Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi allocated the portfolios to his council of ministers on Saturday.
Governor Raghubar Das approved the allotment of departments to the ministers on the advice of the chief minister, an official order issued from Raj Bhavan on the day stated.
The chief minister has kept the Home, Finance, General Administration and Public Grievances, Information and Public Relations, Water Resources and Planning and Convergence departments with himself.
Deputy Chief Minister KV Singhdeo has been given the departments of Energy and Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment and Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida has been allotted Mission Shakti, Tourism and Women and Child Development.
Cabinet Ministers
Among the Cabinet Ministers, Suresh Pujari has been given the important portfolio of Revenue besides Disaster Management. Following is the list of departments allocate to other ministers:
Rabi Narayan Naik – Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water
Nityananda Gond – School & Mass Education, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Krushna Chandra Patra – Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Science & Technology
Prithiviraj Harichandan – Law, Works, Excise
Mukesh Mahaling – Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Electronics & Information Technology
Bibhuti Bhushan Jena – Commerce & Transport, Steel & Mines
Krushna Chandra Mahapatra – Housing & Urban Development, Public Enterprises
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia – Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Labour & Employees State Insurance
Suryabanshi Suraj – Higher Education, Sports & Youth Services, Odia Language Literature & Culture
Pradeep Bal Samanta – Co-operation, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts
Gokulananda Mallik – Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Industries
Sampad Chandra Swain – Skill Development & Technical Education
