One of the most exciting aspects of Narendra Modi’s cabinet expansion was the inclusion of leaders from various Northeast states.
Former Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, has been rewarded for his starry performance in Assam with the Cabinet rank. Sonowal is now heading the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy & Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Kiren Rijiju leader of Arunachal Pradesh, who was holding the office of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is now India’s Minister of Law and Justice.
Pratima Bhaumick from Tripura is now Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Rameshwar Teli is Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment and Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh from Manipur is made minister of State and also took oath as Ministers of State for Ministry of External Affairs he is an environmentalist-turned-politician and currently a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Forest.
Ministry of Ayush has the objective To promote the growth and development of the Siddha System of Medicine all over the world. To provide high-quality teaching to the Postgraduate students and produce Postgraduates with research aptitude and knowledge in the subjects of Modern Science. To research various aspects of Siddha.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has been entrusted with the responsibility to address the necessary and diverse issues faced by the maritime sector.
Ministry of labour and employment head with a vision to provide decent working conditions and improved quality of life of workers, ensuring India without child labour in hazardous sectors and enhancing employability through employment services and skill development on a sustainable basis.
In the Ministry of law and justice, the Department of Legal Affairs is concerned with advising the various Ministries of the Central Government while the Legislative Department is concerned with the drafting of principal legislation for the Central Government.
The Ministry of state and external affairs responsibility is to maintain foreign relations with India.