Sunday 22 / December / 2024
Muscat: A day after the 15th Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, took oath in office; portfolios were announced for the Union Council of Ministers on Friday.
On Thursday evening, Modi took oath as the PM for a second consecutive term. Fifty seven ministers took oath with him.
“Congratulations to all those who took oath today. This team is a blend of youthful energy and administrative experience. It has people who have excelled as Parliamentarians and those who have had distinguished professional careers,” Narendra Modi said.
Some of the important ministers under the Modi government are:
Rajnath Singh - Defence
Amit Shah - Home
Nirmala Sitharaman - Finance
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - External Affairs Ministry
Nitin Gadkari - Road Transport
DV Sadananda Gowda - Chemical and Fertilizers Ram Vilas Paswan - Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution
