Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources

Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources
पर्यावरण, वन्यजीव एवं प्राकृतिक संसाधन मंत्री (Hindi)
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Incumbent Princess Tanvi Sridasa since 3 October 2024
Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Lok Sabha
Reports to	Rashtradhyaksh Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure
Formation	7 September 2017 (as Minister of Environment, Nature and Conservation) 3 October 2024 (as Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources)
First holder	Saikat Seal (as Minister of Environment, Nature and Conservation)
Deputy	Minister of State for Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources

The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources (Hindi: पर्यावरण, वन्यजीव एवं प्राकृतिक संसाधन मंत्री‎) is a minister of the cabinet of Vishwamitra who is responsible for the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources. The current minister is Senior Minister Tanvi Sridasa who has been in office since 3 October 2024. The minister is also assisted by a junior minister, the Minister of State for Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources, a position currently held by Dinesh Rajagopalan since 3 October 2024.

The position was created on 7 September 2017 following the creation of the Ministry of Environment, Nature and Conservation by prime minister Tanishkaa Patranabish and Saikat Seal was appointed as the first minister.

History

The Ministry of Environment, Nature and Conservation was created on 7 September 2017 by prime minister Tanishkaa Patranabish after separating the environment department from the Ministry of Sanitation and Hygiene. Saikat Seal of the Freedom Party was appointed as the inaugural minister. The ministry was renamed as the Ministry of Environment and Nature on 21 March 2018 by prime minister Varuna Sriraya. On 9 March 2019, the Ministry of Sanitation and Hygiene was merged into the ministry, and further on 17 March 2019, the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Nature and and Environment Conservation.

On 16 July 2019, the ministry was succeeded by the Ministry of Sanitation and Natural Resources. Months later, on 2 September 2019, the Ministry of Environmental Resources was created, which was further merged into the Ministry of National Development on 24 November 2019. The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources was further created on 3 March 2020 by caretaker prime minister Anoushkaa Patranabish, and renamed on 6 March 2021 as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment.

On 10 July 2021, the ministry was further renamed back as the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources by prime minister Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu. Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika, who also held the charge of the ministry, renamed the ministry as Ministry of Nature and Environmental Resources on 22 November 2021 and on 3 January 2022, the ministry was merged with the Ministry of Health, Hygiene and the Swachhta Mission to form the Ministry of Nature, Health, Hygiene and the Swachhta Mission. The ministry was abolished on 17 March 2022.

The ministry was re-established as the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources on 12 May 2022 and briefly merged into the Ministry of National Development on 12 August 2023 and later re-created on 29 March 2024. The ministry was renamed to its current name as the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources by prime minister Klarissa Sriraya on 3 October 2024.

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for the various departments under the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources, which include:

• Department of Climate Change
• Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation
• Department of Wildlife Conservation

Ministers

Minister of Environment, Nature and Conservation (2017–2018)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Saikat Seal (born 2006)	7 September 2017	25 December 2017	7002109000000000000♠109 days	Freedom	Tanishkaa II
		Manoj Chetry (born 2005) (Minister of State, I/C)	25 December 2017	21 March 2018	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Congress	Varuna V
Position merged into the Ministry of Sanitation and Hygiene.

Minister of Environment and Nature (2018–2019)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Manoj Chetry (born 2005)	14 May 2018	12 October 2018	7002151000000000000♠151 days	Congress	Tanishkaa III
							Varuna Interim II
		Sampriti Paul (born 2004) MP for Kahilipara (Minister of State, I/C)	12 October 2018	6 January 2019	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Secular	Varuna VII
		Jemina Hazarika (born 2006) (Minister of State, I/C)	7 January 2019	28 February 2019	7001520000000000000♠52 days	Congress	Tanishkaa IV
		Saikat Seal (born 2006)	28 February 2019	17 March 2019	7001170000000000000♠17 days
Position renamed as Minister of Nature and Environment Conservation.

Minister of Nature and and Environment Conservation (2019)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Saikat Seal (born 2006)	17 March 2019	16 July 2019	7002121000000000000♠121 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V
Position merged into Ministry of Sanitation and Natural Resources.

Minister of Environmental Resources (2019)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Saikat Seal (born 2006)	2 September 2019	20 September 2019	7001180000000000000♠18 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V
		Nishwan Baidantic (born 2001) MP for Dhirenpara (Minister of State, I/C)	20 September 2019	29 September 2019	7000900000000000000♠9 days
		Jemina Hazarika (born 2006) (Minister of State, I/C)	29 September 2019	15 October 2019	7001160000000000000♠16 days
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for Kahilipara	15 October 2019	24 November 2019	7001400000000000000♠40 days
Position merged into Ministry of National Development.

Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (2020–2021)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Arpan Deka (born 2008) (Minister of State, I/C) Caretaker Minister	3 March 2020	22 March 2020	7001190000000000000♠19 days	Congress	Anoushkaa I (Caretaker)
		Sampriti Paul (born 2004) MP for Kahilipara	22 March 2020	30 April 2020	7001390000000000000♠39 days		Tanishkaa VI
		Sampriti Paul (born 2004) MP for Kahilipara	13 May 2020	7 June 2020	7001250000000000000♠25 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VII
		Saikat Seal Crown Prince of Madhya Prant (born 2006)	8 June 2020	28 January 2021	7002234000000000000♠234 days		Anoushkaa II
		Matthew Xia (born 2006) Caretaker Minister	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Non-affiliated	Snagoveanu I (Interim)
Position renamed as Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment (2021)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Matthew Xia (born 2006) MP for Chandril	6 March 2021	10 July 2021	7002126000000000000♠126 days	Congress	Snagoveanu II

Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (2021–2022)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Matthew Xia (born 2006) MP for Chandril	10 July 2021	9 September 2021	7001610000000000000♠61 days	Congress	Snagoveanu II
		Princess Tanvi Sridasa (born 2013)	11 September 2021	21 October 2021	7001400000000000000♠40 days		Hazarika I
		Patrick Kenny (born 2002) Caretaker Minister	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Non-affiliated	Pillin (Caretaker)
Position renamed as Minister of Nature and Environmental Resources.

Minister of Nature and Environmental Resources (2021–2022)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Farhaz Hazarika Duke of Pragjyotisha (born 2003) (Prime Minister)	22 November 2021	3 January 2022	7001420000000000000♠42 days	Congress	Hazarika II
Position renamed as Minister of Nature, Health, Hygiene and the Swachhta Mission.

Minister of Nature, Health, Hygiene and the Swachhta Mission (2022)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		General (Retd.) Arturo Lara Count of Granville (born 1998) MP for Chandril (Minister of State, I/C)	3 January 2022	9 February 2022	7001370000000000000♠37 days	Congress	Hazarika II
		W. Pranit Singh (born 2001) MP for Basistha Rural (Minister of State, I/C)	9 February 2022	17 March 2022	7001360000000000000♠36 days
Position abolished.

Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (2022–2024)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Rey Jr. Mancio Baron Mancio of Cebu (born 2007) MP for Boragaon	12 May 2022	1 July 2022	7001500000000000000♠50 days	Non-affiliated	Hazarika III
		Abhiraj Kar Senior Prince of Purvanchal (born 2006) MP for Basant Bahar (Senior Minister)	1 July 2022	11 November 2022	7002133000000000000♠133 days
		Farhaz Hazarika Duke of Pragjyotisha (born 2003) MP for Basistha City	12 November 2022	14 June 2023	7002214000000000000♠214 days	Congress	Hazarika IV
		W. Pranit Singh Baron Singh (born 2001) MP for Basant Bahar	14 June 2023	12 August 2023	7001590000000000000♠59 days
Position merged into Ministry of National Development during this interval.
		W. Pranit Singh (born 2001) MP for Uttar-Prant	29 March 2024	12 May 2024	7001440000000000000♠44 days	Congress	Klarissa IV
		Arnab Deka (born 2002)	12 May 2024	15 June 2024	7001340000000000000♠34 days
		Arpan Deka (born 2008) (Minister of State, I/C)	15 June 2024	3 October 2024	7002110000000000000♠110 days
Position renamed as Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources.

Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Natural Resources (2024–present)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Tanvi Sridasa (born 2013) (Senior Minister)	3 October 2024	Incumbent	7001150000000000000♠15 days	Congress	Klarissa IV

Timeline

See also

• Minister of Sanitation and Public Health