Narendra Modi expands cabinet, inducts 21 new ministers Former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar made defence minister, Suresh Prabhu given railway ministry 

 New Delhi: In a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed 21 ministers, including four cabinet ministers, three minister of state (independent charge) and 14 ministers of state. While former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar was made defence minister, Suresh Prabhu has been given the railway ministry, which is keenly watched by Modi because of his interest in building rail infrastructure in the country and also to promote his pet project of starting a bullet train in the country. Surprisingly, finance minister Arun Jaitley has been given the charge of information and broadcasting ministry, which was previously held by Prakash Javadekar. Former Karnataka chief minister D.V. Sadanand Gowda is the new law and justice minister. Gowda was earlier handling the railway ministry, and the law and justice ministry was with Ravi Shankar Prasad, who is now handling communications and information technology. BJP general secretary and first-time Union minister Jagat Prakash Nadda is the new health minister while Harsh Vardhan is now minister of science and technology, and earth Sciences. Senior Haryana leader Birender Singh is the new rural development, panchayati raj, drinking water and sanitation minister. The prominent ministry was earlier with Gopinath Munde and later after the death of Maharashtra leader, it was given to Nitin Gadkari as additional charge. 

 Bandaru Dattatreya, BJP leader from Telangana, is the new labour and employment minister with independent charge, while Rajiv Pratap Rudy has been given charge of skill development and entrepreneurship independent charge, parliamentary affairs. Jayant Sinha, son of former finance minister Yashwant Sinha, is now 

 minister of state for finance, while Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is minister of state for information and broadcasting, and Bollywood singer Babul Supriyo Baral is now minister of state for urban development, housing and urban poverty alleviation. Portfolios: Arun Jaitley: Finance, corporate affairs, information and broadcasting Manohar Parrikar: Defence Suresh Prabhu: Railways D.V. Sadananda Gowda: Law and justice Jagat Prakash Nadda: Health and family welfare Chaudhary Birender Singh: Rural development, panchayati raj, drinking water and sanitation Harsh Vardhan: Science and technology, earth sciences Bandaru Dattatreya: Labour and employment (independent charge) Rajiv Pratap Rudy: Skill development and entrepreneurship (independent charge), parliamentary affairs Mahesh Sharma:

 Culture (independent charge), tourism (independent charge), civil aviation Sanwar Lal Jat: Water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya: Agriculture Giriraj Singh: Micro, small and medium enterprises Hansraj Gangaram Ahir: Chemicals and fertilizers Ram Shankar Katheria: Human resource development Y.S. Chowdary: Science and technology, earth sciences (minister of state) Jayant Sinha: Finance Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Information and broadcasting Babul Supriyo Baral: Urban development, housing and urban poverty alleviation Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti: Food processing industries Vijay Sampla: Social justice and empowerment

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed 21 ministers, including four cabinet ministers, three minister of state (independent charge) and 14 ministers of state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed 21 ministers, including four cabinet ministers, three minister of state (independent charge) and 14 ministers of state.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed 21 ministers, including four cabinet ministers, three minister of state (independent charge) and 14 ministers of state.

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Narendra Modi expands cabinet, inducts 21 new ministers Former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar made defence minister, Suresh Prabhu given railway ministry

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