Aviation ministry gets new face at helm

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in the national capital has got a new face at the helm with veteran Congress leader Vayalar Ravi given additional charge of the high-profile aviation portfolio in the cabinet reshuffle undertaken by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday.
Ravi continues as minister for overseas Indian affairs with cabinet rank.
The aviation portfolio was previously held by Praful Patel, as minister of state with independent charge, right since Manmohan Singh took over the reins of the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in May 2004.Patel is now a cabinet minister for heavy industries and public enterprises.
A law graduate who was first came to parliament as a member of the fifth Lok Sabha way back in 1971, Ravi takes charge of the aviation portfolio at a time when the national carrier Air India faces an unprecedented financial crisis.
19/01/11 IANS/Sify

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