NEWLY INDUCTED PUNJAB MINISTERS: JOURAMAJRA GETS HEALTH, MAAN GETS TOURISM

Chetan Singh Jauramajra is the new Health Minister of Punjab after sacking Dr Vijay Singla out of cabinet due to the graft charges against him. All ministers got portfolios in Punjab Tuesday. The portfolios of some old ministers have also been changed. The total number of ministers including the Chief Minister, in the Punjab government, has now increased to 15. The new ministers include Aman Arora, who was elected MLA for the second time in Sunam, Dr Indervir Singh Nijjar, MLA from Amritsar South, MLA from Gurharsahai, Fauja Singh Sarri, MLA from Samana, Chetan Singh Jauramajra, and woman MLA from Kharad, Anmol Gagan Mann are included. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has congratulated all the new ministers who have joined the Punjab cabinet.

The AAP has reposed more confidence in the MLAs who won the elections for the first time. After Finance Minister Harpal Cheema and Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Aman Arora is the only minister who has won the election twice in a row. Whereas apart from CM Bhagwant Mann, 11 ministers have become MLAs for the first time.

WHO GOT WHICH DEPARTMENT

• Harpal Singh: Finance Planning, Program Implementation, Excise and Taxation

• Dr Baljit Kaur: Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, Social Security, Women and Child Development

• Harbhajan Singh: Public Works, Power

• Lal Chand: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Forests, Wildlife

• Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer: Governance Reforms, Printing and Stationery, Science Technology and Environment, Sports and Youth Services, Higher Education

• Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal: Rural Development, NRI Affairs, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

• Laljit Bhullar: Transport, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development

• Bram Shankar: Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, Water Supply and Sanitation

• Harjot Singh Bains: Water Resources, Mines and Geology, Prisons, School

• Aman Arora: Department of Information and Public Relations, New and Renewable Energy Resources, Housing and Urban Development

• Dr Indervir Singh Nijjar: Local Bodies, Parliamentary Affairs, Conservation of Land and Water, Administrative Reforms

• Fauza Singh: Freedom Fighter, Defense Services Welfare, Food Processing, Horticulture

• Chetan Singh Jauramajra: Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education and Research, Elections

• Anmol Gagan Maan: Tourism and Culture Work, Investment Promotion, Labor