Odisha Government Ministers Portfolios: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday allocated various departments to newly sworn-in ministers. Keeping General Administration, Home Affairs, and Water Resources with himself, Majhi handed over key ministries to his deputies. Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan Singh was tasked with the responsibility of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment and the Department of Energy, whereas another Deputy CM, Pravati Parida, was allocated the Departments of Women and Child Development, Mission Shakti, and Tourism.
Notably, the BJP registered a decisive victory in the recently concluded Odisha assembly polls, clinching power from the Biju Janata Dal. The saffron party won 78 out of 147 assembly seats, while the BJD could only win 51 seats. With the BJP's victory, the 24-year-long rule of the BJD's Naveen Patnaik came to an end, paving the way for Mohan Charan Majhi's government in the eastern state.
Odisha Ministers Portfolios: Here's Full List
Mohan Charan Majhi (Chief Minister) – Home, General Administration and Public Grievance, Information & Public Relations, Water Resources, Planning & Convergence, Any other Department not specifically assigned
Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo (Deputy Chief Minister) – Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment, Energy
Pravati Parida (Deputy Chief Minister) – Women and Child Development, Mission Shakti, Tourism
Suresh Pujari – Revenue & Disaster Management
Rabi Narayan Naik – Rural Development, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water
Nityananda Gond – School & Mass Education, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Krushna Chandra Patra – Food Suppliers & Consumer Welfare, Science & Technology
Prithiviraj Harichandan – Law, Works, Excise
Mukesh Mahaling – Health and Family Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs, Electronics & Information Technology
Bibhuti Bhushan Jena – Commerce & Transport, Steel & Mines
Krushna Chandra Mahapatra – Housing & Urban Development, Public Enterprises
Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia (Minister of State, Independent Charge) – Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Labour & Employees State Insurance
Suryabanshi Suraj (Minister of State, Independent Charge) – Higher Education, Sports & Youth Services, Odia Language Literature & Culture
Pradeep Bal Samanta (Minister of State, Independent Charge) – Co-operation, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts
Gokulananda Mallik (Minister of State, Independent Charge) – Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Sampad Chandra Swain (Minister of State, Independent Charge) – Industries, Skill Development & Technical Education