Minister of National Unity

Minister of National Unity
Minister of National Unity
राष्ट्रीय एकता मंत्री (Hindi)
	Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
	Incumbent; Josh Ford; since 3 October 2024
	Ministry of National Unity
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	2 September 2019; (as Minister of Community Development); 3 October 2024; (as Minister of National Unity);
First holder	Mridul Amin; (as Minister of Community Development)
Deputy	Minister of State for National Unity

The Minister of National Unity (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय एकता मंत्री‎) is a minister in the government of Vishwamitra who is the head of the Ministry of National Unity and is a member of the cabinet of Vishwamitra. The current minister is Josh Ford who has been in office since 3 October 2024. The Minister of National Unity is occasionally assisted by the Minister of State for National Unity, who is a junior minister in the ministry.

History

The Ministry of Community Development was created on 2 September 2019 by prime minister Tanishkaa Patranabish in the fifth Tanishkaa Patranabish ministry. Mohammad Mridul Amin was appointed as the first Minister of Community Development. The ministry remained in effect until being abolished on 3 March 2020.

On 26 November 2019, the Ministry of Linguistic Affairs was created by separating the Department of Linguistic Affairs from the ministry, but was merged back into the ministry on 9 December 2019.

On 17 June 2020, in a cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Anoushkaa Patranabish in her second ministry, created the Coordinating Ministry of Community and Lingustic Affairs and Bhargab Jyoti Medhi was appointed as the coordinating minister. The coordinating ministry was abolished on 28 January 2021.

The Ministry of Diversity and Integration was created on 15 June 2024 by prime minister Klarissa Sriraya and Bhargab Jyoti Medhi was appointed as the minister in the ministry. The ministry was renamed to its present name of Ministry of National Unity on 3 October 2024 and Josh Ford has since been serving as the minister.

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for the various departments under the Ministry of National Unity, which include:

Department of Linguistic Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
Department of National Integration
Department of Social Harmony

Ministers

Minister of Community Development (2019–2020)

Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry
	Mohammad Mridul Amin (born 2003) MP for B.G. Colony	2 September 2019	15 October 2019	7001430000000000000♠43 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V
	Saikat Seal (born 2006)	15 October 2019	9 December 2019	7001550000000000000♠55 days
	Arpan Deka (born 2008) (Minister of State, I/C)	9 December 2019	3 January 2020	7001250000000000000♠25 days
	Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for Kahilipara	3 January 2020	3 March 2020	7001600000000000000♠60 days
Ministry discontinued.

Minister of Linguistic Affairs (2019)

Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry
	Saikat Seal (born 2006)	26 November 2019	9 December 2019	7001130000000000000♠13 days	Congress	Tanishkaa V
Merged into Ministry of Community Development.

Coordinating Minister of Community and Linguistic Affairs (2020–2021)

Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry
	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001)	17 June 2020	28 January 2021	7002225000000000000♠225 days	Congress	Anoushkaa II
Position discontinued.

Minister of Diversity and Integration (2024)

Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
Portrait	Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	From	To	Period	Political party	Ministry
	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi Sri Nawab Deeptansh (born 2001)	15 June 2024	3 October 2024	7002110000000000000♠110 days	Congress	Klarissa IV
Position renamed as Minister of National Unity.