The state government on Saturday announced that Minister For Higher And Technical Education, C Damodar Raja Narasimha, will hold an additional portfolio - Agriculture Technology Mission (Ministry of Agriculture).
The portfolio was earlier held by the Congress candidate for the Pulivendula Assembly constituency by-elections, Y S Vivekananda Reddy, who had resigned from the state cabinet after his term as a member of the Legislative Council had expired on March 29th, 2011.
A communique issued by Chief Secretary S V Prasad said that Governor E S L Narasimhan had accepted the resignation tendered by Vivekananda Reddy from the rank of the cabinet minister as per GO MS. No. 182, dated April 16th, 2011.
The Chief Secretary further stated that the Agriculture Technology Mission, a portfolio of the Agriculture Ministry which was earlier held by Vivekananda Reddy, has been reallocated to Rajanarasimha as per GO MS No. 183, dated April 16th, 2011. (INN)
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