Chandigarh. On the recommendation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday allocated portfolios to the new ministers. Mann held the portfolios of Administrative Reforms, Civil Aviation, General Administration, Home Affairs and Justice, Personnel, Vigilance, Housing and Urban Development, Local Government, Industry and Commerce, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Horticulture, Land and Water Conservation and Food Processing.
Harpal Singh Cheema has been entrusted with Finance, Planning, Program Implementation, Excise & Taxation and Cooperation.
Cabinet minister Baljit Kaur has been given the portfolios of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities and Social Security, Women and Child Development, while Harbhajan Singh has been given the charge of Public Works and Electricity.
Vijay Singla has been assigned the Department of Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education and Research.
Lalchand has been allotted Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Forest and Wildlife departments, while Gurmeet Singh Meet Hare has been allotted School Education, Sports and Youth Services and Higher Education departments.
Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has been allotted the portfolios of Rural Development and Panchayat, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development and NRI Affairs.
Laljit Singh Bhullar has been given the charge of transport and hospitality.
Bram Shankar has been given the charge of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Water Resources and Water Supply and Sanitation.
Harjot Singh Bains, the youngest cabinet minister at the age of 31, has been given the portfolios of Legal and Legislative Affairs, Mines and Geology, Tourism and Cultural Affairs and Prisons.
—AnyTV News
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