Following cabinet reshuffle, the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah allocated portfolios to the members of his council of Ministers, an official spokesman told 5 Dariya News. Here is the list of Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State with independent charges.
Cabinet Ministers
Tara Chand, Deputy Chief Minister- School Education
Abdul Rahim Rather- Finance & Ladakh Affairs
Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed- Public Enterprises, Haj, Auqaf and Floriculture
Ali Mohammad Sagar- Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Mian Altaf Ahmad- Forest, Environment & Ecology
Taj Mohi-ud-Din- Medical Education, Sports and Youth Services
Nawang Rigzin Jora- Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies
Sham Lal Sharma- PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control
Ghulam Hassan Mir- Agriculture Production
Ms. Sakina Itoo- Social Welfare, ARI & Trainings and Public Grievances
Raman Bhalla- Housing, Horticulture and Culture
Akbar Lone- Higher Education
Choudhary Ramzan- Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution and Transport
Ajay Sadhotra- Planning & Development and Labour & Employment
Ghulam Ahmad Mir- Tourism
Abdul Majid Wani- R&B and Mechanical Engineering
Mir Saifullah- Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs
Ministers of State
Ajaz Ahmad Khan- MOS (Independent Charge) of Revenue, Relief & Rehabilitation
Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma-a) MOS (Independent Charge) of Fisheries, Cooperative, Printing & Stationery and Elections. b)Minister of State for Finance and Planning, Higher Education, Forests, Environment and Ecology, Labour and Transport.
J&K CM Omar Abdullah overhauls team of Cabinet:-
Shabir Ahmad Khan- MOS (Independent Charge) Health.
Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo-a)MOS (Independent Charge) of Industries & Commerce b) Minister of State for Home, R&B and Mechanical Engineering, Housing & Urban Development, Tourism & Culture
Feroz Khan- a) MOS (Independent Charge) of Science & Technology and Information Technology. b) Minister of State for Medical Education, School Education, Youth Services & Sports
Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi)- a) MOS (Independent Charge) of Animal & Sheep Husbandry. b) Minister of State for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Horticulture, Agriculture & Floriculture.
Viqar Rasool-a) MOS (Independent Charge) of Technical Education
b) Minister of State for Law, Justice, Parliamentary Affairs, Rural Development and Panchayats, Social Welfare, Power, Hospitality & Protocol, Information and Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution
The charge of Home, General Administration, Power Development, Information, Civil Aviation, Hospitality & Protocol, Estates and all other departments not allocated to any other Minister shall be with the Chief Minister..