New Delhi:After the major cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised accessibility to newly-appointed ministers of state, a statement meant to assuage the perennial grouse of junior ministers that they don't get to meet the PM because of the intervening layer of Cabinet ministers.
"Please feel free to contact me whenever you need to," Modi told the new ministers,
However, the PM also emphasised the need for them to quickly familiarise themselves with their new assignments.
'You have a few hours to celebrate, then get down to work,' this was the message Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave to the 19 newly inducted ministers of state on Tuesday.
Soon after the meeting of the Union Cabinet, Modi interacted with the newly sworn-in ministers where he asked them to work hard with honesty and dedication.
The PM also emphasised the importance of MOSs, saying he saw them playing an important role in his government.
However, Modi also said the ministers should lose no time in learning the requirements of their jobs, saying that after becoming PM, he focused for four months on learning about the requirements of his new role. He said the ministers should avoid being feted and, instead, prepare for the forthcoming Parliament session. "Felicitations can be put on hold until after August 15," the PM is learnt to have told the new members of the ministerial team.
BJP president Amit Shah congratulated the new ministers and expressed confidence that they would do their best for the country. "Congratulations to all newly swornin ministers. I am sure under the leadership of PM Modi, they will do their best for India," he said in a tweet.
(PTI inputs)
