Dehradun: After the cabinet expansion in the Uttarakhand government led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, departments have been allocated among the new ministers. Following the recent swearing-in of five MLAs as ministers, the government has issued the allocation of portfolios.
According to the list, the Chief Minister will retain key departments such as General Administration, Home, Personnel, Vigilance, Appointments and Training, and Information and Public Relations. These departments are considered the backbone of governance, providing direct control over administrative decisions and law and order.
Under the new allocation, Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal has been given the Health Department.
Departments assigned to ministers
- Minister Khajan Das: Social Welfare, Minority Welfare, Student Welfare, and Language
- Minister Bharat Singh Chaudhary: Rural Development and MSME
- Minister Madan Kaushik: Panchayati Raj, Disaster Management & Rehabilitation, AYUSH & AYUSH Education, Reorganization, and Census
- Minister Pradeep Batra: Transport, IT, Good Governance & Science and Technology, and Biotechnology
- Minister Ram Singh Kaida: Urban Development, Environment Protection & Climate Change, and Watershed Management
Recently, the Chief Minister expanded the cabinet and appointed Khajan Das, Madan Kaushik, Bharat Singh Chaudhary, Pradeep Batra, and Ram Singh Kaida as ministers.
In fact, five positions in the cabinet had been vacant for a long time—three were already vacant, one became vacant after the death of former minister Chandan Ram Das, and another after the resignation of Prem Chand Agarwal.
From a political and administrative perspective, this distribution is seen as an effort to maintain balance, taking into account regional and social representation along with administrative efficiency.
Experts believe that the Chief Minister retaining key departments is a strategic move to keep the core command of governance directly under his control, while assigning other departments ensures effective administration.
