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Cabinet rejig: Faced with a talent crunch, Modi should merge ministries

PM should make govt leaner

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A K Bhattacharya
This article first appeared in Business Standard on 6.8.2017. Business Standard is republishing this revised article with the Modi government all set to go in for a major Cabinet reshuffle and expansion this week.


With the monsoon session of Parliament having ended about a fortnight ago,  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now got down to the task of reshuffling his 72-member Council of Ministers. Never before in his tenure has the task of a ministerial reshuffle appeared more urgent.

Three senior Cabinet ministers have left the government in the last few months and their ministerial responsibilities are now being
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