Here is a look at new women ministers in the Modi government

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Seven women were among the 43 who took the oath, taking the total number of women ministers in the government to 11.

By CNBCTV18.comCNBCTV18.comJul 8, 2021 1:08:38 PM IST (Updated)

Seven women were among the 43 who took the oath, taking the total number of women ministers in the government to 11.

The development came after PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday dropped 12 ministers including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar and brought Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane and Jyotiraditya Scindia and 33 other new members to his government in a major Union Cabinet makeover,

Apart from 15 Cabinet ministers, 28 Ministers of State, comprising new faces and those elevated, were sworn in a ceremony which was held in the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

After taking into account 12 resignations hours before the expansion has taken the total strength of the Council of Ministers to 78, including the Prime Minister.

This is the first reshuffle in the Council of Ministers by Prime Minister Modi since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019.

An extensive and protracted review was carried out by Modi and the BJP top brass through a series of meetings with ministers ahead of Wednesday's big exercise.