SP Singh Baghel To Be Mos In Health Ministry Instead Of Law Ministry

The Centre on Thursday moved Minister of State Prof S P Baghel to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare from the Law Ministry, in the latest reshuffle to the cabinet.

"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has been pleased to direct that Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel, Minister of State be assigned as Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in place of Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice," a brief statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

The move was necessitated after Arjun Ram Meghwal was named the Minister of State with Independent charge of the Ministry of Law and Justice.

In a major cabinet rejig, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju was shifted from the law ministry and replacing him with Arjun Ram Meghwal.

"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has been pleased to direct the following reallocation of portfolios among Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers, the portfolio of Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Kiren Rijiju and Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State be assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in
the Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to his existing portfolios, in place of Shri Kiren Rijiju," a statement from the President's secretariat said.

"It has been been a privelege and an honour to serve as Union Minister of Law and Justice under the guidance of Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji. I thank honble Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, all Judges of Supreme Court, Chief Justices and Judges of High Courts, Lower Judiciary and entire Law officers for the huge support in ensuring delivering ease of Justice and providing legal services for our citizens," Rijiju said in a tweet.

Rijiju took charge as the Law and Justice Minister on July 8, 2021. Earlier, he served as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Youth Affairs and Sports from May 2019 to July 2021.