Kumaraswamy appoints district in charge ministers

Almost two months afterexpanding his Congress-JD(S) coalition cabinet, Chief MinisterH D Kumaraswamy today appointed district in-charge ministers.

Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara who also holds Bengaluru related subjects, has been made in-charge of Tumkuru, his home district, along with the city.

Revenue Minister R V Deshpande, along with his home districtUttara Kannada, will also look after Dharwad district.

Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar will take care of Ramanagara along with Ballari, while Industries Ministers K JGeorge, who is from Bengaluru, has been given the charge of Chikkamagaluru.

The other ministers are:Municipal Administration Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi- Belagavi, Health Minister Shivananda Patil-Bagalkote,Social Welfare Minister Priyank Kharge- Kalaburagi,Mines Minister Rajashekar Patil-Yadgiri,agriculture Minister Shivashankar Reddy-Chikkaballapura, Labour Minister Venkataramanappa- Chitradurga,Law Minister Krishna ByreGowda- Bengaluru Rural and Kolar.

Housing Minister U T Khader-Dakshina Kannada, Backward Classes Welfare Minister C Puttaranga Shetty- Chamarajanagara, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Zameer Ahmed-Haveri, Women and Child Development Minister Jayamala- Udupi, Forest Minister R Shankar- Koppal, Education Minister N Mahesh-Gadag, Animal Husbandry Minister Venkat Rao Nadagouda-Raichur,