The Government on Tuesday announced that the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar, has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Urban Development.
Meanwhile, the Union Minister for Textiles, Smriti Irani, has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
This announcement came after BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu, who is the government's nominee for the position of Vice-President, resigned from his ministerial responsibilities.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister Office said: "Shri @MVenkaiahNaidu has resigned from his ministerial responsibilities. Additional charge of @Moud_India has been given to Shri @nstomar.The additional charge of the Ministry of I&B has been given to @smritiirani."