Assam Gets Its First Woman Finance Minister As Sarma Distributes Portfolios
A former minister in the Congress government, Ajanta Neog jumped ship before the Assembly elections
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11 May 2021, Last Updated at 10:47 pm
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Assam Gets Its First Woman Finance Minister As Sarma Distributes Portfolios
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Ajanta Neog made history after she was sworn in as Assam’s first woman finance minister after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday distributed portfolios to 13 members of his cabinet.
The finance ministry, which Sarma held in the Sarbananda Sonowal government, has been allotted to a woman minister for the first time in the state.