Newly sworn Haryana Ministers get portfolios; Ajay Yadav is FM

CHANDIGARH: The newly inducted Haryana Ministers were allocated portfolios, with six-time Congress MLA Ajay Yadav becoming the State Finance Minister and the Independents, whose support is crucial for the ruling Congress, also managing some key departments.

Governor Jagan Nath Pahadia allocated the portfolios to the newly sworn in nine ministers - six Cabinet and three Ministers of State - belonging to the Congress (five) and Independents (four) on the recommendations of Hooda, an official spokesman said here this evening.

Ajay Singh Yadav will hold the portfolios of Finance, Planning, Institutional Finance and Credit Control,Irrigation, Forests and Environment, he said here.

In the previous Hooda regime, the Finance portfolio was handled by senior Congress leader Birender Singh, who lost the October 13 state assembly elections.

Another senior leader Randeep Singh Surjewala will hold the portfolios of Water Supply and Sanitation, Parliamentary Affairs, Electronics and Information Technology, Science and Technology and Public Works (Building and Roads) Department.

Mahender Partap Singh would hold the portfolios of Power, Renewable Energy,Labour and Employment, Food and Supplies, Urban Local Bodies and Industries and Commerce.

Om Parkash Jain, Independent MLA from Panipat Rural, has been rewarded with the portfolios of Transport, Tourism, Civil Aviation and Hospitality.