New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday took charge of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways - after retaining the portfolio for a second term, in addition to the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME).
Gadkari took charge along with newly-elected MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi, who is the Minister of State (MoS) for MSME ministry.
Gadkari is often credited with reviving several languishing road projects from the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) era and putting highway development projects on a fast track mode.
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In his previous term, Gadkari was considered a star performer, working on multiple fronts to bid out new projects on innovative Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).
Former Army Chief, General (Retd) VK Singh, took charge as the Minister of State (MoS) for road transport and highways on Monday.
