No. |
Portrait |
Minister (Birth-Death) |
Term of office |
Political party |
Ministry |
Prime Minister |
From |
To |
Period |
Minister of Works, Mines and Power |
1 |
|
 |
Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (1896–1966) MCA for Bombay |
15 August 1947 |
26 December 1950 |
3 years, 133 days |
Indian National Congress |
Nehru I |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Minister of Natural Resources and Scientific Research |
2 |
|
 |
Sri Prakasa (1890–1971) |
26 December 1950 |
13 May 1952 |
1 year, 139 days |
Indian National Congress |
Nehru I |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
3 |
|
 |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958) MP for Rampur |
13 May 1952 |
6 June 1952 |
24 days |
Nehru II |
Minister of Irrigation and Power |
4 |
|
 |
Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) MP for Sabarkantha |
6 June 1952 |
17 April 1957 |
4 years, 315 days |
Indian National Congress |
Nehru II |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
5 |
|
 |
S. K. Patil (1898–1981) MP for Mumbai South |
17 April 1957 |
2 April 1958 |
350 days |
Nehru III |
6 |
|
 |
Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim (1889–1968) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
2 April 1958 |
10 April 1962 |
5 years, 85 days |
10 April 1962 |
26 June 1963 |
Nehru IV |
7 |
|
|
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) |
19 July 1963 |
27 May 1964 |
326 days |
27 May 1964 |
9 June 1964 |
Nanda I |
Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting) |
8 |
|
 |
H. C. Dasappa (1894–1964) MP for Bangalore |
9 June 1964 |
19 July 1964 |
40 days |
Shastri |
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
(7) |
|
|
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) |
19 July 1964 |
11 January 1966 |
1 year, 189 days |
11 January 1966 |
24 January 1966 |
Nanda II |
Gulzarilal Nanda (acting) |
9 |
|
 |
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977) MP for Barpeta |
24 January 1966 |
13 November 1966 |
293 days |
Indira I |
Indira Gandhi |
(7) |
|
|
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao (1902–1986) MP for Vijayawada (MoS) |
13 November 1966 |
18 March 1971 |
6 years, 361 days |
18 March 1971 |
9 November 1973 |
Indira II |
10 |
|
 |
K. C. Pant (1931–2012) MP for Nainital |
9 November 1973 |
10 October 1974 |
335 days |
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation |
11 |
|
 |
Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) MP for Sasaram |
10 October 1974 |
2 February 1977 |
2 years, 115 days |
Indian National Congress |
Indira II |
Indira Gandhi |
12 |
|
 |
Parkash Singh Badal (1927–2023) MP for Faridkot |
28 March 1977 |
17 June 1977 |
81 days |
Shiromani Akali Dal |
Desai |
Morarji Desai |
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 Irrigation |
15 |
|
 |
A. B. A. Ghani Khan Choudhury (1927–2006) MP for Malda |
16 January 1980 |
8 June 1980 |
144 days |
Indian National Congress |
Indira III |
Indira Gandhi |
16 |
|
 |
Kedar Pandey (1920–1982) MP for Bettiah |
8 June 1980 |
12 November 1980 |
157 days |
17 |
|
 |
Rao Birender Singh (1921–2000) MP for Mahendragarh |
12 November 1980 |
15 January 1982 |
1 year, 64 days |
(16) |
|
 |
Kedar Pandey (1920–1982) MP for Bettiah |
15 January 1982 |
29 January 1983 |
1 year, 14 days |
18 |
|
 |
Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan (MoS, I/C) |
29 January 1983 |
2 August 1984 |
1 year, 186 days |
19 |
|
 |
Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore |
2 August 1984 |
31 October 1984 |
90 days |
20 |
|
 |
C. K. Jaffer Sharief (1933–2018) MP for Bangalore North |
4 November 1984 |
31 December 1984 |
57 days |
Rajiv I |
Rajiv Gandhi |
21 |
|
 |
B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi |
31 December 1984 |
25 September 1985 |
268 days |
Rajiv II |
Minister of Water Resources |
22 |
|
 |
B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi |
25 September 1985 |
22 August 1987 |
1 year, 331 days |
Indian National Congress |
Rajiv II |
Rajiv Gandhi |
– |
|
 |
Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) |
22 August 1987 |
10 November 1987 |
19 days |
23 |
|
 |
Ram Niwas Mirdha (1924–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan (MoS, I/C) |
10 November 1987 |
14 February 1988 |
96 days |
24 |
|
 |
Dinesh Singh (1925–1995) MP for Pratapgarh |
14 February 1988 |
25 June 1988 |
132 days |
(22) |
|
 |
B. Shankaranand (1925–2009) MP for Chikkodi |
25 June 1988 |
4 July 1989 |
1 year, 9 days |
25 |
|
 |
M. M. Jacob (1926–2018) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala (MoS, I/C) |
4 July 1989 |
2 December 1989 |
151 days |
26 |
|
 |
Manubhai Kotadia (1936–2003) MP for Amreli (MoS, I/C until 5 November 1990) |
6 December 1989 |
5 November 1990 |
334 days |
Janata Dal |
V. P. Singh |
V. P. Singh |
|
21 November 1990 |
26 April 1991 |
156 days |
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
Chandra Shekhar |
Chandra Shekhar |
– |
|
 |
Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) |
26 April 1991 |
21 June 1991 |
56 days |
27 |
|
 |
Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) MP for Raipur |
21 June 1991 |
17 January 1996 |
4 years, 210 days |
Indian National Congress |
Rao |
P. V. Narasimha Rao |
– |
|
 |
P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) |
17 January 1996 |
7 February 1996 |
21 days |
28 |
|
 |
A. R. Antulay (1929–2014) MP for Kolaba |
7 February 1996 |
16 May 1996 |
99 days |
– |
|
 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
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 |
29 |
|
|
Janeshwar Mishra (1933–2010) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh |
29 June 1996 |
21 April 1997 |
345 days |
Samajwadi Party |
21 April 1997 |
9 June 1997 |
Gujral |
Inder Kumar Gujral |
30 |
|
 |
Sis Ram Ola (1927–2013) MP for Jhunjhunu (MoS, I/C) |
9 June 1997 |
19 March 1998 |
283 days |
All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |
– |
|
 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
19 March 1998 |
13 October 1999 |
1 year, 208 days |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Vajpayee II |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
31 |
|
 |
Pramod Mahajan (1949–2006) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra |
13 October 1999 |
22 November 1999 |
40 days |
Vajpayee III |
32 |
|
 |
C. P. Thakur (born 1931) MP for Patna |
22 November 1999 |
27 May 2000 |
187 days |
33 |
|
 |
Arjun Charan Sethi (1941–2020) MP for Bhadrak |
27 May 2000 |
22 May 2004 |
3 years, 361 days |
Biju Janata Dal |
34 |
|
 |
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (1945–2017) MP for Raiganj |
23 May 2004 |
18 November 2005 |
1 year, 179 days |
Indian National Congress |
Manmohan I |
Manmohan Singh |
35 |
|
 |
Santosh Mohan Dev (1934–2017) MP for Silchar (MoS, I/C) |
18 November 2005 |
29 January 2006 |
72 days |
36 |
|
 |
Saifuddin Soz (born 1937) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir |
29 January 2006 |
22 May 2009 |
3 years, 113 days |
37 |
|
 |
Meira Kumar (born 1945) MP for Sasaram |
28 May 2009 |
31 May 2009 |
3 days |
Manmohan II |
– |
|
 |
Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) |
31 May 2009 |
14 June 2009 |
14 days |
38 |
|
 |
Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh |
14 June 2009 |
19 January 2011 |
1 year, 219 days |
39 |
|
 |
Salman Khurshid (born 1953) MP for Farrukhabad |
19 January 2011 |
12 July 2011 |
174 days |
(38) |
|
 |
Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh |
12 July 2011 |
28 October 2012 |
1 year, 108 days |
40 |
|
 |
Harish Rawat (born 1948) MP for Haridwar |
28 October 2012 |
1 February 2014 |
1 year, 96 days |
41 |
|
 |
Ghulam Nabi Azad (born 1949) Rajya Sabha MP for Jammu and Kashmir |
1 February 2014 |
26 May 2014 |
114 days |
Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |
42 |
|
 |
Uma Bharti (born 1959) MP for Jhansi |
27 May 2014 |
3 September 2017 |
3 years, 99 days |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
Modi I |
Narendra Modi |
43 |
|
 |
Nitin Gadkari (born 1957) MP for Nagpur |
3 September 2017 |
30 May 2019 |
1 year, 269 days |
Ministry merged with Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to form Ministry of Jal Shakti |