CM Majhi-led Odisha govt. allocates Ministerial portfolios
The Hindu
Mohan Charan Majhi retains key portfolios in Odisha's first BJP government, with diverse responsibilities among ministers.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi retained portfolios of Finance, Home, General Administration, Water Resources, and Information and Public Relations in the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Odisha.
The allocation of portfolios was made among Ministers on Saturday, three days after the swearing in ceremony.
Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader K.V. Singh Deo would be incharge of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment and Energy while other DCM Prabhati Parida would be handling Women and Child Development, Mission Shakti, and Tourism.
Rabi Narayan Naik has been allocated rural development apart from panchayat raj and drinking water. Suresh Pujari, former State BJP president, would look after Revenue and Disaster Management.
Nityanand Gond, would be handling SC/ST Development, School and Mass Education and Social Security and People with Disabilities Empowerment Minister. Plumb portfolios of Law, Excise, and Public Works went to Prithviraj Harichandan.
Similarly, Mukesh Mahaling has been made Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary affairs and Electronic and Information Technology Minister. First time MLA, Bibhuti Bhushan Jena would be Cabinet Minister for steel and mines.
Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia from Mayurbhanj district, would be Forest and Environment Minister.
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