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The new brigade
Praful Patel retains civil aviation portfolio
The much awaited announcement post-2009 general elections
about who would preside over the tourism ministry and those ministries directly
linked to the travel industry with regard to infrastructure was finally answered
when the re-elected Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh announced the
portfolios of his Union Council of Ministers recently.
Kumari Selja takes charge from Ambika Soni as the new Minister
of Tourism, in addition to continuing with her earlier portfolio of being the
Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. Mamata Banerjee takes over
from Lalu Prasad Yadav and is in charge of the Ministry of Railways while Praful
Patel will continue to serve as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Kamal Nath is appointed as the Minister of Road
Transport and Highways. E Ahamed and K H Muniyappa have been appointed as Ministers
of State in the Ministry of Railways, Sultan Ahmed as the Minister of State
in the Ministry of Tourism and R P N Singh as the Minister of State in the Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways.
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