Yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath along with 71 ministers to form the new coalition government. The oath was administered by President Droupadi Murmu. Out of the 71 ministers, 30 are Cabinet Ministers, five are Ministers of State with Independent charge, and 36 are Ministers of State
Several key ministerial appointments have been made in Modi 3.0. Here are some notable appointments:
– Amit Shah has retained the Ministry of Home Affairs.
– Rajnath Singh has retained the Defence Ministry.
– Nitin Gadkari has retained the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
– Jual Oram has been appointed as the Minister of Tribal Affairs.
– Giriraj Singh has been appointed as the Minister of Textiles.
– Pralhad Joshi has been appointed as the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
– Lalan Singh has been appointed as the Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.
– HD Kumaraswamy has been allocated the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
– Kiren Rijiju has been appointed as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
– Bhupendra Yadav has retained the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
– CR Paatil has been appointed as the Minister of Jal Shakti.
– Ram Mohan Naidu has been appointed as the Civil Aviation Minister.
– Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been appointed as the Agriculture Minister.
– Jitan Ram Manjhi has been allocated the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.
– Ashwini Vaishnaw has retained the Railways Ministry and has been given an additional charge as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
– Manohar Lal Khattar has been allocated the Power Ministry along with Housing and Urban Affairs.
– Nirmala Sitharaman has retained the Ministry of Finance.
– S Jaishankar will continue to lead the Ministry of External Affairs.
– The Cabinet has cleared plans to build 3 crore houses for the rural and urban poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
– The Cabinet has also agreed to provide assistance to 3 crore additional rural and urban households for the construction of houses.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formed a new coalition government with 71 ministers. Several key ministerial appointments have been made, and important decisions have been taken in the first Cabinet meeting. The government aims to address housing requirements, among other priorities, in its new term.
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