Union Minister Goyal gets additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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- Union Minister Piyush Goyal gets additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution following Ram Vilas Paswan’s death.
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday was assigned the additional charge of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. He was given the additional charge following the death of Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) founder and union minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
- Goyal is currently serving as the Minister of Railways and Minister of Commerce and Industry in the NDA-led government.
Source: Hindustan Times
Related General Knowledge
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
- The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is a government ministry of India.
- The Ministry is headed by a Cabinet rank minister.
- Founded: 2 September 1946
- Superseding agency: Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
- Departments: Department of Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs
- Officeholders: Piyush Goyal (Minister)