- By Kamal Kumar
- Sat, 15 Jun 2024 03:40 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Arunachal Cabinet Ministers List: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday allocated the portfolios to his newly sworn-in 12-member cabinet. This came after the BJP led by Khandu swept the state by winning 46 out of 60 assembly seats. The new government was sworn in on Thursday in Itanagar and witnessed the presence of senior BJP leaders including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Minister J P Nadda, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and several others.
In the new government, Chowna Mein was allocated the key portfolios of Finance, Tax & Excise along with the Department of Power. Mama Natung has been tasked with the responsibilities of Home Affairs, Public Health Engineering & Water Supply, Department of Indigenous Affairs.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu retained no specific department in the released list, but he will oversee all departments which have not been allocated to anyone.
Arunachal Pradesh Ministers Portfolio List:
Minister | Department Allocated |
Chowna Mein | Finance, Planning and Investment, Tax & Excise, State Lotteries, Economics & Statistics, Power and Non-Conventional Energy Resources |
Biyuram Wahge | Health & Family Welfare; Water Resources |
Nyato Dukam | Commerce & Industries (Industries, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Textile & Handicrafts, Trade & Commerce and Sericulture), Labour & Employment, Information, Public Relations & Printing |
Gabriel D Wangsu | Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, Legal Metrology, Consumer Affairs |
Wangki Lowang | Environment & Forests, Geology, Mining & Minerals, Department of Tirap, Changlang and Longding |
Pasang Dorjee Sona | Education, Rural Works, Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism, Libraries |
Mama Natung | Cabinet Minister: Home and Inter-State Border Affairs; Public Health Engineering & Water Supply, Department of Indigenous Affairs |
Dasanglu Pul | Women & Child Development; Cultural Affairs (Art & Culture, Research, Gazetteers), Science & Technology |
Balo Raja | Urban Affairs (Urban Development, Town Planning, Urban Local Bodies, Housing); Land Management; Civil Aviation |
Kento Jini | Law, Legislative and Justice, Social Justice, Empowerment & Tribal Affairs, Sports & Youth Affairs |
Ojing Tasing | Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Cooperation, Transport (Secretariat Transport, Transport |
Pema Khandu (CM) | All remaining departments |