Union Council of Ministers expanded with 19 new Ministers of State. Shri Prakash Javadekar elevated to Cabinet rank. 15 new Ministers have past legislative experience; 10 served in central and state governments. 9 new Ministers Post-Graduates
The Union Council of Ministers was today expanded with the induction of 19 new Ministers of State. Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State with Independent Charge of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has been elevated as Cabinet Minister. President Shri Pranab Mukherjee administered Oath of Office and Secrecy to 20 Ministers.
Vice-President Shri Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Shri Rajnath Singh, Shri Arun Jaitely, Shri Ramvilas Paswan, Shri Anant Geete, Shri Sadananda Gowda, Smt.Smriti Irani besides other ministers and dignitaries attended the swearing in ceremony in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Of the 19 new Ministers inducted today from 10 States, 15 have past legislative experience in the Parliament and in State Legislatures with 10 of them having served in central and state governments as Ministers and officials.. Of the new ministers, 9 are Post-Graduates and 7 Graduates including 7 with Degrees in Law, 2 Business Graduates and a Doctor.
Profiles of the new Ministers are as below:
New Cabinet Minister:
Name: Prakash Javadekar
Place of birth: Pune, Maharashtra
Date of birth: January 30, 1951
Educational qualification: B.Com
Constituency: Member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh
Ministers of State:
Name: Shri Fagan Singh Kulaste
Place of birth : Barbati, Mandla(dt), MP
Date of birth: May 18,1959
Educational qualification: MA, B.Ed, LLB
Constituency : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Mandla (ST)
Name: Shri S. S. Ahluwalia
Place of birth: Jaykay Nagar, Distt. Burdwan (West Bengal)
Date of birth: 04 July 1951
Educational qualification: B.Sc, LL.B
Constituency: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Darjeeling (West Bengal)
Name :Shri Rajen Gohain
Place of birth: Nagaon, Assam
Date of birth: November 26,1950
Educational qualification : B.A, LLB
Constituency : Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Nawgong, Assam
Past legislative experience : Fourth time Member of Lok Sabha since 1999.
Name : Shri C.R.Chaudhary
Place of birth: Dhandhlas, Nagaur, Rajasthan
Date of birth: March 1, 1948
Educational qualification : MA
Constituency : Elected to Lok Sabha for the first time from Nagaur
Name : Mansukh Lakshmanbhai Mandaviya
Place of birth : Hanol, Bhavnagar (dt), Gujarat
Date of birth : June 1,1972
Educational qualification: Higher Secondary
Constituency : Member of Rajya Sabha since 2012.
Name: Shri Vijay Goel
Place of birth: Delhi
Date of birth: 4 January 1954
Educational qualification: M.Com, LL.B
Constituency: Member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan.
Name: Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal
Place of Birth: Village-Kishmideshar, Distt. Bikaner (Rajasthan)
Date of birth: 20 December 1953
Educational qualification: M.A, LL.B, MBA.
Constituency: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Bikaner (SC), Rajasthan
Shri Ramdas Athawale
Place of birth : Agalgaon, Sangli dt, Maharashtra
Date of birth : December 25, 1959
Academic qualification : Under graduate
Constituency : Member of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra since 2014
Name: Smt Anupriya Singh Patel
Place of birth: Kanpur, UP
Date of birth: April 21, 1981
Educational qualification: B.A, MBA
Constituency: Elected to 16th LOK Sabha for the first time from Mirzapur, UP.
Name: Anil Madhav Dave
Place of birth: Barnagar, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Date of birth: July, 6, 1956
Educational Qualification: M.Com
Constituency: Member of Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh
Name : Shri P.P. Chaudhary
Place of birth: Bhavi, Distt. Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
Date of birth: July 12, 1953
Educational qualification: B.Sc., L.L.B
Constituency: Pali
Name : Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre
Place of birth : Malpur, Distt. Dhule (Maharashtra)
Date of birth: 11 September, 1953
Educational qualification: M.B.B.S., M.S. (General Surgery and Super Specialization-Onco-Surgeon)
Educated at Grant Medical College (Mumbai) J.J. Hospital Mumbai, Tata Cancer Hospital Mumbai
Constituency: Dhule
Name: M J Akbar
Place of Birth: Calcutta now Kolkata
Date of Birth: 11.01.1951
Educational qualification: B.A. (Hons) English from Presidency College, Calcutta
Constituency: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand
Name: Shri Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi
Place of Birth: Atharga, Bijapur, Karnataka
Date of birth: 28th June 1952
Educational qualification: B.A
Constituency: Bijapur, Karnataka
Name: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
Place of Birth: Dasa, Distt. Dahod (Gujarat)
Date of birth: 22nd August 1966
Educational qualification: B.A
Constituency: Dahod, Gujarat
Name: Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
Place of Birth: Vill. Pakhapur, Distt. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
Date of birth: 15th October 1957
Educational qualification: M.A in Journalism and PhD from Banaras Hindu University
Constituency: Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh
Name: Shri Parsottam Rupala
Place of Birth: Isvaria, Distt. Amreli (Gujarat)
Date of birth: 1st October 1954
Educational qualification: B.Sc. and B.Ed.
Constituency: Member of Rajya Sabha from Gujrat since June 2016.
Name : Shri Ajay Tamta
Place of birth : Almora, Uttarakhand
Date of birth: July 16,1972
Educational qualification : Intermediate (Science)
Constituency : Elected to Lok Sabha for the first time from Almora (SC), Uttarakhand
Name : Smt. Krishna Raj
Place of birth : Faizabad, UP
Date of birth : February 22, 1967
Educational qualification : M.A from Awadh University
Constituency : Elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time from Shahjahanpur (SC), UP
