National Consumer Day in Ludhiana on December 24

Sunday:Dec 22, 2019, 7:07 PM

Cabinet Minister B.B. Ashu to be the Chief Guest

Anindita Mitra takes stock of the arrangements

Anindita Mitra is Department Director of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs

Ludhiana: 22nd December 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

On the occasion of National Consumer Day, a state-level function would be organised by the Punjab government in the Dr Manmohan Singh Auditorium of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana on December 24, 2019. Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Mr Bharat Bhushan Ashu would be the chief guest on the occasion.

Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department Director Mrs Anindita Mitra today visited the city and took stock of the ongoing arrangements. She was also accompanied by MC Councillor Mrs Mamta Ashu.

While providing information, Mrs Anindita Mitra informed that this function is being organised by the Punjab government for creating awareness amongst the consumers of Punjab state about their rights as well as about Consumer Protection Act 2019. She informed that a large number of consumers have been invited for this programme.

Mrs Mitra informed that the function would start at 10 am on December 24, 2019, and the subject experts would educate the masses about their rights under the Consumer Protection Act 2019. She informed that this programme would be presided over by Mr KAP Sinha, Secretary, Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department.

While taking stock of the arrangements, Mrs Mitra asked all the concerned officials to ensure that this function is successful. Prominent among those present on the occasion included Deputy Director Miss Sona Thind, DFSC’s Mr Sukhwinder Singh and Mrs Geeta Bishambu, DPRO Mr Prabhdeep Singh Nathowal, besides several others.

Farmers from Australia visited PAU

Friday: 6th Dec 2019, 4:36 PM

They also visited research farms of PAU

Ludhiana: 6th December 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

A delegation of nine farmers from Australia visited Punjab Agricultural University to learn about latest agricultural technologies. They visited Skill Development Centre (SDC), research farms and various departments of PAU.

Dr Kiran Grover, senior extension specialist, highlighted the activities and training, conducted by the SDC for the farmers, farm women and the rural youth.

Dr Lavleesh Garg, extension specialist, informed about Punjab Agri-Business Incubators (PABI) project.

Earlier, Dr TS Riar, Associate Director (Skill Development), PAU, welcomed the visiting farmers and presented them a set of PAU publications.  

Meanwhile, the monthly training camp of PAU Flower Growers Club was held at PAU today in which 50 farmers participated. Dr Ranjit Singh and Dr Pankaj Kumar, floriculture experts, educated the farmers about the disease management in gladiolus.

Sardar Gurvinder Singh Sohi, President of the Club, proposed the vote of thanks.

Shri Prakash Javadekar at IFFI 2019 Opening Ceremony

Posted On: 20 NOV 2019 6:58PM by PIB Delhi

Single window system will attract more international filmmakers to India

IFFI 2019 will showcase more than 200 films from 76 countries
Russia to be the focus country

The Director of film ‘Commitment’ Semih Kaplanoglu, the Director of film ‘Coda’ Claude Lalonde along with Actress Kubra Kip and Ece Yuksel interacting with Media, at the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2019), in Panaji, Goa on November 22, 2019.

Goa: 20th November 2019: (PIB)::

Director of film ‘Son Rise’ Vibha Bakshi being felicitated,
during the 50th International Film Festival of India
(IFFI-2019), in Panaji, Goa on November 21, 2019

In the luminous presence of two stalwarts of Indian cinema – Shri Amitabh Bachchan and Shri Rajinikanth, the golden jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India got off to a mesmeric start at Panaji, Goa.  Ending the long wait of cinephiles across the world, 50th International Film Festival of India kick started in all its glitz and glamour.

At a grand ceremony hosted by the master of entertainment Shri Karan Johar, the great doyen of Indian cinema Shri Amitabh Bachchan and the ‘Thalaiva’ of Indian film industry Shri Rajinikanth flagged off the extravaganza and announced the festival open, in the presence of Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar and other official dignitaries. Shri Rajinikanth was conferred the 'Icon Of Golden Jubilee Award' for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, a first time award beginning with the 50th edition. One of French cinema's defining faces actress Ms. Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award. 

The Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting,  Shri Prakash Javadekar while speaking at the inaugural ceremony said that single window system introduced by the government will attract more international filmmakers to shoot their films in India. “ India has lots of scenic and beautiful shooting sites for national and international films but shooting at these locations requires around 15-20 permissions. Government is now preparing for single window arrangement which will take care of all the permissions and it will benefit places like Goa, Leh-Ladakh and Andaman & Nicobar,” he said. 

Shri Javadekar pointed out that films, IT and music are India’s soft power and we have to take it forward. “Every film and character leaves a long lasting imprint on our mind and it has the power to change our thoughts and mood” he said. He added that the audience for Indian films is growing by leaps and bounds and people across the world really like to watch Indian movies even in China. 

“Many good films of the world will be showcased in this film festival and it will be a tribute to former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar,'' the Minister said.  He mentioned about a film in the festival which has been made by local artists of Goa based on the lives of visually impaired people.

Receiving the 'Icon Of Golden Jubilee Award, Shri Rajinikanth expressed his happiness to receive the prestigious award from Shri Amitabh Bachchan. He dedicated the award to all the producers, directors and technicians who worked in his films, his fans and people of Tamil Nadu. 

Shri Amitabh Bachchan expressing his happiness in being honoured stated, “I have no words to express my gratitude to IFFI for honouring me and having a retrospective of my films.”

Earlier, walking the Red Carpet of IFFI 50,  Shri Amitabh Bachchan said, “ Films have always been an integral part of our social life. To have a festival of this magnitude in Goa  exposes the Goans to what happens in the international world and also gives them an opportunity to meet and mix with people”. 

The Secretary Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Shri Amit Khare mentioned the noteworthy highlights of this year’s festival and noted the tremendous change in the last 50 editions from a participation of 23 countries in 1952, to 76 countries this year. 

The Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant said that the IFFI package this year is an interesting mix of leisure and entertainment. “ IFFI bridges the gap between India and international film industry and provides the opportunity to explore the cinema,” he said.  “We should not forget the objectives of cinema as the mirror of our time and the reflection of our society,'' he added.

Lights and luminaries of film industry such as world known Cinematographer and Chairman of IFFI International Jury John Bailey; Indian film maker, and Chairman of Indian jury Shri Priyadarshan and other jury members of Indian and International jury, Maria Lemesheva, Head of Russian delegation, graced the opening ceremony. A host of celebrities sashayed the red carpet, adding to the pomp and gaiety of the function. 

As the festival glitters in its golden glory, former Goa Chief Minister late Manohar Parikkar, the man who made IFFI synonymous with Goa, was given a befitting tribute at the opening ceremony by  screening a short film depicting his contribution to IFFI. Legends of Indian film industry Shri Ramesh Sippy, Shri N. Chandra and Shir P.C. Sreeram were honoured at the inaugural ceremony. 

The inaugural ceremony of the festival also saw various senior official dignitaries such as Union Minister for AYUSH Shri Shripad Naik, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Babul Supriyo, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Shri Amit Khare, Prasar Bharati Chairman Shri A. Suryaprakash,  Central Board of Film Certification Chairman Shri Prasoon Joshi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Atul Kumar Tiwari, Festival Director Shri Chaitanya Prasad, and Vice Chairman Entertainment Society of Goa.  Shri Subhash Phal Desai. 

Shri Prakash Javadekar released the commemorative postage stamp of 50th IFFI at the function. The inaugural ceremony also witnessed some enthralling audio visual performances which kept the audience spellbound through the evening. Noted music singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan and his band won the hearts with a spectacular performance that put the cinelovers and spectators in a frenzy. When rhymes and rhythms from different parts of  India juxtaposed with the beats of international sounds, it was a treat for the audience.

The festival opened with the Italian film ‘Despite the Fog’ directed by Goran Paskaljevic. The cast and crew of the film also participated in the screening. Around 7000 delegates are participating in the golden edition of IFFI. 

The 50th International Film Festival of India 2019 will witness over 200 acclaimed films from 76 countries, with Russia as the country of focus. It also includes 26 feature films and 15 non feature films in Indian panorama section. More than 10,000 people and film lovers are expected to participate in the golden jubilee edition.The festival ends on Thursday 28 November, 2019, in Panaji, Goa. (PIB)

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A pledge taking ceremony for saving water

Nov 16, 2019, 3:25 PM

Pledge taken at DD Jain Memorial College, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: 16th November 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

As per the appeal done by The Vidya Bharti, Zone Punjab a pledge taking ceremony for saving water was conducted on November 16, 2019 at Devki Devi Jain Memorial College, Ludhiana. This pledge for saving water was conducted in the continuation with the 550th celebration of Parkash Utsav of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji. Assistant Professor Ms. Gunjan Mittal of the Department of Mathematics delivered a lecture on the significance of water on the planet earth. She told the students about many ways how to save this elixir. She further urged the students to save this life giving resource. Then, she administered the pledge on saving water to all the students and staff members who took it enthusiastically in unison.

Nominations starts-No Nomination filed today

Monday: Sep 23, 2019, 7:22 PM

Voters should exercise their right to vote without any fear: DEO

Ludhiana: 23rd September 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

The nominations for the Dakha by-election started today and on day one, no candidate filed their nomination papers. District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agarwal informed that the candidates can file their nomination papers from 11 am to 3 pm till September 30, 2019. The scrutiny of nomination papers would be done on October 1, 2019, while the withdrawal of nominations can be done till October 3, 2019.

The polling of votes would be done on October 21, 2019, while the counting would be on October 24, 2019. He informed that there are 220 polling stations in Dakha assembly constituency-68, and there are 1,84,306 general voters along with 780 service voters.

He has also directed all department heads to ensure that political slogans, banners or advertisements etc on public properties should be removed immediately (within 24 hours in case of government buildings, within 48 hours on public places and within 72 hours on private properties). He also directed that it should be ensured that no permission should be granted to any candidate/political party for holding election canvassing, propaganda/public meeting from government rest house/dak bangla or any religious place.

Mr Agrawal clarified that candidates can spend a maximum of Rs 28 lakh for this by-election. He also informed that different cells such as flying squad, static surveillance team, expenditure monitoring cell, MCC and complaint cell, have been set up ay district level as well as constituency level. To check paid news in newspapers, a district level MCMC committee has also been set up.

He directed the owners of printing presses to ensure that at the time of printing any election material, name of publisher, name of person who gets it printed, quantity etc should be mentioned on the material without fail. He said that if they fail to comply with these directions, then action under section 127 A(2) of RP Act 1951, would be taken against them.

He also appealed to the public to exercise their right to vote in a free and fair manner without any fear. He also appealed to the political parties and prospective candidates to not use election material made of plastic.

A lecture on “Gender Diversity In Business Organizations”

Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 3:36 PM

Organized by the Anti Women Harassment Cell

Ludhiana: 22nd August 2019: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

A lecture on “Gender Diversity In Business Organizations” was organized by the Anti Women Harassment Cell of Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women, on 22nd August, 2019. Ms. Dipty Chander, President of E-MMA (France) an ‘International Organization, Head Office PARIS’ having 17 Branches in different countries was the resource person. She talked about the situation of women in technology and how to bring more diversity in technology in this field. Greater gender diversity in technology can impact businesses bottom lines as indicated by research studies. It can boost profits and increase productivity.

Dr. (Mrs.) Sarita Bahl, Principal of the college emphasized the importance of such lectures to motivate girl students to set high goals and make a mark in technological world of today.

GCG girls celebrated World Mosquito Day

Aug 22, 2019, 2:31 PM

The students also explained the safety measures

Ludhiana: 22nd August 2019: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

The department of Zoology of Govt. College for Girls, Ludhiana celebrated World Mosquito Day under the aegis of Hon'ble Principal Dr. Manju Sahni. Students from B.Sc. (Medical) III acquainted hostlers and workers with various kinds of mosquitoes and their diseases through posters. The students also explained the safety measures related to it. Principal Dr. Manju Sahni appreciated the efforts to run this awareness programme under science society.  College vice principal Mrs. Varinderjit Kaur, Program inchaege Dr. Madhvi Vasisht, Mrs. Kirpal Kaur, Dr. Anita Joshi, Mrs. Kiran Gupta and Mr. Falwinder Verma took part in this awareness campaign.

Israeli Envoy Visits PAU to Review Work on Project

Tuesday: Aug 20, 2019, 5:19 PM

The project is aimed at improving soil fertility

Ludhiana: 20th August 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

Mr Dan Alluf, Counselor, Embassy of Israel, India, visited PAU today to discuss progress on a collaborative research project on brackish water, started in 2012.  Collaboration between PAU and MASHAV, Israel, the project is aimed at improving soil fertility and plant growth by desalinating brackish water (ground water surveys have shown that about 41% of the well waters are brackish) through installation of a desalination plant with capacity of 10,000 litres per hour , having  90% efficiency since April, 2015.

In his remarks, PAU Vice Chancellor, Dr B.S. Dhillon (Padam Shri awardee) highlighted the primary concern of improving the livelihood of farmers, while keeping water conservation as a prime target. He dwelled on the need for value chains to make farming profitable in the near future. Dr Dhillon called for exchange of scientists between the two countries to intensify further research on fruit and vegetable cultivation in brackish water.

Mr Alluf, while applauding the work done by PAU scientists, called for working in synergy to get maximum output from the project. Giving example of Israel’s agricultural success, despite being a desert, he laid out the road map for Indo-Israel value chain through post harvest management and marketing. While prioritizing water conservation, Mr Alluf discussed technology transfer in fertigation, irrigation, new Israeli varieties, plant protection and weed control, post harvest management, pollination and water re-use.

Project Head and Head, Department of Soil science, Dr O.P. Chaudhry informed that the project is using clean energy provided by solar photo voltaic cells of 60 KW installed at the site in Bathinda and as such dependency of the project on electricity is very low.

Giving further details, Dr Chaudhry informed that 66% of the fruits and 35-40% vegetables are grown in areas afflicted with brackish ground waters. He said that with the water table going down and farmers of the South western Punjab districts relying on good quality canal water for irrigation, it will be imminent in the near future to use marginal and brackish waters for irrigation/supplemental irrigation for fruit and vegetable production.

Additional Director of Research, Dr MIS Gill, and senior scientists of the University were present during the meeting.

Campaign green by Bharat Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha

Planted saplings in different schools during monsoon

Ludhiana: 20th August 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

At the initiative of Bharat Jan Gyan Vigyan Jatha  (BJGVJ)  Ludhiana as per its tradition every year, planted saplings in different schools with the cooperation of Sat Guru Ram Singh Polytechnic College for Girls, this year also. The schools in which plantation has been done include Govt. Sr. Sec. School Gobind Nagar, Govt. Sr. Sec. School Cemetery  Road, Govt. Sr. Sec. School Sekhewal and Govt. High School Salem Tabri Ludhiana. Staff of different schools, who took part in this plantation drive include Principal Meenu Adya, Deputy DEO Sh.Anil Sharma, Kuldeep Singh, Prncipal Aruna Goyal, Sukhdev Chandel, Davinder Gupta, Principal Naresh Kumar, Varinder and Archana Kohli. From BJGVJ Sh.Ranjit Singh – Retd. Principal & President and M S Bhatia–Org. Secretary participated. Principal M P Singh and Er.S.P Singh from Polytechnic College extended full support to the cause. 

Milkfed organized Seminar for quality

Aug 19, 2019, 7:51 PM

Creating awareness on Verka Cattle Feed with Quality mark

Ludhiana: 19th August 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

A seminar for creating awareness on  Verka Cattle Feed with Quality Mark  has organized by Milkfed Punjab on 19 August 2019 at Pal Auditorium of Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana. Managing Director of Milkfed Punjab S. K. S. Sangha IAS (rtd.) presided over the function and Dr. V Sridhar General Manager Animal Nutrition NDDB Anand, Shri AK Aggarwal  DGM NDDB Noida, Dr.MR Garg Consultant Verka Cattle Feed Plants , Sh. AK Srivastva and Shri N Ghosh Senior Managers Animal Nutrition NDDB Anand also graced the occasion. Around 400 participants comprising of Board of Directors of Milk Unions along with milk producers from five district Milk Unions namely Ludhiana, Mohali, Bathinda, Patiala and Sangrur attended  the seminar.

In the inaugural address, S.Kamaldeep Singh Sangha MD Milkfed said that agriculture is the back bone of the rural economy in the state and country and dairying plays an important role in it. Even though India is the largest milk producing country in the world, there is large scope to improve per animal productivity. For the improvement in production of milk form animals the quality of cattle feed plays an important role therefore our focus should be in providing good quality cattle feed and mineral mixture. To accept the challenge, the premier organization of the milk producers of the state, the  Milkfed established two Cattle Feed Plants with installed capacity of 500 MTs for the manufacturing of good quality cattle feed. Dr. M R Garg consultant Verka Cattle Feed Plants introduced various cattle feed brands manufactured by Milkfed Punjab. He also informed dairy farmers about the various specialized feeds recommended for the pregnant animals i.e. Pregnancy feed, Calf Starter for the Calf Growth Meal for the Growers, Summer Feed for the summer period. He said that apart from manufacturing of Chelated Mineral Mixture Milkfed also going to launch two new products of feed supplements for the animals during this month. 

Two variants of Verka Cattle Feed i.e. Verka Premium and Verka Gold has been awarded with Quality Mark by National Dairy Development Board Anand and formal launch of Quality Mark Cattle Feeds was done by Managing Director Milkfed in the presence of senior dignitaries of NDDB . Dr. V Sridhar General Manager Animal Nutrition NDDB explained during the seminar  that the Quality mark will provide dairy cooperatives and producer institutions the much needed brand identity and competitive edge. This will contribute to building consumer confidence in dairy cooperative brand. He conveyed that the Quality Mark is aimed at bringing about process improvement in entire value chain from manufacturing units to the consumers to ensure availability of quality cattle feed products. Shri A K Aggarwal DGM NDDB Noida during the concluding remarks told that only dairy cattle feed units that adopt quality management systems for production of cattle feed and adhere to parameters given in the guidelines of Quality Mark are only eligible to get the Quality Mark logo for the product.

Sh. A K Aggarwal  General Manager Verka Cattle Feed Plant Khanna welcomed all the dignitaries and participants and Sh. Uttam Kumar offered vote of thanks to all.            

Harsimar Kaur became Head Girl of GCG

Aug 19, 2019, 3:38 PM

70 students are enrolled in this council

Ludhiana: 19th August 2019: (Punjab Screen Bureau)::

To promote Young leadership, Govt. College for Girls, Ludhiana organized a function marking the Installation of the Student Council for the session 2019-20. Honorable Principal Dr. Manju Sahni, Mrs. Varinderjit Kaur, Vice Principal graced the occasion with their benign presence. 70 students are enrolled in this council. Respected Principal addressed the students with her enlightened speech and boosted up the students to work hard for the betterment of the college. She also mentioned that student council is an integral part of the college so she encouraged the students to work diligently and with perseverance. Dr. Sukhwinder Kaur, Incharge of the student council congratulated the students and encouraged them to work hard for the betterment of the college.

List of student Council 2019-2020

S.No	Name of the student	Class	Designation
1	Harsimar Kaur	B.A-III	Head Girl
2	Anmolpreet Kaur	B.A-III	Additional Head Girl
3	Rhea Abrol	B.A-II	Deputy Head Girl
4	Mehak Arora	B.A-II	Deputy Head Girl
5	Yuvika Sood	B.Sc-III	Secretary
6	Jasmine	B.A-II	Secretary
7	Harshpreet Kaur	B.A-II	Joint Secretary
8	Lovisha Narula	B.B.A-II	Joint Secretary

List of Ministers in New Modi Govt.

Prakash Javadekar Minister of Information and Broadcasting Environment, Forest and Climate Change

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the allocation of portfolios among the following members of the Union Council of Ministers:-         

Shri Narendra Modi

Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; and All important policy issues; and All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.

Cabinet Ministers

1.	Shri Raj Nath Singh	Minister of Defence.
2.	Shri Amit Shah	Minister of Home Affairs.
3.	Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari	Minister of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
4.	Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda	Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
5.	Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman	Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
6.	Shri Ramvilas Paswan	Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
7.	Shri Narendra Singh Tomar	Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
8.	Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad	Minister of Law and Justice; Minister of Communications; and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology.
9.	Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal	Minister of Food Processing Industries.
10.	Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
11.	Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar	Minister of External Affairs.
12.	Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’	Minister of Human Resource Development.
13.	Shri Arjun Munda	Minister of Tribal Affairs.
14.	Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani	Minister of Women and Child Development; and Minister of Textiles.
15.	Dr. Harsh Vardhan	Minister of Health and Family Welfare; Minister of Science and Technology; and Minister of Earth Sciences.
16.	Shri Prakash Javadekar	Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
17.	Shri Piyush Goyal	Minister of Railways; and Minister of Commerce and Industry.
18.	Shri Dharmendra Pradhan	Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Steel.
19.	Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi	Minister of Minority Affairs.
20.	Shri Pralhad Joshi	Minister of  Parliamentary Affairs; Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines.
21.	Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey	Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
22.	Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant	Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise.
23.	Shri Giriraj Singh	Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
24.	Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat	Minister of Jal Shakti.

Ministers of State (Independent Charge)

1.	Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
2.	Rao Inderjit Singh	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning.
3.	Shri Shripad Yesso Naik	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH); and Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.
4.	Dr. Jitendra Singh	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Department of Space.
5.	Shri Kiren Rijiju	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
6.	Shri Prahalad Singh Patel	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Culture; and Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Tourism.
7.	Shri Raj Kumar Singh	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Power; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
8.	Shri Hardeep Singh Puri	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
9.	Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya	Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Shipping; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Ministers of State

1.	Shri Faggansingh Kulaste	Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel.
2.	Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey	Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
3.	Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal	Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
4.	General (Retd.) V. K. Singh	Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
5.	Shri Krishan Pal	Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
6.	Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao	Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
7.	Shri G. Kishan Reddy	Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
8.	Shri Parshottam Rupala	Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
9.	Shri Ramdas Athawale	Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
10.	Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti	Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development.
11.	Shri Babul Supriyo	Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
12.	Shri Sanjeev Kumar Balyan	Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
13.	Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao	Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development; Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
14.	Shri Anurag Singh Thakur	Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
15.	Shri Angadi Suresh Channabasappa	Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
16.	Shri Nityanand Rai	Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
17.	Shri Rattan Lal Kataria	Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
18.	Shri V. Muraleedharan	Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
19.	Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta	Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
20.	Shri Som Parkash	Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
21.	Shri Rameswar Teli	Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
22.	Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi	Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries.
23.	Shri Kailash Choudhary	Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
24.	Sushri Debasree Chaudhuri	Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

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