Leader Online Desk : NDA Cabinet : Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister for the third time on Sunday (9th). After that, on the second day, the account allocation of the Modi government was announced. Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been given the charge of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Panchayat and Rural Development Ministry.
Rajnath Singh again Defense Minister
Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh, who has been consistently becoming an MP from Lucknow, has once again been given the responsibility of the defense department.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman has again been given the charge of Finance Ministry.
MSME Department to Jitanram Manjhi
Jitan Ram Manjhi, the lone MP of the Hindustan Awam Morcha and the senior-most member of the Modi cabinet (79), has been given the charge of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Shobha Karandlaje has been made Minister of State in this department.
Ministry of Power and Urban Development to Manohar Lal Khattar
Manohar Lal Khattar has been given the power ministry. Along with this, he has been given the responsibility of Urban Development Ministry. Khattar is the former Chief Minister of Haryana and has contested the Lok Sabha elections for the first time and won. Shripad Naik has been appointed as Minister of State for these departments.
Ministry of Road Transport to Nitin Gadkari
It has come to light that BJP's Nitin Gadkari has been given the Union Ministry of Road Transport. Harsh Malhotra will be the Minister of State for Transport. Home Account has been entrusted to Amit Shah. S Jaishankar will again hold the External Accounts.