Cabinet rejig: Srmiti Irani removed as I&B Minister, Piyush Goel gets finance temporarily
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet underwent a mini reshuffle on Monday evening in which Union Minister Smriti Irani lost the charge of Information and Broadcasting ministry and Piyush Goel got an additional responsibility of the Finance ministry till Arun Jailtey's recovery.
A press communique from the President's Secretariat informed that Rajyavardhan Rathore, who was the junior minister in the Information and Broadcasting ministry, will handle it fully now with independent charge.
"Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore be assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in place of Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, presently Minister of Information and Broadcasting," President Ram Nath Kovind has stated in an advisory to Prime Minister.
Irani will now handle the textiles ministry only.
During the period of indisposition of Jaitley, the portfolios of Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs held by him, have been temporarily assigned to Piyush Goyal, in addition to his existing portfolios, that is Railways.
This decision was taken as Jaitley underwent a kidney transplant surgery earlier in the day.
In addition, S.S. Ahluwalia, Minister of State has been relieved of the charge of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation and assigned the portfolio of Ministry of State in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
Alphons Kannanthanam, Minister of State has been removed from the charge of Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
The rejig took place ahead of the crucial 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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