Ramesh Chennithala Chairs First High-Level Police Meeting as Kerala Home Minister

Ramesh Chennithala to chair first high-level police meeting as Keralam Home Minister

Thiruvananthapuram, May 23

The meeting is expected to review law and order, internal security and administrative coordination within the police force.

Earlier on Wednesday, veteran leader Ramesh Chennithala was entrusted with the crucial Home portfolio along with Vigilance, Fire and Rescue Services, Prisons and Coir as the Keralam governemnt officially released the notification for the allocation of portfolios among its cabinet members.

According to the notification, Chief Minister V D Satheesan will oversee Finance, Kerala Financial Corporation, Ports, Law, Pollution Control, Airports, Metro Rail and Railways.

In other key allocations, K Muraleedharan has been assigned the Health and Medical Education department, which also includes Ayush, Drugs Control and Devaswoms. Senior leader P K Kunhalikutty will handle Industries and Commerce, along with start-ups, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, mining and geology, handlooms and textiles.

Sunny Joseph has been given charge of Electricity, Environment, Parliamentary Affairs and ANERT, while A P Anilkumar will oversee Land Revenue, Survey and Land Records and Land Reforms.

The portfolio for Tourism and Culture, including the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC), has been allocated to P C Vishnunadh. M Liju will handle Co-operation and Excise, while Roji M John has been given charge of Collegiate Education, Technical Education, Universities (except specialised ones), the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP).

T Siddique has been named Minister for Agriculture, Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, Kerala Agricultural University and Warehousing Corporation. K A Thulasi will lead departments related to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Backward Classes welfare.

Bindhu Krishna has been assigned the portfolios of Labour, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Milk Co-operatives, Women and Child Development and Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.

O J Janeesh will handle Sports, Youth Affairs, Zoos, Archaeology and Museums, while N Samsudheen will oversee General Education, Wakf and Hajj Pilgrimage, and Minority Welfare.

K M Shaji has been given the charge of Panchayat and Rural Development, while P K Basheer will head the Public Works Department (PWD).

V E Abdul Gafoor has been allocated Fisheries, Harbour Engineering, and Social Justice. Mons Joseph will handle Irrigation, and Anoop Jacob has been assigned Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology.

Rounding off the cabinet, Shibu Baby John will take charge of Forests & Wildlife Protection, and C P John has been appointed as the Minister for Road Transport, Motor Vehicles and Water Transport.

— ANI