Fifth Pema Khandu ministry | |
|---|---|
| 18th Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh | |
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| Date formed | 13 June 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik |
| Chief Minister | Pema Khandu (BJP) |
| Member parties | BJP |
| Status in legislature | Government (54) Opposition (1) Others (3) 54 / 60 (90%)
3 / 60 (5%) |
| Opposition party | None |
| Opposition leader | Vacant |
| History | |
| Election | 2024 |
| Legislature term | 18 days |
| Predecessor | Fourth Pema Khandu ministry |
In the Fifth Pema Khandu Ministry, with Pema Khandu there are 12 Ministers, [2] [1] in which one is woman i.e., Dasanglu Pul. She was the first woman Cabinet Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in Pema Khandu Ministries. [3] [4] [5] She was the wife of Kalikho Pul, former Chief Minister of the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh for a brief time in 2016. [6] [7] The new ministers with Pema Khandu oath as Cabinet Ministers in the ceremony held at Dorjee Khandu Convention in Itanagar on 13 June 2024 in the presence of Governor Sri Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik. [6] [3] [4] [5]
Source [8]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Deputy Chief Ministers | ||||||
| Deputy Chief Minister Finance, Planning and Investment, Tax & Excise, State Lotteries, Economics & Statistics, and Power and Non-Conventional Energy Resources | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Cabinet Ministers | ||||||
| Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperation and Transport | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Law, Legislative and Justice, Social Justice, Empowerment & Tribal Affairs, and Sports & Youth Affairs | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Urban Affairs, Land Management, and Civil Aviation | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Home and Inter State Border Affairs, Public Health Engineering & Water Supply, Department of Indigenous Affairs | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Women & Child Development, Cultural Affairs, and Science & Technology | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Education, Rural Works, Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism, and Libraries as a Cabinet Minister | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Environment & Forests, Geology, Mining & Minerals, and the Department of Tirap, Changlang, and Longding | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Commerce & Industries, Labour & Employment, and Information & Public Relations & Printing. | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
| Health & Family Welfare and Water Resources departments | 13 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | |||
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