Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Monday said that the state cabinet sub-committee has decided to cover about 7 lakh farmers who were eligible but have not been paid compensation so far for the drought last year.
Soon after his appointment as the Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under the "Modi 3.0" cabinet, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bhagirath Choudhary on Monday affirmed that he would do everything possible for the welfare of farmers.
Soon after taking charge as the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under the Modi 3.0 cabinet, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sarbananda Sonowal asserted that he would perform his duties with dedication.
While Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Kumaraswamy has been allocated Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel, Telugu Desam Party's Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has been allocated Minister of Civil Aviation.
Following his appointment as the Minister of Food Processing Industries under the "Modi 3.0" cabinet, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) (Ram Vilas) Chief Chirag Paswan affirmed that he would fulfil whatever responsibility is given to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Mansukh Mandaviya, who held the health portfolio in the previous BJP-led NDA government, will be the minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet 3.0.
Foreign Ministers of Sri Lanka and Maldives congratulated S Jaishankar on his second term as External Affairs Minister of India in the newly constituted cabinet of the BJP-led NDA government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nirmala Sitharaman has been entrusted with the critical portfolios of Finance and Corporate Affairs. This assignment underscores her continued role in India's economic policies and managing corporate governance.
The composition of the Cabinet Committee on Security remains unchanged in the new BJP-led NDA government with Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman and S Jaishankar retaining their portfolios of Defence, Home, Finance and External Affairs
"Shiv Sena is an old ally of NDA. We have been supporting the Central government and the organization for many years. Yesterday, Shiv Sena got one MoS seat, but I think the party should have got a Cabinet berth. There are many small parties like Majhi and Kumaraswamy. Kumaraswamy has two MPs