For the third time in a row, Jitendra Singh has become the first person from Jammu and Kashmir to hold a ministerial position at the Centre.
Jitendra Singh, a three-time BJP member of parliament from Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, was appointed as the Minister of State (independent charge) of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences on Monday when Union Council of Ministers portfolios were assigned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The 67-year-old made history by becoming the first politician from the union territory to be appointed to a third straight term in the cabinet at the Center. He started out in politics with the BJP and held the position of Minister of State during the first and second administrations of Narendra Modi.
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Singh won the Udhampur-Kathua seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, defeating Ghulam Nabi Azad, a veteran politician and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh went on to win the seat again in the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
See also: Narendra Modi Cabinet 3.0: Union ministers’ complete listJitendra Singh was given a number of ministries during his first tenure as the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, including Public Grievances, Personnel, Atomic Energy, and Space, all of which he continued to supervise during his second term.
Singh is recognized for his contribution to the successful launch of multiple ISRO missions and for furthering the government’s space exploration endeavors. Furthermore, under his administration, significant advancements in pension-related policies and public administration reforms were made. See also: Modi Narendra 3.0 Cabinet’s first decision: Pradhan to build 3 crore dwellings with assistance from the Center Mantri Awas YogiJitendra Singh was born in Jammu on November 6, 1956. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a doctor. He received his MD from Government Medical College in Jammu and his MBBS from Stanley Medical College in Chennai. With a focus on endocrinology and diabetes, he rose to prominence as a physician and published author. He became well-known in 2008 amid the land dispute in Shri Amarnath. He was one of the 71 members of Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers who was sworn in as India’s prime minister for an unprecedented third term at the central government. The members of the Council of Ministers were given the Oath of Office and Secrecy by President of India Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
