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Three-time MP from J&K, Jitendra Singh, gets Ministry of Science and Technology

Three-time BJP MP from Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur constituency, Jitendra Singh, was made as the Minister of State of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi allocated portfolios to his Union council of ministers. BJP leader Jitendra Singh took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government on Sunday. Read: Narendra Modi Cabinet 3.0: Full list of Union ministers In the first time as MoS in Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh was allocated various portfolios such as Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, along with Atomic Energy and Space and continued to oversee them in the second term as well. Read: Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet's first decision: Centre to help construct 3 crore houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Jitendra Singh was born on November 6, 1956, in Jammu.

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