Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has allocated portfolios to the newly inducted ministers in Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s cabinet.
In an order dated October 17, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Secretariat said, “In pursuance of Rule 4 (2) of the Transaction of Business of the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Rules, 2019, I, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, do hereby assign to the charge of the Ministers the Government Business as shown in Annexure.”
As per the order, Surinder Kumar Choudhary (Deputy Chief Minister) has been assigned Public Works (R&B), Industries & Commerce, Mining, Labour & Employment and Skill Development.
Sakeena Masood (Itoo) has been assigned Health & Medical Education, School Education, Higher Education and Social Welfare, the order stated.
Javed Ahmed Rana has been assigned Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs. Javid Ahmad Dar has been assigned Agriculture Production, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative, and Election, the order stated.
Satish Sharma has been assigned Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Youth Services & Sports and ARI & Training, the order stated.
“Any other departments/subjects not allocated to any of the ministers shall remain with the Chief Minister,” the order further stated. The NC-Congress alliance won the assembly polls in J-K held after a gap of ten years. JKNC won 42 seats while the Congress managed to win six.
A day after taking oath as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah on Thursday chaired his first cabinet meeting. The meeting was held at Civil Secretariat in Srinagar.
Omar Abdullah had earlier served as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 and 2014. The NC-Congress alliance won the assembly polls in J-K held after a gap of ten years. JKNC won 42 seats while the Congress managed to win six.
The BJP put up an impressive performance, bagging 29 seats. The People’s Democratic Party won three seats and one each by the People’s Conference, CPI-M and AAP. Seven seats were also won by the Independents.
The results of the three-phased elections in Jammu and Kashmir were declared on October 8. This was the first election in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.
