New Delhi: The following is the list of new ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government:
Minister of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar elevated to cabinet.
The 19 new Ministers of State:
Faggan Singh Kulaste
S.S. Ahluwalia
Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi
Vijay Goel
Ramdas Athavale
Rajen Gohain
Anil Madhav Dave
Purushottam Rupala
M.J. Akbar
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor
Mahendra Nath Pandey
Ajay Tamta
Krishna Raj
Mansukh Bhai Mandavia
Anupriya Patel
C.R. Chaudhary
P.P. Chaudhary
Subhas Ramrao Bhamre
However, five ministers were on Tuesday dropped from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s council of ministers ahead of the swearing-in of 19 new faces and elevation of Prakash Javadekar to a cabinet rank.
According to sources, all the five were Ministers of State.
Those dropped are: Sanwar Lal Jat (Water Resources), Nihalchand (Panchayati Raj), Ram Shankar Katheria (HRD), Mansukh Bhai Vasava (Tribal Affairs) and Mohanbhai Kundaria (Agriculture).
With the induction of the 19 and the dropping of the five MoS, the strength of Prime Minster’s Council of Ministers, including himself now stands at 78.