# Scindia stock rises in MP, Goyal likely to keep commerce 2026-08-16T06:29:55+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's political stock has risen in Madhya Pradesh circles, Free Press Journal reports, citing observers. Separately, the same publication says Piyush Goyal is likely to retain the commerce portfolio as US free-trade talks, led by him, are at an advanced stage. In a notable secretary-level reshuffle, Pallavi Jain Govil has been posted as the new Secretary, Corporate Affairs. Her husband Manoj Govil, also an IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, served as secretary in the same ministry three years ago. Anurag Jain, the newly appointed CEO of NITI Aayog, will join on August 17. He was until recently Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Anurag Jain, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Madhya Pradesh, NITI Aayog, Pallavi Jain Govil, Piyush Goyal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/scindia-stock-rises-in-mp-goyal-likely-to-keep-commerce/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/scindia-stock-rises-in-mp-goyal-likely-to-keep-commerce/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/