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Kejriwal allocates portfolios, retains power, finance

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today allocated portfolios to his six Cabinet colleagues while keeping key departments of Home, Finance, Power and Vigilance with himself.The Chief Minister will also keep Planning, Services and all

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New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today allocated portfolios to his six Cabinet colleagues while keeping key departments of Home, Finance, Power and Vigilance with himself.

The Chief Minister will also keep Planning, Services and all other departments not allocated to the Ministers.

Manish Sisodia, considered close to Kejriwal, has been given the charges of Revenue, PWD, Urban Development, Education, Higher Education, Local Bodies and Land and Building departments.

In his first press conference after being sworn-in as the Chief Minister, Kejriwal said Somnath Bharti, a postgraduate from IIT Delhi, will take the charge of Administrative Reforms, Law, Tourism and Culture.

Administrative Reforms is high on Kejriwal's agenda with efforts to decentralise power and establish the Mohalla Sabha.

The department is also likely to take steps to bring an end to the VIP culture and also provide time bound and efficient services to the people.