Navjot Singh Sidhu, about whom there was much speculation that he was in the reckoning for deputy chief minister's post, has been given the Local Government Department and Manpreet Badal is the new Finance minister of Panjab.
On the advice and recommendation of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, after being sworn-in, the Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore today allotted portfolios to the newly inducted Ministers, a Chief Minister's Office spokesperson said here.
Mohindra, senior most minister after Amarinder, has been given the portfolios of Health and Family Welfare, Research and Medical Education and Parliamentary Affairs.
Sidhu has been allotted the portfolios of Local Government and Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Archives and Museums.
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Manpreet has been assigned the departments of Finance, Planning and Employment Generation. An estranged nephew of former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Manpreet had earlier held the Finance Department in the erstwhile Akali government in 2007.
Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa has been given the charge of Rural Development, Panchayats, Water Supply and Sanitation while Rana Gurjit Singh has been allotted the Irrigation and Power portfolio.
Charanjit Singh Channi has been allotted the charge of Technical Education and Industrial Training.
Meanwhile, Aruna Chaudhary, Minister of State (Independent Charge) has been assigned the portfolios of Higher Education and School Education.
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After guiding the Congress to a resounding victory, Amarinder Singh was today sworn-in as the Punjab chief minister along with nine ministers.