Reshuffle in Union Council of Ministers : Details
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:-
CABINET MINISTERS
1. |
Shri K. Rahman Khan |
2. |
Shri Dinsha J. Patel |
3. |
Shri Ajay Maken |
4. |
Shri M.M. Pallam Raju |
5. |
Shri Ashwani Kumar |
6. |
Shri Harish Rawat |
7. |
Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch |
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
1. |
Shri Manish Tewari |
2. |
Dr. K. Chiranjeevi |
MINISTERS OF STATE
1. |
Dr. Shashi Tharoor |
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2. |
Shri Kodikunnil Suresh |
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3. |
Shri Tariq Anwar |
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4. |
Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy |
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5. |
Smt. Ranee Narah |
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6. |
Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
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7. |
Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury |
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8. |
Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana |
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9. |
Shri Ninong Ering |
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10. |
Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi |
11. |
Shri Porika Balram Naik |
12. |
Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi |
13. |
Shri Lalchand Kataria |
Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President directed the following allocation of portfolios among the newly appointed Ministers shall be as below:
CABINET MINISTERS
1. |
Shri K. Rahman Khan |
Minority Affairs |
2. |
Shri Dinsha J. Patel |
Mines |
3. |
Shri Ajay Maken |
Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation |
4. |
Shri M.M. Pallam Raju |
Human Resource Development |
5. |
Shri Ashwani Kumar |
Law & Justice |
6. |
Shri Harish Rawat |
Water Resources |
7. |
Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch |
Culture |
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
1. |
Shri Manish Tewari |
Information & Broadcasting |
2. |
Dr. K. Chiranjeevi |
Tourism |
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MINISTERS OF STATE
1. |
Dr. Shashi Tharoor |
Human Resource Development |
2. |
Shri Kodikunnil Suresh |
Labour & Employment |
3. |
Shri Tariq Anwar |
Agriculture & Food Processing Industries |
4. |
Shri K. J. Surya Prakash Reddy |
Railways |
5. |
Smt. Ranee Narah |
Tribal Affairs |
6. |
Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
Railways |
7. |
Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury |
Health & Family Welfare |
8. |
Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana |
Road Transport & Highways |
9. |
Shri Ninong Ering |
Minority Affairs |
10. |
Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi |
Urban Development |
11. |
Shri Porika Balram Naik |
Social Justice & Empowerment |
12. |
Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi |
Communications & Information Technology |
13. |
Shri Lalchand Kataria |
Defence |
The President further directed, as advised by the Prime Minister, that the portfolios of the following Ministers shall be changed as indicated below:
CABINET MINISTERS
1. |
Shri M. Veerappa Moily |
Petroleum & Natural Gas |
2. |
Shri S. Jaipal Reddy |
Science & Technology and Earth Sciences |
3. |
Shri Kamal Nath |
Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs |
4. |
Shri Vayalar Ravi |
Overseas Indian Affairs |
5. |
Shri Kapil Sibal |
Communications & Information Technology |
6. |
Shri C.P. Joshi |
Road Transport & Highways |
7. |
Kumari Selja |
Social Justice & Empowerment |
8. |
Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal |
Railways |
9. |
Shri Salman Khursheed |
External Affairs |
10. |
Shri Jairam Ramesh |
Rural Development |
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
1. |
Shri Jyotiraditya MadhavraoScindia |
Power |
2. |
Shri K.H. Muniappa |
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
3. |
Shri Bharatsinh MadhavsinhSolanki |
Drinking Water & Sanitation |
4. |
Shri Sachin Pilot |
Corporate Affairs |
5. |
Shri Jitendra Singh |
Youth Affairs & Sports |
MINISTERS OF STATE
1. |
Shri E. Ahamed |
External Affairs |
2. |
Smt. D. Purandeswari |
Commerce & Industry |
3. |
Shri Jitin Prasada |
Defence & Human Resource Development |
4. |
Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan |
New & Renewable Energy |
5. |
Shri R.P.N. Singh |
Home |
6. |
Shri K.C. Venugopal |
Civil Aviation |
7. |
Shri Rajeev Shukla |
Parliamentary Affairs & Planning. |
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