PM Modi Cabinet Reshuffle: Official list of Council of Ministers accessed

 L Murugan has been named the MoS for Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Kiren Rijiju has been given the portfolio of the Ministry of Law and Justice

Sources informed that G Kishan Reddy has been given the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry for the Development of North East regions

Sources informed that Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey has been given the charge of Ministry of Heavy Industries

Sources informed that JDU national president RCP Singh has been given charge of the Ministry of Steel

Sources informed that Dr Virendra Kumar has been given the charge of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Sources informed that Sarbanand Sonowal has been given the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH Ministry portfolios

Sources informed that Kiren Rijiju has been given the charge of Ministry of Culture 

Sources informed that Bhupender Yadav has been given charge of the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Environment

 Sources informed that Anurag Thakur has been given the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting portfolio. He has also been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs

Sources informed that Ram Vilas Paswan's brother Pashupati Paras has been given the Ministry of Food Processing

Sources informed that Meenakshi Lekhi has been named as MoS for the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Culture 

Sources informed that Jyotiraditya Scindia has been given the Ministry of Civil Aviation portfolio

Sources informed that Parshottam Rupala has been given the Ministry of Diaries and Fisheries portfolio

Sources informed that Hardeep Singh Puri given charge clubbed Ministry of Urban Development & Petroleum

Sources informed that Dharmendra Pradhan has been given the charge of the clubbed Ministry of Education and Skill Development and has been relieved from the charge of the Ministry of Petroleum. 

Sources informed that Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will head the Ministry of Railways and IT & Communication

Sources informed that Smriti Irani has been given the charge of the Ministry for Women and Child Development. Sources added that Smriti Irani has been relieved from the charge of the Ministry of Textiles as PM Modi wants the focus to be on the holistic integrated Ministry of Women and Child Development. Tackling malnutrition, checking MMR and Infant Mortality Rate is PM Modi's focus, sources added.

Sources informed that Union Minister Piyush Goyal has retained the Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and has been handed the additional charge of the Ministry of Textiles  

Sources informed that Mansukh Mandiviya is given the charge of the Health Ministry and the Chemicals and fertilizers Ministry which is now clubbed into one. 

In a massive development following the Cabinet reshuffle, sources informed Republic TV that PM Modi will monitor the Ministry of Science and Technology while Home Minister Amit Shah will look after the Ministry of Cooperation. 

After 35 Ministers took oath earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's revamped Cabinet is all set to meet for the first time on Thursday at 5 PM. A meeting of the Council of Ministers is scheduled for later at 7 PM.

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The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of the following members of the Council of Ministers, with immediate effect:-

1. D.V. Sadananda Gowda
2. Ravi Shankar Prasad
3. Thaawarchand Gehlot
4. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
5. Dr. Harsh Vardhan
6. Prakash Javadekar
7. Santosh Kumar Gangwar
8. Babul Supriyo
9. Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao
10. Rattan Lal Kataria
11. Pratap Chandra Sarangi
12. Sushri Debasree Chaudhuri

Ahead of the cabinet reshuffle, sources informed Republic TV that PM Modi has invited the new Ministers for tea at his 7LKM reside3nce on July 8. 

Energy Minister RK Singh likely to be promoted in the Union Cabinet as he attends meeting at PM Modi's residence along with new Council of Ministers. 

('Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras ji has already been expelled from the Lok Janshakti Party for betraying the party's top leadership and now the party strongly objects to his inclusion in the Union Cabinet,' Chirag Paswan wrote on Twitter) 

('There is full respect for the right of the Prime Minister as to who he includes in his team and who does not. But as far as LJP is concerned, Shri Paras ji is not a member of our party. In view of the works like breaking the party, he has to be a minister, LJP has nothing to do if it is formed from their faction,' Chirag Paswan added.) 

Republic TV has accessed the first images of the meeting held at 7 LKM between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministers who are likely to be inducted into the Cabinet, earlier today. 

Union MoS for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Babul Supriyo has also tendered his resignation. MoS Jal Shakti and Social Justice & Empowerment Ratan Lal Kataria and MoS Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Pratap Sarangi have also resigned. This takes the total number of resignations in the Modi cabinet to 12, so far.

After Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, MoS Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey has also resigned ahead of the cabinet expansion. After tendering his resignation,  Ashwini Kumar Choubey said, "I am going for the cabinet reshuffle which is called by PM Narendra Modi. Whatever Modiji has decided will be accepted by everyone." He has left the Patna Airport for Delhi.

In a big development, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has resigned ahead of the Modi cabinet expansion, as per sources.

Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers in the Government of India D. V. Sadananda Gowda has resigned ahead of the cabinet reshuffle.

MoS for Woman and Child Development Debasree Chaudhuri has resigned from the Modi cabinet. MoS Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Raosaheb Danve Patel has also resigned. 

MoS Education, Communications, Electronics & IT and BJP leader from Maharashtra Sanjay Dhotre has resigned from the Modi cabinet ahead of the reshuffle. 

As per sources, JDU's RCP Singh will be inducted into the new Modi cabinet after the reshuffle. BJP's ally JDU is likely to get 4 berths after the cabinet expansion.

According to Republic TV sources, Union MoS for Ports, Shipping & Waterways (I/C) & Chemicals & Fertilizers will be promoted in the new Modi cabinet.

Republic TV sources have informed that 43 Ministers are likely to take oath at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today. With 43 old and new Ministers ready to swear in, this is one of the biggest cabinet expansions in the Indian government. 

Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar is likely to be a part of the new council of Ministers, as per Republic TV sources. He was seen leaving PM Modi's residence at 7 LKM. 

As per sources, the meeting at 7 LKM has ended. Several leaders such as Jyotiraditya Scindia, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath Singh Amit Shah, have left PM's residence.

Education Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has been removed from the Modi cabinet due to health reasons, as per sources.

As per agency sources, Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar has resigned from the Modi cabinet ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle. 

As per sources, 11 women Ministers (2 in Cabinet), 27 OBCs (5 in cabinet), 8 STs (3 in Cabinet), and 12 SC members (2 in cabinet) will also be a part of the reshuffle. Moreover, 13 lawyers, 6 doctors, 5 engineers, 7 civil servants, and 4 former CMs will be a part of the new council of Ministers. Representations from the Muslim, Sikh and Christian community has also been broadened in the new cabinet. 

Sources told Republic TV that Narayan Rane, Bhupender Yadav, Sunita Duggal, Meenakshi Lekhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Anupriya Patel, Ajay Bhatt, Sarbananda Sonowal, Anurag Thakur, Pashupati paras, Pritam Munde, Shobha Karandlaje, Rcp Singh, Parshottam Rupala, G kishan reddy, Vinod sonkar, Pankaj choudhary, Ashwini vaishnaw, Nisith pramanik are among those leaders present for the interaction with the PM. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda have also reached 7 LKM. While the induction of the aforesaid leaders into the Union Council of Ministers is almost confirmed, details about portfolio allocation remain unclear. 

A source has told Republic TV that two sitting Ministers will be removed from the new Modi cabinet. 

The official invitation has been issued for the oath-taking ceremony of the new Union Cabinet Ministers at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ceremony is confirmed to begin on July 7, 2021, at 6 PM. The full list has reached the Rashtrapati Bhavan for assent.

As per Republic TV sources, three Ministers-- MoS G Kishan Reddy, MoS Anurag Thakur, and MoS Parshottam Rupala are likely to be promoted in the new Cabinet.

The Union Cabinet expansion is set to take place on July 7 as per sources. The Union Cabinet reshuffle will take place at 6 pm on Wednesday at the Durbar Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan with COVID appropriate protocols in place. As per sources, 18-20 Ministers are expected to be sworn in with a focus on election-bound states.

Ahead of the Union Cabinet expansion, the Centre on Tuesday appointed new governors for 8 states. The states of Karnataka, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Tripura, Jharkhand, and Haryana were appointed new governors. Thawar Chand Gehlot, a sitting Union Minister for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, has been appointed as the new Governor of Karnataka, leaving yet another Ministerial chair vacant. 

Besides Jyotiraditya Scindia, the frontrunners from UP is BJP ally Apna Dal(S) leader Anupriya Patel while from Maharashtra is Former CM and BJP ally Narayan Rane. Former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal is also among the front runners to grab the cabinet berth. BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat who resigned as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand is also likely to be given a place in the cabinet. Dilip Ghosh and Locket Chatterjee from West Bengal might find a place in the reshuffled Cabinet as well. Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Lok Sabha MP, from Ladakh, is also likely to be inducted into the Cabinet. While the current strength of the Union Council of Ministers is 53 besides PM Modi, only 27 more Ministers can be inducted.

Amid speculations of getting a berth in PM Modi's Union Cabinet, BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia arrived in Delhi on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, he was seen leaving to meet party president JP Nadda. 

In a key development, sources revealed that meetings of the Union Cabinet and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs scheduled for Wednesday have been cancelled. While the CCEA was set to commence its deliberations at 11 am, the Cabinet meeting was reportedly going to take place at 11.05 am. 

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LJP MP Pashupathi Paras, BJP leaders Ajay Bhatt, Sarbananda Sonowal to meet PM Modi at 7 LKM ahead of Union cabinet reshuffle.

The Union Cabinet reshuffle will take place at 6 pm on Wednesday at the Durbar Hall in Rashtrapati Bhavan with COVID appropriate protocols in place. According to sources, only one member will be allowed to accompany a Minister who will be sworn-in. An RT-PCR test done has been mandated for the attendees while the seats for the meeting will also be arranged as per social distancing norms.