Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
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The Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (Hindi: आवासन और शहरी कार्य मंत्री) is the head of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of the Government of India since the ministry's formation on 6 July 2017 and is a member of the union council of ministers. The minister is responsible for the execution, formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing and urban development in India.
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs | |
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आवासन और शहरी कार्य मंत्री Aavaasan aur Shahree Karya Mantrī | |
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs | |
Member of | Cabinet of India |
Reports to | President of India Prime Minister of India Parliament of India |
Appointer | President of India on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India |
Formation | 15 August 1947 (1947-08-15) (as Ministry of Works, Mines and Power) 6 July 2017 (2017-07-06) (current form) |
First holder | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (as Minister of Works, Mines and Power) M. Venkaiah Naidu (as Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs) |
The ministry is currently headed by Hardeep Singh Puri who has been the minister since 3 September 2017. Puri served as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) from 2017 until 2021 and was promoted as a cabinet minister in July 2021. The cabinet minister is often assisted by a minister of state and formerly by a deputy minister. Kaushal Kishore is the current Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs.