Summary:
Major cabinet reshuffle has taken place on Sunday today. Nirmala Sitharaman is new Defence Minister, Piyush Goyal gets Railways Minister
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken a revamp of the Union Cabinet a short while ago.
The third cabinet reshuffle since PM Modi has assumed office.
Four ministers - Dharmendra Pradhan, Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi have been upgraded as cabinet ministers.
Dharmendra Pradhan was in charge of Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Piyush Goyal was Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Nirmala Sitharaman was Minister for the Ministry of Commerce & Industry[6].
Until recently, she served as a Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was Minister State for Parliamentary Affairs.
However, the announcement of their portfolios expected shortly.
Major cabinet reshuffle has taken place on Sunday today.
Initial names pouring in of ministers with their portfolios.
Nirmala Sitharaman - Defence Minister
Piyush Goyal - Railways Minister
Suresh Prabhu - Commerce Minister
Nitin Gadkari - Additional charge of Ganga Water Resources
Uma Bharti - Drinking Water & Sanitation
Dharmendra Pradhan - Skill Development & Petrolium
Smriti Irani - Retains Information & Technology