Page 7 - Cabinet Reshuffle

India Inc says reshuffle stresses performance

CEOs surprised some stellar performers denied Cabinet berth

Creating jobs is Irani's biggest challenge

The textile sector is the largest employer in the country, taking in more than 32 million people. The government is banking on it to absorb millions more; Irani will have to see a special package declared last month falls into place

Mr Javadekar's agenda

New HRD minister's priority should be less friction, more work

Under Javadekar, private sector would have field day: Cong

Says the minister had waived a fine of Rs 200 crore on an influential industrialist accused of environmental degradation

Meet Arjun Meghwal and Santosh Gangwar, the new ministers of state for Finance

The new ministers are replacing Jayant Sinha, who has been appointed as the MoS for Civil Aviation

Rural development should come naturally to Narendra Tomar

Tomar has earlier held the same portfolio in Madhya Pradesh during Uma Bharti's stint as chief minister in 2003. and was credited with several new programmes

Cabinet rejig focus on performance

Javadekar gets HRD, Irani goes to textile, Prasad loses communications; all 5 ministers dropped were from social sectors

The quiet and the argumentative

The council of ministers was expanded on Tuesday with 19 members of Parliament swearing in as ministers of state. Here is a snapshot of their activity in Parliament.In the Lok Sabha, P P Chaudhary and Arjun Ram Meghwal topped the attendance chart with 98 per cent attendance with Chaudary asking most number of questions in the Lok Sabha at 394. Bijapur MP Ramesh Jigajinagi was among quietest asking just one question in the last two years. SS Ahluwalia did not ask at all. In the Upper House, MJ Akbar and VIjay Goel had top attendance of 94 per cent. While Akbar almost sat quiet through his one-year term, not asking any questions, Mansukh Mandavia led with 449 questions in four years. For Rajya Sabha members, the data is for the period of their current term. As each of them started their tenure on different dates, their activity would depend on the length of the current term till now.

A major expansion

Portfolio reshuffle more significant than induction of ministers

Javadekar replaces Irani as HRD minister

Big Cabinet revamp indicates Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rewarded performers and beefed up portfolios

Five MoS dropped from Union council of ministers

President Pranab Mukherjee, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of these ministers

Cabinet expansion: M J Akbar - from being a Congress MP to Modi's minister

He contested Lok Sabha election in 1989 from Kishanganj in Bihar and won but Congress lost badly

Cabinet expansion: Anupriya Patel, an eloquent pro-Modi voice with OBC roots

Her inclusion in the Union Council of Ministers is apparently aimed at consolidating backward votes in poll bound UP

Cabinet reshuffle today: 5 things PM Modi will keep in mind

With the reshuffle announcement to be done at 11 am, a look at the likely developments

Cabinet expansion aimed to reflect Budget focus and priorities: PM Modi's top 10 quotes

PM Narendra Modi speaks to select journalists, says not correct to say economic growth in India will be jobless

Cabinet rejig: RPI's Athawale to take oath tomorrow, vows to work for Dalits

BJP in the cabinet reshuffle is likely to induct several new faces from smaller and local parties

Modi's cabinet reshuffle to give greater representation to OBCs and dalits

BJP looking at Anupriya Patel as its chief ministerial face in UP

Goyal, Pradhan may get Cabinet ranks in upcoming reshuffle

Reshuffle will be undertaken keeping an eye on the forthcoming Assembly Elections in five states

Ministers' fingers crossed for June 30 meet with PM

Going by the online survey, conducted on mygov.in, railway minister Suresh Prabhu emerged on top

Cabinet reshuffle: Parrikar not to return to Goa, Shah will stay in Delhi

In the cabinet, the big four - Finance, External Affairs, Defence and Home - are unlikely to be touched