<p>New Delhi: Mansukh Mandaviya took charge of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on Tuesday and promised to work with full commitment to improve the country's sporting landscape.</p>.<p>The 52-year-old Mandaviya, who won the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, earlier served as the union health minister at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. He had also held the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers in the previous government.</p>.<p>"...to empower the youth of the country and strengthen the country in the field of sports, today I took charge of @YASMinistry in Shastri Bhawan," Mandaviya posted on X after taking charge.</p>.<p>"We all will work together with full commitment to strengthen these areas," he added.</p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as labour minister.<p>Mandaviya took over the sports ministry from BJP leader Anurag Thakur.</p>.<p>Additionally, he also took charge of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.</p>.<p>Minister of State (Sports) under Mandaviya, Raksha Khadse, a three-time BJP MP from Maharashtra's Raver, was also present.</p>.<p>The 37-year-old Raksha is the daughter-in-law of Eknath Khadse, an NCP leader of the Sharad Pawar faction who has decided to switch back to the BJP.</p>.<p>Mandaviya was entrusted with the health portfolio in the middle of 2021 when the country was battling the Covid-19 crisis. At that time, he had replaced Dr Harsh Vardhan, who was dropped from the Council of Ministers as part of a reshuffle.</p>.<p>Mandaviya's ministry was then tasked with ramping up the supply of oxygen and medicines and overseeing the vaccination programme during the severe second wave of Covid-19.</p>.<p>In the newly sworn in government, the health ministry has been given to J P Nadda.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Mansukh Mandaviya took charge of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on Tuesday and promised to work with full commitment to improve the country's sporting landscape.</p>.<p>The 52-year-old Mandaviya, who won the Porbandar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, earlier served as the union health minister at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. He had also held the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers in the previous government.</p>.<p>"...to empower the youth of the country and strengthen the country in the field of sports, today I took charge of @YASMinistry in Shastri Bhawan," Mandaviya posted on X after taking charge.</p>.<p>"We all will work together with full commitment to strengthen these areas," he added.</p>.Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge as labour minister.<p>Mandaviya took over the sports ministry from BJP leader Anurag Thakur.</p>.<p>Additionally, he also took charge of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.</p>.<p>Minister of State (Sports) under Mandaviya, Raksha Khadse, a three-time BJP MP from Maharashtra's Raver, was also present.</p>.<p>The 37-year-old Raksha is the daughter-in-law of Eknath Khadse, an NCP leader of the Sharad Pawar faction who has decided to switch back to the BJP.</p>.<p>Mandaviya was entrusted with the health portfolio in the middle of 2021 when the country was battling the Covid-19 crisis. At that time, he had replaced Dr Harsh Vardhan, who was dropped from the Council of Ministers as part of a reshuffle.</p>.<p>Mandaviya's ministry was then tasked with ramping up the supply of oxygen and medicines and overseeing the vaccination programme during the severe second wave of Covid-19.</p>.<p>In the newly sworn in government, the health ministry has been given to J P Nadda.</p>