UP govt portfolios: Finance dept to Suresh Kumar Khanna and urban development to Ashutosh Tondon

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday allocated portfolios to ministers inducted into the expanded cabinet, keeping 37 departments with him. The finance department has been given to Suresh Kumar Khanna and urban development to Ashutosh Tondon.

Further Jai Pratap Singh has been given medical and health and family welfare departments which were previously held by Sidharth Nath Singh.

Satish Dwivedi will look after the Basic Education Department, the statement added. On Wednesday, Adityanath inducted 18 new members in his council of ministers in the first reshuffle since the BJP government came to power in the state two and a half years ago.