As of July 2019, who is the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as per available information?

• Narendra Singh Tomar assumed office as the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on May 30, 2019, following the formation of the Second Modi Ministry.

• He succeeded Radha Mohan Singh, who held the portfolio during the first term of the NDA government (2014–2019).

• In addition to Agriculture, he was also assigned the portfolios of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in July 2019.

• During his tenure in 2019, he oversaw the implementation of the PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) scheme, which provides income support to farmers.

• He represented the Morena constituency of Madhya Pradesh in the Lok Sabha during this period.

Information Booster:

• The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare was renamed from the 'Ministry of Agriculture' in 2015 to focus specifically on the welfare and income of the farming community.

• The ministry consists of two departments: the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare and the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE).

Additional Knowledge:

Harsh Vardhan (Option b) * As of July 2019, he was the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology, and Earth Sciences.

• He was a prominent face during the initial stages of the government's digital health initiatives.

Anant Geete (Option c) * He served as the Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in the First Modi Ministry.

• However, he was not a member of the Union Council of Ministers as of July 2019, following the 2019 General Elections.

Radha Mohan Singh (Option d) * He was the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2014 to 2019.

• Although he won the 2019 election from Purvi Champaran, he was not inducted into the Union Cabinet for the second term.