Goa CM retains Home and Finance, Panaji MLA Monserrate gets Revenue, Khaunte new tourism minister

Vishwajit Rane has been given crucial Health and Town and Country Planning Portfolios along with Urban Development, Women and Child, and Forest departments

In his second term as the Chief minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant has retained key Home and Finance portfolios while distributing ministries to his eight colleagues in the State Cabinet.

Rohan Khaunte is entrusted with the plum Tourism, Information and Technology and Printing and Stationary departments.

A notification allotting portfolios to the eight MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who took oath on March 28 along with Mr. Sawant, was issued on Sunday.

Mr. Sawant has retained the Home, Finance, Personnel, Vigilance and Official Languages departments.

Vishwajit Rane, who had unsuccessfully lobbied for the CM's post, has been given crucial Health and Town and Country Planning Portfolios along with Urban Development, Women and Child, and Forest departments.

Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserrate, who defeated former CM the late Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal from the Panaji seat, has been allotted Revenue, Labour and Waste Management portfolios.