Bihar Cabinet Expansion: After the expansion of the cabinet in Bihar earlier this week, the portfolios were allotted on Thursday. The list of allotted departments of BJP ministers in the Nitish Kumar Cabinet includes several rejigged positions. Take a look at which department has been allotted to which minister.
Samrat Choudhary - Finance and Commercial Taxes Department
Vijay Kumar Sinha - Department of Agriculture, Department of Mines and Minerals
Prem Kumar - Department of Cooperation
Renu Devi - Department of Animal and Fisheries Resources
Mangal Pandey - Department of Health and Department of Law
Neeraj Kumar Bablu - Department of Public Health and Control
Nitish Mishra- Industries Department
Nitin Navin- Road Construction Department
Janak Ram - Scheduled Castes and Tribes Department
Hari Sahni- Backward and Very Backward Classes Welfare Department
Krishnanandan Paswan- Department of Sugarcane Industry
Kedar Gupta- Panchayati Raj Department
Surendra Mehta- Sports Department
Santosh Singh- Department of Labor Resources
Sanjay Sarawagi- Department of Revenue and Land Reforms
Sunil Kumar- Department of Environment and Climate Change
Raju Kumar Singh- Department of Tourism
Moti Lal Prasad - Art Culture and Youth Department
Jivesh Kumar Mishra - Department of Urban Development and Housing
Vijay Kumar Mandal - Disaster Management Department
Mantu Singh- Department of Information Technology
Santosh Suman - Department of Minor Water Resources
What Were The Rejigs In Bihar Cabinet?
Nitin Naveen has been moved from the Ministry of Urban Development to the Road Construction Department. The road construction department was earlier with Vijay Sinha. BJP MLA Jivesh Mishra, who was sworn in on February 26, was given the charge of the Ministry of Urban Development.
Jitan Ram Manjhi's son Santosh Suman was handling three departments. Now, the Information Technology (IT) and Disaster Management Department, have been reallocated. Mantu Singh has been handed the Department of Information Technology and the Disaster Management Department has been allotted to Vijay Mandal. Mangal Pandey has been given the agriculture department to Vijay Sinha. The charge of the law department has been given to Mangal Pandey.
Moti Lal Prasad has been asked to take over the Department of Art, Culture and Youth from Vijay Kumar Sinha.