Newly appointed Ministers have started taking charge of their Ministries. Nirmala Sitharaman today took the charge of Finance Ministry. Amit Shah has got Home Ministry while Rajnath Singh has been given the responsibility of Defence Ministry. Piyush Goyal has taken the charge of Commerce and Industry Ministry.
Talking to media, Mr Goyal said, he is thankful to the Prime Minister for reposing faith in him. Mr Goyal has also taken the charge of Railway Ministry. Dr S. Jaishankar has taken over as the External Affairs Minister. Prakash Javadekar took the charge of Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
Ram Vilas Pawan has taken over as Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi assumes the office of Ministry of Minority Affairs. Dr. Jitendra Singh took charge as the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office.