Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu makes Pawan Kalyan his deputy; allocates portfolios to ministers

Key portfolios of panchayat raj, rural development, rural water supply, environment, forests, science and technology is entrusted with Kalyan.

Published Jun 14, 2024 | 3:41 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 14, 2024 | 4:03 PM

Andhra Pradesh Ministers with PM Narendra Modi, CM Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan and Governor Abdul Nazeer. (X)

As expected, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has taken Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan as the deputy chief minister while allocating portfolios to his 24-member Cabinet.

Key portfolios of panchayat raj, rural development, rural water supply, environment, forests, science and technology have been entrusted to him.

The remaining two Jana Sena Ministers Nadendla Manohar and Kandula Durgesh were given food and civil supplies, and tourism and culture respectively.

The lone BJP Minister Satya Kumar Yadav got health, family welfare and medical education.

The TDP retained the other key portfolios of finance, human resources, Information Technology (IT), industries, revenue, housing, transport, agriculture, municipal administration and home departments.

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Ministers and their portfolios

The following is the list of the portfolios allotted to the ministers in the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet.

Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu: General Administration Department (GAD), Law and Order, Public Enterprises and all other portfolios not allocated to ministers.
Deputy Chief Minister Konidela Pawan Kalyan: Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, Rural Water supply, Environment, Forests, Science and Technology.
Nara Lokesh: Human Resources Development, IT, Electronics and Communication, Real Time Governance (RTG)
Kinjarapu Atchan Naidu: Agriculture, Cooperation, Marketing, Animal Husbandry, Dairy development and Fisheries
Kollu Ravindra: Mines and Geology and Excise
Nadendla Manohar: Food and Civil supplies, Consumer affairs.
Ponguru Narayana: Municipal Administration and Urban Development
Anitha Vangalapudi: Home Affairs, Disaster Management
Satya Kumar Yadav: Health Family Welfare, and Medical Education
Dr Nimmala Ramanaidu: Water Resources Development
Nasyam Mohammad Farook: Law, Justice and Minority Welfare
Anam Ramnarayana Reddy: Endowments
Payyavula Keshav: Finance, Planning, Commercial Taxes, and Legislature
Anagani Satay Prasad: Revenue, Registration and Stamps
Kolusu Parthasarathy – Housing and Information & Public Relations (I & PR)
Dr Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swami: Social Welfare, Disabled and Senior Citizen Welfare, Sachivalayam and Village Volunteers
Gottipati Ravi Kumar: Energy
Kandula Durgesh: Tourism, Culture and Cinematography
Gummadi Sandhya Rani: Women, Child Welfare and Tribal Welfare
BC Janardhan Reddy: Roads, Buildings, Infrastructure and Investments
TG Bharath: Industries, Commerce and Food Processing
S Savitha: BC Welfare, Economically Weaker Sections Welfare, Handloom and Textiles
Vasamsetty Subhash: Labour, Factories, Boilers, Insurance Medical Services
Kondapalli Srinivas: Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Non-Resident Indians (NRI) Empowerment and Relations
Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy: Transport, Youth and Sports.

(Edited by Muhammed Fazil)

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