The designations of 11 ministers in the newly formed Telangana Cabinet were revealed on Saturday with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy retaining Municipal Administration and Urban Development, General Administration, Law and Order, and all other unallocated portfolios for himself. Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has been assigned the finance portfolio.
On Saturday, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy submitted a list of ministers' portfolio to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.
According to a report on IANS, Duddilla Sridhar Babu has been appointed as the new minister for Information Technology and Industries, Electronics and communications and commerce. He will also oversee legislative affairs.
Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy is assigned Irrigation & CAD, Food & Civil Supplies. C. Damodar Rajanarasimha will serve as the minister for Health, Medical & Family Welfare, Science and Technology. Komatireddy Venkat Reddy will manage Roads and buildings, and Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy will take on the responsibilities of Revenue and Housing, along with Information and public Relations.
Ponnam Prabhakar will oversee the portfolios of Transport and BC Welfare, reported Times Of India.
Konda Surekha is tasked with managing Environment and forests and Endowment.
Seethakka assumes the role of the minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (including Rural Water Supply), Women and child Welfare.
Agriculture, Marketing, Co-operation, and Handlooms and textiles have been allocated to Tummala Nageswara Rao, while Jupally Krishna Rao will be minister for Prohibition and excise; Tourism and culture and Archaeology.
The portfolios were decided a day after the CM visited New Delhi. The CM is understood to have held talks with the party's leaders on the cabinet and its expansion.
On December 7, CM Revanth Reddy and 11 Ministers took oath in Hyderabad.
On Saturday, Pro Tem Speaker and AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi took oath during the first session of the state Legislative Assembly. Other newly elected MLAs of Telangana Assembly were also inducted into the house.