03-08-2007, 12:45 AM
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Pioneer News Service | Chandigarh
CM retains Home, Excise, Power and Housing
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his close relatives have got the lion's share in the allocation of portfolios, which was announced here on Thursday.
The BJP, an alliance partner of the SAD, has also managed to get key departments.
Badal has retained 10 key departments including Home, Excise and Taxation, Power, Housing and Urban Development, Vigilance, Personnel, General Administration, Justice, Legal and Legislative Affairs and NRI Affairs and Employment.
The key department of Finance has been given to Parkash Singh Badal's nephew Manpreet Badal, who is also a first-time minister. He has also been allocated the Department of Programme Implementation.
Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, son-in-law of Chief Minister Badal, has been given the departments of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Information Technology. Another of Badal's relatives and also a first-time MLA and Minister, Bikram Singh Majitha, has been given the departments of Information and Public Relations, Science and Technology, Environment and Non-conventional Energy and water supply and sanitation.
The BJP ministers have been given the key departments of Local Government, Industries, Health and Family Welfare,Transport and Labour among a total 10 departments.
<b>Manoranjan Kalia, a BJP minister and number two in the Cabinet, has been given Local Government, Industries and Commerce</b>.
Ranjit Singh Brahmpura has been given Rural Development and Panchayats and Elections. However, Captain Kanwaljit Singh, who was Finance Minister in the previous Badal Cabinet, has been given the departments of Cooperation, Defence Services Welfare, Removal of Grievances, Pensions and Welfare of pensioners wing of the Finance Department. Tikshan Sood has got Parliamentary Affairs, Medical Education and Research, Forests and Wildlife Preservation wing of the Agriculture Department. The transport department has been given to Master Mohan Lal while Swarna Ram has been given Technical Education and Industrial Training, Social Security and Development of Women and Children.
Upinderjit Kaur (SAD) has been given Education and Civil Aviation while Luxmi Kanta Chawla (BJP) has been entrusted with the responsibility of Health and Family Welfare.
Gulzar Singh Ranike has been given the departments of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Dairy Development, Welfare of SCs and BCs and Sports and Youth Welfare, while Parminder Singh Dhindsa has got PWD, B and R Sucha Singh Langah has been given the department of Agriculture, while Janmeja Singh Sekhon has been made Minister of Irrigation, Hira Singh Gabria has got the Jails Wing of the Home Department, Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Printing and Stationary.
Ajit Singh Kohar has got Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management. All other departments, which are not mentioned in the list, would deem to have been allocated to the Chief Minister.
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Pioneer News Service | Chandigarh
CM retains Home, Excise, Power and Housing
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his close relatives have got the lion's share in the allocation of portfolios, which was announced here on Thursday.
The BJP, an alliance partner of the SAD, has also managed to get key departments.
Badal has retained 10 key departments including Home, Excise and Taxation, Power, Housing and Urban Development, Vigilance, Personnel, General Administration, Justice, Legal and Legislative Affairs and NRI Affairs and Employment.
The key department of Finance has been given to Parkash Singh Badal's nephew Manpreet Badal, who is also a first-time minister. He has also been allocated the Department of Programme Implementation.
Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, son-in-law of Chief Minister Badal, has been given the departments of Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Information Technology. Another of Badal's relatives and also a first-time MLA and Minister, Bikram Singh Majitha, has been given the departments of Information and Public Relations, Science and Technology, Environment and Non-conventional Energy and water supply and sanitation.
The BJP ministers have been given the key departments of Local Government, Industries, Health and Family Welfare,Transport and Labour among a total 10 departments.
<b>Manoranjan Kalia, a BJP minister and number two in the Cabinet, has been given Local Government, Industries and Commerce</b>.
Ranjit Singh Brahmpura has been given Rural Development and Panchayats and Elections. However, Captain Kanwaljit Singh, who was Finance Minister in the previous Badal Cabinet, has been given the departments of Cooperation, Defence Services Welfare, Removal of Grievances, Pensions and Welfare of pensioners wing of the Finance Department. Tikshan Sood has got Parliamentary Affairs, Medical Education and Research, Forests and Wildlife Preservation wing of the Agriculture Department. The transport department has been given to Master Mohan Lal while Swarna Ram has been given Technical Education and Industrial Training, Social Security and Development of Women and Children.
Upinderjit Kaur (SAD) has been given Education and Civil Aviation while Luxmi Kanta Chawla (BJP) has been entrusted with the responsibility of Health and Family Welfare.
Gulzar Singh Ranike has been given the departments of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Dairy Development, Welfare of SCs and BCs and Sports and Youth Welfare, while Parminder Singh Dhindsa has got PWD, B and R Sucha Singh Langah has been given the department of Agriculture, while Janmeja Singh Sekhon has been made Minister of Irrigation, Hira Singh Gabria has got the Jails Wing of the Home Department, Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Printing and Stationary.
Ajit Singh Kohar has got Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management. All other departments, which are not mentioned in the list, would deem to have been allocated to the Chief Minister.
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