Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai allocated portfolios to ministers, three days after they were sworn in.Mr. Bommai has retained Finance and Bengaluru Development, besides all the other unallocated portfolios. Home has been given to first-time minister Araga Jnanedra.Murugesh Nirani has been allocated Industries, while R. Ashok, who was Revenue Minister earlier, will continue with the same responsibility. Primary Education will now be handled by first-time minister B.C. Nagesh. N. Sunil Kumar, another first time minister, has got Energy and Kannada and Culture.K. Sudhakar has retained Health and Family Welfare, while Ashwath Narayan, earlier Minister for Higher Education and IT/BT, will continue to shoulder the same responsibilities.
In all, 29 ministers, besides Mr. Bommai, are now in the Cabinet.As many as 13 ministers will continue in the same ministries that they did in the B.S. Yediyurappa-led ministry.
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (3) of Article 166 of the Constitution of India, read with Rule 5 of the Karnataka Government (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1977, 1, THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT, Governor of Karnataka, on the advice of the Chief Minister, do hereby allocate portfolios with immediate effect, the business of Government, in so far as it relates to the following Ministers:
Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister -DPAR, Finance, Intelligence from Home, Cabinet Affairs, Bengaluru Development and allun-allocated portfolios.
Govind Makthappa Karajol-Major and Medium Irrigation
K.S. Eshwarappa-Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department
R. Ashoka-Revenue (excluding Muzarai)
B. Sreeramulu-Transport, ST Welfare
V. Somanna-Housing, Infrastructure Development
Umesh Vishwanah Katti-Forest, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs
Angara. S-Fisheries, Ports and Inland Transport
J.C. Madhu Swamy-Minor Irrigation, Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation
Aaraga Jnanendra-Home Department Intelligence
Dr. Ashwath Narayan-Higher Education, IT & BT, Science and Technology, Skill Development
Chandrakantagouda Channappagouda Patil-Public Works Department
Anand Singh-Ecology and Environment, Tourism
Kota Shrinivas Poojari-Social Welfare, Backward Welfare Classes
Prabhu Chauhan-Animal Husbandry
Murugesh Rudrappa-Nirani Large & Medium Industries
S.T. Somashekhar Co-operation
B.C. Patil-Agriculture
B.A. Basavaraja (Byrati)- Urban Development (including KUWSDB & KUIDFC, excluding Bengaluru Development, BBMP, BDA, BWSSB, BMRDA, BMRCL and Directorate of Town Planning, Urban Development Department)
K. Sudhakar-Health and Family Welfare, Medical Education
K. Gopalaiah-Excise from Finance Department
Jolle Shashikala Annasaheb-Muzarai, Haj & Wakf
Nagaraju (M.T.B)-Municipal Administration, Small Scale Industries, Public Sector Industries.
Narayanagowda- Sericulture, Youth Empowerment and Sports
B.C. Nagesh- Primary and Secondary Education and Sakala
Sunil Kumar-Energy, Kannada and Culture
Sri Achar Halappa Basappa Munenakoppa-Mines and Geology from Commerce and Industries Department, Women and Child Development & Disabled & Senior Citizens Empowerment
B.C. Patil- Handloom and Textile Department from C & Department, Sugarcane Development and Directorate of
Munirathna-Sugar, Horticulture and Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics Department.
