Second Amarinder Singh ministry

Captain Amarinder Singh's second cabinet started from March 2017. Amarinder Singh is the leader of INC was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Punjab on 16 March 2017. His ministry had 17 Cabinet ministers including the Chief Minister as well as two women. The following is the list of ministers with their portfolios in the Government of Punjab.[1][2][3][4][5]

Second Amarinder Singh ministry
Ministry of Punjab
Amarinder Singh
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Punjab
Date formed16 March 2017
Date dissolved18 September 2021
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor V. P. Singh Badnore
Head of governmentAmarinder Singh
No. of ministers18
Ministers removed1
Total no. of members17
Member partiesINC
Status in legislature2/3th Majority
History
Election(s)2017
Outgoing election2017
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorParkash Singh Badal Ministry (2012-2017)
SuccessorChanni ministry

Captain Amarinder Singh resigned from the post of Chief Ministers of Punjab after claiming that he felt humiliated three times by the Congress leadership in the past two months.[6]

Tenure

In June 2021, MLA and deputy leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly, Saravjit Kaur Manuke held hunger strike along with AAP activists to protest against the inaction of the Punjab government in the payment of post-matric scholarship amount of Dalit students. AAP convener Bhagwant Mann said that the protest by AAP members had forced the Punjab government then led by CM Amarinder Singh to release the funds amounting to 200 crore as 40% share of the amount that Punjab government had to pay.[7]

Council of Ministers
S.No Name Constituency Department Party
1.
Amarinder Singh
Chief Minister		 Patiala Urban
  • Administrative Reforms.
  • Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
  • Horticulture.
  • Conservation of Land and Water.
  • Civil Aviation.
  • Defence Services Welfare.
  • Excise & Taxation.
  • General Administration.
  • Home Affairs & Justice.
  • Hospitality.
  • Investment Promotion.
  • Information & Public Relations.
  • Legal & Legislative Affairs.
  • Personnel.
  • Environment.
  • Vigilance.
  • Wildlife.
  • Science & Technology.
  • Government Reforms.
  • Information Technology.
  • Power.
  • New and Renewable Energy Sources.
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister.
 INC
Cabinet Ministers
2.
Brahm Mohindra		 Patiala Rural
  • Local Government.
  • Parliamentary Affairs.
  • Elections.
  • Removal of Grievances.
 INC
3.
Manpreet Singh Badal		 Bathinda Urban
  • Finance.
  • Planning.
  • Programme Implementation.
 INC
4.
Om Parkash Soni		 Amritsar Central
  • Medical Education & Research.
  • Freedom Fighters
  • Food Processing.
 INC
5.
Sadhu Singh Dharamsot		 Nabha
  • Forests.
  • Printing and Stationery.
  • Welfare of SCs and BCs.
 INC
6.
Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa		 Fatehgarh Churian
  • Rural Development.
  • Panchayats.
  • Animal Husbandry.
  • Fisheries and Dairy Development.
  • Higher Education.
 INC
7.
Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi		 Guru Har Sahai
  • Sports & Youth Affairs.
  • NRI Affairs.
 INC
8.
Charanjit Singh Channi		 Chamkaur Sahib
  • Technical Education & Industrial Training.
  • Employment Generation.
  • Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
 INC
9.
Aruna Chaudhary		 Dinanagar
  • Social Security.
  • Women & Child Development.
 INC
10.
Razia Sultana		 Malerkotla
  • Water Supply & Sanitation (Public Health).
  • Transport.
 INC
11.
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa		 Dera Baba Nanak
  • Cooperation.
  • Jails.
 INC
12.
Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria		 Raja Sansi
  • Water Resources.
  • Mines & Geology.
  • Housing and Urban Development.
 INC
13.
Gurpreet Singh Kangar		 Rampura Phul
  • Revenue.
  • Rehabilitation.
  • Disaster Management.
 INC
14.
Balbir Singh Sidhu		 S.A.S. Nagar
  • Health and Family Welfare.
  • Labour.
 INC
15.
Vijay Inder Singla		 Sangrur
  • Public Works Department.
  • School Education.
 INC
16.
Sunder Sham Arora		 Hoshiarpur
  • Industries.
  • Commerce.
 INC
17.
Bharat Bhushan Ashu		 Ludhiana West
  • Food & Civil Supplies.
  • Consumer Affairs.
 INC

Former Ministers
S.No Name Constituency Department Party
1.
Navjot Singh Sidhu		 Amritsar East
  • Local Government.
  • Tourism & Cultural Affairs.
 INC

Major decisions

Reducing the number of the post of Patwari

On 5 December 2019, the Council of Ministers in the Amarinder Singh government took a decision to reduce the number of posts of patwari in the revenue department from 4,716 to 3,660. The decision was not publicly disclosed.[8]

See also

References
  1. "'Amarinder appointed Captain of Punjab Congress'". Daily Post India. 27 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  2. "Amarinder Singh sworn in as Punjab CM". The Hindu. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. "Captain Amarinder Sworn In as Punjab CM, Nine Ministers Inducted". The Quint. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. "CM to take the final call about "Atta dal Scheme in" Punjab - Forfeeds.com". forfeeds.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017.
  5. Council of Ministers
  6. "'Feel humiliated': Captain Amarinder Singh after resigning as Punjab CM". Daily Post India. 18 September 2021.
  7. "AAP's dharna forced CM to release funds, says Mann". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. "Punjab abolishes over 1K posts of patwari". Tribuneindia News Service. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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