Newly-Inducted Ministers Vow To Work As Per Modi's Vision

Modi govt gets a makeover, the new Council of Ministers is being shaped in terms of experience and qualifications. Reshuffle also bears the imprint of techno-managerial heft to boost administration

NEW DELHI

The new cabinet ministers, who took charge on Thursday after the biggest reshuffle in Narendra Modi’s Union council of ministers a day earlier, promised to work as per the Prime Minister’s vision for the country.

Anurag Thakur said Modi has done terrific work in the last seven years to take India forward. He said he will try to meet the expectations as he took over as the new information and broadcasting minister.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, the new civil aviation minister, thanked the PM, Union home minister Amit Shah, and BJP chief JP Nadda as he took charge of his ministry. He promised to carry out all the responsibilities with hard work and determinism.

Hardeep Singh Puri, who has been named as the new petroleum and natural gas minister, said the focus would be to increase the domestic production of crude oil and natural gas. He said they would work towards the development of a natural gas-based economy.

Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya thanked Modi and added he will work in accordance with the Prime Minister’s expectations.