Bhubaneswar, 05/09/2022 (Odisha Samachar) – The wait is over. Today, new Ministers have been sworn in. Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal administered the oath taking. Thirteen cabinet ministers were sworn in at the swearing-in ceremony today, while eight were sworn in as ministers of state.Cabinet Minister are :1) Jagannath Sarka 2) Niranjan Pujari 3) Ranendra Pratap Swain 4) Pramila Malik 5) Usha Devi 4) Prafulla Mallick 4) Pratap Deb 4) Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak 4) Pradeep Kumar Amat 10) Nab Kishore Das 11) Ashok Chandra Panda 12 (Tukuni Sahu 13) Rajendra DholakiaSimilarly Minister of State are :1) Sameer Ranjan Das 2) Ashwini Kumar Patra 3) Preeti Ranjan Ghadei 4) Srikant Sahu 5) Tusharkanti Behera 6) Rohit Pujari 7) Rita Sahu 8) Basanti Hembram Distribution of Portfolios :
Jagannath Saraka – SC & ST Development, Minorities & Backward Classes
Niranjan Pujari – Finance, Parliamentary Affairs
Ranendra Pratap Swain – Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development
Pradip Kumar Amat – Forest & Environment, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Information & Public Relations
Pramila Mallick – Revenue & Disaster Management
Usha Devi – Housing & Urban Development
Prafulla Mallick – Steel & Mines, Works
Pratap Keshari Deb – Industries, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Energy
Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak – Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Cooperation
Naba Kisore Das – Health & Family Welfare
Tukuni Sahu – Water Resources, Commerce & Transport
Ashok Kumar Panda – Science & Technology, Public Enterprises, Social Security & Empowerment of PwDs
Rajendra Dholakia – Planning & Convergence
Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
Samir Ranjan Dash – School and Mass Education
Ashwini Patra – Tourism, Odia Language, Literature & Culture, Excise
Priti Ranjan Ghadei – Rural Development, Skill Development & Technical Education
Srikant Sahoo – Labour & Employees’ State Insurance
Tusharkanti Behera – Electronics & IT, Sports & Youth Affairs
Rohit Pujari – Higher Education
Rita Sahu – Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts
Basanti Hembrem – Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti