Minister for commerce and industry and food and consumer affairs, Minister of Commerce and Industry

The move about Rajnath Singh came amid speculation that he was unhappy over not being given his due in the formation of the panels. Singh is the de facto number two in the cabinet who was not part of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs and the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs. He was only part the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).Now Rajnath Singh has been made the member in six panels, one of which he is heading, according to a late evening release issued by the government.It was the second list of cabinet committees issued by the Cabinet Secretariat in the last two days.Significantly, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, which makes appointments to key positions like Central Vigilance Commission and CBI Director, consists of only Modi and Shah.Among the eight committees, two are new ones which will oversee investment and employment.According to the latest list of cabinet committees, the Prime Minister is heading six committees, while Home Minister Amit Shah is heading the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation and is part of all the remaining seven.Rajnath Singh is heading the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.The Prime Minister heads the Appointments Committee, CCEA, Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, CCS, Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth and the Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development.Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is also part of seven Committees. She is part of Cabinet Committee on Accommodation, CCEA, Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, CCS, Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth and the Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development.Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari is a member of four committess, in cluding Cabinet Committee on Accomodation and Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth. He is also a special invitee in the Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development.Here is the latest list of the members of the committees:Appointments Committee of the Cabinet:Prime Minister Narendra ModiAmit Shah, Minister of Home AffairsCabinet Committee on Accommodation:Amit Shah, Minister of Home AffairsNitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesNirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate AffairsPiyush Goyal, Minister of Railways, Minister of Commerce and IndustrySpecial Invitees:Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing &Urban Affairs; Minister of State (I/C) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and IndustryCabinet Committee on Economic Affairs:Prime Minister Narendra ModiRajnath Singh, Minister of DefenceAmit Shah, Minister of Home AffairsNitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Minister of Micro, Small and Medium EnterprisesD.V. Sadananda Gowda, Minister of Chemicals and FertilizersNirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate AffairsNarendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Minister of Rural Development: and Minister of Panchayati Raj.Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and Justice.Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.S. Jaishankar, Minister of External AffairsPiyush Goyal, Minister of Railways, Minister of Commerce &IndustryDharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Steel.Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs:Rajnath Singh, Minister of DefenceAmit Shah, Minister of Home AffairsNirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate AffairsRamvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public DistributionNarendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Minister of Rural Development, and Minister of Panchayati Raj.Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and JusticeThawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and EmpowermentPrakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Minister of Information and BroadcastingPrahlad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal and Mines.Special Invitees:Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisesV. Muraleedharan, Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of State in the Ministry of External AffairsCabinet Committee on Political Affairs:Prime Minister Narendra ModiRajnath Singh, Minister of DefenceAmit Shah, Minister of Home AffairsNitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance; Minister of Corporate AffairsRamvilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture &Farmer Welfare, Minister of Rural Development: and Minister of Panchayati Raj.Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and Minister of Law and JusticeHarsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences,Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways, Minister of Commerce and IndustryArvind Ganpat Sawant, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public EnterprisePrahlad Joshi, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal and Mines.Cabinet Committee on Security:Prime Minister Narendra ModiRajnath Singh, Minister of DefenceAmit Shah, Minister of Home AffairsNirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs.S. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs.Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth:Prime Minister Narendra ModiRajnath Singh, Minister of DefenceAmit Shah, Minister of Home AffairsNitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Minister of Micro. Small and Medium EnterprisesNirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs.Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry.Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development:Prime Minister Narendra ModiRajnath Singh, Minister of DefenceAmit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs.Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate AffairsNarendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Minister of Rural Development: and Minister of Panc'ayati Raj.Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and IndustryRamesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Minister of Human Resource DevelopmentDharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas: and Minister of SteelMahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of Skill Development and EnterpreneurshipSantosh Kumar Gangwar, MOS(I/C)Labour and EmploymentHardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State(I/C) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; Minister of State(I/C) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.Special Invitees:Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways; Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Minister of Food Processing Industries.Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Women and Child Development and TextilesPrahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (I/C) Culture, MOS (I/C) Tourism.( With inputs from IANS )

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