Press Release
Press Release
Press Release
Following are the recommendations sent by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh to the
President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil for consideration and orders that the
portfolios of Ministers to be appointed may be as below:
CABINET MINISTERS:
3. Shri Salman Khursheed : Water Resources and additional charge of Minority Affairs
MINISTERS OF STATE:
1. Shri Ashwani Kumar : Planning and Parliamentary Affairs and Science and Technology
and Earth Sciences
The portfolios of the following Ministers may also be changed as indicated below:
CABINET MINISTERS:
3. Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh : Rural Development and additional charge of Panchayati Raj
6. Shri Vayalar Ravi : Overseas Indian Affairs and additional charge of Civil Aviation
11. Kumari Selja : Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and additional charge of Culture
14. Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal : Parliamentary Affairs and additional charge of Science and
Technology and Earth Sciences
MINISTERS OF STATE:
9. Shri R.P.N. Singh : Petroleum and Natural Gas and Corporate Affairs
The Prime Minister also recommended for the kind acceptance and orders of the President
that the following may be appointed as Members of the Council of Ministers and may be
administered the oaths of Office and of Secrecy on 19th January 2011 at 1700 hours:
CABINET MINISTERS:
MINISTERS OF STATE: