In a grand swearing-in ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled his new cabinet for his third term, appointing 71 ministers. Here’s a detailed look at the new ministerial roles:
Major Ministries and Their Heads
– Home Affairs & Cooperation
– Union Minister: Amit Shah
– Defence
– Union Minister: Rajnath Singh
– External Affairs
– Union Minister: S. Jaishankar
– Finance & Corporate Affairs
– Union Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman
– Road Transport and Highways
– Union Minister: Nitin Gadkari
– Health and Family Welfare & Chemicals and Fertilisers
– Union Minister: JP Nadda
– Youth Affairs and Sports & Labour and Employment
– Union Minister: Mansukh Mandaviya
Other Important Ministries
– Food Processing Industries
– Union Minister: Chirag Paswan
– Agriculture and Farmers Welfare & Rural Development
– Union Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
– Power & Housing and Urban Affairs
– Union Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
– Tourism & Culture
– Union Minister: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
– Information and Broadcasting, Railways, & Electronics and Information Technology
– Union Minister: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Specialized Ministries
– Civil Aviation
– Union Minister: Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu
– Human Resource Development
– Union Minister: Dharmendra Pradhan
– Women and Child Development
– Union Minister: Annapurna Devi
– Environment, Forest and Climate Change
– Union Minister: Bhupendra Yadav
– Jal Shakti
– Union Minister: CR Paatil
– Parliamentary Affairs & Minority Affairs
– Union Minister: Kiren Rijiju
– Heavy Industries & Steel
– Union Minister: HD Kumaraswamy
– Telecommunication & Development of North Eastern Region
– Union Minister: Jyotiraditya Scindia
– Textiles
– Union Minister: Giriraj Singh
– Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
– Union Minister: Prahlad Joshi
– Petroleum and Natural Gas
– Union Minister: Hardeep Singh Puri
– Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
– Union Minister: Jitan Ram Manjhi
– Panchayati Raj & Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy
– Union Minister: Lallan Singh
– Commerce and Industry
– Union Minister: Piyush Goyal
This reshuffle highlights Modi’s strategy of assigning key ministries to seasoned leaders, focusing on strong governance and development across various sectors.
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