The Chief Minister’s portfolios include Port, Wakf Board, Hindu Religious Institutions, Town and Country Planning, General Administration, Information and Publicity and other subjects not allocated to his Council of Ministers. In the morning, Mr. Rangasamy called on Lt. Following the Lt. Governor’s approval, Chief Secretary Ashwani Kumar issued a gazette notification ratifying the allocation of subjects. In between, the hospitalisation of Mr. Rangasamy for COVID-19 treatment in the second week of May threw another wrench into the efforts. Governor, while emphasising that she wished to stay away from politics, appealed to the Chief Minister to create an environment for the Cabinet to function in the Union Territory.

Source: The Hindu July 11, 2021 19:51 UTC