List Of Cabinet Ministers Of Odisha 2023

The health minister of Odisha Naba Kisore Das, died due to multiple gunshot wounds this Sunday 29 January 2023. Here's a list of Cabinet Ministers of Odisha, find out about their positions and other details here.

Stuti Titus Updated: Jan 30, 2023 11:57 IST

List Of Cabinet Ministers Of Odisha 2023

The strong leader from the western part of Odisha and a three-time MLA Naba Kisore Das was the Health Minister of the state. He was shot on 29 January 2023, Sunday. He was believed to be the richest in the state cabinet and had a penchant for luxury cars and owned 40 of them.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his condolences and said that the Biju Janata Dal leader was an asset to the government and his party.

The late health minister was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar And then later passed away as he was shot in the chest by a policeman when he reached Brajrajnagar in Jharsuguda for a program early in the morning.

The assistant sub-inspector was identified as Gopal Das. The policeman was nabbed by local residents and handed over to the police.Naba Kisore who was formerly a part of congress joined the BJD just before 2019.

He was later given the charge of the health and family welfare department and, as health minister, successfully dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic in the state in 2020 and 2021.

Known to have efficiently handled the mass vaccination drive against Covid, he left many impressed with his performance as health minister.

Shocked and disturbed by the death of Shri Naba Kishore Das ji, Odisha Health minister, in a dastardly act of violence. My deepest condolences to his family and well wishers.
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 29, 2023

The President Naveen Patnaik was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth consecutive term in Bhubaneswar.

Twenty other members of the new Council of Ministers were also sworn in at the ceremony held at the Exhibition Ground.

Among those who were sworn in as cabinet ministers were Ranendra Pratap Swain, Bikram Keshari Arukha, Prafulla Malik, Padmanabha Behera, Pratap Jena, Niranjan Pujari, Arun Kumar Sahu, Sudam Marandi, Sushant Singh, Naba Kishore Das and Tukuni Sahu. Shri Marandi, a tribal leader from Mayurbhanj, took oath in Santhali language.

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Here is the complete list of Cabinet Ministers of Odisha.

List of Cabinet Ministers Of Odisha 2023

Sno.	Name	Constituency	Department	Party
1.	Naveen Patnaik Chief Minister	Hinjili	Home.General Administration.Public Grievance.Other departments not allocated to any Minister.	BJD
2.	Niranjan Pujari	Sonepur	Finance.Excise.	BJD
3.	Bikram Keshari Arukha	Bhanjanagar	Forest & Environment.Parliamentary Affairs.	BJD
4.	Prafulla Kumar Mallik	Kamakshyanagar	Steel & Mines.Works.	BJD
5.	Ranendra Pratap Swain	Athagarh	Food Supplies.Consumer Welfare.Co-operation.	BJD
6.	Padmanabha Behera	Birmaharajpur	Transport.Planning & Convergence.Commerce.	BJD
7.	Pratap Jena	Mahanga	Housing.Panchayati Raj.Drinking Water.Law.Urban Development.	BJD
8.	Aruna Kumar Sahoo	Nayagarh	Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment.Fisheries & Animal Resources Development.Higher Education.	BJD
9.	Sudam Marndi	Bangriposi	Revenue.Disaster Management.	BJD
10.	Susanta Singh	Bhatli	Rural Development.Labour & Employees.State Insurance.	BJD
11.	Tukuni Sahu	Titlagarh	Women and Child Development.Mission Shakti.	BJD
12.	Jagannath Saraka	Bissam Cuttack	ST & SC Development (Independent Charge) Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare (Independent Charge).	BJD
13.	Dibya Shankar Mishra	Junagarh	Home (MOS) Energy (Independent Charge) Industries (Independent Charge) Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (Independent Charge).	BJD
14.	Ashok Chandra Panda	Ekamra Bhubaneswar	Science & Technology (Independent Charge) Public Enterprises (Independent Charge) Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disability (Independent Charge)	BJD
15.	Samir Ranjan Das	Nimapara	School & Mass Education (Independent Charge).	BJD
16.	Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi	Simulia	Tourism (Independent Charge) Odia Language (Independent Charge) Literature & Culture (Independent Charge).	BJD
17.	Premananda Nayak	Telkoi	Skill Development & Technical Education (Independent Charge).	BJD
18.	Raghunandan Das	Balikuda-Erasama	Water Resources (Independent Charge). Information & Public Relations (Independent Charge).	BJD
19.	Padmini Dian	Kotpad	Handlooms (Independent Charge). Textiles (Independent Charge) Handicrafts (Independent Charge).	BJD
20.	Tusharkanti Behera	Kakatpur	Electronics & Information Technology (Independent Charge) Sports & Youth Services ( Independent Charge).	BJD

The Governor of Odisha leads the government in 30 districts of the state which also consists of an executive, a judiciary, and a legislative branch.The head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government similar to the other states of India.

The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. The present Legislative Assembly of Odisha is unicameral, consisting of 147 Members of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.

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