The reshuffle and expansion of the union council of ministers has seen the record induction of members from OBC and SC communities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi oversaw the swearing-in of 43 Ministers.
Earlier, 12 Ministers (seven Cabinet and five Ministers of State) were dropped.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar, Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Pokhriyal and Santosh Gangwar were among the heavyweights dropped.
The government now has a record 12 Ministers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and 27 belonging to Other Backward Classes.
Also Eight Ministers belonging to the Scheduled Tribes and five Ministers belonging to minority communities, including one Muslim, one Christian, one Sikh and two Buddhists.
Women Ministers are numbered at 11 with two Cabinet Ministers and others being Ministers of State.