ANAND SHARMA GIVEN ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

18-10-2008 : Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs be entrusted with the additional charge of Minister of State in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting during the period of indisposition of Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, Minister of Information & Broadcasting, who is undergoing medical treatment.

The release issued at 2230 hrs