Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
Cabinet-level public office in the Government of India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | |
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कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री Kr̥ṣi ēvaṁ Kisāna Kalyāṇa Mantrī | |
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | |
Member of | Cabinet of India |
Reports to | President of India Prime Minister of India Parliament of India |
Appointer | President of India on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India |
Formation | 1947 (1947) |
First holder | Rajendra Prasad (as Minister of Food and Agriculture) |
The current Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare is Arjun Munda who is currently holding the additional charge of the ministry since 7 December 2023 and is assisted by two ministers of state - Kailash Choudhary since 31 May 2019 and Shobha Karandlaje since 7 July 2021.