Cabinet reshuffle: Know your new ministers

UPA-II, today, announced possibly its last reshuffle in Rashtrapati Bhawan and inducted eight new faces in the Council of Ministers. Here's a brief run-down of the new ministers who joined the cabinet today.

UPA-II, on Monday, announced possibly its last reshuffle in Rashtrapati Bhawan and inducted eight new faces in the Council of Ministers. The reshuffle, and expansion, of the Cabinet had become necessary after the exit of DMK Ministers as well as the recent resignations of Pawan Kumar Bansal, Ashwani Kumar, Ajay Maken and CP Joshi.

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Here's a brief run-down of the new ministers who joined the cabinet today:

Sis Ram Ola: New minister for Labour and Employment portfolio

Oscar Fernandes: New minister for Road and Highways Ministry

Girija Vyas: New minister for Housing, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation

KS Rao: New minister for Textiles Ministry

JD Seelam: New minister for State Finance

ENS Natchiappan: New minister for Commerce and Industry.

Manikrao Gavit: New minister for Social Justice and Empowerment

Santosh Chowdhury: New minister for Health and Family Welfare

(With IANS inputs)