Arun Jaitley stands out as the richest minister in the Modi cabinet with assets totalling Rs72.10 crore, while Venkaiah Naidu has assets of just Rs20.45 lakh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assets worth Rs1.26 crore while Defence and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stands out as the richest minister in the cabinet with assets totalling Rs72.10 crore.
According to the Assets and Liabilities declared by the Prime Minister and other 44 members of the Council of Ministers, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu is among the Union Ministers who has the least assets of Rs20.45 lakh.
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has assets to the tune of Rs37.68 crore.
Minister of State for Coal and Power Piyush Goyal has assets of Rs31.67 crore and is closely followed by Minorities Affairs Minister, Najma Heptulla with assets to the tune of Rs29.70 crore.
Notably, 17 out of 22 Cabinet Ministers are crorepatis including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The five Cabinet Ministers who are not crorepatis are Naidu with assets worth Rs20.45 lakh, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan with Rs39.88 lakh, Labour and Employment Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has assets worth Rs44.90 lakh.
Health Minister Harshvardhan has assets of Rs48.54 lakh, while Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar with Rs60.62 lakh worth of assets.
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