New Delhi, May 26 (HT) : Lean is in. The Modi government will be almost half the size of the UPA-2 with ministries bunched and 45-50 “bright, focused and clean” leaders making up the council of ministers, averaging 55 years of age.
On Monday, when Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India, with him a small cabinet — to be expanded a later day — will also take oath of office at a grand ceremony in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley is expected to get the key portfolio of finance along with corporate affairs. Party chief Rajnath Singh could take charge of home while former leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj may be named the minister for external affairs.
Working on Modi’s minimum government maximum governance mantra, the cabinet will be compact and some ministries merged to cut the flab.
As reported by HT on May 20, former Intelligence Bureau director Ajit Doval has been sounded out for the position of national security adviser. Nripendra Misra, who served as the chairman of the telecom regulator Trai, could be named principal secretary to the PM. The two appointments are likely to be ordered by Monday evening.
Sources said after the swearing-in, the President will host banquet for Modi, five cabinet ministers, eight visiting heads of state and outgoing PM Manmohan Singh. Parliament will open on June 4 when new MPs will be sworn in through June 5. President Pranab Mukherjee is expected to address both the Houses of Parliament the next day. Read more....
On Monday, when Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India, with him a small cabinet — to be expanded a later day — will also take oath of office at a grand ceremony in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley is expected to get the key portfolio of finance along with corporate affairs. Party chief Rajnath Singh could take charge of home while former leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj may be named the minister for external affairs.
Working on Modi’s minimum government maximum governance mantra, the cabinet will be compact and some ministries merged to cut the flab.
As reported by HT on May 20, former Intelligence Bureau director Ajit Doval has been sounded out for the position of national security adviser. Nripendra Misra, who served as the chairman of the telecom regulator Trai, could be named principal secretary to the PM. The two appointments are likely to be ordered by Monday evening.
Sources said after the swearing-in, the President will host banquet for Modi, five cabinet ministers, eight visiting heads of state and outgoing PM Manmohan Singh. Parliament will open on June 4 when new MPs will be sworn in through June 5. President Pranab Mukherjee is expected to address both the Houses of Parliament the next day. Read more....
New Delhi, May 26 (HT) : Lean is in. The Modi government will
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