TEXTILE MINISTER NEW APPOINTMENT NATIONAL
NEW DELHI, INDIA
By IFAB MEDIA - NEWS BUREAU - June 11, 2024 | 160 2 minutes read
Giriraj Singh, the Member of Parliament representing the Begusarai constituency in Bihar, has been appointed as the new Minister of Textiles in the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government, according to a press communique from the President’s Secretariat. Singh has an extensive background in government service, having previously held positions such as the Minister of Cooperative, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries Resources Development in Bihar. During Modi’s first term, he served as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises. In May 2019, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of the newly formed Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries. Following a Cabinet reshuffle in July 2021, Singh took on the roles of Minister of Rural Development and Minister of Panchayati Raj.
Additionally, Pabitra Margherita, a Member of Parliament representing Assam in the Rajya Sabha since March 2022, has been appointed as the Minister of State for Textiles. Margherita's political career began in 2014, during which he has served as the spokesperson of Assam BJP and the prabhari of the Social Media Cell of Assam BJP. From November 2021 to March 2022, he was the Member Secretary of the State Level Advisory Committee for Students and Youth Welfare, Government of Assam.