In the third attempt to revamp of his Cabinet, PM Narendra Modi handed key portfolios to ministers with good track record. Nirmala Sitharaman's elevation came as a surprise and India got its first full-time woman Defence Minister. In this last cabinet rejig ahead of the 2019 General Elections, four bureaucrats were inducted which signals PM Modi's assessment of accountability and performance.

अपने मंत्रिमंडल में सुधार करने के तीसरे प्रयास में, प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अच्छे ट्रैक रिकॉर्ड वाले मंत्रियों को महत्वपूर्ण पोर्टफोलियो दिए। निर्मला सीतारमन की उन्नति एक सरप्राइज़ के रूप में सामने आई और भारत को अपनी पहली पूर्णकालिक महिला रक्षा मंत्री मिली। 2019 के जेनरल चुनावों से पहले इस आखिरी कैबिनेट बदलाव में, चार ब्यूरोक्रेट्स को शामिल किया गया है, जो कि प्रधान मंत्री मोदी द्वारा किये गए उत्तरदायित्व और प्रदर्शन के आकलन की ओर संकेत करता है।

Key Learnings

• Noun : accountability //अकाउन्टबिलिटी// [उत्तरदायित्व]

  Definition: A situation in which someone is responsible for things that happen and can give a satisfactory reason for them
  Synonyms: Onus, Answerability, Liability, Responsibility
  Antonym: Impunity, Exemption, Reprieve

• Verb : elevation //एलिवेशन// [उन्नति]

  Definition: The act or fact of raising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state, or position
  Synonyms: Promotion, Upgrading, Advancement, Preferment
  Antonym: Demotion, Disdain, Fall, Decline

• Verb : inducted //इंडक्टिड// [शामिल करना]

  Definition: To introduce someone formally or with a special ceremony to an organization or group
  Synonyms: Instate, Enlist, Induce, Enrol
  Antonym: Reject, Expel, Eliminate, Renounce

• Noun : rejig //रीजिग// [बदलाव]

  Definition: A change or improvement in something
  Synonyms: Realignment, Alteration, Modification, Re-equipment
  Antonym:

• Verb : revamp //रीवैम्प// [सुधार करना]

  Definition: To change or arrange something again, in order to improve it
  Synonyms: Renovate, Overhaul, Refurbish, Revise
  Antonym: Damage, destroy, Annihilate, Cancel