New Delhi, May 24: Rajnath Singh is the new agriculture minister and first timer Subodh Mohite has been entrusted with Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises in the reallocation of portfolios of Union council of ministers in which Shahnawaz Hussain was divested of Civil Aviation. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who has been made Minister of State with independent charge, gets Civil Aviation while Hussain has been shifted to Textiles.

B C Khanduri, who was elevated to the Cabinet rank in the reshuffle, will retain Road Transport and Highways.

The additional charge of Rural Development has been taken away from Anant Kumar and given to Kashi Ram Rana who held Textiles ministry. Among the Ministers of State Swami Chinmayanand will take charge of Home Affairs and Santosh Gangwar has been given Labour and Parliamentary Affairs.

Vijay Goel will look after Youth Affairs and Sports and Sumitra Mahajan will have Petroleum and Natural Gas. Both Kailash Meghwal and Nagmani have been jointly entrusted with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Sripad Naik will assist Khanduri in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Sanjay Paswan will take charge of HRD, Prahlad Patel of Coal, Ashok Pradhan of Communications and IT and P C Thomas of Law and Justice.
Bureau Report