J&K: Portfolios re-allocated a day after expansion of Council of Ministers

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New Council of Ministers with Lt Governor Manoj Sinha in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 28 (NVI): A day after expansion of the Council of Ministers, portfolios were re-allocated to eight ministers.

Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary has been given Public Works (Roads and Buildings), Industries and Commerce, Labour and Employment, and Skill Development departments.

Newly-inducted Ali Mohammad Sagar has been given charge of Revenue, Power Development, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR), and Election departments.

Sakeena Masood Itoo has been assigned Health and Medical Education and Social Welfare departments, while Javed Ahmad Rana will oversee Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Tribal Affairs and Transport.

Javid Ahmed Dar has been allocated Agriculture Production, Finance, Mining and Cooperatives departments.

Mir Saifullah will handle Planning, Development and Monitoring, Culture, Youth Services and Sports, and ARI and Trainings departments.

Shamim Firdous has been given charge of School Education, Higher Education, Jal Shakti, and Forest, Ecology and Environment departments.

Altaf Ahmad Wani has been assigned Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. (NVI)