Narendra Singh Tomar to lead Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

The recent Cabinet reshuffle and the appointment of Narendra Singh Tomar to lead the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is seen as a welcome move by industry veterans. Real estate industry body Naredco has hailed the appointed of Tomar to lead the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Naredco is hopeful that the Ministries will continue to work on the reforms agenda propagated by his predecessors. The government has announced that Tomar will have the additional portfolio of the two ministries along with that of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. The announcement came after M Venkaiah Naidu, the government's nominee for the position of Vice President, resigned from his ministerial responsibilities. Commenting on the appointment, Parveen Jain, President, Naredco, says, “Real estate industry continues to support the various incentives of the government to boost the growth of the sector. Narendra Singh Tomar’s appointment is a step in this direction. We are confident that his appointment will be an advantage to the industry and he will continue to work on the reformist agenda that his predecessors such as M Venkaiah Naidu had initiated.” Born in June 1957, Tomar is a senior BJP leader and member of Lok Sabha from Gwalior Constituency. Since the government formation in 2014, he has held over various portfolios including the Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Steel and Ministry of Labour and Employment.