Veena to replace Shylaja; Balagopal to handle finance ministry, CPM completes allocation of ministries 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The final list of ministers in the second Pinarayi government has come out. A final decision on the matter was taken in CPM’s secretariat meeting held today. Veena Geroge will replace K K Shylaja as the next health minister.

The allocation of ministries are as follows:

Finance- K N Balagopal

Industry-P Rajeev

Excise-V N Vasavan

Cooperatives- M V Govindan

Education, Devaswom- V Shivankutty

Tourism, PWD- Muhammed Riyas

Scheduled castes ministry- K Radhakrishnan

Minorities affairs- V Abdurrahman

Higher education- R Bindhu

Now, a meeting with ministers of allies is going on in the AKG centre. Roshy Augustine of Kerala Congress(M) will get water resources and irrigation ministry. Janta Dal might get electricity ministry and INL will get ports and department of archaeology. CPM has informed Saseendran that he will not be given the transport ministry.