Panaji: Retaining crucial portfolios of Home, Finance, Personnel, General Administration, Vigilance and Transport, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday allotted portfolios to his nine Ministerial colleagues in the BJP-led coalition government.
Mr. Parrikar who returned from Lucknow on Monday morning after attending the swearing-in ceremony of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has allocated Public Works Department to Mr. Ramkrishna Dhavlikar of MGP and Town and Country Planning to Vijay Sardesai of Goa Forward Party(GFP).
Senior BJP leader and former Dy. Chief Minister Francisco D’Souza of BJP has been given Urban Development while, Mr. Pandurang Madkaikar who had resigned as Congress MLA ahead of polls and got elected on a BJP ticket in February 4 election got Power.
Mr. Babu Azgaonkar, second MGP Minister has been given Tourism.
Independent MLA from Porvorim Rohan Khavtye got Revune portfolio while second Independent Govind Gaude has been given Art and Culture.
The other two Ministers of GFP, Vinod Palienkar and Jayesh Salgaonkar got Water Resources Ministry and Housing with Housing Board, respectively.
Mr. Parrikar has allotted one portfolio each to his Ministers ahead of the budget session scheduled to be begin on Wednesday.
Mr. Parrikar was sworn-in with his nine Ministers on March 14.
