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Ministry of State in India

Channi ministry
Ministry of Punjab
Date formed20 September 2021
Date dissolved11 March 2022
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor Banwarilal Purohit
Head of governmentCharanjit Singh Channi
Deputy head of government
No. of ministers18
Ministers removed1
Total no. of members17
Member partiesINC
Status in legislature2/3rd Majority
Opposition leaderHarpal Singh Cheema, Aam Aadmi Party
History
Election2017
Outgoing election2017
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorSecond Amarinder Singh ministry
SuccessorMann ministry

The Charanjit Singh Channi ministry was the Cabinet ministry of Punjab headed by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi, India between the years 2021 and 2022.

The Fifteenth Punjab assembly was dissolved on 11 March 2022. The dissolution was necessitated after the results of the election was declared on 10 March.

A day after the election results announced in Punjab on 10 March 2022, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi along with whole cabinet resigned from the government. New cabinet Mann ministry led by Bhagwant Mann of Aam Aadmi Party took oath of office on 16 March.

The following is the list of ministers with their portfolios in the Government of Punjab.

Council of Ministers

SI No. Name Picture Constituency Department Party
1. Charanjit Singh Channi
(Chief Minister)
Chamkaur Sahib
  • Conservation of Land and Water
  • Civil Aviation
  • Justice
  • Excise
  • General Administration
  • Hospitality
  • Tourism & Cultural Affairs
  • Mining and Geology
  • Investment Promotion
  • Information & Public Relations
  • Legal & Legislative Affairs
  • Personnel
  • Environment
  • Vigilance
  • Power
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister shall vest with the Chief Minister
 INC
Deputy Chief Ministers
2. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Dera Baba Nanak
  • Home Affairs
  • Cooperation
  • Jails
 INC
3. Om Parkash Soni
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Amritsar Central
  • Health and Family Welfare
  • Defence Services Welfare
  • Freedom Fighters
 INC
Cabinet Ministers
4. Pargat Singh
Jalandhar Cantonment
  • Sports & Youth Affairs
  • NRI Affairs
  • Higher Education
  • School Education
 INC
5. Brahm Mohindra Patiala Rural
  • Local Government
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Elections
  • Removal of Grievances
 INC
6. Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa Fatehgarh Churian
  • Rural Development & Panchayats
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Fisheries
  • Dairy Development
 INC
7. Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Raja Sansi
  • Water Resources
  • Housing and Urban Development
 INC
8. Aruna Chaudhary Dina Nagar
  • Revenue
  • Rehabilitation
  • Disaster Management
 INC
9. Manpreet Singh Badal Bathinda Urban * Finance
  • Taxation
  • Governance Reforms
  • Planning
  • Programme Implementation
 INC
10. Bharat Bhushan Ashu Ludhiana West * Food & Civil Supplies
  • Consumer Affairs
 INC
11. Gurkirat Singh Kotli Khanna
  • Science & Technology
  • Information Technology
  • Industries and Commerce
 INC
12. Vijay Inder Singla Sangrur * Administrative Reforms
  • Public Works Department
 INC
13. Razia Sultana Malerkotla
  • Social Security
  • Women & Child Development
  • Water Supply & Sanitation
  • Printing & Stationery
 INC
14. Amrinder Singh Raja Warring
Gidderbaha
  • Transport
 INC
15. Randeep Singh Nabha Amloh
  • Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
  • Food Processing
 INC
16. Rana Gurjeet Singh Kapurthala
  • Technical Education & Industrial Training
  • Employment Generation
  • Horticulture
  • Soil & Water Conservation
 INC
17. Raj Kumar Verka
Amritsar West
  • Social Justice
  • Empowerment and Minorities
  • New and Renewable Energy Sources
  • Medical Education & Research
 INC
18. Sangat Singh Gilzian Urmar
  • Forests
  • Wild Life
  • Labour
 INC

References

  1. Government of Punjab, India
  2. "Who is Charanjit Singh Channi, the new Punjab chief minister". The Times of India. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. "Punjab Governor dissolves 15th Punjab Assembly". The Statesman. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. "Punjab Cabinet recommends Governor for dissolution of 15th Punjab Assembly". The Statesman. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. Service, Tribune News. "Charanjit Singh Channi resigns as Chief Minister; Punjab Assembly dissolved". Tribuneindia News Service.
Political offices
Preceded bySecond Amarinder Singh ministry Government of Punjab
2021–2022 		Succeeded byMann ministry
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