2012 Indian cabinet reshuffle

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President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with the newly sworn-in ministers on 28 October 2012. Pranab Mukherjee, the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari and the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the newly inducted Ministers after a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on October 28, 2012.jpg
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with the newly sworn-in ministers on 28 October 2012.

Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh carried out the third significant reshuffle of his second ministry between 28 October and 2 November 2012, having last done so in July 2011.

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The cabinet reshuffle was carried out in three phases, first on 28 October 2012, second on 31 October 2012, and the third on 2 November 2012. The first phase was the major phase of the reshuffle in which the prime minister dropped four cabinet ministers and three ministers of state. Two parliamentarians were inducted to the ministry as cabinet ministers and five ministers of state were promoted to cabinet rank. Five ministers of state were assigned independent charge of ministries, and two new ministers of state with independent charge were appointed. Thirteen new ministers of state were also inducted. The portfolios of several ministers were also changed. [1] [2] [3]

Background

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee resigned from the ministry following his nomination for the presidential election along with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh on 26 June 2012. [4] [5] Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assumed the charge of finance ministry while Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was assigned the additional portfolio of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. [6]

A minor reshuffle of the ministry took place on 31 July 2012 in which Home Minister P. Chidambaram was appointed as the finance minister, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was appointed as the home minister, and Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily was assigned the additional portfolio as power minister. [7]

Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh became critically ill and ultimately died on 14 August 2012. The portfolios held by him were assigned to Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi. [8] On 22 September 2012, all ministers belonging to the Trinamool Congress resigned from the ministry. [9] Road Transport and Highways Minister C. P. Joshi was assigned the additional charge of the Minister of Railways, earlier held by Mukul Roy of the Trinamool Congress. [10]

Cabinet-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the cabinet
  •      Promoted
  •      Left the cabinet
MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
India-eam-krishna (cropped).jpg S. M. Krishna Minister of External Affairs Resigned from the government
M. Veerappa Moily addressing a Press Conference on Electoral Reforms (cropped).jpg M. Veerappa Moily Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Jaipal Sudini Reddy - Kolkata 2004-11-10 03212 Cropped.jpg S. Jaipal Reddy Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs
Kamal Nath 2012.jpg Kamal Nath Minister of Urban Development
Ambika Soni PIB (cropped).jpg Ambika Soni Minister of Information and Broadcasting Resigned from the government
Kapil Sibal.jpg Kapil Sibal Minister of Communications and Information Technology
C P Joshi UNDP 2010.jpg C. P. Joshi Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Kumari Selja.jpg Kumari Selja Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
The Union Tourism Minister, Shri Subodh Kant Sahai addressing at the National Tourism Awards 2010-2011 presentation ceremony, in New Delhi on February 29, 2012.jpg Subodh Kant Sahay Minister of Tourism Resigned from the government
The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg Pawan Kumar Bansal Minister of Railways
Mukul Wasnik (cropped).jpg Mukul Wasnik Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Resigned from the government
Salman Khurshid portrait (cropped).jpg Salman Khurshid Minister of External Affairs
Jairam ramesh.jpg Jairam Ramesh Minister of Rural Development
K Rahman Khan (cropped).jpg K. Rahman Khan Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Minority Affairs
Dinsha Patel (cropped).jpg Dinsha Patel Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Mines Minister of Mines
Ajay Maken (cropped).jpg Ajay Maken Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
Pallam Raju (cropped).jpg M. M. Pallam Raju Minister of State for Defence Minister of Human Resource Development
Ashwani Kumar Minister (cropped).jpg Ashwani Kumar Minister of Law and Justice
HarishRawat.jpg Harish Rawat Minister of Water Resources
Chandresh Kumari Katoch assuming office in 2012 (cropped).jpg Chandresh Kumari Katoch Lok Sabha MP Minister of Culture

Minister of State-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the Cabinet
  •      Left the Cabinet
MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (cropped).jpg Jyotiraditya Scindia Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power
The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa.jpg K. H. Muniyappa Minister of State for Railways Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Bharatsinh Solanki assuming office as MoS, Railways in January 2011 (cropped).jpg Bharatsinh Solanki Minister of State for Railways Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Drinking Water and Sanitation
Sachin Pilot at the India Economic Summit 2010 cropped.jpg Sachin Pilot Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Corporate Affairs
Maharaja Jitendra Singh Naruka of Alwar.jpg Jitendra Singh Minister of State for Home Affairs
Manish Tewari 2014.jpg Manish Tewari Lok Sabha MP Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the National Tourism Awards 2011-12, at a function, in New Delhi on March 18, 2013. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, Shri K. Chiranjeevi is also seen (1) (cropped).jpg K. Chiranjeevi Rajya Sabha MP Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism
The portrait of the Minister of State for Railways, Shri E. Ahammed.jpg E. Ahamed Minister of State for External Affairs
D. Purandeswari, in New Delhi on February 07, 2013.jpg Daggubati Purandeswari Minister of State for Human Resource Development Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
Jitin Prasada crop.jpg Jitin Prasada Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Minister of State for Human Resource Development
Mahadeo Singh Khandela assuming office in 2009.jpg Mahadeo Singh Khandela Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Resigned from the government
S. Jagathrakshakan (cropped).jpg S. Jagathrakshakan Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy
The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Mr. Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay meeting the Minister of State for Home, Shri R.P.N. Singh, in New Delhi on August 30, 2013 (cropped).jpg R. P. N. Singh Minister of State for Home Affairs
Vincent Pala distributing awards (cropped).jpg Vincent Pala Resigned from the government
Agatha Sangma, 2009 (cropped).jpg Agatha Sangma Minister of State for Rural Development Resigned from the government
K.C. Venugopal.JPG K. C. Venugopal Minister of State for Power Minister of State for Civil Aviation
RajeevShukla.jpg Rajeev Shukla Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Sasi Tharoor 2021 at Kollam.jpg Shashi Tharoor Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Human Resource Development
kottikkunni[?] sureess.jpg Kodikunnil Suresh Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Labour and Employment
Tariq Anwar assuming office as Minister of State for Agriculture in 2012 (cropped).jpg Tariq Anwar Rajya Sabha MP Minister of State for Agriculture|Minister of State for Food Processing Industries
Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy taking charge as the Minister of State for Railways, in New Delhi on October 29, 2012.jpg Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Railways
Ranee Narah addressing media in Guwahati.jpg Ranee Narah Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Tribal Affairs
The Minister of State for Railways, Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury addressing at the presentation of the National Awards for Outstanding Service in Railways, in Mumbai on April 16, 2013 (cropped).jpg Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Railways
Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury with Hamid Ansari (cropped).jpg Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare
Sarveysatyanarayana1 (cropped).jpg Sarve Satyanarayana Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways
Ninong Ering in January 2014 (cropped).jpg Ninong Ering Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Minority Affairs
Deepa Dasmunsi (cropped).jpg Deepa Dasmunsi Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Urban Development
Porika Balram Naik (cropped).jpg Porika Balram Naik Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Kruparani Killi (cropped).jpg Killi Krupa Rani Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology
Lal Chand Kataria taking office in October 2012 (cropped).jpg Lalchand Kataria Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Defence

Subsequent changes

30 October 2012

Another reshuffle took place on 31 October 2012 in which Milind Deora was assigned the additional charge as minister of state in the Ministry of Shipping, Lalchand Kataria was moved to the Ministry of Rural Development, and Panabaka Lakshmi to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. [11] [12]

MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
Milind Deora.JPG Milind Deora Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology
Lal Chand Kataria taking office in October 2012 (cropped).jpg Lalchand Kataria Minister of State for Defence Minister of State for Rural Development
Panabaka Lakshmi taking office in 2012 (cropped).jpg Panabaka Lakshmi Minister of State for Textiles Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas

2 November 2012

S. Jagathrakshakan, who was assigned the portfolio as minister of state in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy after being moved from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, was re-assigned the portfolio of minister of state in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 2 November 2012. [13]

MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
S. Jagathrakshakan (cropped).jpg S. Jagathrakshakan Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Minister of State for Commerce and Industry

5 March 2013

Months after the major reshuffle in October 2012, on 5 March 2013, Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was assigned the additional portfolio as minister of state in the Ministry of Textiles, a portfolio she had held prior to the reshuffle between 2009 and 2012. [14]

MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle
Panabaka Lakshmi taking office in 2012 (cropped).jpg Panabaka Lakshmi Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas

References

  1. ↑ "India: Manmohan Singh reshuffles cabinet". BBC News . 28 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "The new Team Manmohan". The Hindu . 28 October 2012.
  3. ↑ President's Secretariat (28 October 2012). "Press Communique: Appointment of new ministers and allocation of portfolios". Press Information Bureau .
  4. ↑ "Pranab Mukherjee quits as India's finance minister". BBC News . 26 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Virbhadra Singh resigns". The Hindu . 26 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Minister for Science and Technology Vilasrao Deshmukh has been given additional charge of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises". The Times of India . 26 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Chidambaram new finance minister, Shinde becomes home minister". The Times of India . 31 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Vayalar Ravi gets critically ill Deshmukh's portfolios". Deccan Herald . 7 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "India Trinamool Congress party resigns from the government". BBC News . 21 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "C.P. Joshi gets additional charge of Railways". The Hindu . 22 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Now, Kataria gets Rural Development". The Hindu . 31 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Press Communique: Re-allocation of portfolios". Press Information Bureau . 31 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "MOS Jagatharakshakan shifted to Commerce and Industry". India TV . 2 November 2012.
  14. ↑ Kumar, Anand (10 March 2013). "Seeing double with MoS". The New Indian Express .
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