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Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री
Kr̥ṣi Evaṁ Kisān Kalyāṇ Mantrī
Emblem of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
since 11 June 2024 (2024-06-11)
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Member ofCabinet of India
Reports toPresident of India
Prime Minister of India
Parliament of India
AppointerPresident of India
on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India
Formation2015 (2015)
First holderRajendra Prasad
(as Minister of Food and Agriculture)
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The minister of agriculture and farmers' welfare (Hindi: कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री) is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and a key member of the union council of ministers of the Government of India. The portfolio is usually held by a minister with cabinet rank who is a senior member of the council of ministers and is often assisted by one or two junior ministers or the ministers of state for agriculture and farmers' welfare and previously by a further junior minister of the deputy minister of agriculture.

The current minister of agriculture and farmers' welfare is Shivraj Singh Chouhan who is holding the charge of the ministry since 10 June 2024 and is assisted by two ministers of state - Ram Nath Thakur and Bhagirath Choudhary since 10 June 2024.

History

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The ministry was established on 15 August 1947 as the "Ministry of Food and Agriculture". Rajendra Prasad, who later became the President of India served as the inaugural minister of the ministry and served until his resignation on 14 January 1948. The ministry was renamed as the "Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation" on 24 January 1966 under prime minister Indira Gandhi and further renamed in 1971 as the "Ministry of Agriculture".

In 1974, the Ministry of Irrigation was merged with the Ministry of Agriculture and renamed as the "Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation". In 1980, the Department of Irrigation was separated and the "Ministry of Agriculture" was reformed. On 27 August 2015, the ministry was renamed as the "Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare".[1] In 2021, prime minister Narendra Modi announced that the Ministry of Co-operation has been carved out of from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfar.[2]

Trivia

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Titles

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  • 1947–1966: Minister of Food and Agriculture
  • 1966–1971: Minister of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation
  • 1971–1974: Minister of Agriculture
  • 1974–1980: Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
  • 1980–2015: Minister of Agriculture
  • 2015–present: Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

Cabinet ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Food and Agriculture
1 Rajendra Prasad
(1884–1963)
MP for Bihar (Constituency Assembly) 		15 August
1947 		14 January
1948 		152 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Jairamdas Daulatram
(1891–1979)
MP for East Punjab (Constituent Assembly) 		19 January
1948 		13 May
1950 		2 years, 114 days
3 Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
(1887–1971)
MP for Bombay (Constituent Assembly) 		13 May
1950 		13 May
1952 		2 years, 0 days
4 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(1894–1954)
MP for Bahraich District (East) 		13 May
1952 		24 October
1954
(died in office) 		2 years, 164 days Nehru II
5 Panjabrao Deshmukh
(1898–1965)
MP for Amravati
(Minister without cabinet rank) 		29 October
1954 		25 November
1954 		27 days
6 Ajit Prasad Jain
(1902–1977)
MP for Saharanpur 		25 November
1954 		17 April
1957 		1 year, 272 days
17 April
1957 		24 August
1959 		Nehru III
7 S. K. Patil
(1898–1981)
MP for Mumbai South 		24 August
1959 		10 April
1962 		4 years, 8 days
10 April
1962 		1 September
1963 		Nehru IV
8 Swaran Singh
(1907–1994)
MP for Jullundur 		1 September
1963 		27 May
1964 		282 days
27 May
1964 		9 June
1964 		Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
9 Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Palani 		9 June
1964 		11 January
1966 		1 year, 216 days Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
1966 		24 January
1966 		Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
Minister of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation
(9) Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Palani 		24 January
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 48 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
10 Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Sasaram 		13 March
1967 		27 June
1970 		3 years, 106 days Indira II
11 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(1905–1977)
MP for Barpeta 		27 June
1970 		18 March
1971 		309 days
18 March
1971 		2 May
1971 		Indian National Congress (R) Indira III
Minister of Agriculture
(11) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(1905–1977)
MP for Barpeta 		2 May
1971 		3 July
1974 		3 years, 62 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
(9) Chidambaram Subramaniam
(1910–2000)
MP for Palani 		3 July
1974 		10 October
1974 		99 days
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
(10) Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Sasaram 		10 October
1974 		2 February
1977 		2 years, 115 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
– Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984)
MP for Rae Bareli
(Prime Minister) 		3 February
1977 		24 March
1977 		49 days
– Morarji Desai
(1896–1995)
MP for Surat
(Prime Minister) 		24 March
1977 		28 March
1977 		4 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
12 Parkash Singh Badal
(1927–2023)
MP for Faridkot 		28 March
1977 		17 June
1977 		81 days Shiromani Akali Dal
13 Surjit Singh Barnala
(1925–2017)
MP for Sangrur 		18 June
1977 		28 July
1979 		2 years, 40 days
14 Brahm Prakash
(1918–1993)
MP for Outer Delhi 		28 July
1979 		14 January
1980 		170 days Indian National Congress (Urs) Charan Charan Singh
Minister of Agriculture
15 Rao Birender Singh
(1921–2000)
MP for Mahendragarh 		14 January
1980 		31 October
1984 		4 years, 352 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
4 November
1984 		31 December
1984 		Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
16 Buta Singh
(1934–2021)
MP for Jalore 		31 December
1984 		12 May
1986 		1 year, 132 days Rajiv II
17 Gurdial Singh Dhillon
(1915–1992)
MP for Firozpur 		12 May
1986 		14 February
1988 		1 year, 278 days
18 Bhajan Lal
(1930–2011)
Rajya Sabha MP for Haryana 		14 February
1988 		2 December
1989 		1 year, 291 days
19 Chaudhary Devi Lal
(1915–2001)
MP for Sikar
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		2 December
1989 		1 August
1990 		242 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
– Vishwanath Pratap Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for Fatehpur
(Prime Minister) 		1 August
1990 		10 November
1990 		101 days
(19) Chaudhary Devi Lal
(1915–2001)
MP for Sikar
(Deputy Prime Minister) 		21 November
1990 		21 June
1991 		212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
20 Balram Jakhar
(1923–2016)
MP for Sikar 		21 June
1991 		17 January
1996 		4 years, 210 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
– P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister) 		17 January
1996 		7 February
1996 		21 days
21 Jagannath Mishra
(1937–2019)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		7 February
1996 		16 May
1996 		99 days
22 Suraj Bhan
(1928–2006)
MP for Ambala 		16 May
1996 		1 June
1996 		16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
– H. D. Deve Gowda
(born 1933)
Unelected
(Prime Minister) 		1 June
1996 		29 June
1996 		28 days Janata Dal Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
23 Chaturanan Mishra
(1925–2011)
MP for Madhubani 		29 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		1 year, 263 days Communist Party of India
21 April
1997 		19 March
1998 		Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
– Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		19 March
1998 		13 October
1999 		5 years, 66 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
13 October
1999 		22 November
1999 		Vajpayee III
24 Nitish Kumar
(born 1951)
MP for Barh 		22 November
1999 		3 March
2000 		102 days Samata Party
– Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		3 March
2000 		6 March
2000 		3 days Bharatiya Janata Party
25 Sundar Lal Patwa
(1924–2016)
MP for Narmadapuram 		6 March
2000 		27 May
2000 		82 days
(24) Nitish Kumar
(born 1951)
MP for Barh 		27 May
2000 		22 July
2001 		1 year, 56 days Samata Party
26 Ajit Singh
(1939–2021)
MP for Baghpat 		22 July
2001 		24 May
2003 		1 year, 306 days Rashtriya Lok Dal
27 Rajnath Singh
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		24 May
2003 		22 May
2004 		364 days Bharatiya Janata Party
28 Sharad Pawar
(born 1940)
MP for Baramati, until 2009
MP for Madha, 2009–2014
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra, from 2014 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		10 years, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
23 May
2009[3] 		26 May
2014 		Manmohan II
29 Radha Mohan Singh
(born 1949)
MP for Purvi Champaran 		27 May
2014[4] 		27 August
2015 		1 year, 92 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
(29) Radha Mohan Singh
(born 1949)
MP for Purvi Champaran 		27 August
2015 		30 May
2019 		3 years, 276 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
30 Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Morena 		31 May
2019[5] 		7 December
2023 		4 years, 190 days Modi II
31 Arjun Munda
(born 1968)
MP for Khunti 		7 December
2023 		9 June
2024 		185 days
32 Shivraj Singh Chouhan
(born 1959)
MP for Vidisha 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 199 days Modi III

Ministers of state

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No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State for Food and Agriculture
1 Panjabrao Deshmukh
(1898–1965)
MP for Amravati
Minister of Cooperation
from 25 April 1957 		17 April
1957 		10 April
1962 		4 years, 358 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Ram Subhag Singh
(1917–1980)
MP for Bikramganj 		8 May
1962 		27 May
1964 		2 years, 19 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV
3 Alungal Mathai Thomas
(1912–1981)
MP for Ernakulam 		21 November
1963 		27 May
1964 		10 years, 188 days
(2) Ram Subhag Singh
(1917–1980)
MP for Bikramganj 		27 May
1964 		9 June
1964 		13 days Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
(3) Alungal Mathai Thomas
(1912–1981)
MP for Ernakulam 		17 days
9 June
1964 		13 June
1964 		Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Minister of State for Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation
4 Panampilly Govinda Menon
(1906–1970)
MP for Mukundapuram 		24 January
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 48 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
5 Annasaheb Shinde
(1922–1993)
MP for Kopargaon 		13 March
1967 		18 March
1971 		4 years, 5 days Indira II
6 M. S. Gurupadaswamy
(1924–2011)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		5 June
1967 		17 October
1969 		2 years, 134 days
(5) Annasaheb Shinde
(1922–1993)
MP for Kopargaon 		18 March
1971 		2 May
1971 		45 days Indira III
Minister of State for Agriculture
7 Sher Singh Kadyan
(1917–2009)
MP for Rohtak 		2 May
1971 		12 January
1974 		2 years, 255 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
(5) Annasaheb Shinde
(1922–1993)
MP for Kopargaon 		2 May
1971 		10 October
1974 		3 years, 161 days
8 Buddha Priya Maurya
(1926–2004)
MP for Hapur 		11 January
1974 		10 October
1974 		272 days
Minister of State for Agriculture and Irrigation
(5) Annasaheb Shinde
(1922–1993)
MP for Kopargaon 		10 October
1974 		24 March
1977 		2 years, 165 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
9 Shah Nawaz Khan
(1914–1993)
MP for Meerut 		10 October
1974 		24 March
1977 		2 years, 165 days
10 Bhanu Pratap Singh
(born 1935)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh 		14 August
1977 		15 July
1979 		1 year, 335 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
11 Nathuram Mirdha
(1921–1996)
MP for Nagaur 		4 August
1979 		25 October
1979 		82 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
12 M. V. Krishnappa
(1918–1980)
MP for Chikballapur 		4 August
1979 		14 January
1980 		163 days
Minister of State for Agriculture
13 R. V. Swaminathan
MP for Sivaganga 		14 January
1980 		29 January
1983 		3 years, 15 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
14 Baleshwar Ram
(1928–2015)
MP for Rosera
(Rural Development) 		16 January
1982 		29 January
1983 		1 year, 13 days
15 Arif Mohammad Khan
(born 1951)
MP for Bahraich 		29 January
1983 		7 February
1984 		1 year, 9 days
16 Yogendra Makwana
(born 1933)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		29 January
1983 		31 October
1984 		1 year, 276 days
4 November
1984 		31 December
1984 		57 days Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
17 Chandulal Chandrakar
(1920–1995)
MP for Durg 		1 January
1985 		27 January
1986 		1 year, 26 days Rajiv II
18 K. Natwar Singh
(born 1929)
MP for Bharatpur
(Fertilizers) 		25 September
1985 		22 October
1986 		1 year, 27 days
(16) Yogendra Makwana
(born 1933)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat
(Agriculture and Cooperation) 		25 September
1985 		14 February
1988 		2 years, 142 days
19 Ramanand Yadav
(born 1927)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
(Rural Development) 		12 May
1986 		14 February
1988 		1 year, 278 days
20 R. Prabhu
(born 1947)
MP for Nilgiris 		22 October
1986 		2 December
1989 		3 years, 41 days
21 Hari Krishna Shastri
(1988–1989)
MP for Fatehpur
(Agriculture Research and Education) 		14 February
1988 		2 December
1989 		1 year, 291 days
22 Shyamlal Yadav
(1927–2005)
MP for Varanasi
(Agriculture and Cooperation) 		14 February
1988 		2 December
1989 		1 year, 291 days
23 Janardhana Poojary
(born 1937)
MP for Mangalore
(Rural Development) 		14 February
1988 		2 December
1989 		1 year, 291 days
24 Nitish Kumar
(born 1951)
MP for Barh
(Agriculture and Cooperation) 		23 April
1990 		10 November
1990 		201 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
25 Upendra Nath Verma
MP for Chatra
(Rural Development) 		23 April
1990 		10 November
1990 		201 days
26 Jayantilal Shah
(born 1928)
MP for Banaskantha
(Agriculture and Cooperation) 		21 November
1990 		25 April
1991 		155 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
27 Ram Bahadur Singh
(1934–2006)
MP for Maharajganj
(Rural Development) 		21 November
1990 		21 June
1991 		212 days
28 Mullappally Ramachandran
(born 1944)
MP for Kannur 		21 June
1991 		17 January
1993 		1 year, 210 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
29 Kahnu Charan Lenka
(born 1939)
Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha 		21 June
1991 		18 January
1993 		1 year, 211 days
30 Arvind Netam
(born 1942)
MP for Kanker 		18 January
1993 		20 February
1996 		3 years, 33 days
31 S. Krishna Kumar
(born 1993)
MP for Kollam 		19 February
1993 		13 May
1995 		2 years, 83 days
32 Risaldar-major (Honorary Captain)
Mohd. Ayub Khan VrC
(1932–2016)
MP for Jhunjhunu 		15 September
1995 		16 May
1996 		244 days
33 Ummareddy Venkateswarlu
(born 1935)
MP for Bapatla 		1 June
1996 		29 June
1996 		28 days Telugu Desam Party Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
34 Samudrala Venugopal Chary
(born 1959)
MP for Adilabad 		9 June
1997 		19 March
1998 		283 days Telugu Desam Party Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
35 Sompal Shastri
(born 1942)
MP for Baghpat 		19 March
1998 		13 October
1999 		1 year, 208 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
36 Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Madhubani 		13 October
1999 		27 May
2000 		227 days Vajpayee III
37 Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
(born 1968)
MP for Kishanganj
(Food Processing Industries) 		13 October
1999 		27 May
2000 		227 days
38 S. B. P. B. K. Satyanarayana Rao
(1921–2011)
MP for Rajahmundry 		13 October
1999 		29 September
2000 		352 days
40 Thounaojam Chaoba Singh
(born 1937)
MP for Inner Manipur
(Food Processing Industries) 		27 May
2000 		1 September
2001 		1 year, 97 days
41 Debendra Pradhan
(born 1941)
MP for Deogarh 		27 May
2000 		29 January
2003 		2 years, 247 days
42 Shripad Naik
(born 1952)
MP for Panaji 		30 September
2000 		2 November
2001 		1 year, 33 days
(36) Hukmdev Narayan Yadav
(born 1939)
MP for Madhubani 		2 November
2001 		22 May
2004 		2 years, 202 days
43 Kantilal Bhuria
(born 1950)
MP for Ratlam 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 364 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
44 Akhilesh Prasad Singh
(born 1962)
MP for Motihari 		23 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 364 days Rashtriya Janata Dal
45 Mohammed Taslimuddin
(1943–2017)
MP for Kishanganj 		25 May
2004 		22 May
2009 		4 years, 362 days
46 K. V. Thomas
(born 1946)
MP for Ernakulam 		29 May
2009 		19 January
2011 		2 years, 51 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II
47 Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MP for Haridwar 		19 January
2011 		28 October
2012 		1 year, 283 days
48 Arun Subhashchandra Yadav
(born 1974)
MP for Khandwa 		19 January
2011 		12 July
2011 		174 days
49 Charan Das Mahant
(born 1954)
MP for Korba 		12 July
2011[6] 		26 May
2014 		2 years, 318 days
50 Tariq Anwar
(born 1951)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		28 October
2012[7] 		26 May
2014 		1 year, 210 days Nationalist Congress Party
51 Sanjeev Balyan
(born 1972)
MP for Muzaffarnagar 		27 May
2014 		27 August
2015 		1 year, 92 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
52 Mohan Kundariya
(born 1951)
MP for Rajkot 		9 November
2014 		27 August
2015 		291 days
Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
(51) Sanjeev Balyan
(born 1972)
MP for Muzaffarnagar 		27 August
2015 		3 September
2017[8] 		2 years, 7 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
(52) Mohan Kundariya
(born 1951)
MP for Rajkot 		27 August
2015 		5 July
2016 		313 days
53 S. S. Ahluwalia
(born 1951)
MP for Darjeeling 		5 July
2016[9] 		3 September
2017 		1 year, 60 days
54 Sudarshan Bhagat
(born 1969)
MP for Lohardaga 		5 July
2016[10] 		3 September
2017 		1 year, 60 days
55 Parshottam Rupala
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		5 July
2016 		30 May
2019 		2 years, 329 days
56 Krishna Raj
(born 1967)
MP for Shahjahanpur 		3 September
2017[11] 		30 May
2019 		1 year, 269 days
57 Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
(born 1967)
MP for Jodhpur 		3 September
2017[11] 		30 May
2019 		1 year, 269 days
(56) Parshottam Rupala
(born 1954)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat 		31 May
2019 		7 July
2021 		2 years, 37 days Modi II
58 Kailash Choudhary
(born 1973)
MP for Barmer 		31 May
2019[12] 		9 June
2024 		5 years, 9 days
59 Shobha Karandlaje
(born 1966)
MP for Udupi Chikmagalur 		7 July
2021[13] 		9 June
2024 		2 years, 338 days
60 Bhagirath Choudhary
(born 1954)
MP for Ajmer 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 199 days Modi III
61 Ram Nath Thakur
(born 1950)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar 		Janata Dal (United)

Deputy ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture
1 Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao
(1901–1970)
MP for Madras (Interim) 		21 August
1950 		13 May
1952 		1 year, 266 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
2 M. V. Krishnappa
(1918–1980)
MP for Kolar (until 1957)
MP for Tumkur (from 1957) 		12 August
1952 		17 April
1957 		4 years, 256 days Indian National Congress Nehru II
17 April
1957 		25 April
1957 		Nehru III
3 Alungal Mathai Thomas
(1912–1981)
MP for Ernakulam 		25 April
1957 		10 April
1962 		6 years, 210 days
16 April
1962 		21 November
1963 		Nehru IV
4 Shah Nawaz Khan
(1914–1993)
MP for Meerut 		15 June
1964 		11 January
1966 		1 year, 210 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
5 Dajisaheb Chavan
(1916–1973)
MP for Karad 		15 June
1964 		11 January
1966 		1 year, 210 days
(4) Shah Nawaz Khan
(1914–1993)
MP for Meerut 		11 January
1966 		24 January
1966 		13 days Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
(5) Dajisaheb Chavan
(1916–1973)
MP for Karad 		11 January
1966 		24 January
1966 		13 days
Deputy Minister of Food, Agriculture, Community Development and Cooperation
6 Annasaheb Shinde
(1922–1993)
MP for Kopargaon 		24 January
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 48 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
7 Shyam Dhar Mishra
(1919–2001)
MP for Mirzapur 		14 February
1966 		13 March
1967 		1 year, 27 days
8 Annasaheb Shinde
(1922–1993)
MP for Kopargaon 		13 March
1967 		18 March
1971 		4 years, 5 days Indira II
9 Daying Ering
(1929–1970)
MP for NEFA 		18 March
1967 		21 June
1970
(died in office) 		3 years, 95 days
10 Jagannath Pahadia
(1932–1991)
MP for Bayana 		26 June
1970 		18 March
1971 		270 days Indian National Congress (R)
11 S. C. Jamir
(born 1931)
MP for Nagaland 		27 June
1970 		18 March
1971 		264 days
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
(10) Jagannath Pahadia
(1932–1991)
MP for Bayana 		2 May
1971 		22 July
1972 		1 year, 81 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
12 Kedar Nath Singh
MP for Sultanpur 		10 October
1974 		24 March
1977 		2 years, 165 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
13 Prabhudas Patel
(1914–?)
MP for Dabhoi 		23 October
1974 		14 March
1977 		2 years, 142 days
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
14 Kamla Kumari
(born 1937)
MP for Palamu 		19 October
1980 		29 January
1983 		2 years, 102 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
15 Mohammed Usman Arif
(1923–1995)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan 		15 January
1982 		6 September
1982 		234 days
Position not in use since 6 September 1982

References

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  2. ^ "A New Ministry for Cooperation | Economic and Political Weekly". Economic and Political Weekly. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Press Communique". Press Information Bureau. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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  5. ^ "Narendra Modi Government 2.0: Narendra Singh Tomar appointed as the new agriculture minister". CNBC TV18. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Dr. Charan Das Mahant Assumes Charge as Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries". Press Information Bureau. 14 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Tariq Anwar assumes charge as MoS Agriculture". ANI. 30 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Modi ministry reshuffle: Union minister Sanjeev Balyan resigns". Zee News. 1 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Ahluwalia appointed Minister of State agriculture and farmers' welfare, Parliamentary Affairs: Sources". Twitter. 5 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Sudarshan Bhagat takes charge as MoS-Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare". IndianBureaucracy.com. 6 July 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Krishna Raj take charge as MoS Agriculture". Indian Express. 4 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Kailash Choudhary appointed MoS-Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare". IndianBureaucracy.com. 1 June 2019.
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