President Mukherjee administers oath of office to new ministers in Manmohan Singh-led Cabinet

New Delhi - President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday appointed and administered the Oaths of Office and Secrecy to the following members of the Union Council of Ministers as advised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.

CABINET MINISTERS

1. Shri K. Rahman Khan
2. Shri Dinsha J. Patel
3. Shri Ajay Maken
4. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju
5. Shri Ashwani Kumar
6. Shri Harish Rawat
7. Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1. Shri Manish Tewari
2. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi

MINISTERS OF STATE

1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor
2. Shri Kodikunnil Suresh
3. Shri Tariq Anwar
4. Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
5. Smt. Ranee Narah
6. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
7. Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury
8. Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana
9. Shri Ninong Ering
10. Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi
11. Shri Porika Balram Naik
12. Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi
13. Shri Lalchand Kataria

Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President directed the following allocation of portfolios among the newly appointed Ministers shall be as below:

CABINET MINISTERS

1. Shri K. Rahman Khan Minority Affairs
2. Shri Dinsha J. Patel Mines
3. Shri Ajay Maken Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
4. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju Human Resource Development
5. Shri Ashwani Kumar Law & Justice
6. Shri Harish Rawat Water Resources
7. Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch Culture

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1. Shri Manish Tewari Information & Broadcasting
2. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi Tourism

MINISTERS OF STATE

1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor Human Resource Development
2. Shri Kodikunnil Suresh Labour & Employment
3. Shri Tariq Anwar Agriculture & Food Processing Industries
4. Shri K. J. Surya Prakash        Reddy Railways
5. Smt. Ranee Narah Tribal Affairs
6. Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Railways
7. Shri A.H. Khan Choudhury Health & Family Welfare
8. Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana Road Transport & Highways
9. Shri Ninong Ering Minority Affairs
10. Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi Urban Development
11. Shri Porika Balram Naik Social Justice & Empowerment
12. Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi Communications & Information Technology
13. Shri Lalchand Kataria Defence

The President further directed, as advised by the Prime Minister, that the portfolios of the following Ministers shall be changed as indicated below:

CABINET MINISTERS

1. Shri M. Veerappa Moily Petroleum & Natural Gas
2. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy Science & Technology and Earth Sciences
3. Shri Kamal Nath Urban Development & Parliamentary Affairs
4. Shri Vayalar Ravi Overseas Indian Affairs
5. Shri Kapil Sibal Communications & Information Technology
6. Shri C.P. Joshi Road Transport & Highways
7. Kumari Selja Social Justice & Empowerment
8. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Railways
9. Shri Salman Khursheed External Affairs
10. Shri Jairam Ramesh Rural Development
11.     Shri Anand Sharma       Commerce and Industry 

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1. Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia Power
2. Shri K.H. Muniappa Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
3. Shri Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Drinking Water & Sanitation
4. Shri Sachin Pilot Corporate Affairs
5. Shri Jitendra Singh Youth Affairs & Sports

MINISTERS OF STATE

1. Shri E. Ahamed External Affairs
2. Smt. D. Purandeswari Commerce & Industry
3. Shri Jitin Prasada Defence & Human Resource Development
4. Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan New & Renewable Energy
5. Shri R.P.N. Singh Home
6. Shri K.C. Venugopal Civil Aviation
7. Shri Rajeev Shukla Parliamentary Affairs & Planning.