Ajay Bhatt takes over as Minister of State for Defence

Ajay Bhatt took over as Minister of State for Defence. Defence Secretary, Dr Ajay Kumar and other senior officials of Ministry of Defence received the new Minister of State and welcomed him into his office. Ajay Bhatt is a Member of Parliament from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency, Uttarakhand. He is the member of Standing Committee on Defence; Consultative Committee, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Committee on Subordinate Legislation; Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 and Committee on Estimates. He had, earlier, served as Cabinet Minister in Uttarakhand government, holding portfolios such as Parliamentary Affairs, Health and Disaster Management. He was also the Leader of Opposition in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.