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PRESIDENT ALLOTS PORTFOLIOS TO 27 CABINET MINISTERS, 7 MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) AND 38 MINISTERS OF STATE


28-05-2009 : Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has been pleased to direct the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers: -

CABINET MINISTERS

1.      

Shri Virbhadra Singh

Minister of Steel

 

2.      

Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh

Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

 

3.      

Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad

 

Minister of Health and Family Welfare

 

4.      

Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde

 

Minister of Power

 

5.      

Shri M. Veerappa Moily

 

Minister of Law and Justice

6.      

Dr. Farooq Abdullah

Minister of New and Renewable Energy

 

7.      

Shri S. Jaipal Reddy

 

Minister of Urban Development

 

8.      

Shri Kamal Nath

 

Minister of Road Transport and Highways

 

9.      

Shri Vayalar Ravi

 

Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs

 

10.  

Smt. Meira Kumar

 

Minister of Water Resources

11.  

Shri Dayanidhi Maran

Minister of Textiles

 

12.  

Shri A. Raja

Minister of Communications and Information Technology

 

13.  

Shri Murli Deora

 

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

 

14.  

Smt. Ambika Soni

 

Minister of Information and Broadcasting

 

15.  

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge

Minister of Labour and Employment

 

16.  

Shri Kapil Sibal

 

Minister of Human Resource Development

 

17.  

Shri B.K. Handique

Minister of Mines and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region

 

18.  

Shri Anand Sharma

 

Minister of Commerce and Industry

 

19.  

Shri C.P. Joshi

 

Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj

 

20.  

Kum. Selja

Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Tourism

 

21.  

Shri Subodh Kant Sahay

Minister of Food Processing Industries

 

22.  

Dr. M.S. Gill

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

 

23.  

Shri G.K. Vasan

Minister of Shipping

 

24.  

Shri Pawan K. Bansal

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

 

25.  

Shri Mukul Wasnik

Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

 

26.  

Shri Kantilal Bhuria

Minister of Tribal Affairs

 

27.  

Shri M.K. Alagiri

Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1.      

Shri Praful Patel

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry Civil Aviation

 

2.      

Shri Prithviraj Chavan

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Earth Sciences and Minister of State in the Prime Minister�s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

 

3.      

Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Coal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

 

4.      

Shri Salman Khursheed

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs

 

5.      

Shri Dinsha J. Patel

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

 

6.      

Smt. Krishna Tirath

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development

 

7.      

Shri Jairam Ramesh

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests

MINISTERS OF STATE

1.      

Shri Srikant Jena

Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

 

2.      

Shri E. Ahamed

Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways

 

3.      

Shri Mullappally Ramachandran

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

 

4.      

Shri V. Narayansamy

Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of� Parliamentary Affairs

 

5.      

Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia

Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

 

6.      

Smt. D. Purandeswari

Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development

 

7.      

Shri K.H. Muniyappa

Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways

 

8.      

Shri Ajay Maken

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

 

9.      

Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi

Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles

 

10.  

Shri Namo Narain Meena

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

 

11.  

Shri M.M. Pallam Raju

Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence

 

12.  

Shri Saugata Ray

Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development

 

13.  

Shri S.S. Palanimanickam

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

 

14.  

Shri Jitin Prasad

Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

 

15.  

Shri A. Sai Prathap

Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel

 

16.  

Smt. Preneet Kaur

Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs

 

17.  

Shri Gurdas Kamat

Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

 

18.  

Shri Harish Rawat

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment

 

19.  

Professor K.V. Thomas

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of �Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

 

20.  

Shri Bharatsinh Solanki

Minister of State in the Ministry of Power

 

21.  

Shri Mahadev S. Khandela

Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

 

22.  

Shri Dinesh Trivedi

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

 

23.  

Shri Sisir Adhikari

Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

 

24.  

Shri Sultan Ahmed

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism

 

25.  

Shri Mukul Roy

Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping

 

26.  

Shri Mohan Jatua

Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

 

27.  

Shri D. Napoleon

Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

 

28.  

Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan

Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

 

29.  

Shri S. Gandhiselvan

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

 

30.  

Shri Tusharbhai Chaudhary

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

 

31.  

Shri Sachin Pilot

Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

 

32.  

Shri Arun Yadav

Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

 

33.  

Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil

Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

 

34.  

Shri R.P.N. Singh

Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

 

35.  

Shri Shashi Tharoor

Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs

 

36.  

Shri Vincent Pala

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources

 

37.  

Shri Pradeep Jain

Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

 

38.  

Ms. Agatha Sangma

Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

Ministries that have remained unallocated, will be looked after by the Prime Minister.

The release issued at 2215 hrs

 

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