scar Fernandes, Minister without portfolio, got independent charge of Labour and Employment, which had fallen vacant following the resignation of K Chandrasekhar Rao of the Telengana Rashtra Samiti.
Chandra Sekhar Sahu, MoS in Labour, was shifted to Rural Development.
A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said after the swearing in ceremony that Mani Shankar Aiyar would get Development of North Eastern Region in addition to Panchayati Raj, Youth Affairs and Sports.
Image: President APJ Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greet newly inducted ministers.
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