VK Singh Takes Charge Of Road Transport And Highways Ministry

New Delhi:  Former Army Chief, General (Retd) VK Singh, today took charge as the Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. On his arrival at the office, he was presented with bouquets. 

"I will ensure whatever infrastructure is required by the nation is completed as fast as possible," he said after assuming charge.

During the first stint of the Narendra Modi government, VK Singh was a Minister of State for External Affairs from 2014 to 2019.

He also briefly served as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of the North-Eastern Region. He was later replaced by Jitendra Singh.

Mr. Singh was appointed Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics and Programme Implementation from 2014 to 2016.

Meanwhile, Nitin Gadkari retained his position as the Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

In the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections, VK Singh retained his Ghaziabad parliamentary seat, defeating Samajwadi Party's Suresh Bansal, his closest rival with a margin of over five lakh votes./ANI