Cabinet allocation announced: Departments assigned to Hemant Cabinet ministers

Ranchi, July 8, 2024: After the recent swearing-in ceremony of the Hemant Cabinet, the allocation of departments among 11 ministers has been finalized. Chief Minister Hemant Soren has retained key departments like Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Official Language, Home, Road Construction, Building Construction, Cabinet Secretariat and Surveillance.

Among the newly appointed ministers, Baidyanath Ram has been given the responsibility of the Education Department, while Deepika Pandey Singh has been given the charge of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. Irfan Ansari has been assigned the Rural Development, Rural Works and Panchayati Raj Department.

The complete list of ministers and the departments assigned to them are as follows:

1. Champai Soren

• Water Resources Department
• Higher and Technical Education Department

1. Baidyanath Ram

• School Education and Literacy Department
• Prohibition Department

1. Mithilesh Thakur

• Drinking Water and Sanitation Department

1. B.V. Devi

• Women Child Development and Social Security Department

1. Hafizul Hasan

• Minority Welfare Department
• Registration Department
• Tourism, Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Department
• Urban Development and Housing Department

1. Deepak Birua

• Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste and Backward Class Welfare Department
• Transport Department

1. Banna Gupta

• Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department
• Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department

1. Rameshwar Oraon

• Finance Department
• Planning and Development Department
• Commercial Tax Department
• Parliamentary Affairs Department

1. Deepika Pandey Singh

• Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative Department
• Disaster Management Department

1. Irfan Ansari

• Rural Development Department
• Rural Works Department
• Panchayati Raj Department

1. Satyanand Bhokta

• Labour, Planning, Training and Skill Development Department
• Industries Department

The distribution of departments reflects a strategic alignment aimed at improving the state’s economic and social security. The key to progress is effective governance and focused development in various sectors.