Cabinet of crorepatis plays truth and bare
BY MPost8 Oct 2014 12:20 AM GMT
MPost8 Oct 2014 12:20 AM GMT
While urban development minister Naidu has declared assets of mere Rs 20.45 lakh, Paswan ‘owns’ assets worth Rs 39.88 lakh and Ananth Kumar has assets worth Rs 60.62 lakh. The other two in the list includes first timers like labour and employment minister Narendra Singh Tomar, who has assets worth Rs 44.90 lakh and health minister Harshvardhan, who owns assets of Rs 48.54 lakh.
According to the details uploaded on the PMO website, PM Narendra Modi has assets worth Rs 1.26 crore. Defence and finance Minister Arun Jaitley stands out as the richest minister with assets totalling Rs 72.10 crore. It must be said here that Jaitley is known to have enjoyed a successful career in law practice before joining politics full time. However, the sorest eye comes from urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu, who is among the union ministers who has the least assets at Rs 20.45 lakh, according to the assets and liabilities declared by the PM and other 44 members of the Council of Ministers made public on Tuesday.
Women and child development minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has assets to the tune of Rs 37.68 crore. Minister of state for coal and power Piyush Goyal has assets of Rs 31.67 crore and is closely followed by minorities affairs minister Najma Heptulla with assets to the tune of Rs 29.70 crore. Union home minister Rajnath Singh has assets to the tune of Rs 2.56 crore, while external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has assets worth Rs 2.73 crore besides some agriculture land in Palwal of Haryana.
Law and telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has declared assets to the tune of Rs 14.91 crore, while union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has assets of Rs 3.34 crore. Railways minister DV Sadananda Gowda is worth about Rs 4.34 crore, while his junior Manoj Sinha has declared assets worth Rs 29.82 crore.
Water resources minister Uma Bharti has declared assets to the tune of Rs 1.62 crore. Tribal affairs minister Jual Oram, who is the tribal face of the Modi cabinet, has assets to the tune of Rs 1.77 crore, while civil aviation minister P Ashok Gajapati Raju has assets worth Rs 3.32 crore. Mirco, small and medium enterprises minister Kalraj Mishra has assets to the tune of Rs 72.11 lakh, while Prakash Javadekar, the minister with twin portfolios, including information and broadcasting as well as environment and forest, has assets of about Rs 1.05 crore.
Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has assets to the tune of Rs 2.47 crore, while social justice and empowerment minister Thawarchand Gehlot has assets worth about Rs 2.08 crore. The youth face of Modi’s Cabinet, human resource development minister Smriti Irani has declared assets of around Rs 4.15 crore, while heavy industries minister Anant Geete has assets of Rs 1.66 crore.
Minister of state for North East Gen V K Singh, who is the former Army Chief, has declared assets worth Rs 68.76 lakh, while commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman has assets to the tune of Rs 1.03 crore. Minister of state in PMO Jitendra Singh has assets of Rs 2.67 crore while MoS home affairs Kiran Rijiju is worth around Rs 66.55 lakh.
MOS heavy industries P Radhakrishnan has declared his assets of around Rs 7.11 crore, while MoS tribal affairs Mansukhbhai Vasava has declared his assets of around Rs 69.49 lakh. Sudarshan Bhagat, the MOS for social justice and empowerment, is worth Rs 44.51 lakh.
According to the details uploaded on the PMO website, PM Narendra Modi has assets worth Rs 1.26 crore. Defence and finance Minister Arun Jaitley stands out as the richest minister with assets totalling Rs 72.10 crore. It must be said here that Jaitley is known to have enjoyed a successful career in law practice before joining politics full time. However, the sorest eye comes from urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu, who is among the union ministers who has the least assets at Rs 20.45 lakh, according to the assets and liabilities declared by the PM and other 44 members of the Council of Ministers made public on Tuesday.
Women and child development minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has assets to the tune of Rs 37.68 crore. Minister of state for coal and power Piyush Goyal has assets of Rs 31.67 crore and is closely followed by minorities affairs minister Najma Heptulla with assets to the tune of Rs 29.70 crore. Union home minister Rajnath Singh has assets to the tune of Rs 2.56 crore, while external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has assets worth Rs 2.73 crore besides some agriculture land in Palwal of Haryana.
Law and telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has declared assets to the tune of Rs 14.91 crore, while union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has assets of Rs 3.34 crore. Railways minister DV Sadananda Gowda is worth about Rs 4.34 crore, while his junior Manoj Sinha has declared assets worth Rs 29.82 crore.
Water resources minister Uma Bharti has declared assets to the tune of Rs 1.62 crore. Tribal affairs minister Jual Oram, who is the tribal face of the Modi cabinet, has assets to the tune of Rs 1.77 crore, while civil aviation minister P Ashok Gajapati Raju has assets worth Rs 3.32 crore. Mirco, small and medium enterprises minister Kalraj Mishra has assets to the tune of Rs 72.11 lakh, while Prakash Javadekar, the minister with twin portfolios, including information and broadcasting as well as environment and forest, has assets of about Rs 1.05 crore.
Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has assets to the tune of Rs 2.47 crore, while social justice and empowerment minister Thawarchand Gehlot has assets worth about Rs 2.08 crore. The youth face of Modi’s Cabinet, human resource development minister Smriti Irani has declared assets of around Rs 4.15 crore, while heavy industries minister Anant Geete has assets of Rs 1.66 crore.
Minister of state for North East Gen V K Singh, who is the former Army Chief, has declared assets worth Rs 68.76 lakh, while commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman has assets to the tune of Rs 1.03 crore. Minister of state in PMO Jitendra Singh has assets of Rs 2.67 crore while MoS home affairs Kiran Rijiju is worth around Rs 66.55 lakh.
MOS heavy industries P Radhakrishnan has declared his assets of around Rs 7.11 crore, while MoS tribal affairs Mansukhbhai Vasava has declared his assets of around Rs 69.49 lakh. Sudarshan Bhagat, the MOS for social justice and empowerment, is worth Rs 44.51 lakh.
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