New Ministers Take Charge Day After Massive Cabinet Revamp

New Delhi:

A day after the reboot of the union cabinet, quite a few newly appointed ministers took cost of their assignments, together with Mansukh Mandaviya – the new Health Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw – the brand new Railways and IT minister, and Anurag Thakur – the brand new Data and Broadcasting minister and Kiren Rijiju, the brand new Legislation Minister.

Visuals shared by information company ANI confirmed Mr Mandaviya – carrying a face masks – being greeted on the places of work of the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare with a bouquet.

Mr Mandaviya – who will even head the Chemical compounds and Fertilizers ministry – takes cost at a crucial time within the authorities’s struggle in opposition to COVID-19. India has seen off a devastating second wave of Covid infections and is scrambling to scale up vaccinations forward of a possible third wave.

Over the previous week he additionally visited the amenities of three Covid vaccine producers within the nation – Serum Institute in Pune, Zydus and a Bharat Biotech facility producing Covaxin in Ahmedabad.

In a brief video shared by ANI, Ashwini Vaishnaw – who faces the daunting job of heading two of the extra high-profile ministries – might be seen seated at his new workplace at Rail Bhawan (Indian Railways’ head workplace) in Delhi and interacting along with his officers.

“Took cost as Cupboard Minister of Railways at the moment. As soon as once more, from the core of my coronary heart, I prolong my gratitude to Hon’ble PM Narendra Modiji for entrusting me this accountability,” he tweeted.

Took cost as Cupboard Minister of Railways at the moment. As soon as once more from the core of my coronary heart, I prolong my gratitude to Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji for entrusting me this accountability.@RailMinIndiapic.twitter.com/OvhRwVHFNX

— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) July 8, 2021

Mr Vaishnaw’s deputies – Darshana Vikram Jardos and Danve Raosaheb Dadarao, BJP MPs from Gujarat and Maharashtra, respectively – additionally took cost of their places of work at the moment.

“Indian Railways is a serious a part of PM Modi’s imaginative and prescient. His imaginative and prescient for the railways is to rework the lives of the folks… that everybody – widespread man, farmers and the poor – get the advantages. I’ll work for that imaginative and prescient,” Mr Vaishnaw advised reporters this morning.

Heading the Railways ministry can be a stern take a look at of Mr Vaishnaw’s administration expertise; not solely is it one of many largest rail networks on the planet, it employs lakhs of women and men and is a key part of the Indian financial system, carrying over 112 million tonnes of freight in June alone.

Mr Vaishnaw – who holds an MBA from Wharton and and MTech from IIT (Kanpur) – will even must oversee 126 ‘critical’ and ‘super critical’ projects that are worth a combined Rs 1,15,000 crore.

Ashwini Vaishnaw takes cost as the brand new IT Minister

The ministry was earlier headed by Piyush Goyal, who will now lead the ministries of Commerce and Trade, Client Affairs, Meals and Public Distribution, and Textiles.

Mr Vaishnaw additionally took cost as the brand new IT minister at the moment, changing Ravi Shankar Prasad, who was currently locked in a bitter row with Twitter over the new IT rules. Mr Vaishnaw’s deputy within the IT Ministry – Rajeev Chandrasekhar – additionally took cost.

The new Law Minister – Kiren Rijiju – additionally took cost as Ravi Shankar Prasad’s alternative.

Mr Rijiju, who was promoted from a junior minister rank, is a legislation graduate who earlier dealt with Youth Affairs and Sports activities. He represents the Arunachal Pradesh West constituency within the Lok Sabha.

Kiren Rijiju takes cost as the brand new Legislation Minister

In different ANI visuals, Anurag Thakur and Meenakshi Lekhi is also seen at their new places of work.

Mr Thakur, who was formerly the junior Finance Minister, took cost on the I&B Ministry, which was beforehand led by Prakash Javadekar. Mr Javadekar, who was additionally the Surroundings Minister, was one in every of a handful of high-profile exits from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cupboard.

“PM Modi has finished terrific work within the final seven years to take India ahead. The work finished by folks earlier than me within the I&B Ministry and the accountability given to me by the PM… I’ll attempt to meet these expectations,” Mr Thakur advised reporters.

#WATCH | Delhi: Anurag Thakur takes cost as Minister of Data and Broadcasting#CabinetReshufflepic.twitter.com/4iSs1uOyh5

— ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2021

Meenakshi Lekhi – a Lok Sabha MP from Delhi and a- additionally took cost of her new task – she would be the junior minister within the Exterior Affairs and Tradition ministries.

“Girls have been given massive obligations. Individuals used to talk of girls empowerment however PM Modi made it potential that the nation is led by empowered girls, who’re supplied recognition and given accountability… that is praiseworthy,” she advised ANI.

Meenakshi Lekhi takes cost as MoS for Exterior Affairs and Tradition ministries

Prime Minister Modi led an enormous overhaul of his cupboard yesterday, with massive names like Dr Harsh Vardhan (ex-Well being Minister), Ravi Shankar Prasad (ex-Legislation and IT Minister) and Prakash Javadekar (ex-Surroundings and I&B Minister) stepping down.

The reshuffle boosted cupboard ministers from 21 to 30 and junior ministers from 23 to 45. There are fewer junior ministers with unbiased cost – the determine has dropped from 9 to 2.

One of many BJP’s high-profile acquisitions from the Congress, Jyotiraditya Scindia has been given charge of Civil Aviation at a time when the sector is struggling underneath the affect of COVID-19. The ministry was as soon as dealt with by his father Madhavrao Scindia, who died in a airplane crash in 2001.

Hardeep Singh Puri, who was beforehand the Civil Aviation Minister, is now the Minister of Petroleum and Pure Gasoline, and Housing and City Affairs.

Sarbananda Sonowal, who stepped apart as Assam Chief Minister so Himanta Biswa Sarma could possibly be appointed, has been given Ports, Shipping and Waterways. He will even deal with Ayush Ministry.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been given the newly-created Ministry of Cooperation.

“I congratulate all of the colleagues who’ve taken oath at the moment and need them the perfect for his or her ministerial tenure. We are going to proceed working to fulfil aspirations of the folks and construct a robust and affluent India,” PM Modi tweeted yesterday after the oath-taking ceremony.

I congratulate all of the colleagues who’ve taken oath at the moment and need them the perfect for his or her ministerial tenure. We are going to proceed working to fulfil aspirations of the folks and construct a robust and affluent India. #Govt4Growthpic.twitter.com/AVz9vL77bO

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 7, 2021

With enter from ANI