Report by OD bureau, New Delhi: Salman Khurisd made as new External Affairs Minister, Veerappa Moily moved to petroleum ministry from corporate affairs, Jyotiraditya Scindia made MoS (independent charge) for power, Harish Rawat made water resources minister, Chandresh Kumari is new culture minister, Dinsha Patel promoted as Cabinet minister in mines ministry, Pallam Raju upgraded and made HRD minister , Ashwani Kumar gets law ministry, Rahman Khan made minority affairs minister, Ajay Maken is housing and urban poverty alleviation minister, Sachin Pilot made minister of state in corporate affairs with independent charge, Chiranjeevi is minister of state (independent) tourism, Tariq Anwar is minister of state for agriculture.
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
2.Shri Kodikunnil Suresh
3.Shri Tariq Anwar
4.Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
5.Smt. Ranee Narah
6.Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
7.Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury
8.Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana
9.Shri Ninong Ering
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
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
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