Aman Arora now No. 3 on Punjab Cabinet seniority list

Chandigarh, July 26

Cabinet minister Aman Arora has been promoted to number three on the Cabinet seniority list. He was placed at number 10 after he was inducted in the Cabinet on July 4.

Ignored in the first list of ministers, the two-time MLA was inducted in the Cabinet after the party faced criticism over ignoring the merit of the leader, who had been an important voice of the party in the Assembly during the previous Congress government.

A senior officer said: “Seniority is important in context of work allocation of the Cabinet duties by the Chief Minister, mainly in the committees and sub-committees. For example: Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, number two on the list, is overseeing the work in the sub-committee on contractual staff. Arora is expected to be given more important role in the state government now.”

Seniority is also important in context of seating of the minister in the Assembly when the House is in session.

The list prepared by the Cabinet branch of the general administration department showed that Finance Minister Harpal Cheema continues to be number two on the list after CM Mann. Power Minister Harbhajan Singh, who was at number three earlier, has now been placed 12th on the list.

The seniority list reads: Bhagwant Mann, Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora, Dr Baljit Kaur, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Brahm Shankar, Lal Chand, Inderbir Singh Nijjer, Laljit Singh Bhullar, Harjot Singh Bains, Harbhajan Singh, Fauja Singh, Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Anmol Gagan Mann.