News/City Updates

AP Ministers Cabinet Portfolios announced: Pawan Kalyan to be Panchayati Raj, Nara Lokesh in charge of HR, and more

On June 12, 2024, N Chandrababu Naidu, the leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), was inaugurated as the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in Amaravati. Joining him, 24 ministers from the NDA in AP took their oaths into the Cabinet, and their portfolios have subsequently announced today, on 14 June.

Among these ministers, 17 are newcomers, 3 are women, 8 belong to backward class (BC) communities, 1 is Muslim, 2 are from Scheduled Castes (SC), and 1 is from a Scheduled Tribe. The specific portfolios have been allocated to the MLAs, and the ministry split is as follows:

Nara Chandrababu Naidu (Chief Minister): GAD, Law & Order, Public Enterprises, and all other portfolios not allocated to ministers

Konidala Pawan Kalyan (Deputy Chief Minister): Panchayati Raj, Rural Development & Rural Water Supply; Environment, Forest, Science & Technology

Nara Lokesh: Human Resources Development, IT Electronics & Communication; RTG

Kinjarapu Atchannaidu: Agriculture; Co-operation, Marketing, Animal Husbandary, Dairy development & Fisheries

Kollu Ravindra: Mines and Geology; Excise

Nadendla Manohar: Food and Civil Supplies; Consumer Affairs

Ponguru Narayana: Municipal Administration and Urban Development

Anitha Vangalapudi: Home Affairs and Disaster Management

Satya Kumar Yadav: Health; Family Welfare and Medical Education

Dr Nimmala Ramanaidu: Water Resources Development

Nasyam Mohammed Farook: Law & Justice; Minority Welfare

Anam Ramnarayana Reddy: Endowments

Payyavula Keshav: Finance; Planning; Commercial Taxes & Legislative

Anagani Satya Prasad: Revenue, Registration & Stamps

Kolusu Parthasarathy: Housing, I&PR

Dr Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy: Social Welfare; Disabled and Senior Citizen Welfare; Sachivalayam & Village Volunteer

Gottipati Ravi Kumar: Energy

Kandula Durgesh: Tourism, Culture & Cinematography

Gummadi Sandhya Rani: Women & Child Welfare; Tribal Welfare

BC Janardhan Reddy: Roads & Buildings; Infrastructure & Investments

TG Bharath: Industries & Commerce; Food processing

S Savitha: BC Welfare; Economically Weaker Sections Welfare; Handlooms & Textiles

Vasamsetti Subhash: Labour, Factories, Boilers & Insurance Medical Services

Kondapalli Srinivas: MSME; SERP; NRI empowerment & relations

Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy: Transport; Youth & Sports

Aside from the allocation of these portfolios to the ministers in the Cabinet, it is also likely that Palla Srinivasa Rao, the MLA-elect from Gajuwaka Assembly constituency, Viskahapatnam, will be the new AP Telugu Desam Party president, replacing K Atchannaidu.

If you want to know more about the new ministers in the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet under Naidu 4.0, here’s a full breakdown.

Stay tuned to Yo! Vizag website and Instagram for more city and news updates.

This post was last modified on 14/06/2024 4:13 pm

Leave a Comment
Published by
Team Yo! Vizag

Recent Posts

Peela Srinivasa Rao elected as new mayor of Visakhapatnam

Peela Srinivasa Rao has been elected as the new Mayor of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal…

6 hours ago

Visakhapatnam Police bust loan app scam; 16 arrested

The Visakhapatnam Police have uncovered a gang participating in a big loan app scam operation…

7 hours ago

What’s new in Visakhapatnam? Restaurants, shopping & more this April

The search for new activities and experiences never ends. It's undoubtedly exciting to have one's…

2 days ago

Death of 11-year-old girl in church in Visakhapatnam a mystery

The death of an 11-year-old girl near a church in Kancharapalem, Visakhapatnam, on the night…

2 days ago

South India’s first Sports Complex for the disabled to be built in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam district is set to see a major new development aimed at empowering the differently-abled…

2 days ago

Elderly couple found murdered in Rajeev Nagar, Visakhapatnam

A gruesome double murder in Rajeev Nagar, Ward 86, Visakhapatnam, was reported on 26 April…

2 days ago