<p>New Delhi: Amid a buzz of Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at Seva Teerth in the national capital, the first such meeting of the year.</p>.<p>Viewed as a midterm stocktaking of the NDA government, the meeting was expected to review the performance of the NDA government and discuss rising fuel prices, larger geopolitical pressures and the crisis in the education sector due to the NEET-UG paper leak. </p>.<p>The meeting, which saw the attendance of over 30 Cabinet ministers, 36 ministers of state (MoS) and five MoS with independent charges, started at 5 pm and went on till late night. Modi was welcomed to th meeting with an applause for a successful five-nation tour </p>.<p>The meeting saw presentations from several ministries, including one from the minister of external affairs on Modi’s foreign trips. Sources said a presentation on the elimination of naxalism was also made during the meeting. </p>.<p>Presentations were made by the ministries of labour, forest and road-transport. The education ministry, after the NEET-UG paper leak as well as the CBSE Class 12 marking issues, is on radar, with the PM likely to question the ministers concerned in this regard. </p>.<p>Economic distress arising out of the increasing global crude oil prices is a part of the discussion.</p>.India prioritises return of stranded ships before resuming fuel loading through Strait of Hormuz .<p>Sources in the government said the PM is scheduled to take a review of ministries, with all of them being asked to submit a report on their schemes in the last 12 years.</p>.<p>Ministries were also asked to send detailed reports to the Cabinet Secretariat on measures taken since this government came to power in 2024. </p>.<p>The meeting comes at a time when the Modi government, faced with several challenges, is looking at a reshuffle to bring in fresh and young faces. Sources in the BJP said that due to the "inauspicious period", any reshuffle is likely to take place only after June 15 or in early July. </p>.<p>The meeting comes days after Modi returned from a five-nation diplomatic tour covering the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy, which he concluded on May 20.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Amid a buzz of Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at Seva Teerth in the national capital, the first such meeting of the year.</p>.<p>Viewed as a midterm stocktaking of the NDA government, the meeting was expected to review the performance of the NDA government and discuss rising fuel prices, larger geopolitical pressures and the crisis in the education sector due to the NEET-UG paper leak. </p>.<p>The meeting, which saw the attendance of over 30 Cabinet ministers, 36 ministers of state (MoS) and five MoS with independent charges, started at 5 pm and went on till late night. Modi was welcomed to th meeting with an applause for a successful five-nation tour </p>.<p>The meeting saw presentations from several ministries, including one from the minister of external affairs on Modi’s foreign trips. Sources said a presentation on the elimination of naxalism was also made during the meeting. </p>.<p>Presentations were made by the ministries of labour, forest and road-transport. The education ministry, after the NEET-UG paper leak as well as the CBSE Class 12 marking issues, is on radar, with the PM likely to question the ministers concerned in this regard. </p>.<p>Economic distress arising out of the increasing global crude oil prices is a part of the discussion.</p>.India prioritises return of stranded ships before resuming fuel loading through Strait of Hormuz .<p>Sources in the government said the PM is scheduled to take a review of ministries, with all of them being asked to submit a report on their schemes in the last 12 years.</p>.<p>Ministries were also asked to send detailed reports to the Cabinet Secretariat on measures taken since this government came to power in 2024. </p>.<p>The meeting comes at a time when the Modi government, faced with several challenges, is looking at a reshuffle to bring in fresh and young faces. Sources in the BJP said that due to the "inauspicious period", any reshuffle is likely to take place only after June 15 or in early July. </p>.<p>The meeting comes days after Modi returned from a five-nation diplomatic tour covering the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy, which he concluded on May 20.</p>