Rijiju to look after AYUSH ministry till Shripad recovers

NEW DELHI: Union MoS Kiren Rijiju has been given additional charge of the Ministry of AYUSH during the hospitalisation and treatment of Union minister Shripad Naik following a road accident. On the PM’s advice, the President of India has assigned the ministry to Rijiju on a temporary basis. A statement on Tuesday by the President's office said till the time Naik recovers, Rijiju will take on the additional responsibility of the ministry of AYUSH. He would continue to keep looking after his responsibility as Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports (independent charge). On the evening of Jan 11, Union Minister of State Naik's car had turned turtle after a road accident in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.