Arjun Ram Meghwal has been assigned as minister of state as minister of law and justice as Kiren Rijiju exists as union law minister.

Kiren Rijiju will now take up the portfolio of ministry of earth science.

“The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has been pleased to direct the following reallocation of portfolios among Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers :-

(i) The portfolio of Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Shri Kiren Rijiju.

(ii) Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State be assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to his existing portfolios, in place of Shri Kiren Rijiju.”