Arun Jaitley to resume charge as finance minister

New Delhi, Aug 23: Arun Jaitley, who stepped aside as Finance Minister in mid-May to undergo a kidney transplant, was today reappointed as Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs.

In this regard, President Ram Nath Kovind re-appointed Arun Jaitley as Finance Minister here on today

"The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed to assign the portfolios of the Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs to Arun Jaitley," a notification said.

Jaitley, 65, stopped attending office at the beginning of April, and will be back in North Block - the seat of Finance Ministry - later today

Jaitley will resume charge of both finance and corporate affairs portfolios on Thursday at the North Block office. He underwent a renal transplant on May 14 and on the same day, his ministerial charges were given to Piyush Goyal on an interim basis. Since his surgery, he has been staying in a controlled environment as per the doctors advice.

He, however, attended the Rajya Sabha for the election of Deputy Chairman on August 9. This was his first public appearance since May 14. He has been leader of Rajya Sabha since 2000.