Chandigarh: Two days after ten ministers took oath, the Punjab government today allocated portfolios to the state’s ministers.The home portfolio has been retained by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Harpal Singh Cheema has been appointed as the finance minister of the state. Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer got the education ministry.
Dr Vijay Singla, for having a medical background, got the health portfolio. Dr Baljit Kaur, the lone woman in the cabinet, got the department of Social Security and Development of Women & Children.
Taw and tourism has been assigned to Harjot Singh Bains. Harbhajan Singh ETO has been allocated the power department.
The rural development and panchayat raj department has been handed to Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal. Lal Chand Kataruchak has been handed over the food and supply portfolio.
Bram Shanker Jimpa has been allocated water and disaster management, and Laljit Singh Bhullar will be the transport minister.
Including the CM’s, there are 18 berths in the cabinet.
On March 16 Bhagwant Mann had taken oath, as Chief Minister at a mega event in Punjab’s Khatkar Kalan.
The next day, all newly-elected MLAs took oath as members of the assembly. The legislators were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Protem Speaker Inderbir Singh Nijjar.
“Sworn-in as MLA in Punjab Vidhan Sabha. The Aam Aadmi Party government will bring a new change in Punjab for which the people have chosen us. Our government will be known as the most honest government of Punjab,” Mr Mann had tweeted.
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