8 ministers have declared themselves to be undergraduates in their election affidavits.
IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi and the newly sworn-in council of ministers pose for a photograph after the oath-taking ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 30, 2019. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo
How qualified are ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's council of ministers?
There are 20 post-graduate Cabinet ministers and ministers of state and 29 graduates in Modi 2.0's 57-member ministry.
There are also 8 ministers who are undergraduates. So, who are these 8 ministers?
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf accessed these ministers's election affidavits to find the answer.
| Minister | Ministry | Education qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amit Anilchandra Shah | Home Minister | SYBSc |
| 2 | Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Minister of Food Processing Industries | Diploma In Textiles |
| 3 | Smriti Irani | Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles | B Com Part 1 (Under Graduate) |
| 5 | Ramdas Athawale | MoS, Social Justice and Empowerment | 12th Pass |
| 6 | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | MoS, Rural Development | 12th Pass |
| 7 | Renuka Singh | MoS, Tribal Affairs | 12th Pass |
| 8 | Rameswar Teli | MoS, Food Processing Industries | 12th Pass |
