Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s revamped cabinet will have 14 new faces. In the newly reorganised list, Reddy has decided to retain 11 ministers who were part of the previous cabinet.
The new cabinet, which will be sworn in by Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on Monday, will be a mix of experienced and fresh faces.
All the 24 members of the previous cabinet had submitted their resignations to the chief minister on April 7 to enable him to reconstitute the Cabinet. There was one vacancy due to the death of Mekapati Goutham Reddy in February.
The members of the new cabinet are-
Rajanna Dora Peedika- deputy chief minister, tribal welfare.
Budi Muthyala Naidu – deputy chief minister, panchayat raj & rural development.
Kottu Satyanarayana- deputy chief minister, minister, endowments.
K. Narayana Swamy- deputy chief minister, Excise Minister.
Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari- deputy chief minister, minority welfare
Vidadala Rajini- minister, health, family welfare and medical education
Dharmana Krishna Das- minister, revenue, stamps registration.
Buggana Rajendranadh Reddy- Minister, finance and planning, legislative affairs, commercial taxes, skill development & training.
Seediri Appalaraju- Minister, animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries.
PeddiReddi Ramachandra Reddy- Minister, energy, forest, environment, science & technology, mines & geology.
Adimulapu Suresh- Minister, municipal administration and urban development.
Anil Kumar Poluboina- Minister, irrigation (Water resources).
RK Roja- Minister, tourism, culture and youth advancement.
Kakani Govardhana Reddy- Minister, agriculture and cooperation, marketing and food processing.
Merugu Nagarjuna- Minister, social welfare.
Jogi Ramesh- Minister, housing.
Taneti Vanita- Minister, home and disaster management.
Karumuri Venkateswara Rao- Minister, civil supplies and consumer affairs.
Pinipe Viswarupu- Minister, transport.
KV Ushasri Charan- Minister, Women, children, differently abled and senior citizens welfare.
Gummanur Jayaram- Minister, labour, employment, training, factories.
Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venu Gopala Krishna- Minister, BC Welfare, I&PR, cinematography
Botcha Satyanarayana- Minister, education.
Dadisetti Ramalingeswara Rao- Minister, road and buildings.
In the revamped cabinet, Jagan Mohan Reddy has given 68 per cent representation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and minorities. Out of 25, a total of 17 ministers are from SCs, STs, BCs and minority communities. In the previous Cabinet, these sections had 56 per cent representation.
In the previous cabinet, there were 5 SCs, 1 ST, 7 OBCs, 1 minority, and 11 Other Castes (OCs) MLAs as ministers. This time, the representation has been increased by 17 – 11 BCs, 5 SCs, 1 ST and 8 OCs. Out of the 10 ministers retained from the previous cabinet, 3 are from SC, 5 from BCs and 2 from OCs.
(The copy has been edited with inputs from IANS)
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