Dhariwal gets home ministry

Sahil Nagpal 3 March 2009

Jitendra is in charge of energy in latest portfolio reshuffle

Shanti Kumar Dhariwal is the new home minister of Rajasthan and Jitendra Singh the energy minister. Two days after his first cabinet expansion, chief minister Ashok Gehlot reshuffled the portfolios among his team on Monday lavishing Dhariwal with some important departments that he had kept with himself, until now.

Gehlot who earlier had 38 ministries with him has retained finance, planning and civil aviation portfolios. After the reshuffle, he now has 12 ministries with him.

Besides home, Dhariwal has been given the additional charge of urban development and housing ministry and also heads the local self-government that deals in municipalities. He remains minister of law and parliamentary affairs. Political heavyweight Dr Jitendra Singh who represents the Gurjars, heads the plum portfolios of energy, IT, disaster management and higher education.

Rajendra Pareek is the new minister for industries. He takes over the responsibility from Dhariwal. He heads the NRI department and the crucial excise department that has remained one of the core sectors for the Gehlot government.

Among the ministers of state (with independent charge), Pramod Jain Bhaya has been given the public works department and science and technology, Ramlal Jat gets forest and environment portfolio with mines while Babulal Nagar heads, food and civil supplies, dairy and technical education in agriculture.

Golma Devi has been given home guards and civil defence in addition to the khadi department that she heads. Ashok Bairwa is the information and public relations minister and also is in-charge of elections department.

Cabinet

AA Khan Health,             :- Medical education
Bharat Singh                    :- Rural development, panchayati raj
Bina Kak                         :- Tourism, women and child dev
Brij Kishore                    :- Transport, devasthan
Harjiram Burdak             :- Agriculture
H Choudhary                  :- Revenue
MS Malviya                    :- TAD/technical education
Mahipal Maderna           :- Water resources
Bhanwar Lal                   :- Primary, middle education
Parsadilal Meena            :- Cooperatives
Shanti Dhariwal              :- Home, law, UDH, LSG, Par affairs
Jitendra Singh                 :- Energy, IT, disaster mgmt, higher edu
Rajendra Pareek             :- Excise, industries
MoS (ind charge)
Babulal Nagar                 :- Food & civil supplies, dairy
Pramod Jain Bhaya         :- PWD, science & technology
Ramlal Jat                       :- Forests, mines
MoS
Ramkishore Saini             :- Jails, social justice
Golma Devi                     :- Home guards, khadi
Ameen Khan                   :- Waqf, rural development
Ashok Bairwa                  :- I&PR, transport, elections
Bharosilal Jatav                :- Agriculture
Gurmeet Singh                 :- Agri marketing, water resources
Mangilal Garasiya            :- Youth and sports