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Manipur CM allocates portfolios to Ministers

By Correspondent

IMPHAL, March 25 - Portfolios of Ministers in the 12 day-old BJP-led coalition government in Manipur was allocated last night.

Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren has retained the portfolios of Home, Personnel, Planning, General Administration Department, Vigilance, Legislative Affairs, Transport, Minor Irrigation, Sericulture, Tourism, Labour & Employment, Minority & OBC, Information Technology and all other departments not allocated specifically.

Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar of National People Party gets Finance, Excise, Taxation, Science &Technology, Economics & Statistics and Civil Aviation.

BJP�s Th Bishwajit was allocated Public Works Department, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Commerce and Industries, Power, Administrative Reforms and Training, Information and Public Relation.

L Jayentakumar Singh of NPP will be the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Law and Legislative Affairs, Arts and Culture, Command Area Development Authority. Karam Shyam of Lok Jan Sakti gets Public Distribution System and Consumer Affairs, Weights and Measures, Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation.

Letpao Haokip of NPP was given Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Youth Affairs and Sports while N Kayisii, also from NPP gets Tribal and Hill Areas Development, and Fisheries.

Th Shyamkumar of Congress gets MAHUD, Town Planning, Forest and Environment, Horticulture and Soil Conservation while Losii Dikho of Naga People�s Front was allocated Public Health Engineering, and Printing and Stationary.

V Hangkhanlian of BJP gets Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry. Nemcha Kipgen (BJP) gets Social Welfare and Co-operation. Thokchom Radhesyam Singh (BJP) gets Education, Labour and Employment.

The 12 Parliamentary Secretaries sworn in on Thursday have also been allotted their portfolios.

Meanwhile, the non-inclusion of senior-most elected member from Tamenglong district in the Cabinet has evoked sharp reaction from Zeliangrong Baudi (ZB), Manipur and Zeliangrong Youth Front (ZYF), Manipur.

Stating that Tamenglong had been neglected for the past 15 years by the Congress-led Government, they said and added, �It is very unfortunate that Tamenglong district have been left out in the Council of Ministers.�

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