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The five newly inducted Punjab Cabinet Ministers were on Monday administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Gulab Chand Kataria.
The simple swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan took place in the presence of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and several other dignitaries. The Chief Secretary Anurag Verma conducted the proceedings of the swearing-in ceremony.
The new ministers who took oath today are Hardeep Singh Mundian (MLA Sahnewal), Barinder Kumar Goel (MLA Lehra), Tarunpreet Singh Sond (MLA Khanna), Dr. Ravjot Singh (MLA Sham Chaurasi) and Mohinder Bhagat (Jalandhar West).
CM BHAGWANT SINGH MAIN RETAIN HOME, HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA IN NO. 2 IN CABINET, HARJOT SINGH BAINS ALLOCATED PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPTT. DR. RAVJOT SINGH NEW LOCAL GOVT. MINISTER
Prominent amongst others present at the swearing-in included Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandwan, Cabinet Ministers Aman Arora, Dr. Baljeet Kaur, Dr. Balbir Singh, Lal Chand Kataruchakk, Harbhajan Singh ETO and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.
Several MLAs, party leaders, senior officers from civil and police administration and family members of the newly inducted ministers also attended the event.
HARDEEP SINGH MUNDIAN WAS THE FIRST TO TAKE OATH AS MINISTER
Sahnewal MLA Hardeep Singh Mundian took oath as minister. This was followed by Lehra MLA Barinder Goyal, Khanna MLA Tarun Preet Singh Saundh, Sham Chaurasi MLA Dr. Ravjot Singh and then Jalandhar West MLA Mohinder Bhagat took oath as ministers. It is to be noted that CM Bhagwant Mann had said that Mohinder Bhagat, who won the by-election from Jalandhar West constituency and became MLA, would be made a minister. CM Mann kept his same promise.
CM ALLOTED DEPARTMENTS TO CABINET
CHIEF MINISTER BHAGHWANT SINGH MAAN
- GAD, Home Affairs & Justice, Personnel, Co- Operation, Legal & Legislative Affairs , Civil Aviation , Science Technology & Environment, - Sports & Youth Services.
HARPAL SINGH CHEEMA
Finance, Planning, Program implementation , Excise & Taxation
AMAN ARORA
New & Renewable Energy sources, Printing & Stationary , Governor reforms and removal of grievances, Employment generation & Training
DR. BALJIT KAUR
Social Justice Empowerment & Minorities Social security women & child development
KULDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL
NRI affairs, Administrative reforms
DR.BALBIR SINGH
Health & Family welfare Medical education & research Elections
HARDEEP SINGH MUNDIAN
Revenue, Rehabilitation & disaster management, water supply & sanitation, Housing & Urban development
LAL SINGH KATARUCHAK
-Food civil supplies & consumer affairs, forests wild life
LALJIT SINGH BHULLAR
Transport & Jails ,
HARJOT SINGH BAINS
Technical education and industrial Training, Higher education, school education, Information & Public Relations
HARBHAJAN SINGH ETO
- Power, Public works (B&R)
BARINDER KUMAR GOYAL
Mines & Geology, water resources, Conservation of Land and water
TARUNPREET SINGH SOND
- Tourism & Culture affairs, - investment promotion - labour - hospitality - Industry and commerce
- rural development & Panchayats
DR. RAVJOT SINGH
- Local Govt, - Parliamentary affairs
GURMEET SINGH KHUDIAN
-Agriculture & Farmers welfare, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries and dairy development - food processing
MOHINDER BHAGAT
- Defence services welfare , - Freedom fighters - Horticulture