Second Manmohan Singh ministry explained

Cabinet Name:Second Manmohan Singh Ministry
Cabinet Type:ministry
Cabinet Number:23rd
Jurisdiction:the Republic of India
Date Formed:22 May 2009
Date Dissolved:26 May 2014
Government Head:Manmohan Singh
Election:2009
Last Election:2014
Opposition Party:Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA)
Opposition Leader:Sushma Swaraj (in Lok Sabha)
Arun Jaitley (in Rajya Sabha)
Previous:First Manmohan Singh ministry
Successor:First Modi ministry
Political Parties: Indian National Congress
All India Trinamool Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Indian Union Muslim League
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

The Second Manmohan Singh ministry 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.

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.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.

Party
  1. Cabinet Ministers
  1. Ministers of State (I)
  1. Ministers of State
Total number of ministers
Indian National Congress28123071
Nationalist Congress Party2013
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference1001
Rashtriya Lok Dal1001
Indian Union Muslim League0011
Total32123277

Ministers by States

Sources:[6] [7] [8]

State
  1. Cabinet Ministers
  1. Ministers of State(I)
  1. Ministers of State
Total number of ministers
Maharashtra235
Tamil Nadu2114
Andhra Pradesh51511
Kerala2158
Bihar
Madhya Pradesh112
Karnataka31 4
Himachal Pradesh11
Haryana11
Odisha11
Jammu and Kashmir22
Punjab1113
Delhi123
Rajasthan246
West Bengal33
Chhattisgarh11
Gujarat1113
Puducherry11
Uttar Pradesh336
Jharkhand11
Meghalaya22
Uttarakhand11
Assam1113
Chandigarh11
Arunachal Pradesh
Goa
Manipur
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep
Total31103273

Entities in the Prime Minister's Office

Office of the Prime Minister of India! Name!! Designation !! Rank
Advisor to PM Minister of State Rank
Minister of State Rank
Communications Adviser
R. Ramanujam Secretary
Vikram Misri
Shatrughna Singh
Vini Mahajan
L. K. Atheeq
Joint Secretary
Munu Mahawar
Dheeraj Gupta
Sharmila Joseph
Pallavi Jain
Arindam Bagchi
Rajeev Topno
Sanjay Lohiya
Krishan Kumar
Binoy Job
Director
Indu Chaturvedi
Jaideep Sarkar
K Muthukumar
PMO Personal Staff
Gourangalal Das
Sanjukta Ray
Mehar Jhamb
Deputy Secretary
J P Arya Joint Director
P K Bali
K Salil Kumar
R Mythili
Under Secretary
Sources: Office of the PM of India

Approval Ratings

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

Year Approve Disapprove
2008 53% 33%
2009 55% 35%
2010 57% 33%
2011 46% 47%
2012 39% 47%
2013 30% 48%

Notes and References

  1. http://india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/council-ministers Council of Ministers | National Portal of India
  2. Web site: Super Admin . Manmohan Singh | Cabinet Expansion | UPA | Congress | NCP | Trinamool Congress | List of Ministers . News.oneindia.in . 27 May 2009 . 16 December 2011.
  3. Web site: 59 new ministers inducted in Manmohan's cabinet, gone up to 79 . GroundReport . 28 May 2009 . 16 December 2011 . 24 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090724150109/http://www.groundreport.com/World/59-new-ministers-inducted-in-Manmohan-s-cabinet-go_3 . dead .
  4. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1480123.php/59_ministers_sworn_in_to_complete_Indias_new_government 59 ministers sworn in to complete India's new government - Monsters and Critics
  5. http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/2009/05/14-cabinet-ministers-7-mos-independent.html
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20090531093816/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052955061100.htm Front Page : Southern States get a big share
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20120225231425/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-28/india/28171705_1_bjd-orissa-srikant-jena Naveen ups the ante over state's share in PM team
  8. Web site: Council of Ministers – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India . India.gov.in . 18 August 2011 . 16 December 2011.
  9. Web site: India's New Leadership Faces High Expectations. 13 March 2015.