Fernandes had held the Labour portfolio during the UPA 1 rule.
According to a Rashtrapati Bhawan statement, the President, advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that Fernandes shall be given additional charge of the work of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Ola, who had assumed charge of the Ministry in June this year, died in a Gurgaon hospital yesterday.
The 86-year-old Congress leader from Rajasthan had been suffering from various ailments for some time. PTI SGI The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that Shri Oscar Fernandes, Minister of Road Transport and Highways shall be given additional charge of the work of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.