Punjab portfolios announced; Randhawa gets home, Soni health, Mohindra local govt, Badal finance

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, September 28

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has been allotted the Home, Cooperation and Jails portfolios while Deputy CM Om Prakash Soni has been given the Health and Family Welfare department.

The list of portfolios was released here on Tuesday.

Brahm Mohindra has been entrusted the Local Government and Parliamentary Affairs. Manpreet Singh Badal is the Finance Minister.

Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief

Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa gets Rural Development and Panchayats and Animal Husbandry departments. Aruna Chaudhary gets Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management portfolio.

Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria has been given the charge of Water Resources, and Housing and Urban Development departments. Rana Gurjeet Singh has been allotted the Technical Education and Industrial Training Department.

Razia Sultana has been made in charge of Water Supply and Sanitation, Social Security and Women and Child Development. Vijay Inder Singla will look after Public Works and Administrative Reforms. Bharat Bhushan Ashu has been entrusted the responsibility of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.

Randeep Singh Nabha will look after Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare besides Food Processing. Raj Kumar Verka has been given the charge of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities besides Medical Education and Research.

Sangat Singh Gilzian will be the Minister for Forests, Wild Life and Labour. Pargat Singh will look after School Education, Higher Education, Sports and Youth Services and NRI Affairs.

Amrinder Singh Raja Warring will be Transport Minister. Gurkirat Singh Kotli will look after Industries and Commerce, Information Technology and Science and Technology.

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