Archive · 14 Sep 2025
ADR: Shivakumar Second Richest Minister, Karnataka Has Most Billionaires
An organization called ADR looked at how much money Indian ministers have.
They found that D K Shivakumar is the second richest minister, with over 1,413 crore rupees.
The richest minister is Dr. Chandrasekhar Pemmasani.
Karnataka has the most ministers with a lot of money, with 8 of them being billionaires.
The study looked at a lot of ministers and found that a few have declared assets over 100 crore rupees.
The total wealth of all the ministers is nearly 24,000 crore rupees.
These findings may make people talk more about the wealth of politicians.
D K Shivakumar is the second richest minister in India with assets over ₹1,413 crore.
Dr. Chandrasekhar Pemmasani is the richest minister with assets exceeding ₹5,705 crore.
Karnataka has the highest number of billionaire ministers (8) among all states.
The ADR report analyzed 643 ministers across various assemblies and the Union cabinet.
Total assets of ministers across the country are valued at approximately ₹23,929 crore.
- Who
- Ministers in India
- What
- Asset declarations and wealth
- When
- Report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)
- Where
- Across state assemblies, Union territories, and the Union cabinet in India
- Why
- To assess the wealth of Indian ministers
- Richest Minister
- Dr. Chandrasekhar Pemmasani (₹5,705 crore)
- Second Richest Minister
- D K Shivakumar (₹1,413 crore)
- Karnataka Billionaire Ministers
- 8
- Total Ministers Analyzed
- 643
- Ministers with Assets Over ₹100 Crore
- 36 (approx. 6%)
- Total Assets of Ministers
- ₹23,929 crore
- Wealthiest CM
- N Chandrababu Naidu (₹931 crore)
