In Conclusion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook the third reshuffle of the Union Cabinet today to fill key vacancies and bring in new faces keeping in mind key state elections and eventually the 2019 general elections.
Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dharmendra Pradhan and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi have been given Cabinet rank
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Shiv Pratap Shukla, Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Virendra Kumar sworn in as Ministers of State.
Former Mumbai police chief Satya Pal Singh, former IAS officer Alphons Kannanthanam, former Home Secretary RK Singh, Anant Kumar Hegde and former diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri also sworn in as MoS.
For the detailed list of Modi’s council of ministers, click here.
Need To Focus On Jobs, Says New Labour Minister
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, who was made MoS (Independent Charge) of Labour and Employment told BloombergQuint over phone that job creation is a priority whether it comes from the private or public sector.
“India's population is among the youngest in the world, we must have adequate job creation,” he said.
Gangwar also said that there is a need to have easier labour laws and that his ministry will ensure that difficult tasks are completed with ease.
Decoding The Appointment Of New Ministers
List Of Key Appointments And Transfers
- Santosh Kumar Gangwar: MoS (IC) (Labour and Employment) (Earlier MoS Finance)
- Giriraj Singh: MoS (IC) (MSME)
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: MoS (IC) of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Additional Charge)
- RK Singh: MoS (IC) (Power) and MoS (IC) (New and Renewable Energy)
- Hardeep Puri: MoS (IC) (Housing and Urban Affairs)
- Satya Pal Singh: MoS (HRD) and MoS (Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvination)
Nirmala Sitharaman: India's New Defence Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman will be India’s new Defence Minister. Suresh Prabhu, who was moved out of the Railways ministry will be the new Commerce Minister.
Piyush Goyal, who was elevated to cabinet rank has been appointed as the new Railways Minister.
Road Transport and Highways minister Nitin Gadkari has been given additional charge of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Here are the other key appointments:
- Alphons Kannanthanam appointed MoS (Independent Charge), Ministry of Tourism and MoS Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to also get additional charge of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- Uma Bharti will now be Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
- Hardeep Puri appointed MoS Urban Development
- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will now be Minister of Mino
Along with the Railways, Piyush Goyal has retained the Coal Ministry.
Shiv Pratap Shukla Hints At Appointment To Finance Ministry
JD(U) Declines To Comment On Cabinet Reshuffle
Will Work Towards Rebuilding The Nation, Says Satya Pal Singh
Reshuffle Only BJP's, Not NDA's, Says Shiv Sena
Grateful To PM Modi, Says Dharmendra Pradhan
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Reacts Post Elevation To Cabinet Rank
Uma Bharti Reacts To Rumours Of Her Skipping Swearing In Ceremony
Suresh Prabhu Tweets Ahead Of Portfolio Allocation
Cabinet Reshuffle Ahead Of 2019 General Election
Prime Minister Congratulates New Ministers
Ministers Elevated To Cabinet Rank
The New Ministers Of State
Elevated Ministers Sworn In At Rashtrapati Bhavan
Ministers who were elevated to cabinet rank: Dharmendra Pradhan, Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi were sworn in by President Ram Nath Kovind.
PM Modi Arrives For Oath Taking Ceremony
Uma Bharti Skips Oath Taking Ceremony
Ministers Leave After Breakfast Meeting With Modi
Live: Oath Taking Ceremony To Begin Soon
Shiv Sena To Skip Swearing-In Ceremony
RK Singh: Prospective Inclusion Into PM Modi's Cabinet
Know The New Faces
9 New Ministers To Be Sworn In
Two former bureaucrats, one retired diplomat and an ex-police official are among nine new faces to be inducted into the council of ministers today in a major revamp by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, official sources told PTI on Saturday.
Three of the Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliaments being inducted -- Virendra Kumar, Anant Kumar Hegde and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat -- are from Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan respectively where Assembly polls are due next year.
Former Indian Administrative Services officer Alphons Kannanthanam, who hails from Kerala, is another pick by Modi, a move seen as the BJP's efforts to expand its base in the southern state to take on the ruling Left Democratic Front led by the CPI(M).
The other new faces to be included in the ministry are BJP MPs Ashwini Kumar Choubey (Bihar), Shiv Pratap Shukla (Uttar Pradesh), former Home Secretary Raj Kumar Singh (Bihar), former diplomat Hardeep Puri and ex-Mumbai police chief Satyapal Singh, the sources said.
They will take oath at 10.30 a.m. today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. They, however, did not clarify whether any of the new entrants would be given a Cabinet berth.