Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses the press conference after the first cabinet meeting.
Highlight
- The BJP-led new government in Uttar Pradesh was announced on Monday.
- CM Yogi Adityanath will be the head of Home, Vigilance and Personnel among the 25 ministries.
- Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has been given the charge of rural development.
The BJP-led new government in Uttar Pradesh was announced on Monday, in which CM Yogi Adityanath Home, Vigilance and Personnel will be among the 25 ministries. Along with this, Suresh Khanna got Finance and Parliamentary Affairs, Swatantra Dev Singh got Jal Shakti and Baby Rani Maurya got Women and Child Welfare portfolio, said the list of departments released.
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya He has been given the charge of Rural Development, Food Processing, Entertainment Tax and National Integration Departments.
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fellow deputy CM Brajesh Pathak Three departments have been allotted – Health, Family Welfare and Child Welfare.
Arvind Sharma has been given the charge of Urban Development and Additional Energy Department, while Tourism and Culture Department has been allotted to Jaiveer Singh and Urban Development Department has been allotted to former Congress leader Jitin Prasada.
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