New members of the Union Council of Ministers and change of portfolios thereof

Press Communique

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:- 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 4. Shri Vayalar Ravi Overseas Indian Affairs 5. Shri Kapil Sibal Communications & Information Technology 6. Shri C.P. Joshi Road Transport & Highways 7. Kumari Selja Social Justice & Empowerment 8. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Railways 9. Shri Salman Khursheed External Affairs 10. Shri Jairam Ramesh Rural Development MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 1. Shri Jyotiraditya MadhavraoScindia Power 2. Shri K.H. Muniappa Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises 3. Shri Bharatsinh MadhavsinhSolanki Drinking Water & Sanitation 4. Shri Sachin Pilot Corporate Affairs 5. Shri Jitendra Singh Youth Affairs & Sports MINISTERS OF STATE 1. Shri E. Ahamed External Affairs 2. Smt. D. Purandeswari Commerce & Industry 3. Shri Jitin Prasada Defence & Human Resource Development 4. Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan New & Renewable Energy 5. Shri R.P.N. Singh Home 6. Shri K.C. Venugopal Civil Aviation 7. Shri Rajeev Shukla Parliamentary Affairs & Planning. ***** Source:-PIB