Smriti Irani is now I&B; Minister

Most recently, this position was held by Venkaiah Naidu.

Union Textiles Minister Smiriti Irani, in addition to her existing mandate, has been appointed as the new Information & Broadcasting (I&B) Minister.

The development follows the resignation of former I&B Minister Venkaiah Naidu.

Since 2014, after the BJP took charge, this is the fourth time the position of I&B Minister has undergone change; the position was held by Prakash Javadekar, followed by Arun Jaitley, then Naidu and now Irani.

PM Narendra Modi tweeted about this appointment recently.

The additional charge of the Ministry of I&B has been given to @smritiirani.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 18, 2017

Shri @MVenkaiahNaidu has resigned from his ministerial responsibilities. Additional charge of @Moud_India has been given to Shri @nstomar.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 18, 2017