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title: "Who is the minister of Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) ministry?"  
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# Who is the minister of Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) ministry?

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## Answers

### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya

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(Santosh Kumar Gangwar Minister of State (Independent Charge)for labour and Employment)

The **Ministry of State (Independent Charge) Labour and Employment** is a portfolio under the **Government of India**. **Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar (born on 1st November 1948)** a cabinet minister in the Indian Government is heading this ministry. He is an Indian politician and belongs to **Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)**. He assumed office on **3rd September 2017** under **Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi**.

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Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar was born in **Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India**. He was the **Minister of State for Finance** under Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi from **5th July 2016 to 3rd September 2017**. He was the **Minister of Textiles from 26th May 2014 to 7th July 2016** under Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi. Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar is a **Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha)** and represents the city of Bareilly. He was a **Member of Parliament from 1989 to 2009**. Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar again became the Member of Parliament in 2014 after the general elections. He still represents Bareilly in the **16th Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament)**.

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Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar is the **Chairman** of the **Urban Co-operative Bank Limited**. Mr Gangwar is also the **member of the Court of the Aligarh Muslim University**. He is also the **member of the Governing Body of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)**. Apart from establishing the Urban Co-operative Bank Limited in **1996** in Bareilly, Mr Gangwar is also committed for the overall development of his constituency. **Integrated Rural Development through Co-operative Movement using Animal Husbandry Technologies** is a project initiated by him. **CHOPULA Railway Over Bridge, Mini Bye Pass** and the **State of Art Library (Cantt)** are the other projects initiated by Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar in his constituency. Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar received a degree in **Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)** from **Agra University** and a **Bachelor of Law degree (L.L.B)** from **Rohilkhand University**. He has been active in politics for over three decades now.

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