TN CM Vijay Allocates Portfolios, Keeps Home, Sengottaiyan Gets Finance

Chennai: In his maiden government, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay announced the portfolios of his 10-member cabinet team.

CM Vijay will handle key portfolios including public, general administration, police, women and youth welfare, welfare of children, aged, differently abled persons, municipal administration and urban and water supply

By keeping Home for himself, Vijay continues the trend of Chief Ministers in TN retaining the important portfolio with themselves

-Veteran leader K A Sengottaiyan has been designated as the Finance Minister

-N Anand was designated minister for rural development and water resources

-Aadhav Arjuna will take care of public works (buildings, highways and minor ports) and sports development

-Dr K G Arunraj will be the minister for health, medical education and family welfare

-P Venkataramanan has been allocated Food and Civil Supplies, while R Nirmalkumar will handle Energy Resources and Law

-Rajmohan shall be the Minister for School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity

-Dr TK Prabhu will handle the portfolios of Natural Resources, Minerals and Mines

-S Keerthana will be the minister for industries.

The portfolios for all 10 ministers, including Vijay, were approved by Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar as per the recommendation of the chief minister. The portfolio allocations came a week after the council of ministers, led by Vijay was sworn in on May 10.

TN CM Vijay Allocates Portfolios, Keeps Home, Sengottaiyan Gets Finance

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will handle key portfolios including police, general administration and welfare of women, youth and children.

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