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Modi's Cabinet: Key numbers that define them

Analysis of criminal, financial and other background details of union council of ministers post cabinet expansion on 5 July

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Archis Mohan New Delhi
Here, are some key figures of Narendra Modi's council of ministers:

Of the 19 newly inducted ministers, 07 have declared criminal cases against themselves

Of the total 78 ministers 24 (31 per cent) with criminal cases

Assets of ministers

72 of 78 (92 per cent) ministers are crorepatis

Average assets of newly inducted 19 ministers: Rs 8.73 crore

Average assets of 78 ministers: Rs 12.94 crore

Of the 78 ministers, 9 have declared total assets worth more than Rs. 30 crore

 



Low asset ministers: Only six of the 78 have declared assets less than Rs 1 crore.




Ministers’ Age: Anupriya Patel, 33, Lok Sabha member from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh is the youngest minister in the council of ministers and Najma Heptullah, 76, is the oldest.




Women Ministers: Out of 78 Ministers, Only 9 (12 per cent) are woman.

Education
 
 
Of the 78 ministers, 14 (18 per cent) have declared they have an education qualification of 12th pass or below while 63 (81 per cent) ministers have declared educational qualification of graduation and above.
 

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First Published: Jul 08 2016 | 4:51 PM IST

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