Bhubaneswar,June 5: In the new ministry that took oath today.
The oath taking ceremony would took place at 11.45am on Sunday.
Here is the full list of new ministers in the new cabinet.
Jagannath Saraka is the first to take oath as cabinet minister. The two-time MLA has been promoted as cabinet minister.
Five time MLA and senior BJD Niranjan Pujari also took oath as cabinet minister. Apart from Pujari, Athagarh MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain, former govt chief whip Pramila Mallik, Chikiti MLA Usha Devi , Aul MLA Pratap Deb, Prafulla Mallick, Mahakalpada MLA Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak also took oath as cabinet ministers. Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak has returned into the Naveen cabinet after 8 years.
Senior leader and Boudh MLA Pradeep Amat was also sworn-in as cabinet minister. Jharsuguda MLA and former state health minister Naba Das also took oath as a cabinet minister.
Bhubaneswar MLA Ashok Chandra Panda been promoted to cabinet this time.Titlagath MLA Tukuni Sahu also secured a berth in the Naveen cabinet as minister. Three-time MLA from Nuapada Rajendra Dholakia also took as a cabinet minister for the first time.
Cabinet Ministers:
Jagannath Saraka
Niranjan Pujari
Ranendra Pratap Swain
Pramila Mallick
Usha Devi
Prafulla Kumar Mallik
Pratap Keshari Deb
Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak
Pradip Kumar Amat
Naba Kishore Das
Ashok Chandra Panda
Tukuni Sahu
Rajendra Dholakia
Ministers of State (Independence charge)
Samir Ranjan Dash
Aswini Kumar Patra
Pritiranjan Ghadai(First time)
Srikanta Sahu(First time)
Tusharkanti Behera
Rohit Pujari (First time)
Rita Sahu
Basanti Hembram