hiː wʌz ɡˈɪvən ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌvðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv kˈoʊl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ænd wʌz ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə ɹˈæŋk əvə kˈæbᵻnət mˈɪnɪstɚ wɪð sˈɪvəl ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ðɛɹbˈaɪ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə jˈʌŋɡɪst kˈæbᵻnət mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ˈɛvɚɹ ɪnðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ˈɪndiə.
He was given independent charge of the Ministry of Coal in 2001 and was elevated to the rank of a Cabinet Minister with Civil Aviation portfolio in September 2001, thereby becoming the youngest Cabinet Minister ever in the Government of India.