Haryana CM Saini Retains Key Portfolios Of Home, Finance In Govt Allocation

Days after the swearing-in of a new government, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini retained several key departments, including Home and Finance, as cabinet portfolios were allocated to the Council of Ministers on Sunday. The Chief Minister took charge of 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 Investigation (C.I.D), Personnel & Training, and Law and Legislative departments.

Minister Anil Vij was assigned the Energy, Transport, and Labour portfolios, while Minister Shruti Choudhry received Women & Child Development as well as Irrigation & Water Resources.

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Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in for his second term as Chief Minister of Haryana under the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government on Thursday. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya administered the oath of office to Saini and his council of ministers at a ceremony held at Dussehra Ground in Sector 5, Panchkula. Saini later assumed office at the Haryana Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh.

“Taking a vow to tirelessly serve his 2.80 crore family members of Haryana state, he has assumed charge as the Chief Servant of the state. I am emotional and bowed down. The resolve of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas and Sabka Vishwas is paramount. We will leave no stone unturned in making Haryana the best, prosperous and self-reliant state. Under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, our full majority government will be dedicated to service, good governance, equality, prosperity and welfare of the poor,” the Haryana CM wrote on X.

The BJP is forming its third consecutive government in Haryana after winning 48 out of 90 seats in the assembly elections, while the Congress secured 37 seats.

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