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Punjab Cabinet minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal divested of rural development, agriculture charge

Reported by:  PTC News Desk  Edited by:  Shefali Kohli -- May 31st 2023 01:53 PM -- Updated: May 31st 2023 04:35 PM
Punjab Cabinet minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal divested of rural development, agriculture charge

Punjab Cabinet minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal divested of rural development, agriculture charge

Punjab Cabinet reallocation: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has reallocated the portfolios after the Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday following the resignation of Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar from the Council of Ministers to Governor Banwari Lal Purohit for early acceptance. 

 AAP MLAs Gurmeet Singh Khudian and Balkar Singh sworn in as new ministers in Punjab on Wednesday as the Bhagwant Mann government expanded its cabinet.


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Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh. 

Notably, Khudian is legislator from Lambi seat in Muktsar. Balkar Singh is an MLA from Kartarpur reserved seat in Jalandhar. 

Meanwhile, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has been divested of rural development, agriculture charge and gets NRI Affairs and Administrative Affairs. 

The new portfolios of ministers in Punjab Cabinet, after the reshuffle today are as below:

 

Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer has been given Water Resources, Mines & Geology, Science, Technology & Environment, Sports & Youth Services and Conservation of Land & Water 

Laljit Singh Bhullar has been given Transport and Rural Development & Panchayats

Balkar Singh has been given Local Government and Parliamentary Affairs 

Gurmeet Singh Khudian has been given Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development, Food Processing.  

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