Took oath as Minister of State in the Council of Ministers, Government of India The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administering the oath as Minister of State to Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 05, 2016. He was sworn in as the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical and Fertilizers, in the Government of India. With his decisive and bold leadership aimed at the well-being of the people, Mansukh Mandaviya has helped to increase the daily road construction speed, decreasing the cost of Urea and other fertilizers, establishing more than 7,800 Jan Aushadhi stores to provide more than 1,402 medicines and more than 200 surgical items and medical devices at affordable rates and reducing the cost of heart stent and knee implants. Additionally, he has not left any stone unturned to help and uplift the common man, farmers and businesses.