Shripad Yesso Naik

Shri Shripad Yesso Naik
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, India
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik is the Hon’ble Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy in the Government of India. A distinguished parliamentarian and experienced public leader, he brings over two decades of ministerial and parliamentary experience. In a career spanning six consecutive terms in the Lok Sabha (House of People in Parliament of India), he represents North Goa. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has served in several key Union ministerial capacities, including Agriculture, Shipping, Civil Aviation, Road Transport and Highways, Finance (Revenue), Tourism and Culture, AYUSH, Defence, Tourism, Ports, Waterways and Shipping.
In his present role, Shri Naik is associated with India’s efforts to strengthen the power sector and accelerate the transition towards clean, sustainable and reliable energy. His ministerial responsibilities encompass two critical pillars of India’s development—ensuring a robust power ecosystem to support economic growth and advancing new and renewable energy to contribute to energy security, environmental sustainability and the country’s long-term climate commitments. As India pursues its vision of Viksit Bharat @ 2047, the transformation of the energy sector remains central to building a resilient, competitive and sustainable economy.