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Mamata s 43 ministers take oath sans festivities By IANS | Published on Mon, May 10 2021 14:48 IST | 9 Views Mamata s 43 ministers take oath sans festivities. Image Source: IANS News Kolkata, May 10 : Amid a raging Covid-19 pandemic, 43 Trinamool Congress ministers comprising 24 cabinet ministers, 10 Ministers of State with Independent charge and nine MoS took oath at an austere ceremony held in the Raj Bhawan on Monday. While three ministers Amit Mitra, Bratya Basu and Rathin Ghosh took their oath virtually. The rest 40 ministers were divided into three groups Cabinet, MOS (Independent Charge) and MoS and they took their oath together to cut short the program. ....
In TMC 3.0, Mamata retains home, health and hill affairs; Amit Mitra back as finance minister SECTIONS In TMC 3.0, Mamata retains home, health and hill affairs; Amit Mitra back as finance ministerET Bureau Last Updated: May 10, 2021, 07:44 PM IST Share Synopsis Banerjee will also be in charge of land and land reforms, information and cultural affairs and development of North Bengal –– the only region the party lost to the BJP. She has picked Sabina Yasmin, a young MLA from Malda, to assist her as an MoS to look after the affairs of North Bengal. Agencies Party sources said the portfolios were decided at the first cabinet meeting of the government held at the state secretariat. ....
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered the oath of office and secrecy to the ministers. Three TMC leaders Amit Mitra, Bratya Basu, and Rathin Ghosh were sworn in virtually. Mitra is unwell and both Basu and Ghosh are recuperating from Covid-19. Those who were sworn in include 24 cabinet ministers and 10 ministers of state (independent charge). Eight women were sworn in, and with the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the total number of women has increased to nine. The portfolios were decided at the first cabinet meeting of the government at the state secretariat. The chief minister retained the portfolios of Home and Hill Affairs, Personnel and Administration, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms and Refugee and Rehabilitation, and the Information and cultural affairs and North Bengal Development. ....
KOLKATA: The third cabinet with Mamata Banerjee as chief minister is set to be sworn in on Monday, with its 43 members comprising an almost equal mix of the seasoned and the new. While 17 senior ministers who had been in both the earlier cabinets have all found a place the third time around, 16 are set to be first-time ministers. Amit Mitra, who did not contest the Bengal polls, returns to the state cabinet. Manas Bhunia, Pulak Ray, Rathin Ghosh and Biplab Mitra also step into the cabinet Ray, Ghosh and Mitra for the first time after leading the party fightbacks in West Midnapore, Howrah and South Dinajpur. Cricketer Manoj Tiwari also gets a place in the new cabinet, as does former IPS officer Humayun Kabir. ....