New Delhi: The Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday allocated portfolios to the six MLAs, who were elected in the recently held Delhi assembly elections and sworn in as ministers on Thursday morning.
In a press conference Rekha Gupta said that these departments will remain with with her as the Chief Minister: General Administration, Services, Finance, Revenue, Women and Child Development, Land and Building, Information and Public Relations, Vigilance, Administrative Reforms, Planning and other departments not allocated to any other ministry.
“In the first Cabinet meeting, we discussed and passed two agendas – to implement in Delhi the Ayushman Bharat scheme with Rs 5 lakhs top up and tabling of 14 CAG reports in the first seating of the Assembly,” the Delhi CM said.
BJP MLA Pravesh Verma will be in-charge of the Public Works Department (PWD), Legislative Affairs, Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FC), Water, and Gurdwara elections.
After the first Cabinet meeting Parvesh Verma said, “Ayushman scheme implemented in Delhi and CAG reports will be tabled soon.”
Minister Ashish Sood has been allocated Home, Power, Urban Development, Education, Higher Education, Training and Technical Education department.
Manjinder Singh Sira, BJP MLA from Rajouri Garden, will be responsible for the Food and Supplies, Forest and Environment, and Industries departments. Minister Ravinder Singh (Indraj) has been allocated the Social Welfare, SC and ST Welfare, Cooperative, and Elections departments.
Minister Kapil Mishra has been given Law and Justice, Labour, Employment, Art and Culture, Language, and Tourism departments.
Pankaj Kumar Singh has been given the responsibility of Health and Family welfare, transport and Information Technology department.