Shillong, July 8: Meghalaya chief minister D.D. Lapang last night effected a reshuffle in his ministry in a move to appease the Congress ministers who were not allocated important portfolios.
Sources today said the reshuffle was done as per a directive from the AICC general secretary in-charge Northeast, Luizinho Faleiro, who was here on Monday.
While Lapang parted with his PHE portfolio and allocated it to Congress minister Prestone Tynsong, another portfolio, that of co-operation, also held by the chief minister, was allotted to KHNAM minister Paul Lyngdoh. Lapang will continue to hold the home, industries, planning and implementation portfolios.
The PWD (roads) portfolio, earlier held by Tynsong, went to Congress minister Martin M. Danggo. Tynsong retained district council affairs, general administration department and revenue.
Danggo retained the community and rural development, veterinary and animal husbandry and parliamentary affairs portfolios.
Lyngdoh retained urban affairs, municipal affairs, civil defence and home guards and home (jail). But the excise portfolio, earlier held by him, went to Independent Limison Sangma, who was relieved of his independent charge of elementary and mass education.