President Administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to Twenty-one Members of the Council of Ministers

The President of India as advised by the Prime Minister, has appointed the following as members of Council of Ministers:-

CABINET MINISTERS

1.

Shri Manohar Parrikar

2.

Shri Suresh Prabhu

3.

Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda

4.

Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1.

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya

2.

Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy

3.

Dr. Mahesh Sharma

MINISTERS OF STATE

1.

Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

2.

Shri Ram Kripal Yadav

3.

Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

4.

Shri Sanwar Lal Jat

5.

Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya

6.

Shri Giriraj Singh

7.

Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir

8.

Prof. (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria

9.

Shri Y.S. Chowdary

10.

Shri Jayant Sinha

11.

Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

12.

Shri Babul Supria (Babul Supriyo) Baral

13.

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

14.

Shri Vijay Sampla

2. The President administered the oath of office and secrecy to the above twenty-one members of the Council of Ministers at a swearing-in ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, today. Shri Anil Desai could not be administered the oath of office and secrecy as he was not available for the purpose.

This release issued at 1650 hrs.