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Assam cabinet reshuffle adds four ministers with sweeping portfolios from tea welfare to tourism
Politics
Published on 14 May 2026
Tea Tribes and Adivasis welfare gets a new lead
Assam has sworn in four new ministers and assigned them a wide spread of portfolios in Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s cabinet expansion. An official Raj Bhavan notification said Rameswar Teli will oversee Transformation and Development, Labour Welfare and Tea Tribes and Adivasi Welfare. Atul Bora takes charge of Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam Accord implementation, Border Protection and Development, and Excise, while Charan Boro gets Transport plus Bodoland welfare. Ajanta Neog is given Women and Child Development and Tourism.
- Four ministers were allocated portfolios via a Raj Bhavan notification
- Rameswar Teli leads Transformation and Development plus Labour Welfare
- Atul Bora gets Panchayat and Rural Development and Assam Accord implementation
- Ajanta Neog takes Women and Child Development and Tourism
- Charan Boro receives Transport and Bodoland welfare charges
- The cabinet expansion was expected after the Assembly session in early June
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