Bangalore: Ministry portfolios - K J George gets home, U T Khadar health
Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore
Bangalore, May 19: The list of portfolios for the 28 ministers who were sworn in on Saturday May 18 is almost final.
As per reliable sources, K J George will get home ministry, and R V Deshpande will be the minister for higher education.
K J George, U T Khadar
From among the ministers from the coastal region, U T Khadar will get the health and family welfare portfolio, while Abhayachandra Jain will be minister for religious endowment and muzrai, and Ramanath Rai, the forest minister. Portfolios of Vinay Kumar Sorake and those of some other ministers are yet to be finalized.
As per sources, the other portfolios are as follows:
Dinesh Gundarao - Urban development
Krishna Byregowda - Agriculture
Umashree - Women and child welfare
Santosh Lad - Housing
Kimmane Ratnakar - Primary and secondary education
Dr H C Mahadevappa - Public works (PWD)
Prakash Hukkeri - Small scale industry
T B Jayachandra - Law and parliamentary affairs
Srinivas Prasad - Revenue
Ramalinga Reddy - Transport
H Anjaneya - Social welfare
Satish Jharkiholi - Excise
Ambareesh - Horticulture
Shivraj Tangadagi - Minor irrigation
Shamanur Shivashankarappa - Textile
H S Mahadeva Prasad - Co-operation department
Baburao Chinchansur - APMC
Sharan Prakash Patil - Medical education
H K Patil - Rural development and Panchayat Raj
M B Patil - Water resources