Cabinet reshuffle: Modi s new appointees diversify ministerial ranks, bring average age down
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The PM has opted for more youth with the average age of the council of ministers down to 58 from 61 after this expansion exercise. He has increased the number of women in his council to 11. Significantly, he has also focused on bringing in a large number of lower and middle caste ministers, possibly keeping in mind upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh and later, Gujarat.
One of the most significant political entries into the cabinet was that of BJP general secretary Bhupendra Yadav (R). His elevation has been a long time coming, having been talked about in previous reshuffles as well.
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Modi s Cabinet expansion: Fresh faces set to handle key business ministries
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The Prime Minister has retained science and technology while Amit Shah has been given additional charge of the newly created ministry of cooperation, which had sparked curiosity after the decision to set it up was announced Tuesday.
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If the expansion of the council of ministers and the dropping of some heavyweights took many by surprise, the bigger story emerging from the overhaul by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the allocation of portfolios with fresh faces handling key business-related ones.
Government sources said a lot of thought had gone into the appointments. The 53 ministries will be handled by 30 cabinet ministers and two ministers of state with independent charge. Some related ministries like health and chemicals and fertilizer; education and skill development; railways and IT and communication; commerce and industry with textiles; and culture, tourism and North-Ea
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प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की टीम में 53 नहीं कुल 77 सदस्य हो गए हैं.
12 मंत्रियों ने मंत्रिमंडल से इस्तीफा दे दिया है.
36 नए मंत्री बनाए गए हैं.
नई दिल्ली: प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अपने मंत्रिमंडल का अब तक का सबसे बड़ा विस्तार किया है. कुल मिला कर इस बार के मंत्रिमंडल में 36 नए मंत्री शामिल हुए हैं, 7 पुराने मंत्रियों का प्रमोशन हुआ है और 12 मंत्रियों ने इस्तीफा दिया है.
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