Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was promoted to the rank of a Union Cabinet Minister during the Cabinet reshuffle. Reacting to his promotion, Mr Naqvi said that it was his responsibility to meet the expectations of the standards set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said that the government's primary focus was the empowerment of the youth, the poor and the marginalised. He said that the government had instilled a sense of trust in the common man and he would focus on the same, while executing his duties.