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Rupala will be assisted by Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and L Murugan, who has been appointed as Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Parshottam Rupala has been promoted as a Cabinet minister and will head the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy. Rupala (66), who belongs from the Patel community in Gujarat, will be in charge of the ministry formed in 2019 to promote allied farm activities for enhancing farmers’ income. Earlier, Rupala was holding charge as minister of state for agriculture in the Union Cabinet.
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan will continue as Minister of State (MoS) for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and along with him, L Murugan has been given the charge as Minister of State (MoS) of this ministry, who will assist Rupala.