Those making debut into the ministry are Sashi Bhushan Behera, Sushant Singh, Bijay Naik, Nrusingha Sahu, Anant Das and Chandra Sarathi Behera. "Besides, two MoS were elevated to the rank of cabinet ministers", Patnaik told reporters after the swearing in ceremony.
The Chief Minister later allocated portfolios to his ministers, retaining the four portfolios of Home Department, General Administration, Water Resources and Works.
Former revenue minister Bijayshree Routray was given forest and environment department while Bikram Keshari Arukha got rural development, information and public relations along with parliamentary affairs departments. He was given Commerce and Transport portfolio held by Mr Ramesh Majhi, who has been elevated to cabinet rank and allotted SC and ST Development.
New ministers take oath of office & secrecy before Governor S C Jamir after being inducted into the Odisha cabinet at Raj Bhawan in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Usha Devi has been appointed the new Planning, Coordination and Technical Education Minister while Surya Narayan Patro will be the Food Supplies and Cooperation Minister. Sources said, 10 members of the Patnaik cabinet will tender their resignation ahead of the reshuffle which is expected to take place on Sunday.
5 key questions about the NHS cyber hack answered
Russia's central bank was targeted, along with several government ministries and the railway system. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said government computer systems were not affected.
"I thank the Chief Minister and the people of Odisha for reposing faith in me".
The countdown for the reshuffle started after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said a reshuffle would be effected very shortly.
The nine other ministers who put in their papers are Sanjay Dasburma, Pranab Prakash Das, Arun Sahoo, Pradeep Panigrahi, Pushpendra Singhdeo, Lal Bihari Himirika, Sudam Marndi, Jogendra Behera and Debi Prasad Mishra.
Amat stepped down amidst speculations that he would be sworn in as the new Assembly Speaker, the post vacated by Pujari yesterday. Nirajnan Pujari, earlier the Speaker, has been inducted as a minister.
Comments