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
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1.
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Shri K. Rahman Khan
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2.
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Shri Dinsha J. Patel
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3.
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Shri Ajay Maken
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4.
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Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
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5.
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Shri Ashwani Kumar
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6.
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Shri Harish Rawat
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7.
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Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch
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MINISTERS OF STATE
(INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
|
1.
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Shri Manish Tewari
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2.
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Dr.
K. Chiranjeevi
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MINISTERS OF
STATE
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1.
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor
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2.
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Shri Kodikunnil Suresh
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3.
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Shri Tariq
Anwar
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4.
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Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash
Reddy
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5.
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Smt. Ranee Narah
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6.
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Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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7.
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Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury
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8.
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Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana
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9.
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Shri Ninong Ering
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…2/-
-2-
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10.
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Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi
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11.
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Shri Porika Balram Naik
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12.
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Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi
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13.
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Shri Lalchand Kataria
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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
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2.
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Shri Dinsha J. Patel
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Mines
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3.
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Shri Ajay Maken
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Housing & Urban Poverty
Alleviation
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4.
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Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
|
Human Resource
Development
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5.
|
Shri Ashwani Kumar
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Law &
Justice
|
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6.
|
Shri Harish Rawat
|
Water
Resources
|
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7.
|
Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch
|
Culture
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MINISTERS OF STATE
(INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
|
1.
|
Shri Manish Tewari
|
Information &
Broadcasting
|
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2.
|
Dr. K. Chiranjeevi
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Tourism
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….3/-
-3-
MINISTERS OF
STATE
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1.
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Dr. Shashi Tharoor
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Human Resource
Development
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2.
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Shri Kodikunnil Suresh
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Labour &
Employment
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3.
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Shri Tariq
Anwar
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Agriculture & Food Processing
Industries
|
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4.
|
Shri K. J. Surya Prakash
Reddy
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Railways
|
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5.
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Smt. Ranee Narah
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Tribal
Affairs
|
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6.
|
Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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Railways
|
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7.
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Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury
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Health & Family
Welfare
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8.
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Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana
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Road Transport &
Highways
|
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9.
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Shri Ninong Ering
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Minority
Affairs
|
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10.
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Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi
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Urban
Development
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11.
|
Shri Porika Balram Naik
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Social Justice &
Empowerment
|
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12.
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Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi
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Communications & Information
Technology
|
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13.
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Shri Lalchand Kataria
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Defence
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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
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1.
|
Shri M. Veerappa Moily
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Petroleum & Natural
Gas
|
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2.
|
Shri S. Jaipal Reddy
|
Science & Technology and Earth
Sciences
|
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3.
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Shri Kamal Nath
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Urban Development & Parliamentary
Affairs
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…4/-
-4-
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4.
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Shri Vayalar Ravi
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Overseas Indian Affairs
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5.
|
Shri Kapil Sibal
|
Communications & Information
Technology
|
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6.
|
Shri C.P.
Joshi
|
Road Transport & Highways
|
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7.
|
Kumari Selja
|
Social Justice & Empowerment
|
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8.
|
Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal
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Railways
|
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9.
|
Shri Salman Khursheed
|
External Affairs
|
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10.
|
Shri Jairam Ramesh
|
Rural Development
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MINISTERS OF STATE
(INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
|
1.
|
Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
|
Power
|
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2.
|
Shri K.H. Muniappa
|
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
|
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3.
|
Shri Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
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Drinking Water & Sanitation
|
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4.
|
Shri Sachin Pilot
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Corporate Affairs
|
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5.
|
Shri Jitendra Singh
|
Youth Affairs &
Sports
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MINISTERS OF STATE
|
1.
|
Shri E. Ahamed
|
External
Affairs
|
|
2.
|
Smt. D. Purandeswari
|
Commerce & Industry
|
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3.
|
Shri Jitin Prasada
|
Defence & Human Resource
Development
|
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4.
|
Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan
|
New & Renewable Energy
|
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5.
|
Shri R.P.N.
Singh
|
Home
|
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6.
|
Shri K.C. Venugopal
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Civil Aviation
|
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7.
|
Shri Rajeev Shukla
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Parliamentary Affairs &
Planning.
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(Source-PIB)
