 He took the charge as the Union Minister of Civil Aviation on 10 March 2018 in the Narendra Modi government after the Telugu Desam Party withdrew support to the government.During his brief tenure of about one year, he introduced several policy reforms with the aim to make India civil aviation sector more vibrant, competitive and industry-friendly.He released India’s first ever National Air Cargo Policy, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Policy,National Green Aviation Policy and Drone Policy..