In an interview to ThePrint, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar said record OBC, SC faces in Team Modi show the govt's commitment to 'Sab ka saath'.
While a reshuffle was expected and awaited, PM Modi sprang a surprise as many heavyweight ministers who were expecting an elevation were actually asked to resign.
There had been speculation that Devendra Fadnavis would be included in the Union cabinet, but party members and political observers feel he is too important for the BJP in Maharashtra.
The PM also cautioned his ministerial colleagues against 'carelessness or complacency' in the fight against Covid, saying that a single mistake would have a far-reaching impact.
PM Modi also asked ministers to channelise all their energy into their ministerial work, and warned that there was no room for carelessness or complacency in India's Covid fight.
During his stint as MoS for chemicals & fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya oversaw revenue earnings from affordable generic drugs go up 5,500%, to Rs 665 crore from Rs 12 crore in 5 years.
With economic activity returning to almost normal, risk of fresh Covid waves is rising. Vaccine shortage is more than just a short-term threat to lives & livelihoods.
I&B Minister Anurag Thakur said he will reach out to the people through his ministry, while Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw pledged to take forward the vision of PM Narendra Modi.
The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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