Nitin Gadkari assumes charge of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

NEW DELHI: Nitin Gadkari took charge of the office of the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways in New Delhi today.nnHe also holds the portfolio of the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.nnGadkari was Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in the previous government.nnGadkari is a member of Lok Sabha since May, 2014. He was earlier a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council during 1989-2014.nnHe was Minister for PWD in Maharashtra Government during 1995 to 1999.