Delhi

Rajendra gets charge of WCD, retains SC/ST dept

Staff Reporter

Senior Aam aadmi Party (AAP)leader and Cabinet Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam was the first to resume the official work after reaching his office at Delhi Secretariat.

Gautam has been given the charge of Woman and Child Department (WCD) department of Delhi. He will continue to retain the portfolio of SC/ST and Social Welfare Department also.

After the oath taking ceremony, Gautam, visited Ambedkar Bhawan to seek blessings of  Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar's statue. Thereafter, he paid floral tributes at the Maharishi Valmiki Temple at Panchkuian Road. From there he went to Sant Guru Ravidas Temple in Karol Bagh and paid floral tributes at the feet of saint Ravidas.  "I will discharge my duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Constitution", Gautam said.

After taking the oath as a minister for the second term, Gautam went directly to Delhi Secretariat and met the staff. He said "the public will be benefited through new schemes of the AAP Government all the stalled works will be completed soon and  new schemes will be introduced."

"People of Delhi have elected the Aam Aadmi Party government for the third time by giving a huge mandate. I am grateful to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for giving me another chance to serve the people of Delhi again."

Gautam implemented  'Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Yojana of the AAP governemnt and also brought robotic method and machines to clean the sewer and curb manual scavenging and death while cleaning sewer and drain.