Pokhriyal ministry explained

Cabinet Type:Ministry
Cabinet Number:5th
Jurisdiction:Uttarakhand
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:27 June 2009
Date Dissolved:10 September 2011
State Head:Banwari Lal Joshi
Margaret Alva
Government Head:Ramesh Pokhriyal
Political Parties: Bharatiya Janata Party
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal
Independents
Legislature Status:Majority
Opposition Parties:--> Indian National Congress
Opposition Leaders:--> Harak Singh Rawat
Legislature Term:5 years
Incoming Formation:2nd Assembly
Previous:First Khanduri ministry
Successor:Second Khanduri ministry

The Ramesh Pokhriyal ministry was the Cabinet of Uttarakhand headed by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Ramesh Pokhriyal from 2009 to 2011.[1] [2]

Council of Ministers

Here is the list of ministers.[3]

  1. Matbar Singh Kandari - Irrigation, Minor Irrigation, Flood Control, Food & Civil Supplies, Social Welfare & Handicapped Welfare
  2. Prakash Pant - Parliamentary Affairs, Legislatures, Drinking Water, Labour, Re-organisation, Externally aided project, Election, Uttarakhand river projects related to India Nepal Border
  3. Diwakar Bhatt - Revenue, Land management, Disaster management, Food & Civil Supplies, Soldier Welfare
  4. Madan Kaushik - Excise, Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry, Urban Development, Tourism
  5. Trivendra Singh Rawat - Agriculture, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Marketing, Fruit industry, Animal Husbandry, Milk Development, Fisheries
  6. Rajendra Singh Bhandari - Panchayati Raj, Alternative Energy, Census, Civil Defense and Home Guard, Jail
  1. Vijaya Barthwal - Rural Development, Women Welfare & Child Development
  2. Govind Singh Bisht - Education (Primary, Secondary & Higher)
  1. Khajan Das - Disaster Management, Social Welfare
  2. Balwant Singh Bhauryal - Health & Family Welfare, Information Technology

Former ministers

  1. Bishan Singh Chuphal - Forests and wild animals, Environment, Watershed management, Transport, Cooperatives, Protocol, Rural Engineering (5 July 2009 - 24 December 2009)

Notes and References

  1. https://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/files/2007.pdf
  2. Web site: Nishank sworn in as Uttarakhand Chief Minister - Indian Express . archive.indianexpress.com . 27 June 2009.
  3. Web site: Nishank expands team,retains Khanduri's men in Cabinet. July 2009.