press communique

Saturday, November 27, 2004

The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has appointed Shri Shibu Soren as Cabinet Minister in the Union Council of Ministers.


The President administered the oath of office and secrecy to Shri Shibu Soren at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan today.


The President, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the following allocation of portfolios among the following Cabinet Ministers of the Union Council of Ministers:


1.
Shri Shibu Soren
Minister of Coal

2.
Shri Sis Ram Ola
Minister of Mines

3.
Shri K. Chandra Shekhar Rao
Minister of Labour & Employment.