Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman assume charge of respective ministries

Updated: Jun 12th, 2024


Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today that India will be equipped with world-class, modern infrastructure at an accelerated pace. 

He said this while taking charge of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Gadkari will be at the helm of his ministry for a record third straight term.

Along with him Ajay Tamta and Harsh Malhotra also assumed office.

Tamta and Malhotra are the Ministers of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

"Resuming office as the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, alongside Ministers of State @Shri AjayTamtaBJPJi and Shri @hdmalhotraJi," said Gadkari.

"Heartfelt gratitude to the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri @narendramodiJi, for reassigning me this role in Modi 3.0. Under your visionary leadership, India will be equipped with world-class, modern infrastructure at an accelerated pace," Gadkari further said.

During his earlier tenure, the average pace of national highway construction increased by 143%, according to government data.

Gadkari is also credited with launching the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme for the safety rating of passenger cars.

The veteran leader scored a hat-trick by winning the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 1.37 lakh votes.

Nirmala Sitharaman takes charge as Finance Minister

Nirmala Sitharaman also assumed charge as the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs at South Block in Delhi. 

After taking charge she signed some files.

Sitharaman was accompanied by Pankaj Chaudhary who took charge as Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry.

Nirmala Sitharaman is among a few who have been Union Minister in both the 2014 and 2019 Modi cabinets.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a clear message of continuity in the government’s economic policy with the reappointment of Nirmala Sitharaman as Finance Minister.

Sitharaman’s return comes on the back of a successful track record with the Indian economy clocking a robust 8.2% growth in 2023-24, which is the fastest among the world’s major economies, and inflation coming down to below 5%.

During her tenure as Finance Minister, the fiscal deficit has also been reduced from more than 9% of GDP in 2020-21 to the targeted level of 5.1% for 2024-25.

After having presented an interim budget ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Sitharaman now faces the challenge of presenting a full budget that ensures the economy continues on the high growth trajectory and creates more jobs while at the same time keeping in mind the aspirations of the coalition partners of the Modi 3.0.

In 2014, she served as the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs and later the Minister for Commerce and Industry with Independent Charge.

In 2017, he became the Defence Minister

In 2019, Sitharaman assumed charge as the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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