According to the statistics sourced by BM, the Information Technology department has the highest permanent staff shortage at a staggering 80%, with only 15 out of the approved 75 staff members currently in position. This shortage raises concerns about the state’s ability to effectively utilise technology for governance and digital initiatives.
Ministers were assigned the departments they will be in charge of in Telangana. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will be handling Municipal Administration, General Administration, Law and Order and all other unallocated portfolios. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was allocated the key portfolios of Finance and Planning, Energy. N Uttam Kumar Reddy was given charge of Irrigation and CAD, Food and Civil Supplies, while Damodar Rajanarasimha is now the Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare, Science and Technology.
Besides finance, the Ajit Pawar faction has secured food and civil supplies, cooperatives, women and child development, agriculture, relief and rehabilitation, and medical education departments.
Maharashtra's newly inducted Deputy CM Ajit Pawar gets Finance and Planning department portfolios after the government announced cabinet expansion on Friday