Basharat to take care of Horticulture, Drabu loses culture
Srinagar, Feb 17 : In a major reshuffle of port folios the newly inducted minister Syed Altaf Bukhari has been given the much important Education port folio which was till now held by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s top confident Naeem Akhtar who has been now moved assigned the Public Works ministry.As per the circular issued by General Administration, Abdul Rahman Veeri, who was holding PUblic Works has been given the port folios of Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Disaster Management.
The port folio of Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and disaster management was held by Syed Basharat Bukhari till today and in the latest reshuffle of port folios he has been allotted Horticulture Department.
With this the Chief Minister has bifurcated the Agriculture production department. Now Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura will hold the port folio of Agriculture Department only.
Another senior minister Dr. Haseeb Drabu has been stripped off the port folio of Culture which the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has retained with herself. (KNS)