Monday 29 October 2012

Current Affairs: Reshuffle of Union Ministers


 Prime Minister Sri Manmohan Singh on Sunday effected a major revamp of his council of ministers, inducting 22 faces, including seven of cabinet rank.

The portfolios of newly-inducted and reshuffled ministers are as follows:



CABINET MINISTERS

K. Rahman Khan - Minority Affairs
Dinsha J. Patel - Mines
Ajay Maken - Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
M.M. Pallam Raju - Human Resource Development
Ashwani Kumar - Law & Justice
Harish Rawat - Water Resources
Chandresh Kumari Katoch - Culture
M. Veerappa Moily - Petroleum & Natural Gas
S. Jaipal Reddy - Science & Technology and Earth Sciences
Kamal Nath - Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs
Vayalar Ravi - Overseas Indian Affairs
Kapil Sibal - Communications & Information Technology
C.P. Joshi - Road Transport & Highways
Kumari Selja - Social Justice & Empowerment
Pawan Kumar Bansal - Railways
Salman Khursheed - External Affairs
Jairam Ramesh - Rural Development

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Manish Tewari - Information & Broadcasting
K. Chiranjeevi - Tourism
Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia - Power
K.H. Muniappa - Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki - Drinking Water & Sanitation
Sachin Pilot - Corporate Affairs
Jitendra Singh - Youth Affairs & Sports

MINISTERS OF STATE

Shashi Tharoor - Human Resource Development
Kodikunnil Suresh - Labour & Employment
Tariq Anwar - Agriculture & Food Processing Industries
K. J. Surya Prakash Reddy - Railways
Ranee Narah - Tribal Affairs
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury - Railways
Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury - Health & Family Welfare
Sarvey Sathyanarayana - Road Transport & Highways
Ninong Ering - Minority Affairs
Deepa Dasmunsi - Urban Development
Porika Balram Naik - Social Justice & Empowerment
Kruparani Killi - Communications & Information Technology
Lalchand Kataria - Defence
E. Ahamed - External Affairs
D. Purandeswari - Commerce & Industry
Jitin Prasada - Defence & Human Resource Development
S. Jagathrakshakan - New & Renewable Energy
R.P.N. Singh - Home Affairs
K.C. Venugopal - Civil Aviation
Rajeev Shukla - Parliamentary Affairs & Planning

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