Why Rekha Gupta will be busiest CM of Delhi?
As Chief Minister, Gupta has taken responsibility for departments such as General Administration, Services, Finance, Revenue, Women and Child Development, Land and Building, Information and Public Relations, Vigilance, Administrative Reforms, Planning, and any other departments not allocated to any other minister.
"These departments will remain with me as the Chief Minister: General Administration, Services, Finance, Revenue, Women and Child Development, Land and Building, Information and Public Relations, Vigilance, Administrative Reforms, Planning and other departments not allocated to any other minister," Gupta said.
"In the first Cabinet meeting, we discussed and passed two agendas - to implement in Delhi the Ayushman Bharat scheme with Rs 5 lakhs top up and tabling of 14 CAG reports in the first seating of the Assembly," the Delhi CM said.
Rekha Gupta to handle 10 portfolios
Rekha Gupta will be handling at least 10 portfolios -- and any other that are yet to be distributed, the government said. The heaviest responsibility in her basket is finance. While earlier there were expectations that she would be handling home, that department has gone Ashish Sood, who will be handling seven departments.
Pravesh Verma to look after 4 departments
BJP MLA Pravesh Verma will be in-charge of the Public Works Department (PWD), Legislative Affairs, Irrigation and Flood Control Department (I&FC), Water, and Gurdwara elections. After the first Cabinet meet Parvesh Verma said, "Ayushman scheme implemented in Delhi and CAG reports will be tabled soon."
Delhi’s new cabinet: Check here who got what
Minister Ashish Sood has been allocated Home, Power, Urban Development, Education, Higher Education, Training and Technical Education department.
Manjinder Singh Sira, BJP MLA from Rajouri Garden, will be responsible for the Food and Supplies, Forest and Environment, and Industries departments. Minister Ravinder Singh (Indraj) has been allocated the Social Welfare, SC and ST Welfare, Cooperative, and Elections departments.
Minister Kapil Mishra has been given Law and Justice, Labour, Employment, Art and Culture, Language, and Tourism departments.
Pankaj Kumar Singh has been given the responsibility of Health and Family welfare, transport and Information Technology department.
After taking oath, CM Rekha Gupta and her cabinet attended the evening Aarti on the banks of the Yamuna and said that the resolution of making the Yamuna clean will be the priority of the Delhi government.
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