Himalayan Times (1952)

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WEST BENGAL CABINET

TWO DEPUTY MINISTERS FROM DARJEELING DISTRICT

Dr,* B C. Roy formed ;i Now Cabi let fur
West Bengal on Wednesday with 14 .Minis;ns,
including himself. The Strength of the last
cabinet was 13.


Dr. Bidhan Chand Roy

Chief Minister

ITieie are also Iti 1 eptity Ministers, an
innovation in the stale. Seven of them will assist
Dr. Rov, the Chief Mu. stir, who w.ll bold live
impor aiit portfolios.

Dr. It 'V oa led on the Gov-rnor at Baj
Bhawan at 3-30 p. in. on Wedu' -day and tender-
ed tlio resignation of his last, Cabinet. Being
tho leader of the large.t single pasty—the Cuogr ss—
m the .newly eonstitni.d A-'onihlv, he. was im-
mediately invited by Dr. Muoko jec Vo f. rm a
new Cabinet.

Dr. R iv then submitted a li t of nam s for
new Cabinet which the Governor approved, before
leaving for Raj BliaVau. Dr. Roy I eld consul-
tations with Mr. Atulya Chosh, President of the
WBPCC.

Dr. Roy will be in charge of lion e, Bevelop-
mont, Medical ami Public Health, Finance, and
Coinnd Tee and Industries Departments.

Tne other Ministers with their port folios are. ‘
Mr. ,J. X. l’anja -Cottage and Small Industries’
Mr. H. C. Naskar — Forests ami Fisheries;
Mr. A. K. Mookherjee—I,ligation and Wa'erways;
Mr, S. P. Burnian - Kxci.-e; Mr. K.N. Das Gupta—
W« rks and Buildings; Mr. Radhagobini’a R >v —
Tiiljal W'df.re; Mr. I. D. Jalan local Self-

Sri Shiva Kumar Rai

Deputy Minister for Labour

lll'h k Ini cntrlt*!/ Sri H. .V. Milrn

(lOvernim lit; Mrs. Itemika t'nv—Refugee Relief
and Relinbilitatioii; Mr. I’. C. Fen — Food, Relief
and Fu plies; Dr. It. Ahmed Agiieti tore and
Co-operative Credit; Mr. Pannalul Bose—Ind ication,
Land ami Land Revenue; Mr. K. P. Mookcrjoe--
labour; and Mr. S. K. Basil- Judical and
I egislative.

The Depu'y Ministers, with the Department.0
to which they are attached, me: .AL. S. C Ray
Singlia- Trans|>ort: Mr. S. C. Ghosh-Moulik Pe

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