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New Delhi : The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, on May 14, 2018, night, assigned Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) in place of Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister for Information and Broadcasting.
During the period of indisposition of Arun Jaitley, the portfolios of Finance and Corporate Affairs held by him, has been temporarily assigned to Piyush Goyal, in addition to his existing portfolios.
S S Ahluwalia, Minister of State, has been relieved of the charge of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation and given the portfolio of Ministry of State in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology. Alphons Kannanthanam, Minister of State, has been relieved of the charge of Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, according to a PIB release.