India News | Raaj Kumar Anand to Take over as Social Welfare Minister
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Raaj Kumar Anand will take charge as social welfare minister in the Delhi government, it said in a notification.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Raaj Kumar Anand will take charge as social welfare minister in the Delhi government, it said in a notification.
Anand will replace Rajendra Pal Gautam, who resigned on October 9 amid a controversy over his presence at a religious conversion programme.
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Gautam was the Minister for Social Welfare, SC and ST, Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Gurudwara Elections in the Delhi Cabinet.
Anand will look after all these portfolios.
The new minister, who represents Patel Nagar in the Delhi Assembly, was administered his oath of office by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena during a ceremony at Raj Niwas on Thursday.
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