Billionaire ministers in PM Modi 3.0 cabinet. Who are the 5 richest? Find details here
Prime Minister Narendra Modi have declared criminal cases against themselves, analysis by election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Nineteen minister have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women, the ADR analysis said.Follow Live Updates on Modi 3.0 Cabinet HereTwo minister in the Modi 3.0 have declared cases related to attempt to murder against themselves, ADR said.
These two ministers are Shantanu Thakur and Sukanta Majumdar, both from West Bengal.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 71 ministers in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government took oath at the mega ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. The BJPhas kept the most of the top ministries with it while 11 leaders from the NDA allies also took oath on Sunday.
The portfolios were allocated on Monday.Out of the 71 Ministers analysed, 70 (99%) are crorepatis. The average assets of 71 ministers analysed is ₹107.94 crores.
Six ministers have declared more than Rs100 crores worth of assets, the ADR report said.The new council of ministers led by PM Modi has 61 members from the BJP and 11 leaders from the NDA allies. Of the 72 ministers, 43 have three or more terms in the Parliament, and 39 were ministers in the Union government earlier.Also Read: Modi 3.0 Cabinet: Who will be the next Lok Sabha Speaker? Explained in 6 key pointsPemmasani, the richest minister in the cabinet, is the Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications.
Scindia is Union Minister for Communications. Kumaraswamy is the Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel while Vaishnaw is Union Minister for Railways, I&B, Electronics and IT and Piyusg Goyal is Union Minister of Commerce
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