Second Amarinder Singh ministry

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Second Amarinder Singh ministry
Ministry of Punjab
Amarinder Singh.jpg
Date formed16 March 2017
Date dissolved18 September 2021
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor V. P. Singh Badnore
Head of government Amrinder Singh
No. of ministers18
Ministers removed1
Total no. of members17
Member parties INC
Status in legislature 2/3th Majority
History
Election(s) 2017
Outgoing election 2017
Legislature term(s)5 years
Predecessor Parkash Singh Badal Ministry (2012-2017)
Successor Channi ministry

Captain Amarinder Singh's second cabinet started from March 2017. Amarinder Singh is the leader of INC was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Punjab on 16 March 2017. His ministry had 17 Cabinet ministers including the Chief Minister as well as two women. The following is the list of ministers with their portfolios in the Government of Punjab. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the post of Chief Ministers of Punjab after claiming that he felt humiliated three times by the Congress leadership in the past two months. [6]

Tenure

In June 2021, MLA and deputy leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly, Saravjit Kaur Manuke held hunger strike along with AAP activists to protest against the inaction of the Punjab government in the payment of post-matric scholarship amount of Dalit students. AAP convener Bhagwant Mann said that the protest by AAP members had forced the Punjab government then led by CM Amarinder Singh to release the funds amounting to 200 crore as 40% share of the amount that Punjab government had to pay. [7]

Council of Ministers

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1. Amarinder Singh.jpg
Amarinder Singh
Chief Minister
Patiala Urban
  • Administrative Reforms.
  • Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
  • Horticulture.
  • Conservation of Land and Water.
  • Civil Aviation.
  • Defence Services Welfare.
  • Excise & Taxation.
  • General Administration.
  • Home Affairs & Justice.
  • Hospitality.
  • Investment Promotion.
  • Information & Public Relations.
  • Legal & Legislative Affairs.
  • Personnel.
  • Environment.
  • Vigilance.
  • Wildlife.
  • Science & Technology.
  • Government Reforms.
  • Information Technology.
  • Power.
  • New and Renewable Energy Sources.
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister.
INC
Cabinet Ministers
2.
Brahm Mohindra
Patiala Rural
  • Local Government.
  • Parliamentary Affairs.
  • Elections.
  • Removal of Grievances.
INC
3. Manpreet badal.jpg
Manpreet Singh Badal
Bathinda Urban
  • Finance.
  • Planning.
  • Programme Implementation.
INC
4.
Om Parkash Soni
Amritsar Central
  • Medical Education & Research.
  • Freedom Fighters
  • Food Processing.
INC
5.
Sadhu Singh Dharamsot
Nabha
  • Forests.
  • Printing and Stationery.
  • Welfare of SCs and BCs.
INC
6.
Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa
Fatehgarh Churian
  • Rural Development.
  • Panchayats.
  • Animal Husbandry.
  • Fisheries and Dairy Development.
  • Higher Education.
INC
7. Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi.jpg
Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi
Guru Har Sahai
  • Sports & Youth Affairs.
  • NRI Affairs.
INC
8.
Charanjit Singh Channi
Chamkaur Sahib
  • Technical Education & Industrial Training.
  • Employment Generation.
  • Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
INC
9.
Aruna Chaudhary
Dinanagar
  • Social Security.
  • Women & Child Development.
INC
10.
Razia Sultana
Malerkotla
  • Water Supply & Sanitation (Public Health).
  • Transport.
INC
11.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
Dera Baba Nanak
  • Cooperation.
  • Jails.
INC
12.
Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria
Raja Sansi
  • Water Resources.
  • Mines & Geology.
  • Housing and Urban Development.
INC
13.
Gurpreet Singh Kangar
Rampura Phul
  • Revenue.
  • Rehabilitation.
  • Disaster Management.
INC
14.
Balbir Singh Sidhu
S.A.S. Nagar
  • Health and Family Welfare.
  • Labour.
INC
15. Shri-Vijay-Inder-Singla.jpg
Vijay Inder Singla
Sangrur
  • Public Works Department.
  • School Education.
INC
16.
Sunder Sham Arora
Hoshiarpur
  • Industries.
  • Commerce.
INC
17. Bharat Bhushan Ashu.jpg
Bharat Bhushan Ashu
Ludhiana West
  • Food & Civil Supplies.
  • Consumer Affairs.
INC

Former Ministers

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1. Navjot Singh Sidhu on the sets of Sony Max in 2012 (cropped).jpg
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Amritsar East
  • Local Government.
  • Tourism & Cultural Affairs.
INC

Major decisions

Reducing the number of the post of Patwari

On 5 December 2019, the Council of Ministers in the Amarinder Singh government took a decision to reduce the number of posts of patwari in the revenue department from 4,716 to 3,660. The decision was not publicly disclosed. [8]

See also

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Political offices
Preceded by Government of Punjab
2017–2021
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