Portfolios allocated to new ministers; Jitin gets tech education
: Portfolios were distributed on Monday to the seven new ministers who were sworn in as members of the Yogi Adityanath government on Sunday.
Cabinet minister Jitin Prasada has been given charge of the technical education department of Uttar Pradesh.
Yogi Adityanath, who held the charge of technical education department portfolio with him up to now, gave information about the distribution of portfolios to the new ministers through a post on social media late on Monday evening.
“All the ministers inducted into Uttar Pradesh ministry yesterday have been given responsibilities of departments. I am sure the respective departments will achieve new heights under your able, experienced and diligent leadership,” said Yogi in a tweet.
The governor allocates portfolios to ministers on the recommendation of the chief minister.
Besides giving charge of the technical education department to Prasada, Yogi said minister of state Paltu Ram has been allocated Sainik Kalyan (ex-servicemen welfare), home guards, Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD)
and civil defence departments. Minister of state Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar has been allocated the revenue department. Chief minister holds the charge of these departments allocated to Paltu Ram and Gangwar as ministers of state.
Sangeeta Balwant has been made the minister of state for cooperative department of which Mukut Bihari Verma is the cabinet minister. Minister of state Dharamvir Prajapati has been allocated industrial development department. He will work with minister for industrial development Satish Mahana. Minister of state Sanjiv Kumar has been allocated social welfare department to work with Ramapati Shastri, who is the cabinet minister. Minister of state Dinesh Khatik has been given responsibility of the Jal Shakti and flood control departments for which Mahendra Singh is the cabinet minister.