Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has retained the Finance portfolio as the state government announced the allocation of portfolios among
its ministers. Shivakumar will also handle Cabinet Affairs, Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Intelligence, Information, Law, Justice & Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation, Agriculture Marketing, Town & Country Planning, Urban Local Bodies under BDA/BMRDA and unallotted portfolios. BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan has been given the Housing portfolio, while Ramalinga Reddy will oversee Forest, Ecology & Environment. Lakshman Savadi has been assigned Co-operation, excluding Agriculture Marketing, while Rudrappa Manappa Lamani will handle Sugar & Textiles. K.H. Muniyappa has been given Social Welfare. Shivaraj Tangadagi will oversee Backward Classes Welfare and Kannada & Culture, while U.T. Khader has been allocated Minority Welfare, Haj & Wakf, and Health & Family Welfare.
Karnataka Cabinet Portfolio Allocation
T Raghumurthy has been assigned ST Welfare, while Dr Ajay Singh will handle Minor Irrigation and Science & Technology. Cheluvarayaswamy has been given Major & Medium Irrigation.
Madhu Bangarappa will oversee Primary & Secondary Education, while Basavaraj Raya Reddy has been assigned Higher Education.
Shivalinge Gowda will handle Excise, which has been carved out from the Finance Department. Puttaranga Shetty has been given Animal Husbandry & Sericulture.
Vijayananda Kashappanavar will oversee Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises, while Santhosh Lad has been assigned Labour & Employment.
KS Basavanthappa will handle Muzrai, Fisheries, Ports & Inland Water. S.S. Mallikarjun has been given Mines & Geology and Horticulture.
Rizwan Arshad will oversee Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, while Narendra Swamy has been assigned Agriculture.
H.C. Balakrishna will handle Municipal Administration, while B. Nagendra has been given Planning & Statistics.
Full List Of Portfolios
- DK Shivakumar: Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Intelligence, Information, Law, Justice & Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs & Legislation, Agriculture Marketing, Town & Country Planning, Urban Local Bodies under BDA/BMRDA, Unallotted portfolios
- BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan: Housing
- Ramalinga Reddy: Forest, Ecology & Environment
- Lakshman Savadi: Co-operation, excluding Agriculture Marketing
- Rudrappa Manappa Lamani: Sugar & Textiles
- KH Muniyappa: Social Welfare
- Shivaraj Tangadagi: Backward Classes Welfare, Kannada & Culture
- UT Khader: Minority Welfare, Haj & Wakf, Health & Family Welfare
- T Raghumurthy: ST Welfare
- Dr Ajay Singh: Minor Irrigation, Science & Technology
- Cheluvarayaswamy: Major & Medium Irrigation
- Madhu Bangarappa: Primary & Secondary Education
- Basavaraj Raya Reddy: Higher Education
- Shivalinge Gowda: Excise
- Puttaranga Shetty: Animal Husbandry & Sericulture
- Vijayananda Kashappanavar: Small Scale Industries, Public Enterprises
- Santhosh Lad: Labour & Employment
- KS Basavanthappa: Muzrai, Fisheries, Ports & Inland Water
- SS Mallikarjun: Mines & Geology, Horticulture
- Rizwan Arshad: Food & Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs
- Narendra Swamy: Agriculture
- HC Balakrishna: Municipal Administration
- B Nagendra: Planning & Statistics
The portfolio allocation puts Shivakumar in charge of several key departments, including Finance, Law and Justice, while Housing has gone to Zameer Ahmed Khan.
