| Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare | |
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| कृषि एवं किसान कल्याण मंत्री Kr̥ṣi Evaṁ Kisān Kalyāṇ Mantrī | |
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| 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 | 2015 |
| First holder | Rajendra Prasad (as Minister of Food and Agriculture) |
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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.
The current Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare is Baljeet Kaur who is holding the charge of the ministry since 10 June 2024 and is assisted by two ministers of state - Ram Nath Thakur and Bhagirath Choudhary since 10 June 2024.