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Fifth Pema Khandu ministry
18th Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh
Date formed13 June 2024
People and organisations
GovernorKaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
Chief MinisterPema Khandu (BJP)
Deputy Chief MinisterChowna Mein (BJP)
No. of ministers11 (excluding CM)
Member parties  BJP
Status in legislatureGovernment (59)
  NDA (59)

Opposition (1)

  INDIA (1)
59 / 60 (98%)
1 / 60 (2%)
Opposition partyNone
Opposition leaderVacant
History
Election(s)2024
Legislature term(s)2 years, 48 days
PredecessorFourth Pema Khandu ministry

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

In the Fifth Pema Khandu Ministry, with Pema Khandu there are 12 Ministers,[2][1] in which one is woman i.e., Dasanglu Pul. She was the first woman Cabinet Minister of Arunachal Pradesh in Pema Khandu Ministries.[3][4][5] She was the wife of Kalikho Pul, former Chief Minister of the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh for a brief time in 2016.[6][7] The new ministers with Pema Khandu oath as Cabinet Ministers in the ceremony held at Dorjee Khandu Convention in Itanagar on 13 June 2024 in the presence of Governor Sri Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik.[6][3][4][5][8][9][10][11]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

Source[12]


Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister Pema Khandu13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Deputy Chief Ministers
Deputy Chief Minister
Finance, Planning and Investment, Tax & Excise, State Lotteries, Economics & Statistics, and Power and Non-Conventional Energy Resources
 Chowna Mein13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Ministers
Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperation and Transport Ojing Tasing13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Law, Legislative and Justice, Social Justice, Empowerment & Tribal Affairs, and Sports & Youth Affairs Kento Jini13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Urban Affairs, Land Management, and Civil Aviation Balo Raja13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Home and Inter State Border Affairs, Public Health Engineering & Water Supply, Department of Indigenous Affairs Mama Natung13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Women & Child Development, Cultural Affairs, and Science & Technology Dasanglu Pul13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Education, Rural Works, Parliamentary Affairs, Tourism, and Libraries as a Cabinet Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Gabriel Denwang Wangsu13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Environment & Forests, Geology, Mining & Minerals, and the Department of Tirap, Changlang, and Longding Wangki Lowang13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Commerce & Industries, Labour & Employment, and Information & Public Relations & Printing. Nyato Dukam13 June 2024IncumbentBJP
Health & Family Welfare and Water Resources departments Biyuram Wahge13 June 2024IncumbentBJP

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bureau, The Hindu (13 June 2024). "Arunachal Pradesh CM swearing-in LIVE updates: BJP's Pema Khandu takes oath as Chief Minister". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arunachal-pradesh-cabinet-ministers-list-9389702/%7Ctitle=list
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Arunachal Pradesh: Who is Dasanglu Pul, first woman minister in Pema Khandu cabinet". 13 June 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Mazumdar, Prasanta (13 June 2024). "36 years on, Arunachal gets its second woman minister". The New Indian Express.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Mazumdar, Prasanta (14 June 2024). "2nd woman minister in Arunachal Pradesh after a gap of 36 yrs". The New Indian Express.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "BJP fields ex-CM Dasanglu Pul's widow for Arunachal bypoll". The Times of India. 28 October 2016.
  7. "Tuki greets Narayansamy, Dasanglu on their victory". Archived from the original on 27 November 2016.
  8. "Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet Ministers List 2024: Pema Khandu takes oath as CM for third time in row, Deputy CM Chowna Mein in 11-member Cabinet". T. he Indian Express. 13 June 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  9. "Arunachal Pradesh: CM Pema Khandu allocates portfolios to newly inducted ministers". The Times of India. 15 June 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. "Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu allocates portfolios to newly inducted ministers". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  11. "Arunachal Pradesh Council of Ministers portfolios: Who got what?". Financialexpress. 15 June 2024. Archived from the original on 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  12. "Arunachal Pradesh State Portal". arunachalpradesh.gov.in.