Hyderabad, Dec. 9:
Two days after swearing in as ministers, the portfolios of the Ministers in the new Cabinet were announced on Saturday. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has kept Municipal Administration and Urban Development, General Administration, Law and Order, apart from all other unallocated portfolios with himself.
Revanth Reddy on Friday visited Delhi to get the party high command’s approval before finalizing the ministers’ portfolios. He submitted a list of ministers and portfolios to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday morning. The State government has also issued a gazette notification on the same.
Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu will head the crucial portfolios of Finance & Planning and Energy, while former TPCC chief and senior Congress leader N Uttam Kumar Reddy has been assigned Irrigation & CAD, Food and Civil Supplies portfolios.
C Damodar Rajanarasimha has been allotted Health, Medical and Family Welfare, along with the Science and Technology Ministry.
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has been given charge of Roads & Buildings and Cinematography.
D Sridhar Babu has been assigned the portfolios of Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce and Legislative Affairs, whereas former Karimnagar MP Ponnam Prabhakar has been allotted the Backward Class Welfare and Transport ministries.
Among the two women ministers, Konda Surekha, has been given charge of Forest & Environment and Endowments Ministries, whereas D. Anasuya alias Seethakka would be handling Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (including rural water supply), Women and Child Welfare Ministries.
The ministries of Prohibition & Excise, Tourism & Culture and Archaeology have been given to Jupally Krishna Rao, while Agriculture, Marketing, Co-operation, and Handlooms & Textiles have been allocated to Tummala Nageshwara Rao.
Former MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy has been allotted Revenue and Housing and Information & Public Relations