PRESS COMMUNIQUE

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The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has appointed the following as Members of the Council of Ministers:-

CABINET MINISTERS

Shri K. Jana Krishnamurthy

Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil

Shri Sahib Singh Verma

Shri Shatrughan Sinha

MINISTER OF STATE (Independent Charge)

Shri N.T.Shanmugam

MINISTER OF STATE

Shri Anant Gangaram Geete

Shri Basangouda R Patil

Shri A.K.Moorthy

Dr. Sanjay Paswan

Shri Shripad Yesso Naik

Shri Su.Thrunavukkarsar

Shri Vinod Khanna

Shri Nikhil Kumar Choudhary.

The President administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the above Members of the Council of Ministers at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhawan, today.