Thaawarchand Gehlot assumes charge as Cabinet Minister;Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ramdas Athawale and Rattan Lal Kataria take as MoS

NEW DELHI: Thaawarchand Gehlot has assumed charge as the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment here today. The new Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ramdas Athawale and Rattan Lal Kataria also assumed charge.nnNeelam Sawhney, Secretary OF Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, Shakuntala D. Gamlin, Secretary, DEPwD and senior officers of the Ministry were present on the occasion.nnLater, Gehlot held a Meeting with the Ministers of State, Secretaries and senior officers of the Ministry to review the programmes and projects of the Ministry.nnGehlot was born on 18rd May, 1948 in village Rupeta (Nagda), Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in April, 2018. He held the post of Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment during the previous tenure of the government also.