New Delhi: The Kerala government on Tuesday announced the portfolio allocation for the newly formed cabinet, with chief minister V D Satheesan retaining control of 35 departments, including Finance, Law, General Administration and Ports, according to a notification issued by Kerala Lok Bhavan.
Apart from these major portfolios, the chief minister will also supervise several important administrative and policy-related departments, centralising key decision-making powers within the chief minister’s office. Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has been assigned the Home and Vigilance portfolios along with three other departments in the new cabinet.
The portfolio allocation comes shortly after the swearing-in of the new government in the state. Details regarding the distribution of the remaining departments among cabinet ministers are expected to be announced soon.