PM Modi makes changes in Cabinet Committees

Cabinet Committees on Security and Appointments have been left untouched.

After a large-scale rejig of his Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi effected some changes in Cabinet Committees to reflect the changes with the inclusion of new and elevation of certain older Ministers (in terms of tenure) in these crucial committees, according to a notification by the Cabinet Secretariat. Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, Labour Minister Bhupendra Yadav, and Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal have been included in the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), while Ministers Virendra Kumar and Anurag Thakur have found a place in the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth, headed by Mr. Modi has seen the inclusion of Ministers Narayan Rane, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Ashwini Vaishnaw, while the Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development has new members in Bhupendra Yadav, R.C.P. Singh of the Janata Dal (U) and G. Kishen Reddy along with Mr. Vaishnaw.