Major reshuffle in union cabinet; several Ministries get new heads

New Delhi, May 15: Modi Government on Monday shuffled its ministers and reallocated portfolios amongst the members of the Union Council of Ministers. President Ram Nath Kovind on PM Modi’s advice took this decision of shuffling.

According to the official Press Release from Rashtrapati Bhavan:

In absence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley; it has been decided that his portfolios are temporarily assigned to Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways along with his existing portfolios.

Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in place of Smriti Zubin Irani, presently Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

S.S. Ahluwalia, MoS for Drinking Water & Sanitation is now assigned the portfolio of Ministry of State in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.

Alphons Kannanthanam, Minister of State be relieved of the charge of Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.