Surinder retains R&B, Sakina Health; Sagar gets PDD, Altaf Rural Development, Shamima Education
Srinagar, Oct 28: A day after the cabinet expansion, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday assigned charge of departments to ministers.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah – all departments and subjects that were not explicitly assigned to other ministers remain under the direct purview of the Chief Minister.
According to details, Javid Ahmad Dar has been appointed as finance minister of J&K. Apart from retaining Agriculture Production & Cooperatives departments, Dar has been handed over Finance and Mining departments.
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary has retained Roads & Buildings Department, Industries & Commerce department, Labour & Employment, Skill Development Department but the key Mining Department has been taken away from him.
Health Minister Sakina Masood continues to holds key portfolios of Health & Medical Education Department and Social Welfare Department.
Veteran leader Ali Muhammad Sagar has made a powerful comeback. The senior NC leader has been allotted the Power Development Department (PDD) along with Revenue, Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, DMMR & Election Departments.
Shamima Firdous has bagged significant responsibility with departments like Jal Shakti, School Education and Higher Education.
Altaf Ahmad Wani (Kaloo) has secured key departments like Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and Forest, Ecology & Environment.
Javed Ahmad Rana has been handed over portfolios of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA/CAPD), Tribal Affairs and Transport.
Mir Saifullah has been assigned portfolios of Planning Development & Monitoring, Culture, Youth Services & Sports and ARI & Trainings.