Portfolio allocated to Bhupendra Patel Cabinet

Gandhinagar: In his first cabinet meeting today Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today allocated portfolio to new ministers and conducted their introduction. Following are the details of portfolio allocated to ministers.

Chief Minister:

Bhupendra Patel: General Administration, Planning, Home, Police Housing, Information and Broadcasting, Capital plan, Urban Development and Urban Housing, Industry, Mines and Minerals, Narmada, Ports, all policies and departments not allotted to any other ministers.

 

Cabinet Ministers:

 

Rajendra Trivedi: Revenue, Disaster Management, Law and Justice, Parliamentary Affairs.

Jitu Vaghani: Education (Primary, Secondary and Old-age), Higher and Technical Education, Science and Technology

Rushikesh Patel: Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education, Water Resources and Water Supply

Purnesh Modi: Road and Building, Transport, Civil Aviation, Tourism, Yatradham Development

Raghavji Patel: Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

Kanubhai Desai: Finance, Energy, Petrochemicals

Kiritsinh Rana: Forest, Environment, Climate Change, Printing and Stationary

Naresh Patel: Tribal Development, Food and Civil Supply, Consumer Protection

Pradip Parmar: Social Justice and Empowerment

Arjunsinh Chauhan: Rural Development and Rural Housing

 

Minister of State (Independent Charge):

 

Harsh Sanghavi: Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities, NGO coordination, NRI Gujaratis, Home Guards and GRD, Civil Defense, Prohibition and Excise, Jail, Border Security(Independent Charge), Home and Police Housing, Disaster Management

Jagdish Vishwakara: Cottage Industry, Cooperation, Salt Industry, Protocol(Independent Charge), Industry, Forest and Environment, Climate Change, Printing and Stationary

Brijesh Merja: Labor and Employment(Independent Charge), Rural Housing and Rural Development

Jitubhai Chaudhary: Kalpsar, Fisheries(Independent Charge), Narmada, Water Resources and Water Supply

Manisha Vakil: Women and Child Development(Independent Charge), Social Justice and Empowerment

 

Minister of State:

 

Mukesh Patel: Agriculture, Energy and Petrochemicals

Nimisha Suthar: Tribal Development, Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education

Arvindbhai Raiyani: Transport, Civil Aviation, Toutism and Yatradham Development

Kirtisinh Vaghela: Primary, Secondary, Old Age Education

Gajendrasinh Parmar: Civil Supply, Consumer Protection Affairs

RC Makwana: Social Justice and Empowerment

Vinodbhai Moradiya: Urban Development and Urban Housing

Devabhai Malam: Animal Husbandry and Cow Conservation

Official note:

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel presides over Cabinet Meeting, distributes portfolios to new Ministry

Gandhinagar, Thursday: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel today distributed portfolios to the newly sworn-in Ministers at the Cabinet Meeting here today. They are as follows:

Mr. Bhupendra Patel: GAD, Administrative Reforms & Planning, Home and Police Housing, Information & Broadcasting, Capital Project, Urban Development and Urban Housing, Industries, Mines and Minerals, Narmada, Ports, All Policy Matters and Portfolios/ Departments not distributed to any Minister.

CABINET MINISTERS

Mr. Rajendra Trivedi: Revenue, Disaster Management, Law & Judiciary.
Mr. Jitubhai Savjibhai Vaghani: Education (Primary, Secondary and Adult Education), Higher and Technical Education, Science & Technology.
Mr. Rushikeshbhai Ganeshbhai Patel: Health & Family Welfare, Medical Education, Water Resources and Water Supply.
Mr. Purnesh Modi: Roads & Building, Transport, Civil Aviation, Tourism & Pilgrim Centres Development.
Mr. Raghavjibhai Hansrajbhai Patel: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Cow Breeding.
Mr. Kanubhai Mohanbhai Desai: Finance, Energy, Petrochemicals.
Mr. Kiritsinh Jitubha Rana: Forest & Environment, Climate Change, Printing & Stationery.
Mr. Nareshbhai Maganbhai Patel: Tribal Development.
Mr. Pradipsinh Khanabhai Parmar: Social Justice & Empowerment.
Mr. Arjunsinh Udesinh Chauhan: Rural Development & Rural Housing.

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
Mr. Harsh Rameshkumar Sanghvi: Sports and Games, Youth Services and Cultural Affairs, Voluntary Organisations Coordination, Non-Resident Gujaratis Department, Home Guards and Village Guards, Civil Defence, Prohibition, Excise, Jail, Border Security (Independent Charge), Home and Police Housing, Disaster Management.
Mr. Jagdish Vishwakarma: Cottage Industries, Cooperation, Salt Industry, Protocol (Independent Charge), Industries, Forest & Environment, Climate Change, Printing & Stationery.
Mr. Brijesh Merja: Labour, Employment, Panchayat (Independent Charge), Rural Housing and Rural Development.
Mr. Jitubhai Harjibhai Choudhary: Kalpasar and Fishery (Independent Charge), Narmada, Water Resources and Water Supply.
Ms. Manishaben Vakil: Women & Child Welfare (Independent Charge), Social Justice & Empowerment.
MINISTERS OF STATE
Mr. Mukeshbhai Zinabhai Patel: Agriculture, Energy, Petrochemicals.
Ms. Nimishaben Suthar: Tribal Development, Health & Family Welfare, Medical Education.
Mr. Arvindbhai Raiyani: Transport, Civil Aviation, Tourism & Pilgrim Centres Development.
Mr. Kuberbhai Dindor: Higher and Technical Education, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.
Mr. Kirtisinh Prabhatsinh Vaghela: Primary, Secondary and Adult Education.
Mr. Gajendrasinh Udesinh Parmar: Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection Affairs.
Mr. R. C. Makwana: Social Justice and Empowerment.
Mr. Vinodbhai Amarshibhai Moradiya: Urban Development and Urban Housing.
Mr. Devabhai Punjabhai Malav: Animal Husbandry and Cow Breeding.