Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today allocated portfolios to the newly inducted ministers while changing departments of some of them, official sources said.
While Revenue Department has been given to Shivpal Yadav from Ambika Chowdhury, who will now head Backward Welfare and Handicap Welfare departments only, the sources said.
Among the newly inducted ministers, Narad Rai has been given Sports and Youth Welfare portfolio while Kailash has been given Khadi and Village Industries.
Ram Murti Verma and Gayatri Prasad Prajapati will continue with their departments --Milk Development and Mining respectively, they added.
While Murti was elevated to cabinet rank, Prajapati was given status of state minister with independent charge in cabinet expansion held on July 18.
