Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not plan to revamp his cabinet in the “immediate future”, sources in the government told the Hindustan Times, clearing speculation that ministers who have been at the centre of controversies were facing the axe.
The message to the government’s top brass came during a meeting on Wednesday in which Modi took a stock of their performance. Such meetings will be held on the last Wednesday of every month, the PM is understood to have decided, signalling a stricter eye on performances.
For the monthly review meetings, the ministries have been clubbed into three categories – agriculture & related sectors, infrastructure & related sectors, and social and core sectors. The maiden one on Wednesday had five ministries presenting their work — agriculture, rural development, water resources & Ganga rejuvenation, food and public distribution, and chemicals and fertilisers.
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