Parshottam Rupala gets Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Parshottam Rupala gets Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
In the latest Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, senior BJP leader Parshottam Rupala was promoted as he was handed over the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
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Parshottam Rupala comes from the influential Kadva Patidar or Patel community in Gujarat.
Senior BJP leader Parshottam Rupala was on Wednesday promoted as a Cabinet minister in the Modi government's major Cabinet reshuffle and given charge of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Rupala (66), who comes from the influential Kadva Patidar or Patel community in Gujarat, will be in charge of the ministry formed recently in 2019 in order to promote allied farm activities for enhancing farmers' income. Earlier, Rupala was holding charge as minister of state for agriculture in the Union Cabinet.