From Anupriya Patel to Bharati Pawar, meet newly inducted women ministers

In the 7 July Cabinet reshuffle, seven women ministers were inducted

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Union Cabinet | Cabinet reshuffle | Women leaders

Aditi Phadnis  |  New Delhi 

The percentage of women in the Union council of ministers had been dropping steadily. In 2014, the council of ministers had seven women ministers; in 2019, this came down to six. In percentage terms, in 2014, 15.6 per cent of all ministers were women.

In 2019, this came down to 10.5. In the 7 July reshuffle, seven women ministers were inducted. And, that brought the number of women ministers in the government of India to 11 (14.1 per cent of the council of ministers) — the highest since 2004. Who are these new women ministers of state? And, what do they tell us about the ...

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First Published: Mon, July 12 2021. 06:10 IST
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