Chennai: In a reallocation of portfolios of the Tamil Nadu cabinet, Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar was on Thursday allocated Finance and certain others, held by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.
Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao "accepted the recommendation of the Chief Minister," in this regard, a Raj Bhavan communique said.
This is the first change effected by the Chief Minister after he was sworn-in on February 16.
"The subjects Finance, Planning, Legislative Assembly, Elections and Passports, Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Training), hitherto dealt with by the Chief Minister may be reallocated to D Jayakumar," it said.
Jayakumar will now be designated as Minister for Fisheries, Finance and Personnel and Administrative Reforms, it added.
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