Gen V K Singh takes charge of Statistics Ministry

Singh will continue to be Minister of State in both External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Ministries

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 10 2014 | 8:45 PM IST
Gen V K Singh today took charge as Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation (Independent charge).

"After taking charge this evening, he held meetings with officials of the Ministry and discussed the way forward for making the functioning of the ministry more effective," an official statement said.

Singh replaced Rao Inderjit Singh as Statistics Minister. He will continue to be Minister of State in both External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Ministries.

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A former Army chief, Gen V K Singh had won the Ghaziabad seat in UP defeating Raj Babbar of Congress in the last Lok Sabha elections.
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First Published: Nov 10 2014 | 7:32 PM IST

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