IITian to helm IT! Continuation to help keep policy on track

Vaishnaw began his day early on Tuesday with his first visit to the Rail Bhawan where he took charge as the railway minister again for the second time. He then visited the ministry of information and broadcasting, where he took charge and met some senior officials of the ministry. Vaishnaw later proceeded to Electronics Niketan where he took charge as minister for electronics and information technology.

Tasked with handling three key portfolios, the 53-year-old IIT- Kanpur alumnus is a bureaucrat-turned-politician and was inducted as a union minister for the first time in 2021. He is also known to be a tough taskmaster who likes to delve deep into the subjects under the consideration of his ministries.

At the ministry of information and broadcasting, Vaishnaw succeeds Anurag Singh Thakur while he has continued as the union minister in the other two key ministries of railways and IT.