Money to Goyal, Commerce to Sitharaman, IB to Smriti!

New Delhi, Dt

The cabinet expansion of the Modi government is also likely to change the accounts of some current ministers, with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal likely to be given the finance ministry and Nirmala Sitharaman the commerce ministry. In addition, after the expansion, there will be 4 OBC ministers in the central government. In addition, the number of women in the cabinet may be increased.

A possible expansion of the Modi government's cabinet on Wednesday could also change the accounts of some current ministers. In addition, some ministers have more than one ministry. It is likely that some ministries will be handed over to others by easing their burden. The most talked about names in the new reshuffle are Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may be given charge of the Commerce Ministry while Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal may be given charge of the Finance Ministry.

Apart from this, Smriti Irani may be handed over from Prakash Javadekar to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Environment Minister Javadekar is currently in charge of heavy industries and public enterprise in addition to I&B. Ravi Shankar Prasad also holds the portfolios of Information and Technology and Law. One ministry is likely to be given to another from them.

After the new cabinet expansion, the Modi government will have eight OBC ministers, representing the smallest and most disadvantaged sections of the society. According to sources, Dalits will also have a record representation in the cabinet. In addition, the representation of women in the new cabinet will also increase significantly compared to the current cabinet, sources said.