According to sources in the Lieutenant Governor's (LG) office, the file to give additional responsibility of three departments including Finance and Revenue to Delhi Minister Atishi has been sent back to the Chief Minister following the LG's approval.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers on July 3 which will be held at the newly-built convention centre at Pragati Maidan in the national capital, sources said
The Odisha Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is poised for a reshuffle on Monday with new ministers likely to get ministerial berths, officials said.
Earlier today Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju was assigned as Minister of Earth Sciences while Arun Ram Meghwal was allotted the charge of the Law Ministry.
"I look forward to fulfilling the vision of Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi ji in the Earth Sciences Ministry with the same zeal and vigour I have imbibed as a humble karyakarta of BJP," Rijiju said.
Meghwal will also get existing portfolios of Rijiju apart from the Law and Justice Ministry as a part of this reshuffle. Kiren Rijijiu has meanwhile been assigned to the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
"PTR has been transferred to the IT Ministry. In January this year, CM M K Stalin during a public meeting spoke about the efficiency of PTR as Finance Minister. Even in March, Stalin spoke about the efficiency of PTR and said that he manages the finance department well. Then why PTR has to b
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has expanded his cabinet for the second time since the formation of his government in May 2021, making changes to the portfolio of five ministers including PTR.