Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy offered the new ministers infrastructure and investment (which had fallen vacant after the resignation of Komatireddy Venkat Reddy), endowments (held as additional charge by Ponnala Lakshmaiah) and textiles and small-scale industries, hitherto held by Dr P. Shankar Rao who was sacked after he refused to quit on Thursday.
The official notification will be issued only on Friday by which time the new ministers would have finalised their choice among the three portfolios.
The problem in allotting portfolios, according to sources, arose due to the Chief Minister’s reluctance to part with crucial portfolios like commercial taxes and energy as had been sought by Praja Rajyam chief Chiranjeevi.
The Chief Minister explained to the PR chief that he was keeping these significant portfolios aside for Telangana leaders who would be inducted into the Cabinet at a later date.
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