Haryana govt allocates portfolios, Nayab Saini keeps home, finance

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini retained home and finance, as cabinet portfolios were allocated to the Council of Ministers on Sunday. This came just three days after the swearing-in of a new government in the state. Saini will handle 12 portfolios, including home and finance. He will also manage planning, excise and taxation, town and country planning and urban estates, information, public relations, language and culture, criminal investigation, law and legislative affairs, and housing for all departments.Anil Vij, an MLA from Ambala Cantt, was assigned the energy and transport portfolios, along with the labour department. 

Haryana Cabinet portfolios | CM Nayab Singh Saini keeps Home, Finance, Excise and Taxation, Planning, Town & Country Planning and Urban Estates, Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture, Administration of Justice, General Administration, Housing for All, Criminal… pic.twitter.com/OrcmSbIUwx

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The 54-year-old Saini took oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana at a grand ceremony in Panchkula on Thursday that was attended by NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and thousands of people from across the state. Apart from him, 13 MLAs, including two women, took an oath.