Major Reshuffle in Lalduhoma Govt in Mizoram

Tourism portfolio given to Minister of State Lalnghinglova Hmar

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma made some significant changes in his Cabinet. He reshuffled the portfolios of at least seven ministers and gave the Tourism portfolio to Minister of State Lalnghinglova Hmar who is already the Minister for Sports and Youth Services, Labour, Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Excise and Narcotics.

The Tourism department was earlier under cabinet minister Lalrinpuii.

Lalrinpuii will now hold Health and Social Welfare and Women and Child Development departments only.

As per a notification issued by Chief Secretary Khilli Ram Meena on Monday, the Disaster Management and Rehabilitation portfolio, which was earlier held by Home Minister K Sapdanga, has been given to Minister of State, Professor Lalnilawma who is already in charge of Rural Development and Administration, and Public Health Engineering departments.

Sapdanga will now hold three portfolios — Home, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, and Personnel and Administrative Reforms, the notification said.

Horticulture Department, which was earlier held by Lalnilawma, has been assigned to cabinet minister C Lalsawivunga, in addition to his existing portfolios — Art and Culture, District Council and Minority Affairs, and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, according to the notification.

The new Information, Public Relations, Printing and Stationery department has been assigned to cabinet minister Vanlalhlana, who also holds School Education, Higher and Technical Education, and Information and Communication Technology portfolios.

Earlier, Printing and Stationery was held by Minister of State F Rodingliana, who will now hold only Power and Electricity, and Commerce and Industries Department.

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