Naveen allots portfolios to his Council of Ministers  

Bhubaneswar:   Hours after swearing-in, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday allotted portfolios to his Council of Ministers.

Like his past terms, Patnaik has retained the Home, General Administration & Public Grievance departments with him along with the duties of departments that are lying vacant.

These are the other ministers that have been allocated portfolios Wednesday.

There are 10 new faces in the new council of ministers. They are – Telkoi MLA Premaanda Nayak, Titlagarh MLA Tukuni Sahu, Nimapara MLA Sameer Das, Jharsuguda MLA Naba Kishore Das, Kotpad MLA Padmini Dian, Balikuda-Erasama MLA Raghunandan Das, Junagarh MLA Dibyashankar Mishra, Bissam Cuttack MLA Jagannath Saraka, Simulia MLA Jyotiprakash Panigarhi, and Kakatpur MLA Tusharkanti Behera.

It also has two women members. They are – Tukuni Sahu in Cabinet rank and Padmini Dian who will hold a Minister of State rank.

Sl Cabinet Ministers Constituency Portfolio
1 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Bijepur/ Hinjili Home, General Administration & Public Grievance and any other Department specifically not assigned.
2 Niranjan Pujari Sonepur Finance, Excise
3 Bikram Keshari Arukha Bhanjanagar Forest & Environment, Parliamentary Affairs
4 Prafulla Kumar Mallick Kamakhyanagar Steel & Mines, Works
5 Ranendra  Pratap Swain Athagarh Food, Supplies and Consumer Welfare, Co-operation
6 Padmanabha Behera Birmaharajpur Planning & Convergence, Commerce & Transport
7 Pratap Jena Mahanga Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development
8 Arun Kumar Sahu Nayagarh Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Higher Education
9 Sudam  Marndi Bangriposi Revenue & Disaster Management
10 Susanta Singh Bhatli Rural Development, Labour & Employees’ State Insurance
11 Naba Kishore Das Jharsuguda Health & Family Welfare
12 Tukuni Sahu Titlagarh Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti
Sl Ministers of State Constituency Portfolio
1 Jagannath Saraka Bisam Cuttack ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare
2 Dibya Shankar  Mishra Junagarh Energy; Industry; Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)
3 Ashok Chandra Panda Ekamra-Bhubaneswar Science & Technology, Public Enterprises, Social Security & Empowerment of persons with Disability
4 Samir Ranjan Dash Nimapara School & Mass Education
5 Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi Simulia Tourism; Odia Language, Literature & Culture
6 Premananda Nayak Telkoi Skill Development & Technical Education
7 Raghunandan Das Balikuda-Ersama Water Resources, Information & Public Relations
8 Padmini Dian Kotpad Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts
9 Tusharkanti Behera Kakatpur Electronics & Information Technology, Sports & Youth Services

It may be mentioned here that Patnaik took oath for a record fifth time as Chief Minister of Odisha at an elaborate function organized at Exhibition Grounds here Wednesday morning. He was sworn-in to office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal.

This is 72-year-old Patnaik’s fifth consecutive term at the helm of affairs of the state government which is unprecedented in Odisha’s history.

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