Manoj Sinha takes charge as new telecom minister

NEW DELHI: Manoj Sinha has assumed the charge of Minister of State(Independent charge), Ministry of Communications in Sanchar Bhawan today. In addition, he is already holding the charge of Minister of State for Railways.

Yesterday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Narendra Modi government has implemented a massive reshuffle in cabinet portfolio with appointment of Manoj Sinha as new telecom minister and replacing Ravi Shankar Prasad with additional charge of Law and Justice ministry.

But Prasad will continue as Electronics & Information Technology minister including additional in charge of Law and Justice ministry.

Sinha is a Member of Parliament from Gazipur Lok Sabha Constituency, Uttar Pradesh. He was re-elected to Lok Sabha (3rd Term) in May, 2014. Earlier he was elected to Lok Sabha in the year 1996 and 1999.

A civil engineering graduate from Institute of Technology, Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Manoj Sinha has been active in social and political fields right since his student days. He has extensively worked for the welfare of people in rural areas specially farflung and backward areas. During his parliamentary career, he has been Members of various Committees which include Member, Standing Committee on Energy and Member, Committee on Government Assurances.

He takes interest in sports like volleyball, kabaddi and special interest in agriculture.