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PM Narendra Modi`s new Cabinet of ministers have been sworn in, as many as 43 new ministers have been named.
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As many as 43 ministers took oath in a major cabinet expansion-cum-reshuffle on Wednesday while 12 ministers were dropped. Ministers of state G Kishan Reddy, Parshottam Rupala, Anurag Thakur, Hardeep Singh Puri, Mansukh Mandaviya, RK Singh and Kiren Rijiju, were elevated as cabinet ministers while 36 new inductees were sworn in. Sixteen of the 36 new inductees in the council of ministers are first-time MPs. L Murugan, 44, is the only newly-sworn minister who is not a member of Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha.
PM Narendra Modi calls for Cabinet meet tomorrow at 5 PM, asks all newly sworn ministers to be present.
LIST OF MINISTERS OF STATE
1. Shri Pankaj Choudhary
2. Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel
3. Dr. Satya Pal Singh Baghel
4. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
5. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje
6. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma
7. Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh
8. Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi
9. Smt. Annpurna Devi
10. Shri A. Narayanaswamy
11. Shri Kaushal Kishore
12. Shri Ajay Bhatt
13. Shri B. L. Verma
14. Shri Ajay Kumar
15. Shri Chauhan Devusinh
16. Shri Bhagwanth Khuba
17. Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil
18. Sushri Pratima Bhoumik
19. Dr. Subhas Sarkar
20. Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad
21. Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh
22. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar
23. Shri Bishweswar Tudu
24. Shri Shantanu Thakur
25. Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai
26. Shri John Barla
27. Dr. L. Murugan
28. Shri Nisith Pramanik
CABINET MINISTERS
1. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane
2. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
3. Dr. Virendra Kumar
4. Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia
5. Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh
6. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
7. Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras
8. Shri Kiren Rijiju
9. Shri Raj Kumar Singh
10. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
11. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
12. Shri Bhupender Yadav
13. Shri Parshottam Rupala
14. Shri G. Kishan Reddy
15. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
Nisith Pramanik is a Lok Sabha MP for Cooch Behar in West Bengal, serving his 1st term as MP.
• He has also worked as an Assistant Teacher in a Primary School.
• He has a BCA degree.
• Jalpaiguri, West Bengal – Male – 35 yearsShantanu Thakur is a Lok Sabha MP for Bongaon in West Bengal, serving his 1st term as MP.
• He is a senior leader of the Matua community.
• He holds a BA in English from Karnataka State Open University and Diploma in Hospitality Management.
• Presidency, West Bengal – Male – 38 yearsBishweswar Tudu is a Lok Sabha MP for Mayurbhanj in Odisha, serving his 1st term as MP.
• He hails from the Cuttack region of Odisha.
• Prior to his political career, he worked as a Senior Engineer in Water Resources Department in Odisha.
• He holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering, Rourkela.
• Mayurbhanj, Odisha – Male – 56 yearsBharati Pravin Pawar is a Lok Sabha MP for Dindori in Maharashtra, serving her 1st term as MP.
• She served as Member of Nashik Zila Parishad and worked for eradicating malnutrition and providing clean drinking water
• Before joining public life, she was a Medical Practitioner.
• She holds a MBBS degree in Surgery from NDMVPS Medical College, Nashik.
• Khandesh, Maharashtra – Female – 42 yearsSubhas Sarkar is a Lok Sabha MP for Bankura in West Bengal, serving his 1st term as MP.
• He is a Gynaecologist and board member of AIIMS Kalyani.
• A social worker since youth, he has been in public life for around nearly 5 decades and was associated with Ramakrishna Mission.
• He holds an MBBS degree from Calcutta University and Certificate in Ultra Sonography, Infertlity and Laparoscopy.
• Medinipur, West Bengal – Male – 67 yearsChauhan Devusinh is a Lok Sabha MP for Kheda in Gujarat, serving his 2nd term as MP.
• He has been 2-times MLA in Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
• Prior to his full-time political career, he has served as an Engineer in All India Radio.
• He holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Govt Polytechnic, Porbandar.
• Kheda, Gujarat – Male – 56 yearsAjay Kumar is a Lok Sabha MP for Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, serving his second term as MP.
• He has been a MLA in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Member in Kheri Zila Parishad.
• He has served 3 decades in public life.
• He has a BSc LLB from Kanpur University.
• Awadh, Uttar Pradesh – Male – 60 yearsMeenakshi Lekhi is a Lok Sabha MP for New Delhi, serving her 2nd term as MP.
• She has also been a Member of New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC).
• She is a Supreme Court Lawyer and Social Worker.
• She has studied LLB from Delhi University.
• Delhi – Female – 54 yearsDarshana Vikram Jardosh is a Lok Sabha MP for Surat in Gujarat, serving her 3rd term as MP.
• She has also been Corporator of Surat Municipal Corporation and Member of Gujarat Social Welfare Board.
• She has served for 4 decades in public life.
• She is Director of ‘Sanskruti’, an art and cultural organization.
• She has studied BCom from K P Commerce College, Surat.
• Surat, Gujarat – Female – 60 yearsAmong the 43 new ministers, 7 are from Uttar Pradesh while 4 are from both Maharashtra and West Bengal.
Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma is a Lok Sabha MP for Jalaun in Uttar Pradesh, serving his 5th term as MP.
• He was also an MLA in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
• He has served over 3 decades in public life, having started his political career in 1980s.
• He has an MA LLB from Bundelkhand University.
• Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh – Male – 63 yearsShobha Karandlaje is a Lok Sabha MP for Udupi Chikmagalur in Karnataka, serving her 2nd term as MP.
• She has also been 1-time MLA and 1-time MLC in Karnataka.
• She has served as Cabinet Minister in Government of Karnataka, holding a range of portfolios across Food and Civil Supplies, Power, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj System.
• She has been in public life for 3 decades, since her student days.
• She has a MA in Sociology from Mangalore University.
• Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka – Female – 54 yearsRajeev Chandrasekhar is a Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka, serving his 3rd term as MP.
• He has served on various Parliamentary Standing Committees.
• He has enjoyed a long career as a successful Entrepreneur across multiple industries.
• He has a MTech in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology, along with Advanced Management Program from Harvard University.
• Bengaluru, Karnataka – Male – 57 yearsAnupriya Singh Patel is a Lok Sabha MP for Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh, serving her 2nd term as MP.
• She has served as Union Minister of State for Health under PM Narendra Modi.
• She has also served as an MLA in Uttar Pradesh.
• Prior to beginning her political career, she worked as a Professor at Amity University, and has a MBA from Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University, Kanpur.
• Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh – Female – 40 yearsPankaj Choudhary is a Lok Sabha MP for Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh, serving his 6th term as MP.
• He has held the post of Deputy Mayor of Gorakhpur in the past.
• He has served in public life for over 3 decades.
• Shri Choudhary is a Graduate from Gorakhpur University.
• Purvanchal, Uttar Pradesh – Male – 56 yearsBhupender Yadav is a Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan, serving his 2nd term.
• He is known for his leadership across many Parliamentary Committees.
• Prior to beginning his political career, he was an Advocate in the Supreme Court and also served as Government Counsel for important Commissions.
• He has been in public life for over 2 decades.
• He has an LLB from Government College, Ajmer.
• Ajmer, Rajasthan – Male – 52 yearsAshwini Vaishnaw is a Rajya Sabha MP for Odisha.
• A former IAS Officer of the 1994 batch, he handled important responsibilities over 15 years and was particularly known for his contribution to the PPP framework in Infrastructure.
• Post that, he has held leadership roles across major global companies such as General Electric and Siemens.
• He has a MBA from Wharton School, Pennysylvania University and MTech from IIT Kanpur.
• Odisha – Male – 50 yearsPashu Pati Kumar Paras is the Lok Sabha MP for Hajipur in Bihar.
• He has been a 7-time MLA and 1-time MLC in Bihar, making him one of India’s senior-most State legislators.
• He has also served as Minister in the Bihar Government.
• He has served over 45 years in public life.
• He has a BEd from Bhagalpur University.
• Munger, Bihar – Male – 68 yearsDr. Virendra Kumar is a Lok Sabha MP for Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh, serving his 7 th term as MP – making him one of our senior-most Parliamentarians:
• He has in the past served as Union Minister of State for Women & Child Development and Minority Affairs under PM Narendra Modi.
• He has served over 4 decades in public life in various capacities.
• He has a PhD in Child Labour from Dr Harisingh Gour University.
• Sagar, Madhya Pradesh – Male – 67 yearsJyotiraditya M Scindia is a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh, serving his 5th term as MP takes oath.
• He has been Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and Union Minister of State for Commerce & Communications in earlier Governments.
• Coming from an illustrious royal lineage, he has been in public life for over 2 decades.
• He has also previously held the responsibility as President of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association.
• He has an MBA from Stanford University and BA from Harvard University.
• Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh – Male – 50 yearsFormer Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as the new cabinet minister.
Narayan Tatu Rane is a Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra takes oath.
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar quit the Cabinet before PM Narendra Modi's reshuffle.
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of the following members of the Council of Ministers, with immediate effect :-
1. Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda
2. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
3. Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot
4. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
5. Dr. Harsh Vardhan
6. Shri Prakash Javadekar
7. Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar
8. Shri Babul Supriyo
9. Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao
10. Shri Rattan Lal Kataria
11. Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi
Several ministers named for the new Council of Ministers leave for Rashtrapati Bhavan; Jyotiraditya Scindia, Pashupati Kumar Paras and Sarvananda Sonowal among others. The swearing in ceremony will take place at 6 PM.
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Harsh Vardhan, Sadanand Gowda, Ashwini Chaube, Babul Supriyo, are among some of the ministers who have resigned from their post. Read more here
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to expand his Council of Ministers by inducting around 43 new ministers on Wednesday evening - an exercise which will represent the “lives, hopes and aspirations of 130 crore Indians.” Several factors like caste, age, gender, education, experience etc have been taken into account while finalising the names of new ministers by PM Modi after getting feedback from senior ministers and party leaders. Read more here
Here's a list of minster's to be inducted to PM's Cabinet:
CASTE REPRESENTATION IN COUNCIL OF MINISTERS:
· 5 MINORITY MINISTERS: 1 Muslim; 1 Sikh; 2 Buddhists; 1 Christian
· 27 OBC MINISTERS IN COUNCIL OF WHICH 5 OF CABINET RANK
· 8 ST MINISTERS IN COUNCIL 3 OF CABINET RANK
· 12 SC MINISTERS IN COUNCIL 2 OF CABINET RANK
PROFILE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS:
· 13 LAWYERS
· 6 DOCTORS
· 5 ENGINEERS
· 7 FORMER CIVIL SERVANTS
· 46 MINISTERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
· AVERAGE AGE OF CABINET NOW 58
· 14 MINISTERS WILL BE BELOW 50
· 11 WOMEN IN THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 2 WITH CABINET RANK
SHAPE OF THE NEW COUNCIL OF MINISTERS:
* FOUR FORMER CHIEF MINISTERS TO BE INDUCTED IN THE CABINET
* CABINET TO HAVE 18 FORMER STATE MINISTERS
* CABINET TO HAVE 39 FORMER MLA'S
* 23 MPs WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED FOR THREE OR MORE TERMSUnion minister Babul Supriyo resigns, sources say
Now, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan resigns ahead of Cabinet reshuffle
Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre resigns from Union Cabinet: Sources. (PTI)
Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda says he has resigned from Union Council of Ministers: Sources (PTI)
21 new faces are likely to find their way into the Council of Ministers. The reshuffle is likely to be dominated by Bihar with Janata Dal United making a comeback followed by BJP nominations from Bengal. The prominent names include Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sushil Modi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane and West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh who will be part of the massive reshuffle of the Union Cabinet. (IANS)
MoS Women and Child Development Debasree Chauduri resigns (PTI)
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has resigned, said sources
Labour minister Santosh Gangwar says he has resigned from Union Cabinet (PTI)
Former Congress Minister Kripashankar Singh joins Bhartiya Janata Party in Mumbai BJP leaders Devendra Fadnavis and Chandrakant Patil were also present.
Congress holds protest on the issue of rising fuel prices; protesters detained. Prices of petrol and diesel are above Rs 100, this is a gift of Modi government. The middle class, the poor and the industry is suffering: Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad
Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Meenakshi Lekhi, Sarbananda Sonowal, Purshottam Rupala, Nisith Pramanik, RCP Singh, Pashupati Paras, present at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, ahead of Union Cabinet reshuffle (ANI)
A major reason for AIADMK's defeat was its alliance with BJP in the state election. We even lost minorities vote bank because of the same: Former state minister & AIADMK leader C Ve Shanmugam
Bishop Heber College Professor C.J.Paul Chandramohan arrested by police on charges of sexual harassment: Trichy City Police, Tamil Nadu (ANI)
One of the oldest and top-commander of Hizbul Mujahideen terror-outfit Mehrazuddin Halwai at Ubaid got neutralised in Handwara encounter. He was involved in several terror crimes. A big success: IGP Kashmir
Police records state, Mehrazuddin Halwai, was a categorized A++ terrorist. He was instrumental recruitment of youth into terrorist ranks. Incriminating material,arms and ammunitions, medicines recovered from encounter site. Case registered under relevant sections of law: Police (ANI)
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray to chair two separate meetings on COVID-19 management with District Collectors and Divisional Commissioners and COVID-19 Task Force. (ANI)
MLAs of Bihar Congress meet Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his residence "Meeting was to discuss how the party can be strengthened in Bihar. This is why all the senior leaders of the party were called here," says Meira Kumar, Congress.
Action will be taken on the basis of the report of the Haridwar District Magistrate, says Uttarakhand Health Secretary on Kumbh fake test scam.
The decision to select the lab to conduct Rapid Antigen Test during Haridwar Mahakumbh was taken on the instructions of the Health Secretary, the officer appointed as the Mela Officer Health in Kumbh, in his reply to the Health Directorate. (ANI)
NCP leader Eknath Khadse's son-in-law was arrested in the Pune land deal case yesterday. He was called for questioning and later placed under arrest: Enforcement Directorate (ANI)
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Goalpara, Assam at 8.45 am today: National Centre for Seismology (ANI)
India reports 43,733 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, active cases down to 4,59,920; Recovery Rate increases to 97.18% (ANI)
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and Cabinet meetings that were scheduled today have been cancelled. (ANI)
PM Modi condoles the passing away of veteran actor Dilip Kumar, says, "He will be remembered as a cinematic legend." He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world, he added.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Cabinet of ministers have been sworn in, as many as 43 new ministers have been named. A major reshuffle and expansion of the union council of ministers took place on Wednesday. It is the first in the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. OBC faces have been given more representation in view of upcoming UP Assembly polls. Around 10 ministers are likely to be promoted.
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, best known as Tragedy King, passed away at the age of 98 today. He breathed his last on Wednesday morning at Mumbai`s PD Hinduja Hospital. He was admitted to a hospital a few days ago after he complained of breathlessness.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a three-day visit to Russia today. He will discuss the entire range of bilateral issues as well as key regional and international developments.