Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday entrusted two of his Cabinet Ministers with additional charges following the resignation of Minister Pradeep Maharathy.
Sources said that Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera was given additional charge of Agriculture and Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department.
Similarly, ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ramesh Majhi was given additional charge of the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department.
The portfolios of the three departments had earlier been held by Maharathy.