North News
Chandigarh, September 23
The five newly inducted Punjab Cabinet Ministers were on Monday administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Gulab Chand Kataria. The simple swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan took place in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and several other dignitaries. The Chief Secretary Anurag Verma conducted the proceedings of the swearing-in ceremony.
The new ministers who took oath today are Hardeep Singh Mundian (MLA Sahnewal), Barinder Kumar Goel (MLA Lehra), Tarunpreet Singh Sond (MLA Khanna), Dr. Ravjot Singh (MLA Sham Chaurasi) and Mohinder Bhagat (Jalandhar West). Prominent amongst others present at the swearing-in included Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandwan, Cabinet Ministers Aman Arora, Dr. Baljeet Kaur, Dr. Balbir Singh, Lal Chand Kataruchakk, Harbhajan Singh and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.
Several MLAs, party leaders, senior officers from civil and police administration and family members of the newly inducted ministers also attended the event. The reshuffle has also resulted in the removal of Cabinet Ministers Chetan Singh Jouramajra, Balkar Singh, Brahm Shankar Jimpa, and Anmol Gagan Maan. Five newly inducted Punjab ministers were also allocated portfolios.
Portfolios
Bhagwant Mann
– Home Affairs & Justice
– Personnel
– Co- Operation
– Legal & Legislative Affairs
– Civil Aviation
– Science Technology & Environment
– Sports & Youth Services
Harpal Cheema
Finance
Planning
Program implementation
Excise & Taxation
Aman Arora
New & Renewable Energy sources
Printing & Stationary
Governor reforms and removal of grievances
Employment generation & Training
Dr Baljit Kaur
Social Justice Empowerment & Minorities
Social security women & child development
Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal
NRI affairs
Administrative reforms
Dr Balbir Singh
Health & Family welfare
Medical education & research
Elections
Hardeep Singh Mundian
– Revenue, Rehabilitation & disaster management
– water supply & sanitation
– Housing & Urban development
Lal Singh Kataruchak
– Food civil supplies & consumer affairs
– forests
– wild life
Lal jit Singh Bhullar
– Transport & Jails
Harjot Singh Bains
– Technical education and industrial Training
– Higher education
– school education
– Information & Public Relations
Harbhajan Singh
– Power
– Public works (B&R)
Barinder Kumar Goyal
– Mines & Geology
– water resources
– Conservation of Land and water
Tarunpreet Singh Sond
– Tourism & Culture affairs
– investment promotion
– labour
– hospitality
– Industry and commerce
– rural development & Panchayats
Dr Ravjot Singh
– Local Govt
– Parliamentary affairs
Gurmeet Singh Khudian
– Agriculture & Farmers welfare
– Animal Husbandry & Fisheries and dairy development
– food processing
Mohinder Bhagat
– Defence services welfare
