On Friday, sources said Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who had undergone treatment in the United States for around a month, will resume charge as the Finance Minister.In view of Jaitley's sickness, his portfolios of Finance and Corporate Affairs were temporarily assigned to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in addition to his existing portfolios.
Earlier, The Union Minister returned to India on February 9 after being treated in New York. Jaitley, who was designated as 'Minister Without Portfolio', underwent renal transplant last year at the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. Although Jaitley was away from India, he remained active on Twitter and was regular with his blog posts. nion minister Arun Jaitley, who returned from the US last week after undergoing medical treatment, is likely to resume charge of the Finance Minister on Friday, official sources said.
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After resuming the charge, sources said, he would also attend a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to discuss the Pulwama attack that killed at least 44 CRPF personnel. In his absence, the charge of the Finance Ministry was given to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, who presented the sixth and the last budget earlier this month before the general elections.
Jaitley on September 2014 underwent bariatric surgery to treat weight gain that he suffered because of a long-standing diabetic condition.
