Channi ministry

Channi ministry
Channi ministry
Ministry of Punjab
Date formed	20 September 2021
Date dissolved	11 March 2022
People and organisations
Head of state	Governor Banwarilal Purohit
Head of government	Charanjit Singh Channi
Deputy head of government	Om Parkash Soni; Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa;
No. of ministers	18
Ministers removed	1
Total no. of members	17
Member parties	INC
Status in legislature	2/3rd Majority
Opposition leader	Harpal Singh Cheema, Aam Aadmi Party
History
Election(s)	2017
Outgoing election	2017
Legislature term(s)	5 years
Predecessor	Second Amarinder Singh ministry
Successor	Mann ministry

The Charanjit Singh Channi ministry was the Cabinet ministry of Punjab headed by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi, India between the years 2021 and 2022.^[1]^[2]

The Fifteenth Punjab assembly was dissolved on 11 March 2022. The dissolution was necessitated after the results of the election was declared on 10 March.^[3]^[4]

A day after the election results announced in Punjab on 10 March 2022, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi along with whole cabinet resigned from the government.^[5] New cabinet Mann ministry led by Bhagwant Mann of Aam Aadmi Party took oath of office on 16 March.

The following is the list of ministers with their portfolios in the Government of Punjab.

Council of Ministers[edit]

SI No.	Name	Constituency	Department	Party
1.	Charanjit Singh Channi (Chief Minister)	Chamkaur Sahib	Conservation of Land and Water Civil Aviation Justice Excise General Administration Hospitality Tourism & Cultural Affairs Mining and Geology Investment Promotion Information & Public Relations Legal & Legislative Affairs Personnel Environment Vigilance Power Other departments not allocated to any Minister shall vest with the Chief Minister	INC
Deputy Chief Ministers
2.	Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (Deputy Chief Minister)	Dera Baba Nanak	Home Affairs Cooperation Jails	INC
3.	Om Parkash Soni (Deputy Chief Minister)	Amritsar Central	Health and Family Welfare Defence Services Welfare Freedom Fighters	INC
Cabinet Ministers
4.	Pargat Singh	Jalandhar Cantonment	Sports & Youth Affairs NRI Affairs Higher Education School Education	INC
5.	Brahm Mohindra	Patiala Rural	Local Government Parliamentary Affairs Elections Removal of Grievances	INC
6.	Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa	Fatehgarh Churian	Rural Development & Panchayats Animal Husbandry Fisheries Dairy Development	INC
7.	Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria	Raja Sansi	Water Resources Housing and Urban Development	INC
8.	Aruna Chaudhary	Dina Nagar	Revenue Rehabilitation Disaster Management	INC
9.	Manpreet Singh Badal	Bathinda Urban	Finance Taxation Governance Reforms Planning Programme Implementation	INC
10.	Bharat Bhushan Ashu	Ludhiana West	Food & Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs	INC
11.	Gurkirat Singh Kotli	Khanna	Science & Technology Information Technology Industries and Commerce	INC
12.	Vijay Inder Singla	Sangrur	Administrative Reforms Public Works Department	INC
13.	Razia Sultana	Malerkotla	Social Security Women & Child Development Water Supply & Sanitation Printing & Stationery	INC
14.	Amrinder Singh Raja Warring	Gidderbaha	Transport	INC
15.	Randeep Singh Nabha	Amloh	Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Food Processing	INC
16.	Rana Gurjeet Singh	Kapurthala	Technical Education & Industrial Training Employment Generation Horticulture Soil & Water Conservation	INC
17.	Raj Kumar Verka	Amritsar West	Social Justice Empowerment and Minorities New and Renewable Energy Sources Medical Education & Research	INC
18.	Sangat Singh Gilzian	Urmar	Forests Wild Life Labour	INC

References[edit]

^ Government of Punjab, India
^ "Who is Charanjit Singh Channi, the new Punjab chief minister". The Times of India. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
^ "Punjab Governor dissolves 15th Punjab Assembly". The Statesman. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Punjab Cabinet recommends Governor for dissolution of 15th Punjab Assembly". The Statesman. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ Service, Tribune News. "Charanjit Singh Channi resigns as Chief Minister; Punjab Assembly dissolved". Tribuneindia News Service.

Political offices
Preceded by Second Amarinder Singh ministry	Government of Punjab 2021–2022	Succeeded by Mann ministry

[1] Government of Punjab, India

[toi-2] "Who is Charanjit Singh Channi, the new Punjab chief minister". The Times of India. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

[Dissolved_11_March_2022-3] "Punjab Governor dissolves 15th Punjab Assembly". The Statesman. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[recommends_dissolution_11_March_2022-4] "Punjab Cabinet recommends Governor for dissolution of 15th Punjab Assembly". The Statesman. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

[5] Service, Tribune News. "Charanjit Singh Channi resigns as Chief Minister; Punjab Assembly dissolved". Tribuneindia News Service.

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