Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Several newly appointed Ministers including Ashwini Vaishnav, S Jaishankar, Jitin Prasad take charge

New Delhi: After the allocation of portfolios, several Ministers have assumed charge of their respective ministries.

According to the Dynamite News correspondent, the ministers who have taken charge so far include Ashwini Vaishnav, S Jaishankar, Jitin Prasad, Manohar Lal Khattar, Giriraj Singh, Jayant Chaudhary, L Murugan, Suresh Gopi, Bhupendra Yadav, Madhavrao Scindia and other ministers.

The Ministers are taking charge of their respective ministries and by Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning all 71 ministers are expected to assume charge.

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After taking over as the Union Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnav told the media that the people have once again blessed the Prime Minister and given him an opportunity to serve. Railways will have a big role in this. The Prime Minister has made major reforms in the railways in 10 years. Railways are the strong backbone of our country's economy.

There are a total of 71 ministers in the Modi cabinet, in which the CCS ministries of Defence, Home, External Affairs and Finance have the same old faces.

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