Modi sarkar take charge of office | As it happened, May 31
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of his Cabinet Ministers took charge of their offices on Friday A Cabinet meeting took place soon thereafter.
First Cabinet meeting of the newly elected central government took place on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cabinet ministers took charge of their offices before that.
Several important issues were discussed in the meeting and big decisions were taken. Click here to know more.
In a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, the government revealed that the Union Budget will be presented on July 5 this year.
In another significant development, the government announced Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana. Under this scheme, farmers will get a pension of Rs 3000 per month after 60 years of age.
Click here to know what exactly is Pradhan Mantri Pension Yojana.
Live updates : First decision of Modi Cabinet: Scholarship amount for children of slain policemen increased | LIVE updates
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May 31, 2019 7:59 PM (IST)
Central govt announces pension for farmers
In its first press conference after the first Cabinet meeting, the central government has announced that farmers will get Rs 3000 per month as pension. About 5 crore farmers are bound to benefit from the decision.
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May 31, 2019 7:23 PM (IST)
Parliament session to begin from June 17
Budget session of the Parliament from June 17 till July 26.
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May 31, 2019 6:04 PM (IST)
First visuals of very first Union Cabinet meeting of Modi government 2.0
PM Narendra Modi and his Cabinet have started working on the very next day of getting sworn-in. Ministers in the Union Cabinet took charge today. PM Narendra Modi arrived in Prime Minister's Office some time ago to take charge of his office. First Cabinet meeting of the new government is underway.
Here are some images and visuals from the very first Cabinet meeting of Modi government in its second tenure.
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May 31, 2019 5:50 PM (IST)
Modi government 2.0 increases scholarship amount in its first Cabinet meeting
This may well be the first decision taken by the Modi government as it starts its second tenure.
Union Cabinet has increased scholarship amount awarded under the National Defence Fund.
These scholarships are awarded to children of policemen who attain martyrdom.
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May 31, 2019 5:35 PM (IST)
PM Narendra Modi reaches PMO to take charge, Cabinet meeting to begin soon
PM Narendra Modi has taken charge of his post as Prime Minister of India.
He arrived at the PMO sometime ago.
First Cabinet meeting of the new government is due to begin soon
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May 31, 2019 5:13 PM (IST)
Home Minister Amit Shah arrives for Union Cabinet meeting
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May 31, 2019 5:07 PM (IST)
Won't stop criticising PM Narendra Modi just because he won 300+ seats: Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi said that he will continue to criticise PM Narendra Modi in spite of results of Lok Sabha election 2019.
He lashed out at Congress for accusing him to divide votes.
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May 31, 2019 4:51 PM (IST)
Ram Vilas Paswan takes charge as Minister of Consumer Affairs
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May 31, 2019 4:32 PM (IST)
Jitendra Singh takes charge as Minister of State of Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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May 31, 2019 4:29 PM (IST)
Rahul Gandhi to visit his constituency Wayanad on June 7 and 8
Congress president Rahul Gandhi may have lost from his pocket burrow Amethi, but he secured a comfortable victory from Wayanad in Kerala.
He will be visiting his constituency on June 7 & 8.
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May 31, 2019 3:29 PM (IST)
Former Uttarakhand CM Ramesh Pokhriyal assumes charge as minister for human resource development
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' has taken charge as minister for human resource development.
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May 31, 2019 1:45 PM (IST)
List of portfolios allocated to Ministers of State
Ministers of State
1. Faggan Singh Kulaste: Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
2. Ashwini Kumar Choubey: Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3. Arjun Ram Meghwal: Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
4. General (Retd) V K Singh: Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
5. Krishan Pal: Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
6. Danve Raosaheb Dadarao: Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
7. G Kishan Reddy: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
8. Purshottam Rupala: Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
9. Ramdas Athawale: Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
10. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti: Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
11. Babul Supriyo: Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
12. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan: Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
13. Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao: Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development; Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
14. Anurag Singh Thakur: Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
15. Angadi Suresh Channabasappa: Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
16. Nityanand Rai: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs
17. Rattan Lal Kataria: Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
18. V Muraleedharan: Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
19. Renuka Singh Saruta: Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
20. Som Parkash: Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
21. Rameswar Teli: Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
22. Pratap Chandra Sarangi: Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
23. Kailash Choudhary: Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
24. Debasree Chaudhuri: Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development
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May 31, 2019 1:05 PM (IST)
Departments under PM Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi also the in-charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space and all important policy issues and all other portfolios that have not been allocated to any minister.
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May 31, 2019 12:52 PM (IST)
Portfolios announced!
BREAKING
Amit Shah appointed as Home Minister
Rajnath Singh given Defence Ministry in Modi cabinet
Nirmala Sitharaman appointed Finance Minister
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat appointed Minister of Jal Shakti
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar appointed Minister of External Affairs
Dr. Harsh Vardhan appointed Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences
Piyush Goyal appointed as trade, railways minister
Prakash Javadekar appointed Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Information and Broadcasting
DV Sadananda Gowda appointed Minister of Chemical and Fertilisers
Ram Vilas Paswan to be the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to be the Minister of Minority Affairs
Pralhad Joshi to be the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Mahendra Nath Pandey appointed Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Narendra Singh Tomar appointed Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Ravi Shankar Prasad to be the Minister of Law and Justice, Minister of Communications, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Smriti Irani to be the Minister of Women and Child Development and Minister of Textiles
Harsimrat Kaur Badal appointed Minister of Food Processing Industries
Giriraj Singh appointed Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
Arvind Ganpat Sawant appointed Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise
Jitendra Singh appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS PMO, Ministry of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public grievances and pensions; MoS in the dept of atomic energy and MoS in dept of space
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ to be the Minister of Human Resource Development
Arjun Munda appointed Minister of Tribal Affairs
Babul Supriyo to be MoS in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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May 31, 2019 12:45 PM (IST)
We want proportional representation. We do not believe in symbolic representation: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
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May 31, 2019 12:41 PM (IST)
In their bilateral meeting PM of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth extended his warm felicitations to PM Modi. PM Modi thanked him and reiterated his commitment to further strengthening the fraternal and enduring bilateral ties between the two countries in all spheres.
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May 31, 2019 12:06 PM (IST)
I thank PM Modi for trusting me: Ramdas Athawale
I have always fulfilled my responsibilities. I thank PM Modi for trusting me: Ramdas Athawale
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May 31, 2019 11:45 AM (IST)
Fortunate that PM Modi has placed his trust in me: Pratap Sarangi
I am fortunate that PM Modi has placed his trust in me and I consider politics as a medium to serve the nation: Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi
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May 31, 2019 11:17 AM (IST)
Goa ministers congratulate Modi, his team on taking oath
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other members of his Cabinet congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new team on taking oath, marking the beginning of the second successive BJP-led NDA government.
They also congratulated BJP Member of Parliament from North Goa Shripad Naik over his induction in the second Modi Cabinet, saying it was a proud moment for the coastal state.
State BJP leaders led by Sawant and coalition partners, including the Goa Forward Party (GFP), participated in the grand swearing-in ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi Thursday evening.
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May 31, 2019 11:15 AM (IST)
Modi's oath swearing-in a grand affair: Anupam Kher
Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony was a grand affair.
"The swearing-in ceremony of PM @narendramodi & his Cabinet was a grand affair," he tweeted.
Kher also posted a photo and said for him and fellow actor Anil Kapoor the highlight of the event was meeting Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat and Air chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa. "Their energy & handshake is d best security cover any Indian can ask for. Jai Hind," he wrote.
Kher attended the oath-taking ceremony, with his wife Kirron Kher, who retained the Chandigarh parliamentary seat in the elections.
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May 31, 2019 11:13 AM (IST)
PM Modi meets Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at Hyderabad House.
Both the leaders will hold a bilateral meeting. The Sri Lankan President attended PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony yesterday.
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May 31, 2019 11:07 AM (IST)
New Modi government likely to announce 'big-bang' economic reforms
New Modi government likely to announce 'big-bang' economic reforms in first 100 days. Could privatise or close over 42 state-owned firms, including Air India – NITI Aayog official