Know Your New Minister.

CA AYUSH AGRAWAL (Kolkata-Pune-Mumbai) (26986 Points)

29 October 2012  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh effected a major Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday. Several ministers were elevated to the Cabinet rank, with many new faces being included at the MoS level, even as portfolios of several ministers were changed. 

List of portfolios of new minister and changes in portfolios of existing ministers. 

NEW CABINET MINISTERS: 

K. Rahman Khan : Minority affairs 

Dinsha J. Patel : Mines 

Ajay Maken : Housing and urban poverty alleviation 

M.M. Pallam Raju : Human resource development 

Ashwani Kumar : Law and justice 

Harish Rawat : Water resources 

Chandresh Kumari Katoch : Culture 

CHANGES IN PORTFOLIOS OF CABINET MINISTERS 

M. Veerappa Moily : Petroleum and natural gas 

S. Jaipal Reddy : Science and technology and earth sciences 

Kamal Nath : Urban development and parliamentary affairs 

Vayalar Ravi : Overseas Indian affairs 

Kapil Sibal : Communications and information technology 

CP Joshi : Road transport and highways 

Kumari Selja : Social justice and empowerment 

Pawan Kumar Bansal : Railways 

Salman Khurshid : External affairs 

Jairam Ramesh : Rural development 

NEW MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 

Manish Tewari : Information and broadcasting 

K. Chiranjeevi : Tourism 

CHANGES IN PORTFOLIOS OF MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 

Jyotiraditya Scindia :Power 

K.H. Muniappa : Micro, small and medium enterprises 

Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki : Drinking water and sanitation 

Sachin Pilot : Corporate affairs 

Jitendra Singh : Youth affairs and sports 

NEW MINISTERS OF STATE 

Shashi Tharoor : Human resources development 

Kodikunnil Suresh : Labour and employment 

Tariq Anwar : Agriculture and food processing industries 

K.J. Surya Prakash Reddy : Railways 

Ranee Narah : Tribal affairs 

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury : Railways 

A.H. Khan Choudhury : Health and family welfare 

Sarve Sathyanarayana : Road transport and highways 

Ninong Ering : Minority affairs 

Deepa Dasmunsi : Urban development 

Porika Balram Naik :Social justice and empowerment 

Killi Kruparani : Communications and information technology 

Lalchand Kataria : Defence 

CHANGES IN PORTFOLIOS OF MINISTERS OF STATE 

E. Ahmed : External affairs 

D. Purandeswari : Commerce and industry 

Jitin Prasada : Defence and human resource development 

S. Jagatharakshakan : New and renewable energy 

RPN. Singh :Home 

KC Venugopal : Civil aviation 

Rajeev Shukla : Parliamentary affairs and planning