Portfolios of LDF govt announced

Thiruvananthapuram, May 19: Portfolios of the newsly elecated ministers of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government which assumed power here yesterday, were announced tonight.

According to an offical press release Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan will handle 19 portfolios including, Vigilance, General Administration, Information Technology and Inter State River Waters.

Following is the list of Ministers and their portfolios: V S Achuthanandan (CM) : General Administration, All India Services, Integration, Planning and Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and enviornment, Scientific Institutes, Personnel&Administrative Reforms, Elections, Vigilance, Sainik Welfare, Administration of CIvil&Criminal justice, Distress Relief, Information Technology, Airports, Inter State River Waters, State Hospitality, Information and Public Relations, Non-Resident Keralites Affairs and Subjects not mentioned elsewhere.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan : Home, Fire Service, Tourism and Jails.

Paloli Mohammed Kutty : Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations Town Planning, Regional Development Authorities, Kerala Institute of Local Administration, Rural Development, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Welfare of Minorities M A Baby : General Education, National Cadet Corps, Cultural Affairs, Museum&Zoos, Archives&Archaeology and Kerala State Film Development Corporation.

P K Gurudasan : Labour, Excise, Insurance Medical Service, Rehabilitation and Labour Courts.

P K Sreemathi : Health, Family Welfare, Social Welfare, Medical Education and Pollution Control.

Dr Thomas Issac : Finance, Lotteries, Local Fund Audit, State Insruance, Commercial Taxes and Stamps and Stamp Duties.

A K Balan : Electricity and Welfare of Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes M Vijayakumar : Law, Railways, Ports, Sports and Youth Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs and Post and Telegraph.

S Sharma : Fisheries, Registration and Harbour Engineering.

Elamaram Kareem : Industries, Mining and Geology, Khadi and Village Industries, Handlooms&Textiles and Commerce.

G Sudhakaran : Co-operation, Devaswoms and Coir.

C Divakaran : Food and Civl Supplies, Diary Developments, Milk Co-operatiaves and Animal Husbandary K P Rajednran : Land Revenue, Legal Metrology and Survey and Land Records and Land Reforms.

Binoy Viswam : Forest, Housing and Wildlife Protection.

Mullakkara Ratnakaran : Agriculture, Warehousing Corporation.

Mathew T Thomas : Road Transport, Water Transport, Printing and Stationery.

P J Joseph : Public Works.

N K Premachandran : Irrigation and Ground Water Development.

UNI