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.
Before Modi cabinet reshuffle, channels were delighted by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s speech. But Stan Swamy, Supreme Court's remark, or CBSE's new system were virtually missing.
Other key elevations include Anurag Thakur with I&B, Jyotiraditya Scindia with civil aviation and Kiren Rijiju with law. A surprise first-time inductee is Ashwini Vaishnaw who got 3 key ministries — railways, IT & communications.
Among the latest changes, Jyotiraditya Scindia gets civil aviation portfolio, Dharmendra Pradhan given education, and Mansukh Mandaviya gets health ministry.
There are now 14 ministers below 50 in Modi govt, as opposed to 6 in the pre-reshuffle council. A total of 36 ministers are aged below 60, in comparison to 16 earlier.
Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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