Kiren Rijiju gets additional charge after Pashupati Kumar Paras resigns from Union cabinet

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has been handed over with additional responsibilities after the resignation of Pashupati Kumar Paras from the Union Council of ministers.

Rijiju on Wednesday got charge of the ministry of food processing industries as per the Rashtrapati Bhavan notification.

President Droupadi Murmu assigned Rijiju the food processing industries, in addition to his existing portfolio of the Ministry of Earth and Science.

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