Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang made a reshuffle in his cabinet on Monday, and allocated the Culture and Printing & Stationary departments to Rhenock MLA Bishnu Kumar Sharma.
Sharma was sworn in as a minister on August 4.
Samdup Lepcha, who holds the Roads & Bridges Department, was given the additional charge of the Sports & Youth Affairs Department, according to a notification.
Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister BS Panth was given the additional charge of the Information Technology Department. He also holds Commerce and Industries, and Information & Public Relations portfolios.
Education Minister Kunga Nima Lepcha was given the additional charge of the Health & Family Welfare Department. Lepcha, the senior-most minister in this government, also holds Law, Parliamentary Affairs, Land Revenue and Disaster Management departments.
The chief minister retained Home, Finance, Planning & Development, and Excise departments.
Among others, Sonam Lama retained Rural Development, Cooperation and Ecclesiastical departments, while Lok Nath Sharma retained Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services and Labour departments.
Mingma Norbu Sherpa retained the Power and Transport departments, and Karma Loday Bhutia will continue to hold the charges of the Forest & Environment, Mines & Geology and Science & Technology departments.
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Bhim Hang Limboo kept the Public Health Engineering, Water Resources and Skill Development departments. Sanjit Kharel retained Buildings & Housing, Social Justice and Welfare, and Women and Child Development departments.
LB Das will continue with the charges of the Urban Development and Food & Civil Supplies departments.
The newly-allotted portfolios were with the chief minister, officials said.
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