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05-July-2016 23:15 IST
Union Council of Ministers expanded with 19 new Ministers of State Shri Prakash Javadekar elevated to Cabinet rank
15 new Ministers have past legislative experience; 10 served in central and state governments
9 new Ministers Post-Graduates
The Union Council of Ministers was today expanded with the induction of 19 new Ministers of State. Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State with Independent Charge of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has been elevated as Cabinet Minister. President Shri Pranab Mukherjee administered Oath of Office and Secrecy to 20 Ministers.
Vice-President Shri Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Shri Rajnath Singh, Shri Arun Jaitely, Shri Ramvilas Paswan, Shri Anant Geete, Shri Sadananda Gowda, Smt.Smriti Irani besides other ministers and dignitaries attended the swearing in ceremony in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Of the 19 new Ministers inducted today from 10 States, 15 have past legislative experience in the Parliament and in State Legislatures with 10 of them having served in central and state governments as Ministers and officials..
Of the new ministers, 9 are Post-Graduates and 7 Graduates including 7 with Degrees in Law, 2 Business Graduates and a Doctor.
Profiles of the new Ministers are as below:
New Cabinet Minister:
Name: Prakash Javadekar
Place of birth: Pune, Maharashtra
Date of birth: January 30, 1951
Educational qualification: B.Com
Constituency: Member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh
Past legislative experience: Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council during 1990-2002. Member of Rajya Sabha since 2008.
Past administrative experience: Minister of State with Independent Charge for Environment, Forests and Climate Change since November 2014.
Minister of State ( Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs during May-November 2014.
Executive President of Maharashtra State Planning Board during 1995-99.
Ministers of State:
Name: Shri Fagan Singh Kulaste
Place of birth : Barbati, Mandla(dt), MP
Date of birth: May 18,1959
Educational qualification: MA, B.Ed, LLB
Constituency : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Mandla (ST)
Past legislative experience : Elected to Lok Sabha four times earlier 1996-2004.
Member of Rajya Sabha during 2012-14. Shri S. S. Ahluwalia
Place of birth: Jaykay Nagar, Distt. Burdwan (West Bengal)
Date of birth: 04 July 1951
Educational qualification: B.Sc, LL.B
Constituency: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Darjeeling (West Bengal)
Past Legislative experience: Four times elected to Rajya Sabha in 1986, 1992 and 2000 and 2006.
Past administrative experience : Minister of State for Urban Affairs & Employment and Parliamentary Affairs during September,1995 – May,1996.
Name :Shri Rajen Gohain
Place of birth: Nagaon, Assam
Date of birth: November 26,1950
Educational qualification : B.A, LLB
Constituency : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Nawgong, Assam
Past legislative experience : Fourth time Member of Lok Sabha since 1999.
Name : Shri C.R.Chaudhary
Place of birth: Dhandhlas, Nagaur, Rajasthan
Date of birth: March 1, 1948
Educational qualification : MA
Constituency : Elected to Lok Sabha for the first time from Nagaur
Past administrative experience : Officer of Rajasthan Administrative Servivce
Name : Mansukh Lakshmanbhai Mandaviya
Place of birth : Hanol, Bhavnagar (dt), Gujarat
Date of birth : June 1,1972
Educational qualification: Higher Secondary
Constituency : Member of Rajya Sabha since 2012.
Past legislative experience : Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly during 2002-07.
Shri Vijay Goel
Place of birth: Delhi
Date of birth: 4 January 1954
Educational qualification: M.Com, LL.B
Constituency: Member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan.
Past Legislative experience: He has been the Member of Parliament for the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha representing the Sadar and Chandni Chowk constituencies of Delhi.
Past administrative experience: Union Minister of State for Labour, Parliamentary Affairs, Statistics & Programme Implementation and Youth Affairs & Sports in the Government of India
Name: Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal
Place of Birth: Village-Kishmideshar, Distt. Bikaner (Rajasthan)
Date of birth: 20 December 1953
Educational qualification: M.A, LL.B, MBA.
Constituency: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Bikaner (SC), Rajasthan
Past legislative experience: Elected to 15th Lok Sabha.
Past administrative experience: Retired IAS officer
Shri Ramdas Athawale
Place of birth : Agalgaon, Sangli dt, Maharashtra
Date of birth : December 25, 1959
Academic qualification : Under graduate
Constituency : Member of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra since 2014
Past legislative experience : Twice member of Lok Sabha
Name: Smt Anupriya Singh Patel
Place of birth: Kanpur, UP
Date of birth: April 21, 1981
Educational qualification: B.A, MBA
Constituency: Elected to 16th LOK Sabha for the first time from Mirzapur, UP.
Past Legislative experience-Member of UP Legislative Assembly from 2012 -14
Name: Anil Madhav Dave
Place of birth: Barnagar, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Date of birth: July, 6, 1956
Educational Qualification: M.Com
Constituency: Member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh
Past Legislative experience: Twice elected to Rajya Sabha in 2009 and 2010
Name : Shri P.P. Chaudhary
Place of birth: Bhavi, Distt. Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Date of birth: July 12, 1953
Educational qualification: B.Sc., L.L.B
Constituency: Pali
Name : Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre
Place of birth : Malpur, Distt. Dhule (Maharashtra)
Date of birth: 11 September, 1953
Educational qualification: M.B.B.S., M.S. (General Surgery and Super Specialization-Onco-Surgeon)
Educated at Grant Medical College (Mumbai) J.J. Hospital Mumbai, Tata Cancer Hospital Mumbai
Constituency: Dhule
Name: M J Akbar
Place of Birth: Calcutta now Kolkata
Date of Birth: 11.01.1951
Educational qualification: B.A. (Hons) English from Presidency College, Calcutta
Constituency: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand
Past Legislative experience: He was Lok Sabha MP from Kishanganj from 1989 to 1991
Name: Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi
Place of Birth: Atharga, Bijapur, Karnataka
Date of birth: 28th June 1952
Educational qualification: B.A
Constituency: Bijapur, Karnataka
Past legislative experience: Five time member of Lok Sabha since 1998. Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly for three terms from 1983 to 1998.
Past Administrative experience: Minister of State for Home and Excise, Cabinet Minister for Social Welfare and Revenue in the Government of Karnataka.
Name: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
Place of Birth: Dasa, Distt. Dahod (Gujarat)
Date of birth: 22nd August 1966
Educational qualification: B.A
Constituency: Dahod, Gujarat
Past legislative experience: Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly for five terms from 1995 to 2014.
Past Administrative experience: Deputy Minister for Food and Civil Supply, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Forest and Environment, Tribal Development, Rural Development, Labour and Empolyment and Panchayat and Rural Housing in the Government of Gujrat.
Name: Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
Place of Birth: Vill. Pakhapur, Distt. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Date of birth: 15th October 1957
Educational qualification: M.A in Journalism and PhD from Banaras Hindu University
Constituency: Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
Past legislative experience: Member of UP Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1992 and 1996 to 2002.
Past Administrative experience: Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Planning and Panchayati Raj in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Name: Shri Parsottam Rupala
Place of Birth: Isvaria, Distt. Amreli (Gujarat)
Date of birth: 1st October 1954
Educational qualification: B.Sc. and B.Ed.
Constituency: Member of Rajya Sabha from Gujrat since June 2016.
Past legislative experience: Member of Rajya Sabha during 2008-09. Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly for three consecutive terms since 1991.
Past Administrative experience: Cabinet Minister for Narmada, Irrigation and Water Supply and Agriculture in the Government of Gujarat.
Name : Shri Ajay Tamta
Place of birth : Almora, Uttarakhand
Date of birth: July 16,1972
Educational qualification : Intermediate (Science)
Constituency : Elected to Lok Sabha for the first time from Almora (SC), Uttarakhand
Past Legislative experience : Twice Member of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly during 2007-12 and 2012-14.
Past administrative experience : Cabinet Minister in the Government of Uttarakhand during 2008-09 and Minister of State during 2007-08.
Name : Smt. Krishna Raj
Place of birth : Faizabad, UP
Date of birth : February 22, 1967
Educational qualification : M.A from Awadh University
Constituency : Elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time from Shahjahanpur (SC), UP
Past legislative experience : Twice member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly during 1996-2002 and 2007-2012.
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:-
| Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi |
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space All important policy issues, and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister |
CABINET MINISTERS
| 1. | Shri Raj Nath Singh | Home Affairs |
| 2. | Smt. Sushma Swaraj | External Affairs |
| 3. | Shri Arun Jaitley | Finance
Corporate Affairs |
| 4. | Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu | Urban Development
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Information & Broadcasting |
| 5. | Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari | Road Transport and Highways
Shipping |
| 6. | Shri Manohar Parrikar | Defence |
| 7. | Shri Suresh Prabhu | Railways |
| 8. | Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda | Statistics & Programme Implementation |
| 9. | Sushri Uma Bharati | Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation |
| 10. | Dr. Najma A. Heptulla | Minority Affairs |
| 11. | Shri Ramvilas Paswan | Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| 12. | Shri Kalraj Mishra | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |
| 13. | Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi | Women and Child Development |
| 14. | Shri Ananthkumar | Chemicals and Fertilizers
Parliamentary Affairs |
| 15. | Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad | Law & Justice
Electronics & Information Technology |
| 16. | Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda | Health & Family Welfare |
| 17. | Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati | Civil Aviation |
| 18. | Shri Anant Geete | Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises |
| 19. | Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal | Food Processing Industries |
| 20. | Shri Narendra Singh Tomar | Rural Development
Panchayati Raj Drinking Water and Sanitation |
| 21. | Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh | Steel |
| 22. | Shri Jual Oram | Tribal Affairs |
| 23. | Shri Radha Mohan Singh | Agriculture & Farmers Welfare |
| 24. | Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot | Social Justice and Empowerment |
| 25. | Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani | Textiles |
| 26. | Dr. Harsh Vardhan | Science and Technology
Earth Sciences |
| 27. | Shri Prakash Javadekar | Human Resource Development |
MINISTERS OF STATE
| 1. | Shri Rao Inderjit Singh | Planning (Independent Charge)
Urban Development Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation |
| 2. | Shri Bandaru Dattatreya | Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) |
| 3. | Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy | Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) |
| 4. | Shri Vijay Goel | Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge)
Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation |
| 5. | Shri Shripad Yesso Naik | AAYUSH (Independent Charge) |
| 6. | Shri Dharmendra Pradhan | Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) |
| 7. | Shri Piyush Goyal | Power (Independent Charge)
Coal (Independent Charge) New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge) Mines (Independent Charge) |
| 8. | Dr. Jitendra Singh | Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge)
Prime Minister’s Office Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space |
| 9. | Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) |
| 10. | Dr. Mahesh Sharma | Culture (Independent Charge)
Tourism (Independent Charge) |
| 11. | Shri Manoj Sinha | Communications (Independent Charge)
Railways |
| 12. | Shri Anil Madhav Dave | Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) |
| 13. | General V.K. Singh | External Affairs |
| 14. | Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar | Finance |
| 15. | Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste | Health & Family Welfare |
| 16. | Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi | Minority Affairs
Parliamentary Affairs |
| 17. | Shri S.S. Ahluwalia | Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Parliamentary Affairs |
| 18. | Shri Ramdas Athawale | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| 19. | Shri Ram Kripal Yadav | Rural Development |
| 20. | Shri Haribhai Parthbhai Chaudhary | Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
| 21. | Shri Giriraj Singh | Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises |
| 22. | Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir | Home Affairs |
| 23. | Shri G.M. Siddeshwara | Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises |
| 24. | Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi | Drinking Water & Sanitation |
| 25. | Shri Rajen Gohain | Railways |
| 26. | Shri Parshottam Rupala | Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Panchayati Raj |
| 27. | Shri M.J. Akbar | External Affairs |
| 28. | Shri Upendra Kushwaha | Human Resources Development |
| 29. | Shri Radhakrishnan P.
|
Road Transport & Highways
Shipping |
| 30. | Shri Kiren Rijiju | Home Affairs |
| 31. | Shri Krishan Pal | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| 32. | Shri Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor | Tribal Affairs |
| 33. | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan | Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation |
| 34. | Shri Vishnu Deo Sai | Steel |
| 35. | Shri Sudarshan Bhagat | Agriculture and Farmers Welfare |
| 36. | Shri Y.S. Chowdary
|
Science and Technology
Earth Science |
| 37. | Shri Jayant Sinha | Civil Aviation |
| 38. | Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Information & Broadcasting |
| 39. | Shri Babul Supriyo | Urban Development
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation |
| 40. | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti | Food Processing Industries |
| 41. | Shri Vijay Sampla | Social Justice & Empowerment |
| 42. | Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal | Finance
Corporate Affairs |
| 43. | Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey | Human Resource Development |
| 44. | Shri Ajay Tamta | Textiles |
| 45. | Smt. Krishna Raj | Women & Child Development |
| 46. | Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya | Road Transport & Highways, Shipping,
Chemicals & Fertilizers |
| 47. | Smt. Anupriya Patel | Health & Family Welfare |
| 48. | Shri C.R. Chaudhary | Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution |
| 49. | Shri P.P. Chaudhary | Law & Justice
Electronics & Information Technology |
| 50. | Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre | Defence |
The President of India as advised by the Prime Minister, has appointed the following as members of the Council of Ministers:-
Cabinet Minister
| 1. | Shri Prakash Javadekar |
Ministers of State
| 1. | Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste |
| 2. | Shri S.S. Ahluwalia |
| 3. | Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi |
| 4. | Shri Vijay Goel |
| 5. | Shri Ramdas Athawale |
| 6. | Shri Rajen Gohain |
| 7. | Shri Anil Madhav Dave |
| 8. | Shri Parshottam Rupala |
| 9. | Shri M.J. Akbar |
| 10. | Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal |
| 11. | Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor |
| 12. | Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey |
| 13. | Shri Ajay Tamta |
| 14. | Smt. Krishna Raj |
| 15. | Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya |
| 16. | Smt. Anupriya Patel |
| 17. | Shri C.R. Chaudhary |
| 18. | Shri P.P. Chaudhary |
| 19. | Shri Subhash Ramrao Bhamre |
2. The President administered the oath of office and secrecy to the above members of the Council of Ministers at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, today.
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of the following members of the Union council of Ministers with immediate effect:
1. Shri Sanwar Lal Jat
Minister of State for Water Resources
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
2. Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya
Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
3. Shri Nihal Chand
Minister of State for Panchayati Raj
4. Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava
Minister of State for Tribal Affairs
5. Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
