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President Pranab Mukherjee's Cabinet 28/10/2012


 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 and Urban Poverty Alleviation
4. Shri M.M. Pallam Raju Human Resource Development
5. Shri Ashwani Kumar Law and Justice
6. Shri Harish Rawat Water Resources
7. Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch Culture
MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
1. Shri Manish Tewari Information and Broadcasting
2. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi Tourism
MINISTERS OF STATE
1. Dr. Shashi Tharoor Human Resource Development
2. Shri Kodikunnil Suresh Labour and Employment
3. Shri Tariq Anwar Agriculture and 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 and Family Welfare
8. Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana Road Transport and Highways
9. Shri Ninong Ering Minority Affairs
10. Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi Urban Development
11. Shri Porika Balram Naik Social Justice and Empowerment
12. Dr.(Smt.) Kruparani Killi Communications and 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 and Natural Gas
2. Shri S. Jaipal Reddy Science and Technology and Earth Sciences
3. Shri Kamal Nath Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs
4. Shri Vayalar Ravi Overseas Indian Affairs
5. Shri Kapil Sibal Communications and Information Technology
6. Shri C.P. Joshi Road Transport and Highways
7. Kumari Selja Social Justice and 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 and Medium Enterprises
3. Shri Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Drinking Water and Sanitation
4. Shri Sachin Pilot Corporate Affairs
5. Shri Jitendra Singh Youth Affairs and Sports
INISTERS OF STATE
1. Shri E. Ahamed External Affairs
2. Smt. D. Purandeswari Commerce and Industry
3. Shri Jitin Prasada Defence and Human Resource Development
4. Dr. S. Jagathrakshakan New and Renewable Energy
5. Shri R.P.N. Singh Home
6. Shri K.C. Venugopal Civil Aviation
7. Shri Rajeev Shukla Parliamentary Affairs and Planning

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