Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday finallyallocated portfolios to newly-inducted ministers. The announcement comes hours afterthere were rumors of another tussle brewing within the congress over HomeMinistry portfolio.
Reportedly, Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa was eyeingon home ministry. His loyalists argue that since Randhawa was in a narrow racewith Channi for the post of Chief Minister, he should be given the homeminister portfolio.
Punjab PCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu, on the otherhand, believes that the home ministry should remain under the control of CMChanni.
Meanwhile, it’s Deputy CM Randhawa who has been now given thecharge of Home Ministry.
Who gets What:
CharanjitSingh Channi, CM - Department of Personnel, Vigilance, GeneralAdministration, Justice, Legal & Legislative Affairs, Information &Public Relations, Environment, Mining and Geology, Civil Aviation, Excise, InvestmentPromotion, Hospitality, Power and Tourism and Cultural Affairs
DeputyCM, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa - Home Affairs, Cooperationand Jails
DeputyCM, OP Soni - Health & Family Welfare, Defense ServicesWelfare, Freedom Fighters
CabinetMinisters:
BrahmMohindra - Local Government, Parliamentary Affairs, Elections, Removalof Grievances
ManpreetSingh Badal – Finances,Taxation, Governance Reforms, Planning, Programme Implementation
TriptRajinder Singh Bajwa - Rural Development & Panchayats, AnimalHusbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development
Sangat Singh Gilzian – Forests, Wild Life, Labour
Pargat Singh - School Education, Higher Education, Sportsand Youth Services, NRI Affairs
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring - Transport
Gurkirat Singh Kotli - Industries & Commerce, InformationTechnology, Science & Technology
Aruna Chaudhary - Revenue, Rehabilitation and DisasterManagement
Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria - Water Resources, Housing& Urban Development
Razia Sultana - Water Supply & Sanitation, SocialSecurity, Women and Child Development, Printing and Stationary
Vijay Inder Singla - Public Works, Administrative Reforms
Bharat Bhushan Ashu - Food, Civil Supplies and ConsumerAffairs
Randeep Singh Nabha - Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, FoodProcessing
Rana Gurjit Singh - Technical Education & IndustrialTraining , Employment Generation & Training, Horticulture, Soil & WaterConservation
Raj Kumar Verka - Social Justice, Empowerment andMinorities, New and Renewable Energy Sources, Medical Education & Research
