By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: In pursuance of Rule 5 of the Odisha Government Rules of Business framed under Clause 3 of Article 166 of the Constitution, Governor Raghubar Das, on advice of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi allocated the business of different departments of Government to following Ministers.
Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has kept Home, Finance, General Administration and Public Grievance, Information & Public Relations, Water Resources, Planning and Convergence Departments.
Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo has been allotted Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment and Energy Departments while Deputy CM Pravati Parida given charge of Women and Child Development, Tourism and Mission Shakti Departments.
Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare and Science & Technology Departments have been allocated to Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, Prithiviraj Harichandan—Law, Works and Excise.
Revenue and Disaster Management Department has been given to Cabinet Minister Suresh Pujari while Minister Rabi Narayan Naik to head Rural Development and Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department. Cabinet Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena to head Commerce & Transport and Steel & Mines Departments.
Cabinet Minister Nityananda Gond has been allocated three departments. Those are—School & Mass Education, SC & ST Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare and SSEPD.
Dr. Mukesh Mahaling—Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs and Electronics & Information Technology. Dr. Krushna Chandra Mahapatra given charge of Housing & Urban Development and Public Enterprises Departments.
Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia is the new Minister of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, and Labour & ESI, while Suryabanshi Suraj is the new Minister of Higher Education, Sports & Youth Services and Odia Language, Literature and Culture.
Sampad Chandra Swain is new Minister of Industries and Skill Development & Technical Education.
The Departments of Cooperation, and Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts have been given to Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development and MSME departments allocated to Gokulananda Mallik.
