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Ludhiana, September 28
After the oath ceremony of 15 cabinet ministers of Punjab on Sunday, September 26, the departments have been allocated now on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will manage 14 departments including Excise, Legal and Legislative Affairs, and Civil Aviation. The Deputy CM Sukhjinder Randhawa and Om Prakash Soni will be responsible for three departments each.
The responsibility for Finance, Taxation, Governance Reforms have again been given to Manpreet Singh Badal. The cabinet minister from Ludhiana, Bharat Bhushan Ashu will look after Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.
Three important departments- Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, New and Renewable Energy Sources, and Medical Education and Research, have been handed over to Raj Kumar Verka, who has made to the cabinet for the first time.
Have a look at the complete list here:
| Sr. No. | Name | Portfolios |
| 1. | Charanjit Singh Channi (Chief Minister) | Personnel Vigilance General Administration Justice Legal & Legislative Affairs Information and Public Relations Environment Mining and Geology Civil Aviation Excise Investment Promotion Hospitality Power Tourism and Cultural Affairs |
| 2. | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (Deputy CM) | Home Affairs Cooperation Jails |
| 3. | Om Prakash Soni (Deputy CM) | Health and Family Welfare Defence Service Welfare Freedom Fighters |
| 4. | Brahm Mohindra | Local Government Parliamentary Affairs Elections Removal of Grievances |
| 5. | Manpreet Singh Badal | Finance Taxation Governance Reforms Planning Programme Implementation |
| 6. | Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa | Rural Development and Panchayats Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development |
| 7. | Aruna Chaudhary | Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management |
| 8. | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria | Water Resources Housing & Urban Development |
| 9. | Rana Gurjeet Singh | Technical Education & Industrial Training Employment Generation & Training Horticulture Soil & Water Conversation |
| 10. | Razia Sultana | Water Supply & Sanitation Social Security Women and Child Development Printing & Stationery |
| 11. | Vijay Inder Singla | Public Works Administrative Reforms |
| 12. | Bharat Bhushan Ashu | Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs |
| 13. | Randeep Singh Nabha | Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Food Processing |
| 14. | Raj Kumar Verka | Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities New and Renewable Energy Sources Medical Education & Research |
| 15. | Sangat Singh Gilzian | Forests Wild Life Labour |
| 16. | Pargat Singh | School Education Higher Education Sports & Youth Services NRI Affairs |
| 17. | Amarinder Singh Raja Warring | Transport |
| 18. | Gurkirat Singh Kotli | Industries & Commerce Information Technology Science & Technology |
