List of Ministers of India 2021
The Council of Ministers consists of four categories of ministers:
1. Cabinet Minister
2. Minister of State (independent charge)
3. Minister of state and
4. Deputy Minister
List of Cabinet Ministers of India 2021
S.N. | Name | Ministry |
1. | Shri Narendra Modi | Prime Minister
1. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions 2. Department of Space 3. Department of Atomic Energy 4. All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister
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Cabinet Ministers | ||
2. | Shri Amit Shah | Ministry of Home Affairs |
3. | Shri Raj Nath Singh | Ministry of Defence |
4. | Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | 1. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
2. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
5. | Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda | Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
6. | Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | 1. Ministry of Finance
2. Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
7. | Shri Narendra Singh Tomar | 1. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
2. Ministry of Rural Development 3. Ministry of Panchayati Raj 4. Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
8. | Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad | 1. Ministry of Law and Justice
2. Ministry of Communications 3. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
9. | Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
10. | Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar | Ministry of External Affairs |
11. | Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ | Ministry of Education |
12. | Shri Arjun Munda | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
13. | Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani | 1. Ministry of Women and Child Development
2. Ministry of Textiles |
14. | Dr. Harsh Vardhan | 1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2. Ministry of Science and Technology 3. Ministry of Earth Sciences |
15. | Shri Prakash Javadekar | 1. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
2. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 3. Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
16. | Shri Piyush Goyal | 1. Ministry of Railways
2. Ministry of Commerce and Industry 3. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
17. | Shri Dharmendra Pradhan | 1. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
2. Ministry of Steel |
18. | Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
19. | Shri Pralhad Joshi | 1. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
2. Ministry of Coal 3. Ministry of Mines |
20. | Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
21. | Shri Giriraj Singh | Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries |
22. | Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat | Ministry of Jal Shakti |
Ministers of State (Independent Charge) | ||
1. | Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Ministry of Labour and Employment |
2. | Shri Rao Inderjit Singh | 1. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
2. Ministry of Planning |
3. | Shri Shripad Yesso Naik | Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) |
4. | Dr. Jitendra Singh | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region |
5. | Shri Kiren Rijiju | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
6. | Shri Prahalad Singh Patel | 1. Ministry of Culture
2. Ministry of Tourism |
7. | Shri Raj Kumar Singh | 1. Ministry of Power
2. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
8. | Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | 1. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
2. Ministry of Civil Aviation |
9. | Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya | Ministry of Shipping |
Ministers of State | ||
1. | Shri Shripad Yesso Naik | Ministry of Defence |
2. | Dr. Jitendra Singh | 1. Prime Minister’s Office
2. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 3. Department of Atomic Energy 4. Department of Space |
3. | Shri Kiren Rijiju | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
4. | Shri Raj Kumar Singh | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
5. | Shri Hardeep Singh Puri | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
6. | Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya | Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers |
7. | Shri Faggansingh Kulaste | Ministry of Steel |
8. | Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
9. | Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | 1. Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
2. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
10. | General (Retd.) V.K. Singh | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways |
11. | Shri Krishan Pal | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
12. | Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution |
13. | Shri G. Kishan Reddy | Ministry of Home Affairs |
14. | Shri Parshottam Rupala | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
15. | Shri Ramdas Athawale | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
16. | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Ministry of Rural Development |
17. | Shri Babul Supriyo | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
18. | Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries |
19. | Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao | 1. Ministry of Education
2. Ministry of Communications 3. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology |
20. | Shri Anurag Singh Thakur | 1. Ministry of Finance
2. Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
21. | Shri Nityanand Rai | Ministry of Home Affairs |
22. | Shri Rattan Lal Kataria | 1. Ministry of Jal Shakti
2. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment |
23. | Shri V. Muraleedharan | 1. Ministry of External Affairs
2. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
24. | Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta | Ministry of Tribal Affairs |
25. | Shri Rameswar Teli | Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
26. | Shri Som Parkash | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
27. | Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi | 1. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
2. Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries |
28. | Shri Kailash Choudhary | Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
29. | Sushri Debasree Chaudhuri | Ministry of Women and Child Development |
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West Bengal Lockdown Guidelines
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West Bengal Lockdown Guidelines 2021
The West Bengal government on 15th May 2021 announced a complete lockdown across the state for a fortnight from 6 am on Sunday, May 16 to 6 pm on May 30. It also imposed a night curfew, which will be observed every night from 9 pm to 5 am, beginning Sunday night.
West Bengal lockdown guidelines
- All government and private offices will remain closed, except for emergency services and essential services.
- All shops will be closed, except for food-related and essential services. Shops selling vegetables, groceries, milk, and meat can be open from 7 am to 10 am.
- All public transport will be suspended during the lockdown, except emergency service.
- The tea industry can function with 50 percent of staff.
- All congregations — education, administrative, religious, etc — will be halted.
- E-commerce and home delivery will be allowed.
- Automobile repair shops can be open.
- Parks, gardens closed down.
- Marriage can take place with 50 persons.
- Banks will remain open from 10 am to 2 pm.
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UPSC Syllabus 2021
The Union Public Service Commission in consultation with the Government (Ministry of Mines, the Nodal Ministry) has decided to revise the Scheme, Civil services are preliminary, and the main examination. This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only; the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main Examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.
UPSC IAS Exam has three exam stages:
- Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination (Objective Type) for the selection of candidates for the Mains Exam.
- Civil Services Mains Examination (Written) for the selection of candidates for the next level of the UPSC IAS Exam.
- Civil Services Personality Test (PT)- The final stage for the selection process.
UPSC IAS Prelims Exam 2021 – Syllabus
In IAS Prelims, UPSC tests the analytical, logical, and reasoning ability of the candidates. The IAS Prelims Exam is divided into two parts:
(i) General Studies Paper-I
(ii) General Studies Paper-II
Both papers have a maximum time limit of two hours and the General Studies Paper-II, which is popularly known as CSAT, is only qualifying in nature. The exam is conducted on a single day with Paper 1 in the morning session and paper 2 in the evening session.
UPSC IAS Syllabus Prelims Exam 2021: GS Paper I
Marks: 200
Duration: 2 hours
SL. No | Subject-wise Division | Detailed Syllabus |
1 | History History of India and Indian Freedom Struggle |
Ancient History of India Medieval History of India Modern History 1857 to 1947 Indian National Movement |
2 | Geography Geography of India and Concept of Physical Geography |
Physical Geography Human Geography Economic Geography World Geography |
3 | Polity Indian Polity and Governance issues |
Union Executives State Executives Federalism in India Judicial System Panchayati Raj |
4 | Economy Indian Economy and Social Development |
Basic Principles of Indian Economy Social Schemes of Government Social Development through Economic Empowerment Sustainable Development Demographics |
5 | Environment and Ecology Principles of Environment and Ecology |
General Principles Climate Change and Climate Summits and Conferences |
6 | General Science Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Technology |
General Principles The Latest Science and Technological Development |
7 | Current Events It covers all the events of National and International Importance |
Current Affairs Current Affairs with all Dimensions |
For more information visit https://www.upsc.gov.in
CM and Governors List 2021
Chief Minister (CM)
The term of office for Chief Ministers of India is for a maximum of five years, but there is no limit to the number of terms a person can serve as CM of India.
As per the Gazette of India 2019 implemented from October 31, 2019, India has 28 States and 8 Union Territories with 31 Chief Ministers in India, 3 from the Union territories Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, and Puducherry, and 28 from States.
The Chief Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor says Article 164 of the Indian constitution. However, in no way is the Governor free to appoint any person as the CM of India for a particular state.
As per the Constitution, the Governor at the state level is the de jure head i.e. the legal head but the Chief Minister of Indian states is the real executive i.e. all the authority in that particular state rests with him.
After the elections to the state legislative assembly, the party with the majority of seats is invited by the Governor to form the Government. He appoints the CM of India for different states, whose council of ministers as a whole is responsible for the assembly.
Governor
The governors are appointed by the President of India. For states, the governors are appointed whereas lieutenant governors are appointed for Union territories. The tenure for the governors and lieutenant governors is 5 years. As an exception, some union territories will have administrators. There are certain eligibility qualifications for a person to become a governor of India.
- The person must be a citizen of India.
- Minimum age – 35 years.
- The person must not be a Member of Parliament (MP) or a Member of the legislative Assembly (MLA).
- He should not hold any office of profit.
List of Chief Ministers of India 2021 [State-Wise]
State |
Chief Minister in India |
Political Parties |
Andhra Pradesh |
Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy |
YSR Congress Party |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Shri Pema Khandu |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Assam |
Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Bihar |
Shri Nitish Kumar |
Janata Dal (United) |
Chhattisgarh |
Shri Bhupesh Baghel |
Indian National Congress |
Delhi (NCT) |
Shri Arvind Kejriwal |
Aam Aadmi Party |
Goa |
Shri Pramod Sawant |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Gujarat |
Shri Vijaybhai R. Rupani |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Haryana |
Shri Manohar Lal |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Himachal Pradesh |
Shri Jairam Thakur |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Jharkhand |
Shri Hemant Soren |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
Karnataka |
Sri B. S. Yediyurappa |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Kerala |
Shri Pinarayi Vijayan |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Madhya Pradesh |
Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Manipur |
Shri N. Biren Singh |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Maharashtra |
Uddhav Thackeray |
Shiv Sena |
Meghalaya |
Shri Conrad Kongkal Sangma |
National People’s Party |
Mizoram |
Shri Pu Zoramthanga |
Mizo National Front |
Nagaland |
Shri Neiphiu Rio |
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
Odisha |
Shri Naveen Patnaik |
Biju Janata Dal |
Puducherry (UT) |
Shri. V. Narayanasamy |
Indian National Congress |
Punjab |
Shri Capt. Amarinder Singh |
Indian National Congress |
Rajasthan |
Shri Ashok Gehlot |
Indian National Congress |
Sikkim |
Shri PS Golay |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
Tamil Nadu |
M.K.Stalin |
DMK |
Telangana |
Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
Tripura |
Shri Biplab Kumar Deb |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Uttar Pradesh |
Shri Yogi Aditya Nath |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Uttarakhand |
Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
West Bengal |
Km. Mamata Banerjee |
All India Trinamool Congress |
List of Governors of India 2021 [State-Wise]
State |
Governor |
Andhra Pradesh |
Shri Biswa Bhusan Harichandan |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.) |
Assam |
Prof. Jagdish Mukhi |
Bihar |
Shri Phagu Chauhan |
Chhattisgarh |
Sushri Anusuiya Uikey |
Goa |
Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Gujarat |
Shri Acharya Dev Vrat |
Haryana |
Shri Satyadeo Narain Arya |
Himachal Pradesh |
Shri Bandaru Dattatraya |
Jharkhand |
Shrimati Droupadi Murmu |
Karnataka |
Shri Vajubhai Vala |
Kerala |
Shri Arif Mohammed Khan |
Madhya Pradesh |
Smt. Anandiben Patel |
Maharashtra |
Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Manipur |
Dr. Najma Heptulla |
Meghalaya |
Shri Satya Pal Malik |
Mizoram |
Shri P.S. Sreedharan Pillai |
Nagaland |
Shri R. N. Ravi |
Odisha |
Prof. Ganeshi Lal |
Punjab |
Shri V.P. Singh Badnore |
Rajasthan |
Shri Kalraj Mishra |
Sikkim |
Shri Ganga Prasad |
Tamil Nadu |
Shri Banwarilal Purohit |
Telangana |
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan |
Tripura |
Shri Ramesh Bais |
Uttar Pradesh |
Smt. Anandiben Patel |
Uttarakhand |
Smt. Baby Rani Maurya |
West Bengal |
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar |
Union Territory |
Lt. Governor & Administrator |
Andaman and Nicobar Island (UT) |
Admiral D K Joshi (Lieutenant Governor) |
Chandigarh (UT) |
Shri.V.P. Singh Badnore (Administrator) |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT) |
Shri Praful Patel (Administrator) |
Delhi (NCT) |
Shri Anil Baijal (Lieutenant Governor) |
Jammu and Kashmir (UT) |
Shri Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant Governor) |
Lakshadweep (UT) |
Shri Praful Patel (Administrator) |
Puducherry (UT) |
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (Addl. Charge) (Lieutenant Governor) |
Ladakh (UT) |
Shri Radha Krishna Mathur (Lieutenant Governor) |
Mahalakshmi Ashtakam | महालक्ष्मी अष्टक in Sanskrit
Mahalakshmi Ashtakam (or Lakshmi Ashtakam) is a devotional hymn, a declaration of faith and devotion to Goddess Mahalakshmi, the consort of Vishnu.
Mahalakshmi Ashtakam | महालक्ष्मी अष्टक
अथ श्री इंद्रकृत श्री महालक्ष्मी अष्टक
॥ श्री महालक्ष्म्यष्टकम् ॥
श्री गणेशाय नमः
नमस्तेस्तू महामाये श्रीपिठे सूरपुजिते ।
शंख चक्र गदा हस्ते महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तूते ॥ १ ॥
नमस्ते गरूडारूढे कोलासूर भयंकरी ।
सर्व पाप हरे देवी महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तूते ॥ २ ॥
सर्वज्ञे सर्ववरदे सर्वदुष्ट भयंकरी ।
सर्व दुःख हरे देवी महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तूते ॥३ ॥
सिद्धीबुद्धूीप्रदे देवी भुक्तिमुक्ति प्रदायिनी ।
मंत्रमूर्ते सदा देवी महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तूते ॥ ४ ॥
आद्यंतरहिते देवी आद्यशक्ती महेश्वरी ।
योगजे योगसंभूते महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तूते ॥ ५ ॥
स्थूल सूक्ष्म महारौद्रे महाशक्ती महोदरे ।
महापाप हरे देवी महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तूते ॥ ६ ॥
पद्मासनस्थिते देवी परब्रम्हस्वरूपिणी ।
परमेशि जगन्मातर्र महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तूते ॥ ७ ॥
श्वेतांबरधरे देवी नानालंकार भूषिते ।
जगत्स्थिते जगन्मार्त महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तूते ॥ ८ ॥
महालक्ष्म्यष्टकस्तोत्रं यः पठेत् भक्तिमान्नरः ।
सर्वसिद्धीमवाप्नोति राज्यं प्राप्नोति सर्वदा ॥ ९ ॥
एककाले पठेन्नित्यं महापापविनाशनं ।
द्विकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं धनधान्य समन्वितः ॥१०॥
त्रिकालं यः पठेन्नित्यं महाशत्रूविनाशनं ।
महालक्ष्मीर्भवेन्नित्यं प्रसन्ना वरदा शुभा ॥११॥
॥इतिंद्रकृत श्रीमहालक्ष्म्यष्टकस्तवः संपूर्णः ॥
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