Mann ministry
Mann ministry | |
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_on_a_white_background_(1).png){kind=small} 26th Ministry of the State of Punjab | |
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| People and organisations | |
Governor | Gulab Chand Kataria |
Chief Minister | Bhagwant Mann |
No. of ministers | 16 |
Member parties | Aam Aadmi Party |
Status in legislature | 3/4th Majority |
Opposition party | Indian National Congress |
Opposition leader | Pratap Singh Bajwa |
| History | |
| Election | 2022 |
Outgoing election | 2017 |
| Legislature term | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Channi ministry |
The Bhagwant Mann ministry is the State Cabinet of Punjab, India headed by the present Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The oath-taking ceremony of Mann was held at Khatkar Kalan village on 16 March 2022. The 10 cabinet ministers took oath on 19 March.
Mann holds the home ministry among other portfolios. Harpal Singh Cheema is the finance minister. Harjot Singh Bains is the Education minister.
History
Inauguration
On 10 March, the election results were announced. The Aam Aadmi Party gained a full majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 seats out of 117 total. The opposition parties are the Indian National Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiromani Akali Dal, and the Bahujan Samaj Party.[1]
On 11 March 2022, AAP Punjab convener and MP Bhagwant Mann was elected by the AAP legislative members as their leader in the assembly.[2] Mann took oath as the Chief Minister in the Punjab government in a public ceremony at Khatkar Kalan village on 16 March, when the term of the incumbent Fifteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly expired.[3] 10 cabinet ministers took oath on 19 March at Guru Nanak Dev auditorium of Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.[4][5] Eight ministers who took oath were greenhorn (first term) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) while two were in their second term.[6]
The cabinet can have at most 18 ministers, but Mann decided to appoint a smaller cabinet. Mann has set targets for every minister to achieve, saying people "can demand that the minister be removed" if the targets are not met.[7]
Shuffling in the cabinet
In May 2022, health minister Vijay Singla was removed from cabinet, after corruption charges were raised against him.
5 MLAs were inducted into the cabinet and their swearing in ceremony took place on 4 July 2022.[8]
On 7 January 2023, cabinet minister Fauja Singh Sarari resigned as cabinet minister upon corruption allegations following an alleged audio clip of him discussing how to extort money from contractors. He responded by denying the allegations and dubbing the clip of him "doctored". He was replaced by Dr. Balbir Singh.[9][10]
On 31 May 2023, cabinet minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar resigned as cabinet minister on personal grounds.He was replaced with Balkar Singh. Along with him, Gurmeet Singh Khuddian was also given a place in cabinet by allocating him an important portfolio of Agriculture and farmers welfare among others.[11] in January 2026 Skoon Bhandari was given the approval to be the Home Minister of State, Sports and YouthAaffairs and local body Minister for State by the Mann Government.
Council of Ministers
Minister of State
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | [12] | ||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | [13] | ||
| 5 July 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | [14] | ||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 7 January 2023 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 31 May 2023 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 3 July 2025 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
By departments
An alphabetical list of all the departments of Punjab Government with terms :[15]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Farmer Welfare | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | ||
| 31 May 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries | 21 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | ||
| 31 May 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Civil Aviation | 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Conservation of Soil & Water | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | ||
| 31 May 2023 | 21 November 2023 | ||
| 21 November 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Cooperation | 21 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Defence Services Welfare | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Economic & Statistical Organisation | 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Elections | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Employment Generation and Training | 16 March 2022 | 16 March 2023 | |
| 16 March 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Excise and Taxation | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Finance | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Food Processing | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | 16 March 2023 | ||
| 16 March 2023 | 31 May 2023 | ||
| 31 May 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Forest and Wild Life Preservation | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| General Administration | 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Governance Reforms and Public Grievances | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 16 March 2023 | ||
| 16 March 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Health & Family Welfare | 21 March 2022 | 24 May 2022 | |
| 24 May 2022 | 5 July 2022 | ||
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Higher Education and Languages | 21 March 2022 | 7 January 2023 | |
| 7 January 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Home Affairs and Justice | 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Horticulture | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Hospitality | 21 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Housing and Urban Development | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 16 March 2023 | ||
| 16 March 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Industries and Commerce | 16 March 2022 | 23 September 2024 | |
| 23 September 2024 | 3 July 2025 | ||
| 3 July 2025 | Incumbent | ||
| Information and Public Relation | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 16 March 2023 | ||
| 16 March 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Information Technology | 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Investment Promotion | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Jails | 21 March 2022 | 7 January 2023 | |
| 7 January 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Labour | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Legal and Legislative Affairs | 21 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Local Government | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | ||
| 31 May 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Mines & Geology | 21 March 2022 | 7 January 2023 | |
| 7 January 2023 | 21 November 2023 | ||
| 21 November 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Medical Education and Research | 21 March 2022 | 24 May 2022 | |
| 24 May 2022 | 5 July 2022 | ||
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| New & Renewable Energy Sources | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| NRI Affairs | 21 March 2022 | 3 July 2025 | |
| 3 July 2025 | Incumbent | ||
| Parliamentary Affairs | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | ||
| 31 May 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Personnel and Training | 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Planning | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Power | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Printing and Stationery | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 13 January 2023 | ||
| 13 January 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Program Implementation | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Public Works | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Punjab Energy Development Agency | 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Removal of Grievances | 21 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 16 March 2023 | ||
| 16 March 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management | 21 March 2022 | 23 September 2024 | |
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Rural Development and Panchayat | 21 March 2022 | 31 May 2023 | |
| 31 May 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| School Education | 21 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Science, Technology & Environment | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 21 November 2023 | ||
| 21 November 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Social Security and Development of Women and Children | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Sports and Youth Services | 21 March 2022 | 25 June 2024 | |
| 25 June 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Technical Education and Industrial Training | 16 March 2022 | 7 January 2023 | |
| 7 January 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Tourism and Cultural Affairs | 21 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Transport | 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Vigilance | 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Water Resources | 21 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | 21 November 2023 | ||
| 21 November 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Water Supply and Sanitation | 21 March 2022 | 23 September 2024 | |
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Welfare of Freedom Fighters | 16 March 2022 | 5 July 2022 | |
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | ||
| 7 January 2023 | 23 September 2024 | ||
| 23 September 2024 | Incumbent |
By year
- 2022 : On 21 March, Bhagwant Mann announced the first appointment of ten ministers to the departments of Punjab state government.[16]
Cabinet between March - May 2022
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | [12][13] | ||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | 24 May 2022 | AAP | [17] | ||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | Incumbent | AAP | |||
- 2022 : On 5 July, Bhagwant Mann announced the expansion of cabinet with five new ministers to the departments of Punjab state government.[14]
Former Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2022 | 24 May 2022 | AAP | |||
| 5 July 2022 | 7 January 2023 | AAP | |||
| 5 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | 27 June 2024 | AAP | |||
| 21 March 2022 | 3 July 2025 | AAP | |||
Minister for state Skoon Bhandari 17 January 2026.
Home Affairs sports and youth local bodies and Excise.
Demographics
Representation of ministers by district
- Amritsar (4.16%)
- Bathinda (4.16%)
- Barnala (4.16%)
- Fatehgarh Sahib (4.16%)
- Fazilka (4.16%)
- Firozepur (4.16%)
- Gurdaspur (16.7%)
- Hoshiarpur (8.33%)
- Jalandhar (8.33%)
- Moga (8.33%)
- Mukatsar (8.33%)
- Nawan Shahr (4.16%)
- Pathankot (4.16%)
- Ropar (4.16%)
- SAS Nagar (4.16%)
- Tarn Taran (4.16%)
- Ludhiana (4.16%)
| District | Ministers | Name of ministers |
|---|---|---|
| Sangrur | 4 | Bhagwant Maan |
| Amritsar | 2 | Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal |
| Ludhiana | 2 | Tarunpreet Singh Sond |
| Jalandhar | 1 | Mohinder Bhagat |
| Bathinda | 1 | Gurmeet Singh Khuddian |
| Hoshiarpur | 1 | Ravjot Singh |
| Patiala district | 1 | Balbir Singh |
| Sri Muktsar Sahib district | 1 | Baljeet Kaur |
| Pathankot | 1 | Lal Chand Kataruchakk |
| Ropar | 1 | Harjot Singh Bains |
| Tarn Taran | 1 | Laljit Singh Bhullar |
References
- ↑ "In 57 seats, AAP saw victory margins between 20k and 75k". The Indian Express. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ ""Spend Time In Your Constituencies, Not...": AAP's Bhagwant Mann To MLAs". NDTV.com. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Bhagwant Mann leaves for Delhi to meet Kejriwal ahead of govt formation". Tribuneindia News Service. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Ten Punjab ministers to take oath on Saturday". Tribuneindia News Service. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ↑ "25,000 Government Jobs For Punjab: New Chief Minister's 1st Decision". NDTV.com. Press Trust of India. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ↑ "In Mann's first list of Cabinet ministers, 8 greenhorn MLAs". The Indian Express. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ↑ ""Bhagwant Mann Set Targets For Every Minister And If...": Arvind Kejriwal". NDTV.com. 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ↑ "Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann expands Cabinet, 5 MLAs inducted as ministers". Free Press Journal. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ PTI (7 January 2023). "AAP MLA Dr. Balbir Singh sworn in as Punjab Cabinet Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ↑ "Punjab Minister Fauja Singh Sarari Resigns Amid Corruption Allegations". NDTV.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ↑ "Punjab Cabinet rejig: Controversial statements land Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjer, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal in trouble". The Indian Express. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Punjab portfolios announced; CM Mann keeps Home and Vigilance, Cheema gets Finance, Singla Health, Harbhajan Power". Tribuneindia News Service. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- 1 2 "GOVERNOR ALLOTS PORTFOLIOS TO NEWLY INDUCTED MINISTERS | Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, India ਸੂਚਨਾ ਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਪੰਜਾਬ ,ਭਾਰਤ". diprpunjab.gov.in. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- 1 2 "Punjab Cabinet expansion: Anmol Gagan gets tourism; Indervir Nijjar local bodies, Chetan Singh health". Tribune India News Service. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ↑ "Departments – Government of Punjab, India". Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ "In Punjab Cabinet, Bhagwant Mann Keeps Home, Harpal Cheema Gets Finance". NDTV.com. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ "Punjab health minister sacked over corruption charges; was asking for kickbacks in tender". Tribuneindia News Service. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
Further reading
- "Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann swearing-in ceremony Highlights: Bhagwant Mann assumes office as Punjab Chief Minister". The Indian Express. 16 March 2022.