First Ministry of Independent India: List- Nehru Ministry 1947

Portfolio	Minister
Prime Minister External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations  Scientific Research	Jawaharlal Nehru
Deputy Prime Minister	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Home Affairs and States	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Information and Broadcasting	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Finance	R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
Law	B. R. Ambedkar
Defence	Baldev Singh
Railways and Transport	John Mathai
Education	Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Food and Agriculture	Rajendra Prasad
Industries and Supplies	Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Labour	Jagjivan Ram
Commerce	Cooverji Hormusji Bhabha
Communications	Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Health	Amrit Kaur
Works, Mines and Power	Narhar Vishnu Gadgil
Relief and Rehabilitation	K. C. Neogy
Minister without portfolio	N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar