To ensure effective monitoring of the pro-people welfare schemes and ongoing development works in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday allotted various districts to all the 14 Cabinet Ministers.
These Ministers will also ensure prompt redressal of the people’s grievances, along with giving impetus to development in these districts.
Interestingly, none of the 14 Ministers have been allotted his home district, and have been given the charge of other districts. Now, the Ministers will have to regularly visit these districts and listen to the people’s problems and grievances. Apart from this, the progress of development works will also have to be monitored by meeting the officers.
“These Ministers will be overseeing the development of these districts besides ensuring that benefits of the people-centric and growth-oriented government schemes are percolated to the people,” said Mann, adding that AAP Government is committed for well being of the people and progress of the state and no stone is being left unturned for it.
The Chief Minister said that Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema will be in-charge of Patiala district, Higher Education Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer will be in-charge of Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, Social security Minister Dr Baljeet Kaur will oversee Bathinda and Mansa districts, whereas PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh will be in-charge of Ferozepur and Moga districts.
Likewise, he said that Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand will be in-charge of Ludhiana district, Rural Development Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal will be in-charge of Gurdaspur and Pathankot districts, whereas Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar will be in-charge of Sangur district.
The Chief Minister said that Revenue Minister Brahm Shankar Jimpa will oversee districts of Ropar and SAS Nagar (Mohali), Jail Minister Harjot Singh Bains will be in-charge of Hoshiarpur district, and Housing and Urban Development Minister Aman Arora will be in-charge of Fatehgarh Sahib and Muktsar districts.
Similarly, he said that Local Government Minister Dr Inderbir Singh Njjar will be in-charge of Jalandhar district and Defence Services Minister Fauja Singh will be in-charge of Faridkot and Fazilka districts.
In the same manner, Mann said that the Health and Family Welfare Minister Chetan Singh Jaurmajra will be in-charge of Malerkotla and Barnala; while Tourism Minister Anmol Gagan Mann will be in-charge of SBS Nagar.