Punjab News- Major reshuffle in Punjab Cabinet

Author(s): City Air NewsL-R: Punjab ministers Surjit Kumar Jiyani, Anil Joshi, Madan Mohan Mittal and Chuni Lal Bhagat. Joshi becomes new Local Government Minister, Bhagat becomes Forest MinisterJiyani to look after Health, Mittal shifted...

Punjab News- Major reshuffle in Punjab Cabinet
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L-R: Punjab ministers Surjit Kumar Jiyani, Anil Joshi, Madan Mohan Mittal and Chuni Lal Bhagat.

Joshi becomes new Local Government Minister, Bhagat becomes Forest Minister
Jiyani to look after Health, Mittal shifted to Industries
Chandigarh, September 24, 2013: The Punjab Governor Shivraj V. Patil today approved the reshuffle of the Council of Ministers on the advice of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that Local Government and Medical Education & Research Minister Chunni Lal Bhagat now becomes the new Forest, Wild Life and Labour Minister. Likewise Madan Mohan Mittal who was looking after the portfolios of Health and Family Welfare, Social Security and Development of Women and Children along with Parliamentary Affairs had been now entrusted with the new portfolios of Industries and Commerce, Technical Education and Industrial Training & Parliamentary Affairs. Forest and Wildlife Preservation and Labour Minister Surjit Kumar Jiyani had been given the portfolios of Health and Family Welfare and Social Security & Development of Women and Children.
Meanwhile, Anil Joshi has been shifted from Industries and Commerce, Technical Education & Industrial Training to Local Government and Medical Education and Research Department.

Date: 
Tuesday, September 24, 2013