Haryana

• 22 Oct 2024

Haryana Portfolio Allocation

Why in News?

The new Haryana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Nayab Saini, has a total of 13 ministers representing a range of communities to balance caste equations.

Key Points

• Haryana Ministers List with Portfolios (2024):
  • Nayab Saini (CM): Home, Finance, Planning, Excise & Taxation, Town & Country Planning, Information & PR, Justice, General Admin, Housing, CID, Personnel, Law & Legislative, others not assigned.
  • Arvind Kumar Sharma: Co-operation, Jails, Elections, Heritage & Tourism.
  • Shyam Singh Rana: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries.
  • Ranbir Singh Gangwa: Public Health Engineering, Public Works.
  • Krishan Kumar Bedi: Social Justice, SCs/BCs Welfare, Antyodaya, Hospitality.
  • Krishan Lal Panwar: Development, Panchayats, Mines & Geology.
  • Rao Narbir Singh: Industries, Environment, Sainik Welfare.
  • Mahipal Dhanda: School & Higher Education, Parliamentary Affairs.
  • Vipul Goel: Revenue, Urban Local Bodies, Civil Aviation.
  • Shruti Choudhry: Women & Child Development, Irrigation.
  • Aarti Singh Rao: Health, AYUSH.
  • Rajesh Nagar: Food & Civil Supplies, Printing & Stationery (Independent Charge).
  • Gaurav Gautam: Youth Empowerment, Sports, Law & Legislative (Attached).
• 91^st Amendment Act:
  • The Constitution (91st Amendment) Act, 2003 inserted clause 1A in Article 164, which says “the total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State shall not exceed 15% of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.