A day after Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as Chief Minister of Assam on Tuesday, 13 other cabinet ministers have been allotted with their respective portfolios.
The list of ministers with their respective charges is as follows:
Himanta Biswa Sarma: Home, Personnel, PWD and any other department not allotted to other ministers
Ranjit Kumar Dass: Panchayat & Rural Development, Public Health Engineering, Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
Atul Bora: Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Border Area Development, Implementation of Assam Accord, Cooperation
Urkhao Gwra Brahma: Cooperation Handloom & Textile, Soil Conservation, Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (BTC)
Chandra Mohan Patowary: Transport, Industries & Commerce, Skill Development and Welfare of Minorities
Parimal Shuklabaidya: Environment & Forests, Fisheries, Excise
Keshab Mahanta: Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology, Information Technology
Ranuj Pegu: Education, Welfare of Plain Tribe & Backward Classes (non-BTC)
Ashok Singhal: Guwahati Development, Urban Development, Irrigation
Jogen Mohan: Revenue & Disaster Management, Hills Area Development, Mines & Minerals
Sanjay Kishan: Welfare of Tea Tribes, Labour & Employment
Ajanta Neog: Social Welfare, Finance
Pijush Hazarika: Water Resources, Information & Public Relations, Parliamentary Affairs Sports & Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Power, Tourism
Bimal Bora: Sports & Youth Welfare, Cultural Affairs, Power, Tourism
The portfolios will be officially handed in the first cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
