal Nehru, PM Modi is only the second PM to take the oath three times in a row. PM Modi will work 24/7 for the country. He will give a stable government, do sustainable work and provide an able leadership.”
In a symbolic move underscoring the government's unwavering dedication to farmer welfare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first official act after assuming office for the third term was the authorisation of the release of the 17th installment of PM Kisan Nidhi.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday (June 10), slammed the central government. He said, "First of all this is not Modi 3.0, this is NDA 3.0. If you are saying Modi 3.0, you should also ask Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar if they will call this Modi 3.0 or NDA 3.0? PM Modi will understand now that those who used to abuse Nehru, Gandhi family or the Congress party have now been shown the exit gate by the public and now PM Modi is compelled to do the same. Anurag Thakur, the one who used to talk about Hindu-Muslim the most, has only been shown the exit gate..."
Narendra Modi takes charge as the Prime Minister for the third term today. PM Narendra Modi signed his first file authorising the release of the 17th instalment of PM Kisan Nidhi.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Monday (June 10) called on Union Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and congratulated him on taking oath as Union Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at South Block, to take charge today. He took the oath as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term yesterday.
PM Narendra Modi held a meeting with world leaders after the conclusion of the swearing-in ceremony on June 9. Significantly, President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe; President of Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu; Vice-President of Seychelles, Ahmed Afif; Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina; Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth; Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’; and Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay, attended the swearing-in ceremony yesterday.
Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde to hold a meeting with all party MPs and MLAs this evening. According to the information available, the Maharashtra CM is to first hold a meeting with all MLAs at 6 pm and later with all MPs at 7 pm at Varsha Bungalow.
Here's a complete list of Ministers of State (Independent Charge) inducted in Modi 3.0 government
Here's a complete list of all Cabinet Ministers inducted in Modi 3.0 government:
| Raj Nath Singh | Amit Shah | Nitin Gadkari |
| Jagat Prakash Nadda | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Dr S Jaishankar | Manohar Lal | H. D. Kumarswamy |
| Piyush Goyal | Dharmendra Pradhan | Jitan Ram Manjhi |
| Rajiv Ranjan Singh | Sarbananda Sonowal | Dr Virendra Kumar |
| Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu | Pralhad Joshi | Jual Oram |
| Giriraj Singh | Ashwini Vaishnaw | Jyotiraditya M. Scindia |
| Bhupender Yadav | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Annpurna Devi |
| Kiren Rijiju | Hardeep Singh Puri | Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya |
| G. Kishan Reddy | Chirag Paswan | C R Patil |
In his first-ever message to foreign leaders after taking the oath of office as the Prime Minister of India for a record third term, Narendra Modi said, India will always work in the interest of humanity along with its close partners.
