G Kishan Reddy has been appointed as the new Tourism Minister of India. Besides Tourism, Reddy is also assigned the Ministries of Culture and Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) ministries. The PM Narendra Modi-led government carried out its first major change in the Union Cabinet since May 2019 with the induction of 43 ministers.Fondly known as Kishananna, Reddy is said to have been handpicked by Amit Shah, Union Home Minister, to be his deputy when the latter took charge as the Union Home Minister in 2019.
