<p>A number of Ministers took charge of their respective departments today with a vow to improve the functioning of their ministries and push growth in a transparent manner.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Those who assumed charge are Rajnath Singh as Home Minister, Nitin Gadkari as Road Transport & Highways Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju as Civil Aviation Minister, Prakash Javadekar as Environment Minister and Gen (retd) V K Singh as Minister for Development of North Eastern Region. Kiren Rijiju took charge as the Minister of State for Home Affairs.<br /><br />Rajnath, the BJP President, paid floral tributes to the country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at his statue near Parliament before taking up the new responsibility.<br /><br />Gadkari, while taking over as Transport Minister, promised complete transparency and utilisation of Ganga's full potential by using it as a waterway from Gangotri to Kanpur and Kanpur to Patna to transport cargo and people.<br /><br />Raju, who took over as Civil Aviation Minister, said he would strive to create a level-playing field for all players in the sector and make the aviation sector more people- oriented."<br /><br />Javadekar, as Environment Minister, promised to ensure "fast clearances" to infrastructure projects in a transparent manner.<br /><br />V K Singh said his top priority would be to enhance infrastructure, providing job opportunities to youths and boosting economic growth in the North Eastern states. </p>
<p>A number of Ministers took charge of their respective departments today with a vow to improve the functioning of their ministries and push growth in a transparent manner.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Those who assumed charge are Rajnath Singh as Home Minister, Nitin Gadkari as Road Transport & Highways Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju as Civil Aviation Minister, Prakash Javadekar as Environment Minister and Gen (retd) V K Singh as Minister for Development of North Eastern Region. Kiren Rijiju took charge as the Minister of State for Home Affairs.<br /><br />Rajnath, the BJP President, paid floral tributes to the country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at his statue near Parliament before taking up the new responsibility.<br /><br />Gadkari, while taking over as Transport Minister, promised complete transparency and utilisation of Ganga's full potential by using it as a waterway from Gangotri to Kanpur and Kanpur to Patna to transport cargo and people.<br /><br />Raju, who took over as Civil Aviation Minister, said he would strive to create a level-playing field for all players in the sector and make the aviation sector more people- oriented."<br /><br />Javadekar, as Environment Minister, promised to ensure "fast clearances" to infrastructure projects in a transparent manner.<br /><br />V K Singh said his top priority would be to enhance infrastructure, providing job opportunities to youths and boosting economic growth in the North Eastern states. </p>