Now, MoS in Law ministry SP Singh Baghel assigned new portfolio | Modi govt reshuffle

Union Minister of State S P Singh Baghel has been moved from the Union law ministry to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare where he will take charge as the Minister of State, a communique from Rashtrapati Bhawan said on Thursday.

"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has been pleased to direct that Prof. S P Singh Baghel, Minister of State be assigned as Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in place of Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice," the communication said.

Earlier today Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju was assigned as Minister of Earth Sciences while Arun Ram Meghwal was allotted the charge of the Law Ministry.