Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh carried out the third significant reshuffle of his second ministry between 28 October and 2 November 2012, having last done so in July 2011.
The cabinet reshuffle was carried out in three phases, first on 28 October 2012, second on 31 October 2012, and the third on 2 November 2012. The first phase was the major phase of the reshuffle in which the prime minister dropped four cabinet ministers and three ministers of state. Two parliamentarians were inducted to the ministry as cabinet ministers and five ministers of state were promoted to cabinet rank. Five ministers of state were assigned independent charge of ministries, and two new ministers of state with independent charge were appointed. Thirteen new ministers of state were also inducted. The portfolios of several ministers were also changed.
Background
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee resigned from the ministry following his nomination for the presidential election along with Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh on 26 June 2012. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assumed the charge of finance ministry while Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh was assigned the additional portfolio of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
A minor reshuffle of the ministry took place on 31 July 2012 in which Home Minister P. Chidambaram was appointed as the finance minister, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was appointed as the home minister, and Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily was assigned the additional portfolio as power minister.
Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh became critically ill and ultimately died on 14 August 2012. The portfolios held by him were assigned to Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi. On 22 September 2012, all ministers belonging to the Trinamool Congress resigned from the ministry. Road Transport and Highways Minister C. P. Joshi was assigned the additional charge of the Minister of Railways, earlier held by Mukul Roy of the Trinamool Congress.
Cabinet-level changes Colour key
MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle S. M. Krishna Minister of External Affairs Resigned from the government M. Veerappa Moily Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas S. Jaipal Reddy Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Kamal Nath Minister of Urban Development Ambika Soni Minister of Information and Broadcasting Resigned from the government Kapil Sibal Minister of Communications and Information Technology C. P. Joshi Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kumari Selja Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Subodh Kant Sahay Minister of Tourism Resigned from the government Pawan Kumar Bansal Minister of Railways Mukul Wasnik Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Resigned from the government Salman Khurshid Minister of External Affairs Jairam Ramesh Minister of Rural Development K. Rahman Khan Rajya Sabha MP Minister of Minority Affairs Dinsha Patel Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Mines Minister of Mines Ajay Maken Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M. M. Pallam Raju Minister of State for Defence Minister of Human Resource Development Ashwani Kumar Minister of Law and Justice Harish Rawat Minister of Water Resources Chandresh Kumari Katoch Lok Sabha MP Minister of Culture
Minister of State-level changes Colour key MinisterPosition before reshufflePosition after reshuffle Jyotiraditya Scindia Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power K. H. Muniyappa Minister of State for Railways Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Bharatsinh Solanki Minister of State for Railways Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Drinking Water and Sanitation Sachin Pilot Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Corporate Affairs Jitendra Singh Minister of State for Home Affairs Manish Tewari Lok Sabha MP Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information and Broadcasting K. Chiranjeevi Rajya Sabha MP Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism E. Ahamed Minister of State for External Affairs Daggubati Purandeswari Minister of State for Human Resource Development Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Minister of State for Human Resource Development Mahadeo Singh Khandela Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Resigned from the government S. Jagathrakshakan Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy R. P. N. Singh Minister of State for Home Affairs Vincent Pala Resigned from the government Agatha Sangma Minister of State for Rural Development Resigned from the government K. C. Venugopal Minister of State for Power Minister of State for Civil Aviation Rajeev Shukla Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Shashi Tharoor Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Human Resource Development Kodikunnil Suresh Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Labour and Employment Tariq Anwar Rajya Sabha MP Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Railways Ranee Narah Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Railways Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Sarve Satyanarayana Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Ninong Ering Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Minority Affairs Deepa Dasmunsi Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Urban Development Porika Balram Naik Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Killi Krupa Rani Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Lalchand Kataria Lok Sabha MP Minister of State for Defence
Subsequent changes
30 October 2012
Another reshuffle took place on 31 October 2012 in which Milind Deora was assigned the additional charge as minister of state in the Ministry of Shipping, Lalchand Kataria was moved to the Ministry of Rural Development, and Panabaka Lakshmi to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle Milind Deora Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Lalchand Kataria Minister of State for Defence Minister of State for Rural Development Panabaka Lakshmi Minister of State for Textiles Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas
2 November 2012
S. Jagathrakshakan, who was assigned the portfolio as minister of state in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy after being moved from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, was reassigned the portfolio of minister of state in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on 2 November 2012.
Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle S. Jagathrakshakan Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Minister of State for Commerce and Industry
5 March 2013
Months after the major reshuffle in October 2012, on 5 March 2013, Panabaka Lakshmi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was assigned the additional portfolio as minister of state in the Ministry of Textiles, a portfolio she had held prior to the reshuffle between 2009 and 2012.
Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle Panabaka Lakshmi Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas
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