Arunachal Pradesh: Pema Khandu allocates portfolios to newly inducted ministers
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday distributed portfolios among his council of ministers, with his deputy Chowna Mein getting Finance and Mama Natung Home. The council of ministers was sworn in on Thursday.
Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein will look after Finance, Planning and Investment departments besides, Tax & Excise, State Lotteries, Economics & Statistics, Power and Non-Conventional Energy Resources, an order issued by state Chief Secretary Dharmendra said.
The important Home portfolio was allocated to Mama Natung, besides Inter-state Border Affairs, Public Health Engineering & Water Supply and Department of Indigenous Affairs.
Khandu will look after all the departments not assigned to the deputy chief minister and other cabinet ministers.
BJP state unit president Biyuram Wahge was allocated the Health & Family Welfare and Water Resources departments.
Another fresh face in the cabinet, Nyato Dukam, got the Commerce and Industries, Labour & Employment and Information, Public Relations and Printing departments.
Gabriel D Wangsu, also a new face, got the charge of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, Legal Metrology and Consumer Affairs departments.
Minister in the outgoing cabinet, Wangki Lowang, was assigned with the Environment & Forests, Geology, Mining & Minerals, Department of Tirap, Changlang and Longding departments.
Former speaker Pasang Dorjee Sona, who is also a fresh face in the cabinet, was given
