Surinder Retains R&B, Sakina Holds Health, Sagar Gets PDD
Srinagar | Oct, 28: A day after the cabinet expansion, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assigned charges of key departments to ministers.
Reports said that Javid Ahmad Dar has been allocated the finance portfolio. Apart from retaining the Agriculture Production and Cooperatives departments, Dar has been handed over the Finance and Mining departments. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary has retained the Roads & Buildings, Industries & Commerce, Labour & Employment, and Skill Development departments, though the key Mining Department has been taken away from him. Health Minister Sakina Masood continues to hold the key portfolios of Health & Medical Education and Social Welfare.
Veteran leader Ali Muhammad Sagar has made a powerful comeback, being allotted the Power Development Department (PDD) along with Revenue, Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, DMMR, and Election Departments. Shamima Firdous has bagged significant responsibilities with departments like Jal Shakti, School Education, and Higher Education.
Altaf Ahmad Wani (Kaloo) has secured key portfolios including Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and Forest, Ecology & Environment. Javed Ahmad Rana has been handed over Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA/CAPD), Tribal Affairs, and Transport. Mir Saifullah has been assigned Planning Development & Monitoring, Culture, Youth Services & Sports, and ARI & Trainings, officials said.
