Kerala Cabinet portfolios: Revenue for Anilkumar, Excise for Liju, Electricity for Sunny Joseph

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Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar with newly sworn-in state Chief Minister VD Satheesan and the Council of Ministers after the swearing-in ceremony of the state government in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo: PTI
Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar with newly sworn-in state Chief Minister VD Satheesan and the Council of Ministers after the swearing-in ceremony of the state government in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo: PTI

Thiruvananthapuram: The portfolio allocation for the Ministers in the V D Satheesan Government has been completed. Chief Minister V D Satheesan will hold General Administration, Finance, Law and Ports. The Home and Vigilance Departments have been assigned to Ramesh Chennithala. Deviating from initial speculations, a major reshuffle has taken place in the final portfolio allocation.

Sunny Joseph, who is also the KPCC president, has been allocated the Electricity Department. Earlier, there were reports that he would receive the Revenue Department. Instead, the Revenue Department has been given to A P Anilkumar. M Liju has been allocated the Excise and Cooperation Departments.

VD Satheesan Cabinet: Minister Portfolios

Minister Portfolios / Departments Allocated
V D Satheesan (Chief Minister) Finance, General Administration, Ports, Law, Science and Technology, Lottery
P K Kunhalikutty Industries, IT
Ramesh Chennithala Home, Vigilance, Coir
Sunny Joseph Electricity, Parliamentary Affairs, Environment
K Muraleedharan Health, Devaswom
Mons Joseph Water Resources
Shibu Baby John Forests
Anoop Jacob Food and Civil Supplies
C P John Transport
A P Anilkumar Revenue
N Samsudheen Education, Minority Welfare, Wakf, Hajj
P C Vishnunath Tourism, Culture
Roji M John Higher Education
Bindu Krishna Labour, Women and Child Development
M Liju Excise, Cooperation
K M Shaji Local Self-Government
P K Basheer Public Works
V E Abdul Gafoor Fisheries, Social Justice
T Siddique Agriculture
K A Thulasi Backward Classes Welfare
O J Janeesh Youth Affairs, Sports, Archaeology