Jagat Prakash NaddaPublic Record

Two portfolios, side by side

Since 10 June 2024, Jagat Prakash Nadda has held two Cabinet portfolios. One covers the health of the population. The other covers the chemicals, fertilizers and medicines industries. This page sets out, for each ministry, the constitutional basis, the departments and institutions, and the minister’s documented activity.

Record 06 / Ministerial responsibilitiesSworn in 9 June 2024 · Charge taken 11 June 2024Sources: PIB · ministry websites
06.0Framework

How a Union portfolio works

Under Article 75 of the Constitution, Union Ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister and are collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 divide the Government’s work among ministries and departments. A Cabinet Minister leads each ministry and may be assisted by Ministers of State. Each department is run by a Secretary.

Both of Nadda’s ministries sit on shared constitutional ground. Public health, hospitals and dispensaries are State subjects (List II, entry 6). Medical education, the medical professions, drugs, family planning and the control of infectious diseases that cross State borders are in the Concurrent List. The Union therefore works largely through national programmes, regulators, central institutions and funding to the States. The chemicals, fertilizers and pharmaceutical industries are governed mainly through central policy, pricing and subsidy.

Portfolio A

Health & Family Welfare

Jagat Prakash Nadda seated at a meeting table beneath a sign reading Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Fig. 06.AChairing a meeting at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.
Ministry
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW)
Held
9 Nov 2014 – 30 May 2019; from 9 June 2024
Ministers of State
Anupriya Patel; Prataprao Jadhav
Budget 2026–27
₹1,06,530.42 crore, about 10% above the revised estimate for 2025–26
Departments
  • Department of Health and Family WelfareNational health programmes, the National Health Mission, central hospitals and institutions, and medical education policy.
  • Department of Health ResearchBiomedical research, including the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Allocation for 2026–27: ₹4,821.21 crore.
Principal institutions & bodies
  • Directorate General of Health ServicesTechnical advice on medical and public health matters.
  • National Health AuthorityImplements Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
  • AIIMS and central institutesAll India Institutes of Medical Sciences and other autonomous institutions.
  • Statutory regulatorsIncluding the National Medical Commission and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
Health & Family Welfare record
Portfolio B

Chemicals & Fertilizers

Jagat Prakash Nadda receiving a bouquet beneath a sign reading Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Fig. 06.BBeing received at the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, New Delhi.
Ministry
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Held
From 9 June 2024
Minister of State
Anupriya Patel
Budget 2026–27
Department of Fertilizers: about ₹1.71 lakh crore (net)
Departments
  • Department of Chemicals and PetrochemicalsPolicy for the chemical and petrochemical industries; PCPIRs, Plastic Parks and the CIPET skills network.
  • Department of FertilizersAvailability, movement and subsidy of urea and of phosphatic and potassic fertilizers; fertilizer PSUs and joint ventures.
  • Department of PharmaceuticalsDevelopment of the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, drug pricing through the NPPA, affordable medicines through Jan Aushadhi, and the NIPERs.
Principal institutions & bodies
  • National Pharmaceutical Pricing AuthorityFixes and monitors drug prices under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order.
  • Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of IndiaRuns the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana.
  • Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & TechnologyCIPET, renamed in 2020 from its earlier plastics-focused title.
  • Fertilizer PSUs & JVsIncluding RCF, NFL, FACT, BVFCL and the joint ventures HURL, RFCL and Talcher Fertilizers.
Chemicals & Fertilizers record
06.1Documented ministerial activity

Selected entries by portfolio

Each item is taken from an official release. The tag shows whether the entry records a programme, ministerial oversight or participation, a statement, or an institutional outcome.

Portfolio A
  1. 11Jun 2024
    Oversight

    Takes charge of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

    Source: PIB

  2. 07Oct 2024
    Oversight

    Chairs the 77th WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee, New Delhi

    Source: PIB

  3. 07Dec 2024
    Oversight

    Launches the 100-day intensified TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, Panchkula

    Source: PIB

  4. 23Jul 2026
    Oversight

    Chairs the 16th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting, Chandigarh

    Source: PIB

Portfolio B
  1. 15Jun 2024
    Oversight

    Reviews the Department of Pharmaceuticals’ agenda and 100-day plan

    Source: PIB

  2. 19Jan 2025
    Oversight

    Inaugurates CIPET projects in Ahmedabad

    Source: PIB

  3. 11Jul 2025
    Outcome

    Visit to Saudi Arabia: long-term agreements with Ma’aden for 3.1 million tonnes of DAP a year for five years

    Source: PIB

  4. 08Aug 2026
    Oversight

    Chairs a CEO roundtable at India Medical Device 2026

    Source: PIB

Full documented work archive

Sources & references
  1. PIB — Shri J P Nadda takes charge as Union Health Minister (11 June 2024) — www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2024042
  2. PIB — Ministers of State take charge, MoHFW — www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2023988
  3. PIB — Minister of State takes charge, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers — www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2024093
  4. PIB — Union Budget 2026–27: health allocation — www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2221616
  5. PIB — Union Budget 2026–27: Department of Fertilizers — www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2221682
  6. Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals — chemicals.gov.in/
  7. Department of Fertilizers — www.fert.gov.in/
  8. Department of Pharmaceuticals — pharma-dept.gov.in/
  9. PIB — CIPET renamed (May 2020) — www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1627387
  10. Constitution of India (Seventh Schedule) — Legislative Department — legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india/