By IANS,
New Delhi: Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Panabaka Lakshmi was Tuesday given additional charge of textiles, an official statement said.
The statement from the Rashtrapti Bhavan said President Pranab Mukherjee, as advised by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has directed that Lakshmi will be re-allocated the portfolio of textiles.
Lakshmi was minister of state for textiles until she was shifted to petroleum and natural gas ministry in the same rank after the reshuffle in end October 2012.