21 Ministers administered Oath by the Governor
11 Cabinet Rank
2 Women in Naveen’s Team
Bhubaneswar, 21 May 2014 (OdishaLive Bureau): Mr. Naveen Patnaik, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and veteran leader, takes over charge as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fourth consecutive time. He was administered oath, today, by Mr. S. C. Jameer, the Governor of Odisha.
Other 21 ministers also took oath at the swearing-in ceremony, organised at the Raj Bhawan. It includes 11 Cabinet ministers and 10 Minister of State.
Naveen’s council of ministers include some new faces this time. They are Mr. Sudam Marandi, Mr. Pranab Prakash Das, Mrs. Snehangini Chhuria, Mr. Prafulla Kumar Mallick, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi, Mr. Jogendra Behera, Mr. Sanjay Dasburma and Mr. Ashok Kumar Panda.
This time Naveen has taken 2 women in his cabinet. They are Mrs. Usha Devi and Mrs. Snehangini Chhuria. Among them Mrs. Usha Devi has given Cabinet berth.
Among the old timers Dr. Damodar Rout, Mr. Debi Mishra, Mr. Bijayshree Rouray, Mr. Bikram Keshari Arukh, Mr. Badri Narayan Patra, Mr. Lalbihari Himirika and Mr. Arun Sahoo have retained ministerial berth.
Some important changes are being observed in Naveen’s decision in choosing his team. He has included Mr. Pradeep Maharathi, Mr. Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak and Mr. Puspendra Singhdeo, whom Mr. Patnaik had dropped from the ministry sometime back during the last tenure. Similarly, he has chosen this time to drop the veterans like Mr. Surya Narayan Patra, Mr. Maheswar Mohanty, Mr. Niranjan Poojari and Mr. Rajanikant Singh who were enjoying his confidence in the last term.
After taking oath in the morning the Chief Minister has allocated different departments to the ministers. They will take charge of their departments soon.
Cabinet Ministers with their Berth:
Mr. Pradip Kumar Amat – Finance
Dr. Damodar Rout – Excise and Cooperative
Mr. Debi Prasad Mishra – Industry, School and Mass Education
Pradip Maharathi – Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development
Mr. Bijayshree Routray – Revenue and Disaster Management
Mr. Bikram Keshari Arukh – Forest, Environment and Parliamentary Affairs
Smt. Usha Devi – Women and Child Welfare, Planning and Coordination
Mr. Lal Bihari Himirika – SC and ST Development
Mr. Jogendra Behera – MSME, Public Grievances and Pension Administration
Mr. Badri Narayan Patra – Rural Development
Mr. Pushpendra Singhdeo – Housing and Urban Development
Ministers of State (Independent Charge):
Mr. Prafulla Kumar Mallick – Steel and Mines, Labour and Employment
Mr. Ramesh Chandra Majhi – Commerce and Transport
Mr. Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak – Health, Information and Public Relations
Mr. Arun Kumar Sahoo – Law and Panchayatiraj
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Dasburma – Food and Civil Supply, Technical Education and Training
Mr. Sudam Marandi – Sports and Youth Services
Mr. Pradeep Panigrahi – Higher Education
Mr. Ashok Chandra Panda – Culture and Tourism
Mr. Pranab Prakash Das – Energy and IT
Mrs. Snehangini Chhuria – Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts, Mission Shakti
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