Portfolios for Dr Pawan Chamling's Cabinet

from Sikkim Express

Chief Minister Pawan Chamling
Home, Finance, Revenue and Expenditure, Development Planning, Economic Reforms and North East Council Affairs and other departments not specifically allotted to any other Minister.

Chief Minister taking oath

Ran Bahadur Subba
Roads and Bridges, Labour

Thinlay Tshering Bhutia
Water Security and Public Health Engineering and Transport

Dawa Norbu Takarpa
Health Care, Human Service and Family Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Livestock, Fisheries and Veterinary Services and Parliamentary Affairs

Narendra Kumar Pradhan
Human Resource Development, Sports and Youth Affairs and Information Technology

Dil Bahadur Thapa
Urban Development and Housing, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs

Sonam Gyatso Lepcha
Energy and Power, Cultural Affairs and Heritage

Chandra Bahadur Karki
Rural Management and Development, Cooperation

Dawcho Lepcha
Food Security and Agriculture Development and Horticulture & Cash Crops Development, Irrigation and Flood Control

Bhim Prasad Dungel
Tourism, Forest Environment and Wildlife Management, Mines, Minerals and Geology, Science and Technology

Tilu Gurung
Buildings and Housing

Neeru Sewa
Commerce and Industries, Information and Public Relations, Printing and Stationary, Excise (Abkari)

Chairman/Chairperson

BS Panth - Power Advisor Board (Cabinet rank)
PS Tamang - Industries, Trade and Commerce Development Board (Cabinet rank)
Chandra Maya Subba - State Trading Corporation of Sikkim (Cabinet rank)
LM Lepcha - State Bank of Sikkim and Sikkim State Cooperation Bank (Cabinet rank)

Am Prasad Sharma – Sikkim Distilleries
Tshering Wangdi Lepcha – SNT
Puran Gurung – Denzong Agriculture Cooperative Society
PL Subba – Agriculture/Horticulture board
Madan Cintury - Sikkim SC, ST and OBC Development Corporation
Tenzi Sherpa – Khadi and Village industries board
BB Rai – Sikkim Industrial Development and Investment Corporation
Sonam Gyasto Bhutia – Land Use and Environment Board
Phitook Tshering Bhutia – ST Welfare Board
Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia – Sikkim Consumer Cooperative Society

Advisors

Political Secretary to CM – KN Rai
Legal Advisor to CM – Ram Bahadur Subba
Political Advisor to CM – Hissey Lachungpa

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