New portfolios: Pujari gets finance, Samir retains school and mass education, Naba Das health

As expected, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik selected his new team which comprises a mix of new and experienced leaders. As many as 21 members of the new Council of Ministers were sworn in at a special function held on Sunday.

Those who took oaths as Cabinet Ministers were— Jagannath Saraka, Niranjan Pujari, Ranendra Pratap Swain, Pramila Mallick, Usha Devi, Prafulla Kumar Mallik ,Pratap Keshari Deb, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Pradip Kumar Amat, Naba Kishore Das, Ashok Chandra Panda, Tukuni Sahu and Rajendra Dholakia

Live Updates: Naveen’s revamped cabinet: Full list of new ministers and their portfolios

Those who took oath as Ministers of State (Independent Charge) were--- Samir Ranjan Dash,Aswini Kumar Patra, Pritiranjan Ghadai, Srikanta Sahoo, Tusharkanti Behera, Rohit Pujari, Rita Sahu and Basanti Hembram.

Earlier on Saturday, all the 20 ministers in the Naveen’s cabinet had tendered their resignations ahead of the rejig today.

Portfolios of Cabinet Ministers:

1. Prafulla Kumar Mallik : Steel and Mines, Works

2.Pratap Keshari Deb: Industries, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Energy

3.Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, Cooperation

4. Pradip Kumar Amat: Forest & Environment, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Information & Public Relations

5.Naba Kishore Das: Health & Family Welfare

6.Ashok Chandra Panda: Science & Technology, Public Enterprise, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disability

7.Tukuni Sahu: Water Resources, Commerce and Transport

8. Rajendra Dholakia: Planning & Convergence

9.Jagannath Saraka: ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare, Law

10. Niranjan Pujari: Finance

11.Ranendra Pratap Swain: Agriculture

12. Pramila Mallick: Revenue and Disaster Management

13. Usha Devi: Housing & Urban Development

Portfolios of Ministers of State (Independent charge)

Samir Ranjan Dash: School & Mass Education

Aswini Kumar Patra: Tourism, Odia Language, Literature &Culture, Excise

Pritiranjan Ghadai: Rural Development, Skill Development & Technical Education

Srikanta Sahu: Labour & Employees’ State Insurance

Tusharkanti Behera: Electronics & Information Technology, Sports & Youth Services

Rohit Pujari: Higher Education

Rita Sahu: Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts

Basanti Hembram: Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti

Tusharkanti Behera: Home