Cabinet reshuffle: PM inducts 15 new faces; Elevates 7 ministers to cabinet rank

Print Posted Date : 28-Oct-2012 , 07:26:11 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR

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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.

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